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Colorado has found 3 (presumptive) human cases of #H5N1 #bird in workers who were involved in the clean up of an affected poultry operation. CDC will need to confirm, analyze viruses (if possible) to see if they're the virus in cows. cdphe.colorado.gov/press-release/…

Colorado is now reporting 5 #H5 #birdflu human cases among workers culling poultry on an infected farm. All had mild symptoms; no hospitalizations. ⁦CDC⁩ has confirmed 4 so far. CDC is on the ground helping the state investigate. cdphe.colorado.gov/press-release/…

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UPDATE: This outbreak happened when temps reached 104 in CO. Wearing PPE would've been hard. Industrial fans on, circulating feathers that might have carried the virus (& air?). @nirav_uscdc says the challenge is to protect workers from extreme heat & from the virus.

Feverish and quaking, he was taken in an ambulance to the Kerem Shalom crossing. [...] Two days later, Nabil died from a drug-resistant infection [...] Dr. Salami said the three-week wait after the closure of Rafah probably cost him his life. nytimes.com/2024/07/19/wor…

“an estimated 8,000 to 15,000 Canadians are dying each year as a result of hospital overcrowding” montrealgazette.com/news/canada/ca…

"The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia in the 6 years post-vaccination" Also implicating the potential role of herpes zoster virus nature.com/articles/s4159… Nature Medicine by Maxime Taquet and colleagues

1) Exclusive: Afters targeting businesses, Quebec's French-language inspectors are now shifting their focus to inspecting hospitals in Montreal. See my story below. montrealgazette.com/news/local-new…

Every night before I sleep I log on to Montreal Gazette and I see another must-read by Aaron Derfel Tonight's read: >> "780 doctors opted out of medicare in Quebec. Only 14 have in the rest of Canada"

Fifteen years minus one day between these photos. Taken at the Rhone glacier in Switzerland today. Not gonna lie, it made me cry.

All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds Story by Helena Horton theguardian.com/environment/ar…

.Dept. of Agriculture reports another 3 dairy herds infected with #H5N1 #birdflu. They're in Colorado, South Dakota & Texas. Sounds like there may be 3 more Colorado herds in the testing pipeline, because the state numbers its confirmations sequentially & today's herd is #56.

1/ Mosquito-borne illness warning from CDC CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen with Tony Dokoupil Nathaniel E Burleson Michelle Miller on CBS Mornings Mosquito-borne infections are on the rise – from Eastern Equine encephalitis virus & West Nile virus, to dengue virus & Oropouche virus.

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As part of a major expansion of health coverage, we’re excited to announce that ✨kvb✨, Nicholas Florko, and Shayla Love will join The Atlantic as staff writers, along with Roxanne Khamsi and Rachel Sugar joining as contributing writers. More info here: theatlantic.com/press-releases…

Mh, not great.

Africa's foreign debt passed $1.1 trillion last year. The #SummitOfTheFuture is an opportunity for the int'l community to address this crushing debt to allow govts enough fiscal space to spend adequately on health care, education and social protection. nytimes.com/2024/08/28/bus…

My latest story in The Atlantic You have heard of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — what you, and even many doctors, might not know is that it can affect girls. How generations of girls and women with certain genetic diseases were overlooked: theatlantic.com/health/archive…

NEW: Stunning data shows how important it is for pregnant mothers to be vaccinated agst covid MMWR Nearly 90% of infants <6mo hospitalized for covid had moms who weren't vaccinated. Infants are as vulnerable to covid as 65-74yo. One in 5 hospitalized for covid are in ICU.

1/ On CBS News Face The Nation on Sunday, Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council under President Trump, said that the White House would soon be releasing its plan for tackling bird flu. cbsnews.com/video/hassett-… (jump to 2:55)