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Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission

Fri, 2024-12-20 11:26 — mike kraft

Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission Reports that cows have been infected despite farmers' preventive measures indicate there are multiple routes of transmission Megan Molteni STAT

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Bird flu's toll on hens drives U.S. egg prices to all-time high

Fri, 2024-12-20 11:05 — mike kraft

Bird flu drives US egg prices to all-time highs before Christmas

Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats. ...

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Louisiana officials forbid public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

Fri, 2024-12-20 10:27 — mike kraft

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines. WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio

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Bird flu --review of how people catch it so far.

Thu, 2024-12-19 19:29 — mike kraft

How do people catch bird flu? | CNN As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Sign-ups for Obamacare lag this year

Thu, 2024-12-19 12:23 — mike kraft

Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges - KFF Health News The number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov — the federal marketplace that serves 31 states — is well below last year’s as of early December. Also, a Biden administration push to give “Dreamers” access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges. khnjuliea KFF Health News

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Overview of public health developoments in 2024--Science News

Thu, 2024-12-19 11:45 — mike kraft

Here’s how public health fared in 2024

The world faced many public health challenges this year, including dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. In the United States, after years of increases, there are early but promising signs of a downward trend in drug overdose deaths.