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U.S. East Coast cities from NYC to DC and south are sinking--new studies

Wed, 2024-01-03 10:40 — mike kraft

Study: From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from ... Lon Wagner Phys.org

Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey.

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More hospitals --California, Illinois and New York-- requiring masks

Fri, 2023-12-29 10:39 — mike kraft

COVID mask mandates return in California, Illinois, New York Requirements to wear masks are returning in hospitals in areas of the U.S. amid spikes in COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses Newsweek

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Cyberattack on some U.S. hospitals keeps computers offline for weeks

Fri, 2023-08-18 17:54 — mike kraft

Cyberattack keeps hospitals' computers offline for weeks Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned back on more than two weeks after a cyberattack forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions. AP News

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Upstate New York hospital renstates mask and Covid testing requirements because of EG.5 variant spread

Thu, 2023-08-17 10:58 — mike kraft

Upstate University Hospital reimplements masking, COVID testing due to EG.5 variant spread Upstate employees received notice Thursday morning that the hospital will be putting masking and COVID testing policies back in place.Effective immediately, sta CNY Central WSTM

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COVID-19 vaccine affected reduced deaths in seniors with dementia

Mon, 2023-07-17 18:15 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia CIDRAP

For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology.

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