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Charting how COVID contributed to a crisis of trust in America

Thu, 2025-01-30 10:57 — mike kraft
How covid contributed to a crisis of trust in America Eight charts show how people’s confidence in the government and science has changed The Economist The Economist
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U.S.Veterans Affairs Administration study indicated COVID cases more severe than RSV, flu

Thu, 2025-01-30 10:46 — mike kraft
VA study shows COVID more severe than RSV, flu Primary outcomes included rates of 30-day hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and death, as well as the secondary outcome of long-term death extending through 180 days. CIDRAP

A large study of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that, during the 2022 to 2023 season, having COVID-19 was associated with more severe disease outcomes than flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Differences became less pronounced, however, during the 2023 to 2024 season. 

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COVID-19 remains a major health threat in U.S. --study

Thu, 2025-01-30 10:40 — mike kraft
Study reveals COVID-19 remains major health threat in U.S. COVID-19 continues to be a threat to America's health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests. Dennis Thompson Medical Xpress

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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

Wed, 2025-01-29 13:44 — mike kraft
White House rescinds federal aid freeze | CNN Politics The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to a memo obtained by CNN from a Trump administration official. Kaitlan Collins, Alayna Treene, Samantha Waldenberg CNN
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Vird flu is adapting to new mammalian hosts, raising the possibility of the virus spreading between humans --experts .

Wed, 2025-01-29 10:29 — mike kraft
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising Nature - H5N1 is adapting to new mammalian hosts, raising the possibility of the virus spreading between humans. Kozlov, Max nature

Although many of the infections have been mild, emerging data indicate that variants of the avian influenza virus H5N1 that are spreading in North America can cause severe disease and death, especially when passed directly to humans from birds. The virus is also adapting to new hosts — cows and other mammals — raising the risk that it could spark a human pandemic.

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Overview of the issues affected by the Trump Administration's pausing of federal grants and loans

Wed, 2025-01-29 09:31 — mike kraft
A freeze on federal grants and loans has been paused. But many facets of American life are left mired in uncertainty | CNN As a federal judge temporarily blocks part of the Trump administration’s pausing of federal grants and loans Tuesday, a slew of advocacy groups, charities, foreign aid and public health programs are decrying a potential upending of American lives on an unprecedented scale. Karina Tsui CNN
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Long nursing home stays deaths rose after hospital stays for sepsis for all races --studies

Tue, 2025-01-28 10:25 — mike kraft
Amid COVID, long nursing home stays, deaths rose after hospital stays for sepsis for all races Sixty-seven active TB cases and 79 latent TB cases have been reported in 2 Kansas counties since the beginning of 2024. CIDRAP
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Analysis: What a US exit from the WHO means for global health

Tue, 2025-01-28 09:47 — mike kraft
What a US exit from the WHO means for global health For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in ... Amy Maxmen Medical Xpress

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Trump administrations' NIH communication pause partly lifted to allow some purchasing need for research projects

Mon, 2025-01-27 17:53 — mike kraft
After disruption due to Trump administration communication pause, NIH told it can continue some purchasing for research | CNN Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies for their ongoing studies, according to four sources inside the agency with knowledge of the purchasing hold. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN
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President Trump said he may reconsider having the U.S. rejoin WHO

Mon, 2025-01-27 17:09 — mike kraft

United States President Donald Trump late Saturday said he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization — days after signing an executive order announcing America's intention to leave.

"Maybe we would consider doing it again. I don't know. Maybe we would have to clean it up a little bit," Trump said at a rally in Las Vegas, while complaining that the U.S. paid more into the global health agency than China, which has a much bigger population.

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