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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 10:15 — mike kraft

Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19 The Compendium stores over 140 documents and has recorded over 300 visits to the most popular ones. The Compendium is maintained and expanded to reflect the most relevant experiences and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination.

The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21. ...

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Women's health research gets reprieve from Trump administration's proposed budget cuts

Mon, 2025-04-28 09:39 — mike kraft

Women's Health Initiative gets reprieve from HHS cuts The WHI is the largest and longest study of women's health funded by the National Institutes of Health. Tina Reed Axios

The Trump administration said it's reversing course on a plan to end funding for a decades-long study of women's health after outcry from the research community.

The Women's Health Initiative was threatened by funding cuts to clinical studies aimed at reducing cancer rates or studying hormone therapy in menopause. Despite the reprieve, researchers remain fearful about its future.

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Administration proposes cuts in HSS gun research despite continued injuries, deaths

Mon, 2025-04-28 09:25 — mike kraft

With future of gun research in question, new report finds US emergency departments see a firearm injury every 30 minutes | CNN Cuts from the US Department of Health and Human Services and proposed changes to the federal budget could threaten research that reveals these kinds of firearm injury patterns. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Air pollution: Nearly half of Americans are breathing unhealthy air --study

Mon, 2025-04-28 08:57 — mike kraft

Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High - Inside Climate News A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate change and Trump administration actions, experts warn, will worsen the trend. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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Measles, polio and rubella could become endemic in the U.S. if vaccine rates continue to fall--studies

Mon, 2025-04-28 08:42 — mike kraft

Measles may be making a comeback in the U.S., Stanford Medicine-led research finds Diseases such as measles, rubella and polio could become endemic to the U.S. again if vaccine rates decline, according to modeling run by researchers at Stanford Medicine and their colleagues. Katia Savchuk News Center

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U.S. drug costs could increase by $51 billion because of tariffs --industry sponsored study

Mon, 2025-04-28 08:30 — mike kraft

Exclusive: US pharma tariffs would raise US drug costs by $51 billion annually, report finds Trump has repeatedly threatened a 25% tariff on pharmaceutical imports. Maggie Fick Reuters

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FLU: U.S. children's deaths top 200 as overall cases decline

Mon, 2025-04-28 08:12 — mike kraft

US kids' flu deaths top 200 as respiratory diseases decline further Flu-related deaths in children climb to 204, up 6 from the previous week, the CDC says. CIDRAP

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NIH director says Trump's anti-DEI orders misunderstood and agency still supports research that advances health of minorities.

Tue, 2025-04-22 10:46 — mike kraft

NIH director calls Trump’s anti-DEI orders ‘misunderstood,’ downplays reorganization plans The NIH director asserted the agency remains committed to research that advances the health of minorities, despite Trump's anti-DEI orders Jonathan Wosen STAT

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Analysis: Americans are underestimating the bird flu problem --survey

Tue, 2025-04-22 09:55 — mike kraft

Americans Are Underestimating Bird Flu. In A Future Pandemic, That Could Be A Problem The public just isn’t concerned enough about H5N1, suggests new research. Laura Simmons IFLScience

The general public are showing “ignorance and apathy” towards the threat of bird flu, say the authors of a new editorial, based on a survey they conducted of US residents. It found that many were unaware of or unwilling to take simple precautions that might decrease their risk of exposure to the virus.

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