2,500 people contract measles in Kazakhstan in a week (m.akipress.com)
2,500 people contracted measles in Kazakhstan last week. 342 new cases were recorded over the weekend, Orda.kz reports....
Trial By Error: Column in Time Magazine Calls for Halt to Biomedical Long Covid Research (virology.ws)
By David Tuller, DrPH. Time magazine recently published an opinion piece that calls for an end to biomedical research for long Covid—based, it seems, on what the authors view as the ME/CFS precedent. The title: “How to End the Futile Blame Game Over Failed Long COVID Research.” Although research still has “a vital...
New Study Uncovers Unexpected Side Effect of Daily Aspirin Usage in Older Adults (scitechdaily.com)
A recent analysis of data from the landmark ASPREE trial revealed that prolonged daily aspirin consumption increased anemia risk by 20 percent in individuals predominantly aged 70 and above. In light of these findings, researchers recommend routine anemia checks for elderly individuals on low-dos
WHO lists Malaysian-developed hepatitis C drug as essential medicine (www.freemalaysiatoday.com)
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West Nile Virus detected in South Boston mosquito pool (www.boston.com)
West Nile Virus was detected in a mosquito pool in South Boston, according to the Boston Public Health Commission. The best way to avoid the virus is to avoid mosquito bites.
EPA plan to eliminate lead in buildings could help half a million young children (www.popsci.com)
Removing lead from homes, schools, and daycare centers could reduce exposure for half a million children under the age of 6.
Tens of thousands of L.A. County residents could soon lose Medi-Cal coverage. Here's why (www.latimes.com)
The tentative figures are an early sign of the serious shift underway as the federal government has rolled back rules that helped people stay on Medicaid.
