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COVID played a role in 1 in 4 maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021

Black pregnant women experienced a mortality rate nearly three times higher than their white peers.

Axios

Bindi Irwin responds to request for help from owner of TikTok famous emu Emmanuel amid bird flu row

Emu’s caretaker contacted Irwin family to ask for help after her beloved bird Emmanuel contracted avian influenza

The Independent UK

Virologists warn farmer not to cuddle Emmanuel Todd Lopez the emu

Viral bird fights for life as experts warn against close contact with infected creatures

The Independent UK

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As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment - Roll Call

States that have traditionally imposed restrictions to costly hepatitis drugs are now lifting those barriers.

Roll Call

Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women

A new study suggests that workplace flexibility might be one solution to the long-term issue of falling birth rates.

Axios

First case of highly infectious BQ.1 variant found in Thailand

The first case of Omicron's highly transmissible and immune-evasive descendant called BQ.1 has been detected in Thailand, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.

Bangkok Post

House investigation reveals how Trump aides bullied CDC staff to downplay Covid-19 threat

Trump aides ’usurped control of CDC communications and blocked public health officials from providing accurate information about the coronavirus to the American people,’ report claims

The Independent UK

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Kevin Spacey takes the stand at trial

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Top CDC official says Title 42 border policy ‘came from outside’

WASHINGTON — A top health official told a House select subcommittee that a directive that has restricted asylum access at the southwest border since the pandemic was drafted without input from the nation’s top health agency but was instead “handed to” them, a report published Monday states.

Tribune News Service

Trump’s CDC changed COVID reports under political pressure, panel finds

The CDC bowed to the Trump administration’s demands to change the editorial process of its weekly scientific journal after warnings from then health secretary Alex Azar to “get in line,” a House investigation found.

Tribune News Service

Top CDC official says Title 42 border policy ‘came from outside’ - Roll Call

He told a House subcommittee a directive that’s restricted asylum access was drafted without input from the nation’s top health agency.

Roll Call

Dr Anthony Fauci: long Covid is an ‘insidious’ public health emergency

Exclusive: America’s top disease expert speaks to the Guardian about the dangers of long Covid and urges US Congress to avoid complacency

The Guardian - US

Monkeypox cases in the U.S. are way down — can the virus be eliminated?

Early fears of an escalating outbreak have not come to pass. Scientists are finding that the virus needs a very particular set of circumstances to spread effectively.

WEKU

Deer and mink can harbor Covid-19: Why animal virologists say we need to worry

The list of infected animals that caught Covid-19 includes more than a dozen species, but infections may be much more widespread.

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The monkeypox non-pandemic

Experts feared that monkeypox would cause a pandemic on the level of COVID-19. This is why that didn't come to pass

The Guardian - UK

Azeem Rafiq to receive extra security at ECB’s Yorkshire hearing after threats

The former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq is to be provided with extra security at an ECB disciplinary hearing next week after confirming he would attend

The Independent UK

US experiencing ‘steep rise’ in flu activity amid low vaccination rates, CDC warns

Texas and Georgia have already seen high levels of influenza

The Independent UK

Azeem Rafiq labels fresh allegations a ‘co-ordinated campaign of lies’

The former Yorkshire cricketer has been accused of anti-Semitism, homophobia and fat-shaming

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The Independent UK

Azeem Rafiq denies new allegations of anti-Semitism, homophobia and fat-shaming

The 31-year-old was found to have been racially harassed and bullied while at Yorkshire.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Florida surgeon general’s COVID vaccine ‘study’ is politics dressed up as science

This far into the pandemic, tens of millions of Americans have received mRNA COVID vaccines, following vast medical trials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration continue to review the safety of the vaccines, part of what the CDC calls “the most intense safety…

Tribune News Service

Monkeypox response looks to long term

WASHINGTON — The nation’s monkeypox response is shifting from crisis mode to a more long-term approach as the Biden administration acknowledges that it will be impossible to eradicate the virus from the country anytime soon.

WEKU

On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light

On TikTok, the hashtag "dementia" has 3 billion views. Caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and other dementias have been using the site to swap tips and share the burdens of life with dementia.

Roll Call

Monkeypox response looks to long term - Roll Call

Federal officials warn that monkeypox is here to stay, but hope to use a combination of strategies to limit the spread of the virus.

Los Angeles Times

With COVID on the retreat, are Halloween, Thanksgiving and winter holiday gatherings safe?

LOS ANGELES -- COVID-19 has scrapped many large holiday celebrations during the last two years.

Orlando Sentinel

Feds rebuke Florida surgeon general’s advice to young men on COVID vaccine

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday responded to the results of Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s analysis of COVID-19 data that he says point to a risk for some men who get the shot.

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