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US reports first polio case in nearly a decade

Person who tested positive in New York state no longer contagious, but investigators are checking if others exposed.

Al Jazeera

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'very mild symptoms'

President Joe Biden says he's “doing great” after testing positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade

New York health officials are reporting the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade

The Independent UK

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Polio case confirmed in New York marking first possible known infection in nearly a decade

The disease remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan but has largely been eradicated in the US

The Independent UK

CDC Report On Overdose Deaths Finds BIPOC Disproportionately Affected

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched a report on the U.S. unintentional overdose deaths in 25 states and the Columbia district.

Benzinga

US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid as cases rise Stateside

The 79-year-old is said to have a runny nose, fatigue and an occasional dry cough, which he began to experience late on Wednesday.

Daily Record

What is Paxlovid? Everything you need to know about the antiviral Covid drug being taken by Joe Biden

Late-stage clinical trial found nearly 90 per cent effectiveness from antiviral pill

The Independent UK

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US president Joe Biden tests positive for Covid

The president's press secretary confirmed he tested positive this morning

Manchester Evening News

What happens if you catch Covid-19 while you are on holiday?

The last thing anyone wants is to get sick while you're on holiday, but it does happen. If it's coronavirus, here's what you should do.

Irish Mirror

Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases.

Tribune News Service

Critics worry government surveillance of HIV may hurt more than it helps

Robert Suttle has seen firsthand the legal risks of having HIV.

Tribune News Service

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

The Independent UK

What you need to know about dengue, who’s at risk and does it matter where you got bit?

As if COVID, monkeypox and triple-digit heat indices aren’t enough to make you consider sealing yourself inside an air-conditioned hazmat suit, the announcement by Florida’s health department that confirmed the first locally transmitted case of dengue in Miami-Dade County might be enough to get you asking about measurements for such…

Miami Herald

With new campaign, Philly recruits former smokers to encourage current ones to quit

PHILADELPHIA — A new city antismoking campaign is highlighting Philadelphians' stories about quitting to encourage others to do the same.

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Monkeypox: From beginnings in Africa to global spread

As monkeypox infections jump around the world, prompting a scramble for vaccines, AFP looks at how the disease has spread since first appearing in Africa in the 1970s.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fighting monkeypox, sexual health clinics are underfunded, ill-equipped

Sexual health clinics have been stretched so thin that many lack the staff to perform such basic duties as contacting and treating the partners of infected patients.

Benzinga

The Daily Biotech Pulse: CDC AdComm Backs Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, European Approval For PTC Therapeutics' Gene Therapy, Merck's Keytruda Flunks In Head, Neck Cancer Study

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Tribune News Service

Fighting monkeypox, sexual health clinics are underfunded and ill-equipped

Clinics that treat sexually transmitted diseases — already struggling to contain an explosive increase in infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea — now find themselves on the front lines in the nation’s fight to control the rapidly growing monkeypox outbreak.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Get fourth COVID booster now, or wait? CDC says get the shot now, but many hesitate

About 70% of Americans 50 and older who got a first booster shot — and nearly as many of those 65 and older — haven’t gotten their second booster dose, the CDC says.

Axios

Overdose deaths surged in 2020, disproportionately impacting Black and Native American people

New data from the CDC show that Black and Native American people were disproportionately impacted by unintentional drug overdoses in 2020.

WEKU

U.S. death toll from drug overdoses is rising fast among Black and Indigenous people

Drug overdoses are killing more people than ever in the U.S., and a new CDC report finds growing racial disparities among those who have died — with the largest increase among Black Americans.

The Independent UK

What is the latest US advice on masks as Los Angeles prepares to bring back mandate?

All states have abandoned their mask mandates as BA.5 variant rages

Axios

CDC stops reporting cruise ship COVID cases

The move enables cruise lines to make their own COVID protocols.

Los Angeles Times

You just tested yourself for COVID-19. Should you report the results to health officials?

The latest surge in COVID-19 infections in California may surpass last winter’s tidal wave, health officials say. And judging by wastewater tests, infections may be even more widespread than the official numbers indicate.

WEKU

The CDC endorses Novavax, a more traditional COVID vaccine, for adults

Adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots should consider the new option, the agency said Tuesday. The spike protein vaccine is more typical than the mRNA types being broadly used against COVID.

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