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Analysis: Researchers need to settle on universal long-COVID definition

Fri, 2023-04-07 21:56 — mike kraft

Analysis: Researchers need to settle on universal long-COVID definition CIDRAP

A literature search and analysis of 295 long-COVID studies finds that only 35% used agency-established definitions of the condition, which the authors said complicates comparison of findings, translation into clinical management, and cost-effectiveness assessment.

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White House Covid adviser calls on doctors to combat a vacuum of medical information

Mon, 2023-04-03 15:34 — mike kraft

‘If we don't, others will’: White House Covid adviser calls on doctors to combat a vacuum of medical information Ashish Jha called on doctors to battle medical misinformation and disinformation, linking the continuing Covid death toll in part to such erroneous messaging. Elizabeth Cooney STAT

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Misinformation issue: 50 U.S. medical, science organizations launch group to fight health misinformation

Mon, 2023-03-06 14:44 — mike kraft

50 U.S. medical, science organizations launch group to fight health misinformation - UPI.com Alarmed by the increasing spread of medical misinformation, 50 U.S. medical and science organizations have announced the formation of a new group that aims to debunk fake health news. UPI

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U.S. COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign the country is moving past the pandemic

Thu, 2023-03-02 23:55 — mike kraft

COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign US is moving past the pandemic COVID-19 call centers and testing sites across the U.S. are shutting down as Americans look to move past the pandemic. ABC News ABC News

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In Rockland County, New York -- just north of New York City -- the call center closed Tuesday after three years in operation.

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Essential workers during pandemic did not get enough information to protect their health--study

Wed, 2023-03-01 15:11 — mike kraft

Covid-19 surveillance added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health Surveillance technologies deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health. Ambar Castillo STAT

At the peak of the pandemic, essential workers faced rampant tech-based surveillance, from overhead infrared thermometers to wearables that tracked their proximity to one another.

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Misinformation issue: FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

Tue, 2023-02-21 16:34 — mike kraft

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight WASHINGTON (AP) — The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation. It’s an unlikely role for the Food and Drug Administration, a sprawling, century-old bureaucracy that for decades directed most its communications toward doctors and corporations. AP NEWS

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Misinformation issue: Google counter campaign, Sudan study, distortions of Fauci vaccine paper

Mon, 2023-02-13 22:50 — mike kraft

Google to expand misinformation 'prebunking' in Europe WASHINGTON (AP) — After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation. AP NEWS

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An influential U.S. COVID tracker center plans to close down as pandemic ebbs

Mon, 2023-02-13 13:27 — mike kraft

As the pandemic ebbs, an influential COVID tracker shuts down After three years, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center is ceasing operations. Its data dashboards and maps became go-to sources for information from the early days of the pandemic. NPR

In another sign of the changing state of the pandemic, an invaluable source of information about the virus over the last three years is shutting down, NPR has learned.

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Analysis: Setting the record straight: There is no ‘Covid heart’

Wed, 2023-01-25 15:27 — mike kraft

Setting the record straight: There is no 'Covid heart' In a world where success is measured by clicks, the idea that even mild cases of Covid-19 could pose a new and unprecedented threat to the heart took off, even though it was largely unsubstantiated. Patrick Skerrett STAT

After a year of frightening headlines, widespread concern, and countless retweets that the virus that causes Covid-19 may attack the heart more aggressively than any other viral illness, the verdict is in: It doesn’t.

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