Health
Beware pet 'bearded dragons': CDC says they could carry salmonella
(HealthDay)—What next, 2020?
Oct 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO endorses protocol for virus herbal medicine trials
The World Health Organization endorsed Saturday a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronavirus and other epidemics.
Sep 19, 2020
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New algorithm signals a possible disease resurgence
Scientists at the University of Georgia have used machine learning to predict the reemergence of existing infectious diseases. The algorithm monitors public health data to detect statistical patterns associated with impending ...
Sep 16, 2020
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New tool can detect COVID-19 outbreaks in U.S. counties
A new machine learning-based online tool developed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School (HMS), Georgia Tech and Boston Medical Center allows for early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Public enrolled in Ghana disease fight
Members of the public trained on how to collect health information in Ghana are enabling early detection and reporting of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, a study says.
Sep 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Operation Outbreak simulation teaches students how pandemics spread
In 2015, a team of specialists in modeling disease outbreaks got together with educators to create Operation Outbreak, an educational platform and simulation intended to teach high school and college students the fundamentals ...
Sep 3, 2020
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Vaccination
Ukraine warns measles vaccinations down in pandemic
Ukraine on Wednesday warned that many parents were not getting their children vaccinated against infectious diseases such as measles during the coronavirus pandemic, risking a loss of herd immunity.
Sep 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Salmonella outbreak linked to peaches has now sickened 78 people
(HealthDay)—A Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled peaches from Prima Wawona and Wawona Packing Co. LLC has now sickened 78 people in 12 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Thursday. ...
Aug 31, 2020
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History tells us trying to stop diseases like COVID-19 at the border is a failed strategy
To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, commentators have blamed the federal government's mismanaged response and the lack of leadership from the Trump White House.
Aug 31, 2020
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Health
WHO opens door to change for global public health alerts
The WHO said Thursday it was setting up a committee to consider changing the rules on declaring an international health emergency, following criticism of its COVID-19 pandemic response.
Aug 27, 2020
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