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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Why the Hantavirus Outbreak Feels Different

Public health must give practical guidance amid limited evidence, clearly distinguishing known facts from suspicions and uncertainties as guidance evolves.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Why hantavirus bears little resemblance to Covid-19

Hantavirus poses significantly lower pandemic risk than SARS-CoV-2 due to lower transmissibility and centuries of human knowledge about the pathogen.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Florida Is Trying to Ignore Measles Until It Can't

Florida currently ranks third in case counts. Since the start of the year, at least 132 confirmed or probable cases of measles have been reported across the state, where vaccination rates have consistently fallen below the threshold required to prevent outbreaks. The measles situation in Florida is, in other words, an urgent problem for the state that the state should be urgently addressing.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Health experts criticise NHS chief's remarks that people with flu symptoms must wear face masks'

An NHS leader urged symptomatic people to wear masks in public, prompting concerns that stricter wording could conflict with official guidance and confuse the public.
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

CDC replaces website on vaccines and autism with false and misleading statements

CDC revised its 'Autism and Vaccines' page, replacing unequivocal 'vaccines do not cause autism' wording with language suggesting studies haven't ruled out possible vaccine links.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
6 months ago

Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak

Louisiana delayed public alerts during its worst whooping cough outbreak in 35 years, contributing to infant hospitalizations and deaths.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
6 months ago

Amid a whooping cough outbreak, Louisiana officials waited to warn the public

Louisiana delayed notifying doctors and the public during a major whooping cough outbreak that killed two infants, failing to act with typical public health urgency.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Don't trust Trump': how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine

UK health secretary publicly refuted President Trump's unfounded claim that prenatal paracetamol causes autism, urging trust in medical and scientific guidance to protect maternal health.
Public health
fromAxios
8 months ago

Misinformation runs rampant as Americans seek health advice

Social-media health influencers amplify unvetted health claims, spreading misinformation like vaccine skepticism, raw milk promotion, and false medical advice to millions.
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