libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2025-04-16

BrainstormNew from StatNews: RFK Jr calls rising autism rates an ‘epidemic.’ Autistic people call it a condition to live with: A small increase in the autism rate suggests diagnosis and access to care are improving, researchers say — and don't herald a crisis as the health [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/rfk-jr-says-rising-autism-rates-an-epidemic-researchers-disagree/00:55
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Health: STAT+: Vaccine advisory panel, a frequent target of Kennedy, meets with little drama → https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/acip-vaccine-advisory-panel-measles-covid-mpox-rfk-jr/01:34
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Unithiol was tested in Kenya for snakebites. It’s safe, with no big side effects. The 1500 mg dose works well and could help in rural areas. It’s cheap and easy to use as a pill. More tests are needed to prove it saves lives from snake venom. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1k0cjy6/unithiol_was_tested_in_kenya_for_snakebites_its/07:38
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: An Indian Drugmaker, Investigated by ProPublica Last Year, Has Recalled Two Dozen Medications Sold to U.S. Patients: by Patricia Callahan ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/glenmark-recalls-two-dozen-drugs11:10
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.: by Anjeanette Damon , ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo , ProPublica and The Texas Tribune , and photography by Cengiz Yar , ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-security-spending-texas-arizona12:08
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Low back pain: the forgotten public health epidemic: Low back pain (LBP) is a global public health concern, resulting in significant healthcare utilisation and economic losses. The rise in LBP cases, particularly following lifestyle changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, is seen as a pressing issue. Contributing [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40236724/12:18
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Outpatient services need modernising to reduce waiting lists, says report: NHS outpatient care is “archaic, disjointed, and inefficient” and needs radical reform to bring down waiting lists, the Royal College of Physicians and the Patients Association have said.1The two organisations said in a joint report [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r774.short13:55
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, Date of authorisation: 06/01/2021, Revision: 52, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/spikevax14:25
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: WHO agrees legally binding pandemic treaty: The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic. → https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vn1r3ge2jo15:14
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: A single amino acid mutation in the H5 2.3.4.4e strain of influenza could turn an avian influenza strain into a pandemic virus | The findings highlight the importance of monitoring mutations in influenza viruses, as well as the pandemic potential of [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1k0jk35/a_single_amino_acid_mutation_in_the_h5_2344e/15:53
BrainstormNew from StatNews: WHO member countries agree on a draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to try to avoid Covid-19 mistakes: The WHO’s member countries have agreed on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines for how the international community might confront the [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/world-health-organization-who-member-countries-pandemic-treaty-covid-19/16:03
BrainstormNew from BMJ: The diagnosis explosion: an important new book tries to understand what’s happening: Darcie is a woman in her early 20s with migraine, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, anorexia, irritable bowel syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r772.short17:22
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: WHO Member Nations Agree on Draft 'Pandemic Treaty' to Try to Avoid COVID Mistakes: (MedPage Today) -- LONDON  --  Five years after COVID-19 triggered national lockdowns, economic uncertainty, and killed millions, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) member countries agreed on a [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/11514618:30
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Novavax says its COVID vaccine produces fewer, milder reactions than Pfizer version → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/novavax-says-its-covid-vaccine-produces-fewer-milder-reactions-pfizer-version19:18
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: ACIP Considers Single-Dose HPV Vaccination: (MedPage Today) -- At its meeting on Tuesday, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) considered whether the U.S. should move to single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination instead of the currently recommended schedule... → https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/11515121:34
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Paring PPE to just N95s in pandemic kept hospital staff safe, slashed waste and costs, study finds → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/paring-ppe-just-n95s-pandemic-kept-hospital-staff-safe-slashed-waste-and-costs-study-finds22:22
BrainstormNew from StatNews: ‘The same Bobby Kennedy’: How RFK Jr.’s vaccine criticism came rushing back: The health secretary is frequently returning to rhetoric from his time as one of the nation's most prominent vaccine critics. → https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/robert-kennedy-moderate-for-hhs-confirmation-returns-to-anti-vaccine-roots/22:42
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: The role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: a hidden key to safer indoor spaces → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1k0vz48/the_role_of_carbon_dioxide_in_airborne_disease/23:30

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