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U.S. and Canada: Cancer diagnoses fell early in COVID pandemic, but many types eventually climbed again

Thu, 2023-09-07 22:39 — mike kraft

Cancer diagnoses fell early in COVID pandemic, but many types eventually climbed again Roberto Jimenez / iStock CIDRAP

A pair of new studies documents initial drops—and, in some cases, rebounds—in cancer diagnoses in Canada and the United States in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Canadian experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall

Fri, 2023-09-01 23:31 — mike kraft

'The pandemic is not over': Experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall | CBC News Higher COVID-19 levels seen in Ottawa in the past month are expected to continue to rise through the fall, public health experts warn. CBC

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Ottawa's medical officer of health Vera Etches confirmed Thursday these trends will increase in the coming months, but said it's not yet clear that subvariants are driving the surge.

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New BA.2.86 variant found in Canada, Sweden and Scotland

Thu, 2023-08-31 20:40 — mike kraft

Sweden, Canada report BA.2.86 as UK speeds fall COVID vaccine rollout PAHO/Flickr cc CIDRAP

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Study indicates prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection

Tue, 2023-08-22 04:50 — mike kraft

Prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection People may assume that a COVID-19 infection protects them the next time they encounter the virus, but that's not necessarily true. Yahoo News

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Thousands flee huge wildfire closing in on capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Sat, 2023-08-19 06:04 — mike kraft

City empties as thousands flee huge wildfire closing in on capital of Canada's Northwest Territories Residents are heeding warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns toward the city of 20,000. AP News

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Extroverts more likely to refuse vaccines, Canadian study finds

Wed, 2023-08-09 23:47 — mike kraft

Extroverts more likely to refuse vaccines, study finds - UPI.com Compared to other personality styles, extroverts were 18% more likely to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, a new study found. UPI

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When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise.

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Revive Therapeutics' experimental COVID treatment fails in late-stage study

Thu, 2023-07-06 21:06 — mike kraft

Revive Therapeutics' experimental COVID treatment fails in late-stage study Canada-based Revive Therapeutics said on Thursday its experimental COVID-19 treatment did not meet the main goal of a late-stage study. Reuters Reuters

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Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse -- the ‘new abnormal’

Mon, 2023-07-03 20:57 — mike kraft

Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal' As smoky as the summer has been so far, scientists say it will likely be worse in future years because of climate change. AP News

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Canada: COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported previously--new study

Fri, 2023-06-30 05:46 — mike kraft

Wastewater sampling in Canada suggests COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported Sampling suggested that Omicron COVID-19 cases were up to 19 times higher than reported because of changes in clinical testing. CIDRAP

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Opinion The wildfire smoke may be gone. But the health threat remains.

Tue, 2023-06-13 21:20 — mike kraft

Opinion | The wildfire smoke may be gone. But the health threat remains. How wildfire smoke impacts human health Leana S. Wen Washington Post

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