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In health news, experts are wary of the COVID winter coming again, even as case rates drop and restrictions become almost non-existent.
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Before the holidays, experts expect more COVID
With coronavirus case levels declining and the lack of major restrictions, many may speculate that this holiday season could be the first “normal” season seen since the start of the pandemic. But experts and stakeholders are predicting the next COVID-19 winter as a specter of terror. The pandemic refuses to go away.
The number of COVID-19 cases nationwide has remained low since the peak in July accelerated by the BA.5 Omicron variant, and is now at approximately 261,000 cases per week. Hospitalizations and deaths continue to trend downward as well.
Another potential surge: But as temperatures cool, vaccination coverage stagnates, and Atlantic countries experience their own spikes, cases could rise again.
“In the U.S., cases are down overall, but there are areas where virus detections in wastewater are increasing,” said Lynn Lynn, director of the Mount Auburn Travel Medical Center and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Chen said. hill.
Thanks to the availability of various treatments and vaccines for the novel coronavirus, Chen said people generally feel more comfortable going out in public, boosting their confidence to travel. It is said that there is
Travel recovered throughout 2022 as people got over their COVID-19 fears, but travel and tourism officials still don’t expect it to return to the same levels it had before the pandemic began.
Companies report amoxicillin shortages
Three of the largest manufacturers of amoxicillin, the antibiotic most commonly used to treat bacterial infections in children, report supply concerns.
- Hikuma Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and Sandoz, the generic arm of Novartis, have all reported shortages of the drug in various doses.
- Amoxicillin comes in capsules, tablets, chewable tablets, and a liquid to be taken orally, depending on the patient’s age.
According to the University of Utah’s Drug Information Service, which tracks drug shortages, most shortages are reported to be in liquid medicines used by young children, but the database says companies have limited supplies of all versions. It shows that you reported…drugs.
As of October 25, the university’s drug tracker listed 14 Hikma Pharmaceuticals amoxicillin products and 9 Teva products. The tracker listed 16 of his products for Sandoz as missing.
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesman said the FDA is “aware of intermittent supply disruptions of amoxicillin products in the United States and is currently working with approved manufacturers.” I was.
However, the FDA does not believe there is a shortage of amoxicillin. Because at least he one manufacturer can fully meet the market demand.
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Judge orders New York City to reinstate workers fired under VAX order
A judge has ordered New York City to reinstate 16 health workers who were fired earlier this year for refusing to comply with mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for city employees.
Justice Ralph Porzio of the New York Supreme Court on Staten Island said: reigned on tuesday City health commissioner failed to change workers’ terms of employment, also referring to President Biden Say ‘the pandemic is over’ Governor Kathy Hochul (Democrat) New York’s state of emergency lifted.
- “The vaccination mandate for city employees was not only about safety and public health. It was ruled that there is
- “If it was about safety and public health, the unvaccinated workers would have taken leave the moment the order was issued,” he continued. Had it been, the Health Commissioner would have made vaccination mandatory city-wide for all residents.”
“We have already appealed,” the New York City Attorney General’s spokesperson continued. “For the time being, the power of attorney remains in force as this ruling only concerns the individual petitioner in this case. It contradicts many other decisions that have been made.”
A less common type of stroke on the rise: a study
Approximately 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year, according to . American Heart AssociationApproximately 87% are ischemic strokes. New analysis suggests that another type may be on the rise, especially in the black population.
- Research published in journals neurology The incidence of stroke due to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which accounts for 5-10% of strokes in the United States and can be fatal, was found to increase by an average of 0.7% annually from 2007 to 2017. rice field. Based on data from hospitals in Florida and New York.
- Specifically, SAH occurs when blood pools in the space surrounding the brain. This can be caused by a rupture of an aneurysm in which a weak section of blood vessel bulges outward.
The symptoms of SAH overlap with ischemic stroke caused by blockage of blood vessels to the brain and a third type of intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke caused by bleeding within brain tissue.
Both of these types of stroke can commonly present with weakness or numbness on one side of the body, or loss of language or speech.
The study found that SAH stroke was more common in women, while the incidence increased over time in men, was more common among blacks than other racial groups, and increased over time. I understand too.
Stroke sparks debate about what is considered a disability
The difficulties caused by the recent stroke of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman (Democrat) and the media attention they have garnered have sparked debate about perceptions of what is considered a disability and who can serve.
Fetterman’s health was the star of Tuesday night’s debate when he faced off against Republican candidate Mehmet Oz. It is perhaps the only such contest between the two contenders in the crucial race for control of the Senate this year.
Democrats used a subtitle system throughout the debate to help them understand the questions, and at times struggled to make clear sentences. It raises new questions about whether
- Emily Blum, Executive Director, Disability Lead, said: “It’s an image that many of us feel very comfortable with because it’s visible.”
- “But the reality is that most of the disabilities are invisible,” she continued. “And we need to take the quotes off and change the face of disability to be more representative of mental health disorders, cognitive disorders and chronic illness. It’s the face of a disability.”
Justification or prejudice: Critics have defended the scrutiny as part of broader questions about Fetterman’s suitability for office, which can be a difficult-to-predict recovery process.
But disability rights advocates question Fetterman’s media coverage of the perception of who is and isn’t allowed to lead with disabilities in the halls of Congress. .
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what we are reading
- When it comes to addiction, American word choice is part of the problem (statistics)
- Immunocompromised patients are severely affected and die from monkeypox: CDC (ABC News)
- Why Pediatricians Are Worried About the End of the Federal COVID Emergency (NPR)
- Biden Officials Worry Pandemic Fatigue Could Lead to Harsh Covid-19 Winters (washington post)
by state
- States opt out of federal program to track teen behavior as young people’s mental health deteriorates (Kaiser Health News)
- Does question 2 improve dental insurance coverage or just increase costs? There is no easy answer. (boston globe)
- Tightly contested Texas Republicans are suspected of rape and incest, and an exception to the abortion ban (texas tribune)
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