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'Off the charts': California hit with very high flu activity, among worst in US

LOS ANGELES — California is now reporting very high flu levels, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the respiratory illness continues to surge nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

Yes, the flu season is getting worse

44 states reported high or very high flu activity over the last week.

Axios

COVID can live on groceries for days, scientists find in new study

The virus is more likely to survive on certain foods, depending on the conditions in which they’re stored.

Fortune

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Inside China's fight over the future of zero-COVID

Samuel Ren is sick of zero-COVID.

Reuters

What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in history

The U.S. is enduring its worst poultry health disaster, with some 52.7 million birds dead. Unlike another recent outbreaks, this one has lasted through the summer — and it's still going strong.

WEKU

Helpful guidelines if you test positive or negative for COVID-19 test

Have you recently taken a COVID-19 test? If you're waiting for your COVID-19 test results, Mayo Clinic COVID-19 diagnostic experts have some helpful guidelines to walk you through the process.

Tribune News Service

Sewage to be tested for polio in 2 more places: Philadelphia and Oakland County, Mich.

Officials say identifying the virus in sewage can help a local government accelerate and target vaccination campaigns.

Chicago Sun-Times

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As the Monkeypox Spread Recedes, There Are Lessons To Learn

In times of public health crises, government red tape and misguided communication make matters worse.

Reason

Is polio circulating in the U.S.? The CDC will test wastewater across the country to find out: ‘It would not be surprising’

The CDC has repeatedly detected polio in wastewater from New York’s Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan counties this year, in addition to New York City and Nassau County. Now the federal health agency plans to expand its search.

Fortune

Covid now mainly a disease of the elderly with nine in 10 deaths among people aged 65 or over

Vaccine uptake is much lower than earlier in the pandemic, with some experts warning that the next variant could mutate to become deadlier

Wales Online

Twitter Quits the Biden Administration's Ham-Handed Crusade Against COVID-19 'Misinformation'

Elon Musk's rescission of the platform's prior policy, which forbade dissent from official guidance, is consistent with his promise of lighter moderation.

Reason

U.S. CDC to expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in some communities

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in areas with low vaccination coverage or counties that are linked to a case in New York reported in July.

Reuters

US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio

Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage

The Independent UK

It's official: This year's bird flu outbreak is now the worst in U.S. history

Prior to this year, the largest bird flu outbreak in U.S. history occurred in 2015, in what the USDA called “arguably the most significant animal health event in U.S. history.”

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The Conversation

More than 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable in the US, and mental health is the leading cause

Preventable failures in U.S. maternal health care result in far too many pregnancy-related deaths. Each year, approximately 700 parents die from pregnancy and childbirth complications. As such, the U.S. maternal mortality rate is more than double that of most other developed countries.

Salon

A spike in infant COVID hospitalizations

A new study from the CDC reveals something ominous about COVID-19 infections among children

Fortune

Fauci says the U.S. is ‘certainly’ still facing a COVID pandemic

“The idea that forget it, this is over—it isn’t,” the White House’s chief medical adviser said.

The Independent UK

Covid boosters provide only limited protection against illness, new study finds

The CDC analysed more than 360,000 health records of not immunocompromised people 18 years old and older

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Tribune News Service

Some of Nevada’s ‘superbug’ cases found at 2 Las Vegas hospitals

Cases of once-rare “superbug” Candida auris have climbed to 600 in Southern Nevada, with more than one-third identified at just two hospitals.

Los Angeles Times

With flu season here, health officials urge communities of color to get vaccinated

LOS ANGELES — When Sandy Sandoval tries to encourage her family members to get the flu vaccine, they usually tell her that the shot does not work and the vitamins they're taking are enough to protect them through the season.

Axios

What to know: COVID-19, RSV and the flu in children

Symptoms of the flu typically come on suddenly, which is perhaps its biggest distinction from RSV.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alzheimer’s has a disparate impact on women, so let’s empower them to be involved in the fight against the disease

Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s and to be caregivers for those living with the disease.

Tribune News Service

Abortion continued its decline during pandemic driven by drop in teen rates

The number of abortions reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control fell once again in 2020, extending a decade-long downward trend, largely driven by a decrease in rates among teens.

Salon

How to kill common turkey pathogens

Besides normal stuffing, your turkey is stuffed with salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli, too

Reuters

Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health agency said on Wednesday.

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