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‘A silent surge’: While the newest omicron subvariant drives up COVID cases in Florida, effects are mild

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A subvariant of omicron is spreading rapidly in Florida, and health experts say it will likely become the dominant strain of the virus in the state before the summer.

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Editorial: No coincidence in effects gun and abortion laws have on poor Black communities

Newly released statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention point to a sharp rise in 2020 gun homicides that disproportionately affected the nation’s poorest areas and Black communities — affirming what St. Louisans were able to see with their own eyes that year. It might also come as…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mayo Clinic Minute: African Americans at higher risk of stroke

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. According to the CDC, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds in the U.S. Do you know that stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States?

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One in three people with chronic pain have difficulty accessing ongoing prescriptions for opioids

One in five Australians live with chronic pain lasting three months or more. Common causes include back and neck pain, headache, and joint pain.

The Conversation

The New York Times Uses a CDC Report on Homicides As an Excuse To Attack Private Gun Ownership

The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders.

Reason

‘Completely devastating’: US passes 1m overdose deaths since records began

2021 was a record year for overdose deaths with an estimated 107,622, CDC says, an increase of 15% from the previous year

The Guardian - US

US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says

More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic U.S. record

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Heart age calculator: Find your heart age with this simple calculation

Heart age calculator determines if your heart is how it should be for a healthy human being of your age. A calculator as this adds up the factors that contribute towards the functioning of a healthy heart, also adds up the unhealthy contributors and gives you an estimation of how…

The Times of India

There have been more than 100 cases of mysterious hepatitis among children in the US Doctors are stumped

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating mysterious cases of hepatitis among young children.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020 saw most firearm deaths since 1994, CDC reports

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the highest firearm homicide rates since 1994, with substantial increases among Black and American Indian/Alaska Native males and young adults, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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When India challenged global HIV data and won

It has now countered WHO’s COVID death estimate, saying methodology used is incorrect

The Hindu

Firearm-related homicide rate skyrockets amid stresses of the pandemic, the CDC says

The rate of U.S. gun homicides jumped nearly 35% in 2020 to the highest level in more than 25 years. And gaps widened for groups already at the highest risk, especially Black men and boys.

WEKU

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC

Rate was highest since 1994, US public health agency says, with 79 percent of all homicides in 2020 linked to guns.

Al Jazeera

Firearm homicides hit highest level since 1994

In 2020, about 79% of homicides and 53% of suicides in the U.S. involved firearms.

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Roll Call

CDC: 2020 saw most firearm deaths since 1994 - Roll Call

The largest increase from 2019 to 2020 occurred among Black males ages 10-44 and American Indian/Alaska Native males ages 25-44.

The Hindu

Explained | What is the monkeypox virus and how is it transmitted?

The first case of the virus in humans was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a nine-year-old boy.

WEKU

The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year

Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas.

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Fresh Government Contracts Should Give Palantir Stock a Boost

Even though the momentum of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) stock has been to the downside, contrarian tech investors should seize the opportunity to grab some shares.

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Sweeping, limited or no powers at all? What’s at stake in the mask mandate appeal

The definition of “sanitation.” An old court case that involves an underwear manufacturer. Whether people had a fair chance to express their opinions about wearing masks on planes.

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox symptoms - how do you catch it and what does rash look like?

Monkeypox has been given only low-risk status after one patient was found in Britain with the disease. The viral infection can cause some strange symptoms, but catching it is hard

Reason

Is Kamala Harris Serious About Privacy Rights?

Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more.

The Guardian - US

How restrictions on syringe programs led to a severe HIV outbreak in West Virginia

The state had hope with programs providing free, sterile syringes, but when those were shuttered one county saw as many infections as in New York City

The Independent UK

Five children die and 100 others sickened after mysterious hepatitis outbreak in US

‘It’s important to note that this is an evolving situation, and we are casting a wide net to broaden our understanding’ says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox symptoms - seven signs to watch out for as airborne virus confirmed in UK

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today confirmed that one person, who had travelled to the UK from Nigeria, had contracted monkeypox and is receiving specialist care in London

The Independent UK

Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona

In a pandemic that has seen sharp divides between urban and rural vaccination rates nationwide, Arizona is the only state where rural vaccine rates outpaced more populated counties according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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