This important news even if most people that care already new it. It’s important on the face of it, it’s important the WHO is acknowledging it (again), AND it’s important that the CDC still won’t admit it.
Masks work. Indoor fresh-air ventilation works. The US Gov’t says, “Your job is to keep shopping…nothing to see here.”
Centuries ago, Venice was a major world power, with trading routes & influence throughout the world. Got notice plague was on the way, but to preserve commerce opted not to do anything to counter. 1/3 of the city died in ensuing outbreak, at all levels of society.
Without people to be magistrates the functions of society ground to a halt, & trade become untenable. Other European powers replaced them in their trading outposts & influence. They never recovered their wealth or power, declining into the museum city they are now.
Ten Years After the Flint #Water Crisis, Distrust and Anger Linger
A city is forever changed, and so is residents’ relationship with their water.
The betrayal of trust by the institutions meant to protect Flint’s residents has made some of them extra cautious as they look to keep themselves and their community safe.
⭐ Congratulations to the District Attorney's Office in El Paso for receiving a $500,000 grant which will reinstate their Domestic Violence Unit & educate judges, attorneys, and LE about IPV.
😞 Most law schools do not require domestic violence be taught. As a result, many lawyers know little about this complex, but pervasive, issue.
Scientist and animal/human health workers are worried, but the public is told ‘nothing to see, nothing to worry about, move on’.
The massive power of agribusiness is threatening the world we live in and also (for those who don't really care), our health by incubating new and dangerous illnesses.
"The ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian flu virus looks a lot like a public-health problem that the United States should be well prepared for.
Although this version of flu is relatively new to the world, scientists have been tracking H5N1 for almost 30 years. Researchers know the basics of how flu spreads and who tends to be most at risk...Yet the U.S. is struggling to mount an appropriate response."
How much thought do you give to public drinking fountains? @sean_hollister has been pondering them more than most. For @verge's "Button of the Month" feature, he wrote about their history and future, construction, how a bubbler turns into a dribbler, and what the Americans With Disabilities Act says about them.
After decades of success in combating measles, the world is slipping, according to the latest World Health Organization statistics.
@NPR reports: "Measles cases increased worldwide from more than 170,000 cases in 2022 to more than 320,000 cases in 2023, according to WHO's count. And the first several months of 2024 have seen nearly 100,000 measles cases."
"Herein, we describe the clinical case of an immunosuppressed host in whom inadequate treatment resulted in highly diverse SARS-CoV-2 mutations that threatened the patient’s health due to the development of drug-resistant variants."
"Since February, there have been 11 reported [mpox] cases within Cuyahoga County, which encompasses Cleveland and surrounding suburbs. Eleven have been reported in the Cuyahoga County and 12 have been reported within the state, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) said."