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Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure. Experts plead for governments to wake up

Experts want government agencies to act.

09.08.2024 100

Fortune

Carolyn Barber

Bird flu outbreak at Colorado farm as 5 workers reported positive: Experts warn of ‘turning point,’ call for urgent action

Colorado’s governor has declared a disaster emergency in response to the first cluster of human H5N1 infection on a single U.S. farm.

15.07.2024 200

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Carolyn Barber

‘A head-in-the-sand approach’: The U.S. strategic drug stockpile is inadequate for a bird flu outbreak

The U.S. stock is inadequate for a H5N1 pandemic. It’s time to ramp up solutions.

24.06.2024 10

Fortune

Carolyn Barber

Elite matchmakers—with fees up to $300K—are coaching clients on how to navigate the dating world: It gets tricky for women over 40, experts say

Matchmakers can help clients avoid the time sink of funneling online or app-based profiles into possible dates.

22.06.2024 80

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Carolyn Barber

No one wants another pandemic—but bird flu has already flown the coop

The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, is surging among mammals and proving itself very versatile at jumping from species to...

11.06.2024 50

Fortune

Carolyn Barber

COVID can cause new health problems even 3 years after infection, study finds. 'We don’t know what’s going to happen at 10 years'

A new report reinforces that the virus is not going away.

30.05.2024 100

Fortune

Carolyn Barber

America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke

Here's what we know about microplastics and their potential effects on human health.

06.05.2024 100

Fortune

Carolyn Barber

1 in 3 Americans who die in hospital had sepsis–and that’s just one of the many areas where AI can improve early diagnosis

The notion of AI as not only helpful but essential to the future practice of medicine is beginning to take root.

27.03.2024 50

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Carolyn Barber

'Absolutely Horrific.' What U.S. Doctors Saw in Gaza

John Kahler once again heard the sound, the wailing. Inside a room at MedGlobal’s wound care clinic in Rafah, another one of the 150 to 200 patients...

15.03.2024 20

Time

Carolyn Barber

‘A third of the Bible has to do with healing the sick’: How a medical oasis sprung up in Memphis to cover the working uninsured

A nonprofit that accepts little government funding and makes no money is thriving as Memphis business and individual donors cover its $27 million...

29.02.2024 10

Fortune

Carolyn Barber

'On par with cancer and heart disease': Experts, patients warn Congress about the burden of long COVID as the government blows through $1.15 billion without finding a cure

There’s a strong argument to be made for the government to provide the funding–and then mostly get out of the way.

24.01.2024 30

Fortune

Carolyn Barber

COVID-19 v. Flu: A ‘much more serious threat,’ new study into long-term risks concludes

‘We trivialize COVID infections at our peril,’ says the author of the study.

15.12.2023 80

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Carolyn Barber

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