public health
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Vast Majority of Long COVID Patients Were Never Hospitalised, Report Finds
The average person suffering from long covid didn’t have a severe infection to begin with, a new report suggests. The study, an examination of private insurance claims, found that three-fourths of diagnosed long covid patients were not hospitalized for covid-19. Additionally, the researchers found that patients were most likely to be co-diagnosed with symptoms such…
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Paul Farmer, Public Health Expert and Social Justice Advocate, Dies at 62
Dr. Paul Farmer, a widely respected figure in the world of public health, died on Monday at the age of 62, according to a statement from the charity he cofounded, Partners in Health. Farmer passed away in his sleep in Butaro, Rwanda, though a cause hasn’t been announced.
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Chinese City Offers $2,198 to Residents Who Report Positive Test for Covid-19
The city of Harbin, China has started offering 10,000 yuan ($2,198) to anyone who proactively comes forward to report their own COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test, according to the South China Morning Post and Chinese state media.
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140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to Covid-19, CDC Finds
New research provides a grim toll of the number children who have lost a parent to covid-19. The study estimates that at least 120,000 kids have lost their primary caregiver to the pandemic, while another 20,000 have lost a secondary caregiver, as of the end of June 2021. These deaths were disproportionately more likely to…