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“Health at the mercy of fossil fuels” is the headline of the 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change that was released by the renowned medical journal Tuesday. The seventh annual report tracks 43 health and climate indicators, including...
by Meteor Blades
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on Wed Oct 26, 2022 at 05:34 AM PDT
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Not much to add. The link provides 368 references. This report by the Lancet Commission on Public Policy and Health in the Trump Era assesses the repercussions of President Donald Trump's health-related policies and examines the failures and...
by hester
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on Mon Mar 08, 2021 at 06:30 PM PST
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In February, 33 medical doctors, lawyers, and academics from various health and policy-related fields in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada released the first major comprehensive report examining the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on this country’s...
by Dartagnan
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on Sat Mar 13, 2021 at 08:29 AM PST
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Although Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are currently the most dramatic and sobering statistic reported regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic, the lingering impact on the health of those who survive the virus (called “long-haul” recovery by...
by Dunvegan
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on Wed Jul 01, 2020 at 11:49 AM PDT
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The Lancet is a highly respected, peer-reviewed weekly medical journal that has screwed up a few times such as by letting the awful, thoroughly invalidated Autism/vaccine study between its covers. And yet, despite a few screw-ups, it still one of the...
by Mrmuni12
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on Fri May 15, 2020 at 12:21 PM PDT
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“Other things have never had a vaccine and they go away,” Trump hoaxes continue to be produced and projected. Today’s was the COVID-19 cure/vaccine arriving before the end of the year, just in time to re-elect Trump in a miracle, branded as something...
by annieli
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on Fri May 15, 2020 at 12:20 PM PDT
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A new study published this week in the Lancet Infectious Diseases indicates that the fatality rate from COVID-19 may be lower than previous estimates. It’s one study, however (albeit one that appears well-researched). Take it for what it’s worth. Very...
by Dartagnan
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on Tue Mar 31, 2020 at 02:24 PM PDT
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Hi, It has become almost an habit for me to review M4A cost studies, time and again, when as a foreigner I don’t talk about alternatives to it. This to excuse yet another diary on the subject. Two more excuses to write about it are SHIFT, an...
by Vuld Edone
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on Tue Feb 25, 2020 at 11:21 AM PST
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Despite what climate deniers say, we know the damage that is happening to our planet. But a new, comprehensive ongoing study looks at the devastating health effects of climate change and how global ...
by Sher Watts Spooner
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on Sun Nov 05, 2017 at 04:46 PM PST
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A new study paints a bleak picture of the state of pollution around the globe, with poor air quality, water pollution and other environmental factors contributing to nearly one in six deaths annually worldwide.
The study, published this week in the...
by CraigHunter
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on Fri Oct 20, 2017 at 12:33 PM PDT
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Whiny lefty-types like myself like to chant about how important it is to provide universal healthcare and better education for everybody. Frequently you can hear some bleeding heart getting all emotional about investing in our children....
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Apr 20, 2017 at 11:14 AM PDT
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Just three national gun control laws could save many thousands of lives per year, per Lancet article When passed at the national level, just three fairly popular laws could save many thousands of lives per year, according to a recent article in the Lancet. The Lancet is an old and very reputable British medical journal that is not afraid to discuss many
by JerryNA
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on Sat Mar 12, 2016 at 06:41 PM PST
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In other Ebola Readers, I've mentioned several sites that offer free access to research papers and medical information on Ebola. These are reputable sites including the CDC, WHO, New England ...
by d3clark
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on Fri Oct 31, 2014 at 09:30 AM PDT
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Governors Christie and Cuomo both decided to mandate a quarantine on people arriving from West Africa who had temperature elevations. Apparently neither felt the need to get input from their own ...
by d3clark
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on Mon Oct 27, 2014 at 06:22 PM PDT
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Some very new and some not-quite-so-new articles on Ebola. The end of the Nigerian outbreak, Firestone in Liberia controls its outbreak, public health and the law on Ebola issues, getting ...
by d3clark
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on Thu Oct 23, 2014 at 01:08 PM PDT
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This is just a very quick diary on some medical information sources that might help those looking for information on Ebola ( Ebolaphiles ?)
There are a few medical sites offering free access to ...
by d3clark
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on Fri Oct 10, 2014 at 08:47 AM PDT
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I was stunned this morning to see a headline over an AP article saying, Eat a carrot, hurt the economy? ...
by Cook for Good
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on Fri Nov 12, 2010 at 06:12 AM PST
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The F Word: Time to Declare Global War on Flooding , Laura Flanders & GritTV, August 13, ...
by Edger
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on Sat Aug 14, 2010 at 04:45 PM PDT
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A little false knowledge is even worse. Which is why it is a good thing that ...
by Something the Dog Said
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on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 06:37 AM PST
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While the denialosphere is shouting about "
by A Siegel
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on Sat Nov 28, 2009 at 02:10 PM PST
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