Long and excellent Sunday read. Virus sex or the Origins of SARSCoV2 or Emerging Viruses are Natural Infections until proven otherwise (which they have been on multiple occasions but not COVID). Mike Cane
protagonist-science.com/p/treacherous-…

First case of rare (herpes) b virus infection in Hong Kong for wild macque monkeys - 50% case-fatality if caught early. Can get from spit, scratch, or flung poop all all macques. Stay away. Actually from all wild animals.
contagionlive.com/view/hong-kong…

.CDC expected to alert doctors about fake Botox.
nbcnews.com/health/health-…

BIV/HPAI preparedness.
Congress
□Emergency Funding USDA, FDA, CDC to cascade to states & locals
□Reauthorize PAHPA
□Pass the Improving DATA in Public Health Act
President Biden
□Declare PH emergency to release data to public health
States
□Update One Health preparedness plans

.Dept. of Agriculture Avian Influenza in Cattle (Bovine Influenza Virus):
⛝Mention Raw Milk as human & poultry litter as animal risks
□Assume nationwide in dairy & beef cow till proven otherwise
□Be humble till you verify pasteurization kills BIV
□Learn from COVID

Still true 20 years later. White-sounding names still get called back for jobs more than Black ones with the same resume. But the anti-DEI folks say it is all about merit...
npr.org/2024/04/11/124…

Oops, sorry. Not Avian Influenza or HPAI in cattle anymore but just Bovine Influenza now. Cows with colds.
bovinevetonline.com/news/industry/…

Veterinary public health. AL, AZ, AR, CA, DE, FL, HI, ID, KY, LA, MS, NE, NC, PA, TN, UT, & WV all announced that they have restricted travel on domestic cattle importations from the states where cattle have been exposed to HPAI.
dvm360.com/view/multiple-…

Congress needs to introduce a tax on PFAS manufacturers to pay for the equipment to reduce PFAS in drinking water - NOT consumers. Companies cannot use our water and air as their garbage dump and the ask us to pay to clean it up.
nbcnews.com/health/health-…

New limits on certain 'forever chemicals' in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level at which they can be reliably measured. Will reduce exposure for 100M people & help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers
apnews.com/article/foreve…

American healthcare. A little-known data firm, Multiplan, makes millions to help health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients are often on the hook for the difference. Yep, sounds right. nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/…

Nice and long overdue. Low-income women and children eligible for a food aid program would receive more cash for purchases of fruits and vegetables, with less assistance available for milk.
apnews.com/article/wic-fo…

Lived experience to complement the data is pretty powerful in asserting that anti-DEI Initiatives in Medicine Harm Us All
medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

Despite mild gains in faculty diversity at Universities over the last 20 yrs, Black & Hispanic professors only make up 7.1% of college faculty & remain underrepresented compared to their students and to professionals with advanced degrees in other fields
nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ra…

Association is not causation, but #sleep is one of my #BigHealthy5 . A study identified late or varied bedtimes as risk factors for worse grades and behavioral issues among high school students.
academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-…

Can't wait for these kids to start voting. Already making smarter choices. “Regular use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs among high school students has been on a long downward trend.”
monitoringthefuture.org/data/bx-by/dru…

Tx clinicians to lawmakers: #Mediciadexpansion would improve health for 'cashier, cook, waiter, house cleaner, retail salesperson, & janitors;' & prevent hospital closures leading to economic growth, stability, and prosperity for the entire state. medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

Much more persuasive argument from a pulmonologist. New U.S. EPA standards will prevent up to 2,500 premature deaths & avoid 400,000 asthma exacerbations by 2055 - saving $13 Billion in annual health costs. #ClimateJusticeNow #paytoplay medpagetoday.com/opinion/climat…

A new pilot program in Flint, MI ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of every infant’s life.
pbs.org/newshour/healt…

No surprise. White women suffering from depression or anxiety during or after pregnancy are nearly twice as likely receive treatment as women of color.
healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…