Severe storms carved a path from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast this week, causing widespread flooding.

Drenching storms turn roads into rivers in West Virginia, creating hazards for motorists.

🚨 Remember: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.

“Despite assertions of an overall low risk of H5N1 infection to the general population…the understanding of this risk is limited, & it’s evolving alongside the virus. The situation could change very quickly, so it is important to be prepared.” statnews.com/2024/04/12/h5n…

Oregon data: COVID vaccines not tied to sudden cardiac death in young people. “The authors noted…the risk of cardiac complications was significantly higher after COVID-19 infection than after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination among people aged 5 years and older.” cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/orego…

“…, we show the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent long COVID symptoms and post-COVID thromboembolic and cardiovascular complications among the Norwegian population, consistent with previous findings from other countries.” thelancet.com/journals/lanre…

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“The climate crisis calls for a metamorphosis of medical ethics into planetary health ethics. Such ethics would reckon with the shameful mismatch between those most responsible for carbon emissions and those most at risk from climate change.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

“Although the risk to humans has not fundamentally changed at this time, we might take this opportunity to review lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and improve our preparedness in public health, healthcare systems and communities.” #birdflu #H5N1
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“The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” apnews.com/article/carbon…

“…the evidence that is now emerging from Antarctica and other parts of the world makes it very clear that scientists…very probably underrated by a considerable degree the threat that now faces humanity.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

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“…the high presence in nature, & the large number of infections I find concerning, despite the fact that we think current zoonotic risk is low. And that’s because these viruses are changing…We can’t predict what’s going to happen.” statnews.com/2024/04/05/bir…

“Being prepared…means..capacity in our public health & health care delivery systems & communities so that we can weather another pandemic because one will emerge whether it’s from avian influenza another coronavirus or a currently unrecognized virus.” mynorthwest.com/3956635/confro…

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Although the risk to humans has not fundamentally changed at this time, we might take this opportunity to review lessons learned from the CoV-19 pandemic and improve our preparedness in public health, healthcare systems and communities. statnews.com/2024/04/01/bir…

“There are many ways for clinicians to lead climate action…and…many pathways through which health systems can motivate their employees to rethink consumption and practice patterns and address climate change that lead to a more sustainable health system.” commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/how-…

Four years ago today, I walked into the apocalypse.

Crossing the line in the ER felt like entering a whole other world.

Frenetic alarms.

Patients strewn about, struggling to breathe.

Too few staff. Too many deaths.

Covid was everything.

It had completely taken over our ER

Flooding in Montmorillon, France yesterday reached 4.50 meters, the highest level since 1982...

Major floods due to intense rains in the Khamis Mushait of Asir province, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 (31.03.2024)

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