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October 4, 2024

DEADLINE: AHCJ International Health Study Fellowships

 The Association of Health Care Journalists' six-month international fellowship allows for journalists to travel overseas to comparatively study and report on a facet of the health care system abroad as it compares to that of the United States. Apply by Oct 4, 2024.

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September 18, 2024

SciLine Media Briefing: Hurricane Aftermath — Damage to Infrastructure, Health and the Environment

SciLine’s next media briefing will describe what scientific research says about the damage hurricanes cause to infrastructure (including homes and local services), the environment (including pollution events and shoreline damage), and health — particularly among already-vulnerable populations. 1-2 p.m. ET.

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"Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Prospect of Human Transmission"

"Someone who lived with a Missouri resident infected with bird flu also became ill on the same day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday. The disclosure raises the possibility that the virus, H5N1, spread from one person to another, experts said, in what would be the first known instance in the United States."

Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2024

Trump Threatens To End Calif. Wildfire Aid Unless Newsom Changes Water Policy

"Former President Trump threatened to withhold federal aid to battle California wildfires, should he be reelected, if Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) does not change a policy that protects an endangered species of fish."

Source: The Hill, 09/16/2024

Another Midwest Drought Causes Shipping Headaches on the Mississippi River

"Abnormally dry conditions have caused low water levels that disrupt barge transports carrying fuel and grain. Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/16/2024

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