WHO: 14,000 monkeypox cases worldwide, 5 deaths | CIDRAP

Though the outbreak is heavily concentrated in Europe, the five deaths have been reported in African nations. Some countries are beginning to record a decline in cases, but six countries this week reported their first cases.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the country has 281 new confirmed monkeypox cases, bringing the national total to 2,137.

The UKHSA also said it has ordered 100,000 more doses of Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox vaccine, in addition to the 30,000 the National Health System had previously procured. MSM are being offered the vaccine.

“Although most cases of monkeypox in the current outbreak are mild, severe illness can occur in some people, so it is important we use the available vaccine to reach groups where transmission is occurring,” said Gayatri Amirthalingam, MD, the head of immunization at UKHSA. “We continue to urge anyone with a rash with blisters, or any other monkeypox symptoms, to take a break from events, meeting with friends, or having sexual contact.”

The agency also updated its guidance on close contacts of cases, saying close contacts no longer need to isolate for 21 days, unless they begin to show symptoms. Close contacts should, however, avoid sex, kissing, and hugging until the 21 days has passed.

In other news, the United States has 136 more monkeypox cases, putting the total at 2,108. The number of affected jurisdictions remains at 45.

New York has the most cases, with 581, followed by California, with 267. Illinois has 200 cases.

Source: WHO: 14,000 monkeypox cases worldwide, 5 deaths | CIDRAP

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A vida cumpre o seu propósito. Ainda que asfixiada, “ela florir!” Não tem quem a limite, não há quem a contenha, nem quem a prisione. “A vida acontece entre uma trama e outra”. De forma geral, a vida desabrocha perante a sua metáfora de resistência.

Talvez, um de seus elementos mais preciosos, e que mereça uma boa reflexão, seja a arte de se sustentar diante da impossibilidade de suas muitas questões. Ora, como ela sempre reage, não se limita, nao se deixa oprimir, ao contrário, torna-se imponente diante de seus próprios fracassos.

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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Jefferson County, Kentucky, Officials to Ensure Polling Place Accessibility | OPA | Department of Justice

Under the terms of the agreement, the Jefferson County Board will immediately begin remediating its voting program. The Board will employ measures such as portable ramps, signage and propped-open doors to ensure that its selected polling places are accessible to voters with disabilities. In addition, the Board will train its poll workers and other elections staff on the requirements of the ADA and how to use temporary measures to ensure each polling place is accessible during elections. The Board will also survey polling locations for accessibility and maintain the accessibility of each polling place it uses on election days. When selecting future polling places, the Board will select locations that will be accessible during elections.

This settlement is part of the department’s ADA Voting Initiative, which focuses on protecting the voting rights of individuals with disabilities. A hallmark of the ADA Voting Initiative is its collaboration with jurisdictions to increase accessibility at polling places. Through this initiative, the Department of Justice has surveyed more than 2,500 polling places and increased polling place accessibility in more than 50 jurisdictions, including Newton County, Arkansas; St. Louis, Missouri; Travis County, Texas; and Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

 

Source: Justice Department Secures Agreement with Jefferson County, Kentucky, Officials to Ensure Polling Place Accessibility | OPA | Department of Justice

A smart monkeypox vaccine strategy will be key, experts say | CIDRAP

Gellin said it’s no longer useful to argue about whether or not it’s too late to control the virus.

“Instead, the starting point is to recognize that what helped this outbreak to expand is that everyone in the world who is under 40—the people who have not had a smallpox vaccine—have no immunity at all,” he said.

Like any vaccination policy, the first step is to determine who in the population is at risk and who could then benefit from vaccination.

Given the current outbreak among MSM, Osterholm and Gellin suggest as a proxy to look at the global population who are recommended to take the HIV oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP). By next year, between 2.4 million to 5.3 million people worldwide should receive PrEP, which gives a sense of the number of vaccine doses needed to target monkeypox.

But that’s just a starting point, says Gellin, as modeling studies will be needed to refine these estimates. He added, “Above all, we need to ensure that we don’t replay the vaccine inequity experience of COVID-19 vaccines.”

 

Source: A smart monkeypox vaccine strategy will be key, experts say | CIDRAP

Brain Bluetooth: new brain-computer interface reads thoughts – Magic Mistura を

In early July, at Mount Sinai West hospital in New York, an ALS patient received an organ interface implant with a computer in a blood vessel from his brain – a product of the Synchron technology startup. This device, called stentrode, uses 16 electrodes to monitor brain activity and record the firing of neurons when a person thinks. He can then read the signals emitted by neurons, amplify them and send them to a computer or smartphone via Bluetooth.

This is how the stentrode translates the individual’s thoughts, allowing the person to recover capacities that the disease had already taken from him. The patient in the New York hospital is already in an advanced stage of sclerosis, has lost all his ability to speak and move. But Synchron doctors and researchers hope he can communicate by email and text messages, just thinking. An expectation that is right to exist.

Translating signals from neurons, implant allows people with the same degenerative disease as Stephen Hawking to use WhatsApp and send emails.

Source: Brain Bluetooth: new brain-computer interface reads thoughts – Magic Mistura を

Breathing for a better sleep

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It is a scientifical fact that good, sound, and sufficient sleep are essential to promote the well-being and healing of our bodies, minds, and souls.

Sleeping well, without interruptions, can improve your mood and grow your concentration, problem-solving ability, and creativity.

In today’s hectic life a crescent number of people find it difficult to sleep well and/or to easily fall asleep.

Sleeping badly has many negative effects on us like as: reduction of our attention span and creativity, mood alteration and instability, memory issues, and weight gain.
Those more affected by insomnia are women and older adults.

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Breathing and mindfulness could help you fall asleep more effectively and, even more important, stay asleep all night long.

Of course, there are some habits we could get and some others we should get rid of to help this process, as…

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Mississippi Response to the Carolyn Bryant Warrant (or Lack Thereof)

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Screw this blogging hiatus. I’m staying on top of this story.

I’m keeping my eyes peeled for any updates or any angles to the recently discovered warrant buried in a Mississippi courtroom since 1955. There have been some protests including a symbolic eviction notice to the last known address of Carolyn Bryant (assuming if she still lived there) and there was a spotting of protesters showing up at a nursing home that she supposedly lived at, too.

I wondered how the legal process would play out other than the DOJ sitting on their hands, so I thought about the legal stuff on the state level. If Bryant gets charged, she would definitely have to go all the way to MS from North Carolina since the crime happened in the Magnolia State in the town of Money (seriously, that’s sadly the name of the town where Emmett Till was murdered). The…

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Don’t Count Me Out

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        The other night I watched the movie “Burlesque” starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. The song Cher sang, “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” is one of my battle cry songs. To all of you who feel like you’ve been brought down to your knees, to the point of breaking (I am included), I employ you to stand up, straighten your back, and fight for self-preservation of your mind, body, and spirit. When they count you out, no matter who “they” may be, count yourself in. It may not happen overnight, but vow to strengthen your warrior spirit, be victorious, and do it for you. No time to give up now!

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