curated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Kevin Schofield
This weekend’s read is a new report from the National Academy of Sciences looking at using wastewater to conduct surveillance for diseases.
Continue reading Weekend Reads | Fighting Disease With Poopby Sally James
The new director of Public Health – Seattle and King County is Faisal Khan, M.D., who began his role in September 2022. Khan has a direct style of communication, and one of his messages to the public is that the cutoff of federal funds for COVID-19 relief efforts will mean belt-tightening on every kind of work that the public health department does, from homelessness to HIV prevention.
Continue reading New Seattle-King County Public Health Chief Predicts Drastic Budget Troubles Aheadby Sally James
Local health officials are concerned about a surge in respiratory illnesses, including flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which can be severe in young children.
Continue reading Seasonal Surge in Respiratory Illnesses Hits Mostly Childrencurated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
curated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Kevin Schofield
For many people, contracting COVID-19 is the gift that keeps on giving, with symptoms persisting potentially for months after the initial illness. People with “long COVID” complain about some combination of fatigue, body pain, and ongoing respiratory and cognitive problems. However, the exact symptoms vary from person to person, as does the length of time they persist. That’s made long COVID a huge challenge for the medical community to understand, diagnose, and treat. But as time has passed, more long COVID cases have been documented, and more studies have been completed, we’re starting to get a better understanding of its parameters.
Continue reading Weekend Reads | Trying to Understand Long COVIDby Kevin Schofield
This weekend’s read is an article from the journal Nature looking at what scientists have learned from studying the results of various government measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 — and especially from lockdowns.
Continue reading Weekend Reads | Learning from Lockdownscurated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
Seattle City Council has unanimously passed a series of new cannabis bills designed to address long-standing racial inequities in the cannabis industry and discrimination caused by the war on drugs. In COVID-19 news, fall boosters are finally rolling through, and UW Medicine is scheduling appointments now.
Highline College will soon launch a Talent Search program, which will help 500 low-income students reach their college goals; we offer some details in this week’s News Gleams.
—Vee Hua 華婷婷, interim managing editor for the South Seattle Emerald
Continue reading NEWS GLEAMS | Cannabis Legislation to Address Inequities, COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Available Next Weekcurated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
After an especially scorching week and with more to come, today’s News Gleams center on health and the environment. Read on about unexpected but ambitious progress on national climate change legislation, Audubon Society’s anti-racist name change, and COVID-19 updates on a city, county, and national level.
—Vee Hua 華婷婷, interim managing editor for the South Seattle Emerald
Continue reading NEWS GLEAMS | COVID-19 Updates, National Climate Change Legislation Passes Senate, & More
