Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. Writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years.
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As sustained heatwaves increase the risk of infectious diseases across Europe, ECDC scales up action and calls for cooperationThe risk of catching some infectious diseases is growing amidst longer, warmer summers across Europe, making close cooperation across borders and sectors vital to predict, prevent, and respond effecti...www.ecdc.europa.eu
City of Stockholm put on a tango exhibition for an hour outside of the city’s Cultural House. You could hear a pin drop as people of all ages, genders, ethnicities watched as the pair danced. Hard to overstate positive impact the arts can have & positive role govt can have in promoting those arts.
Evaluation of the Automated and Early Detection of Seasonal Epidemic Onset and Burden Levels (AEDSEO) method for respiratory surveillance using data from 21 European countries - www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Evaluation of the Automated and Early Detection of Seasonal Epidemic Onset and Burden Levels (AEDSEO) method for respiratory surveillance using data from 21 European countriesBACKGROUND Seasonal respiratory pathogens place recurrent pressure on health services, creating a need for timely detection of seasonal onset and assessment of within-season intensity. AIM We aimed to...www.eurosurveillance.orgVaccine safety surveillance during an mpox outbreak, Germany, June 2022 to February 2024 - www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Vaccine safety surveillance during an mpox outbreak, Germany, June 2022 to February 2024BACKGROUND In May 2022, first cases of mpox clade IIb were detected in Germany, and MVA-BN vaccine was available from June 2022 onwards. Vaccination has been recommended by the Standing Committee on V...www.eurosurveillance.orgEmergence of an echovirus 17 subtype causing a viral meningitis outbreak, Israel, 2025 to 2026 - www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Emergence of an echovirus 17 subtype causing a viral meningitis outbreak, Israel, 2025 to 2026An outbreak of enteroviral meningitis occurred in Israel between August 2025 and May 2026. Echovirus type 17 was identified in 72 hospitalised patients, most of them infants (n = 44). Many patients (n...www.eurosurveillance.orgA rapidly developing outbreak of clade Ib mpox among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men associated with severe proctitis, Northern Ireland, June 2026 - www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
A rapidly developing outbreak of clade Ib mpox among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men associated with severe proctitis, Northern Ireland, June 2026We describe a rapidly expanding clade Ib mpox outbreak among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Northern Ireland. Following 12 months with no detected mpox cases, 22 confirmed cases ...www.eurosurveillance.orgRussian Missile Kills Family of 10 in Dnipropetrovsk Region Strike - www.kyivpost.com/post/81402
Son Learns of Entire Family’s Death Via Village Chat After Deadly Russian Missile StrikeThe strike completely destroyed two private homes and damaged five others. Several fires broke out but have been extinguished by emergency crews.www.kyivpost.commeduza.io/en/feature/2...
At least six members of one family killed in Russian missile strike near Kryvyi Rih. Rescue workers are still searching the rubble for three more people. — MeduzaA Russian missile strike killed multiple members of one family — a father, a mother, and at least four of their children — in the village of Radushne in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.meduza.io
The stop-start fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies. At the same time, an already untenable diplomatic effort to end the war has faltered once again. https://to.pbs.org/4vYBFg2
U.S.-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stallsDespite several days of relative calm, both sides carried out military strikes in the last 24 hours that once again risk a return to all-out war — and further expansion in the region — while little is...to.pbs.orgA Historic Fraser Canyon Hotel Faces Down a Wildfire via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
A Historic Fraser Canyon Hotel Faces Down a Wildfire | The TyeeAfter years of renovations, Alexandra Lodge was being returned to its former glory. A fire on its doorstep could turn it all to ash.thetyee.caUgh: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
ANALYSIS | U.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications? | CBC NewsDespite hundreds of public comments opposing a giant space mirror that would shine light roughly five kilometres wide, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has given it the green light. W...www.cbc.ca
