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Diary entries attributed to Anthony Fauci were released by a Republican senator.
Salim Said was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a $44 million fraud scheme.
Said operated Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis and was accused of claiming to distribute 6,000 meals daily through the Feeding Our Future program.
The Feeding Our Future case is described as one of the largest pandemic-era fraud schemes in the country, with over $250 million in fraudulent claims.
Rep. Ilhan Omar faced a federal immigration investigation and was previously blocked from being subpoenaed over communications related to the fraud investigation.
Minnesota Republicans sought to subpoena Omar over communications related to the fraud investigation.
The MEALS Act of 2020, sponsored by Omar, is argued to have loosened oversight requirements in federal child nutrition programs.
Federal prosecutors estimate $9 billion in fraud from high-risk Medicaid programs in Minnesota since 2018.
The study linked ISARIC/WHO CCP-UK data from hospitals in England (admissions 01/01/2020-18/10/2021) with UK Health Security Agency infections datasets.
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There were 173,947 hospitalised episodes of COVID-19 during the study period.
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5.8% (n=10,017) of hospitalised episodes had a bacterial or fungal preceding, co-, or secondary infection.
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Preceding infections were 0.7%, co-infections were 1.5%, and secondary infections were 3.5%.
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Escherichia coli (29.6%) and Staphylococcus aureus (15.2%) were the most identified organisms in blood specimens.
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S. aureus (22.9%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (20.4%) were most common in lower respiratory tract specimens.
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The 28-day case fatality rate (CFR) remained static at 36% in those with secondary infection.
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The CFR decreased between early 2020 and mid-2021 in other infection groups (from 37% to 27%).
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72.8% of those with no positive microbiology received antibiotics, though this decreased from 77.6% in January-June 2020 to 62.6% in April-October 2021.
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Bacterial and fungal infections complicated approximately 1-in-17 hospitalised episodes of COVID-19, with a CFR of >25%.
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Dr David Nabarro passed away on Friday 25 July at his home. He was 75.
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David served as a WHO Special Envoy on COVID-19.
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a statement on David's passing.
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David held senior leadership positions at WHO from 1999-2005.
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David joined the United Nations in 2005 and held multiple roles including UN System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Pandemic Influenza (2005-2014).
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David was appointed chair of the expert group on the reform of WHO’s work on outbreaks and emergencies in 2015.
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David received the World Food Prize in October 2018.
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David was Co-Director and Chair of Global Health at the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London from mid-2019-2025.
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David was appointed Special Envoy of WHO Director General on COVID-19 in March 2020.
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David joined the UN Secretary-General's Food, Energy and Finance crisis response group when the Ukraine war began.
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King Charles III knighted David in 2023 for his contributions to global health.
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The 4SD Foundation issued a statement confirming David's passing on 25 July.
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David’s family issued a statement on 30 July expressing gratitude for the tributes and acknowledging his legacy.
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A small, private funeral will be held with close family on Monday 4 August.
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Memorial services will take place in the weeks ahead.
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Circulating Spike protein was detected in both PACS and PACVS groups, with highest prevalence in PACVS.
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NFL EVP of football operations Troy Vincent stated players expressed a lack of desire for competitive play following the playoffs.
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GSA is responsible for telecommunications access for 221 federal agencies.
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Six selected agencies (Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Interior, Transportation) transitioned from legacy contracts to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract.
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Transitions were delayed by more than three years past the September 2022 deadline.
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Legacy Networx contract costs for the six agencies rose from $13,376,056.85 in February 2025 to $40,925,594.85 in March 2025 (a 206% increase).
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The Department of the Interior saw a 365% cost increase between Feb and March 2025.
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GAO identified 21 factors for delays, including EIS vendor performance, COVID-19 pandemic impacts, and legacy connections.
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GSA does not currently know if all selected agencies experienced service disruptions because it is not notified when replacement services are in place before legacy services disconnect.
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The final deadline for legacy contract extensions is May 31, 2026.
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Study used single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) on post-mortem striatal tissue from 14 individuals.
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Participants were divided into four groups: COVID-19 only, PD only, comorbid PD/COVID-19, and Controls.
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The PD/COVID-19 group showed increased expression of interferon-stimulated genes: IFI44L (log2FC=3.9), IFI44 (log2FC=2.9), ISG15 (log2FC=3.1), and RSAD2 (log2FC=3.5).
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Proteomic analyses confirmed enrichment of antiviral/interferon pathways and suppression of sterol, cholesterol, and lipid metabolic processes.
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Ethical approval provided by Institute of Legal Medicine at University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf and Medical University of Vienna (MedUniWien EK1454/2018, 2020-10353-BO-ff).
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Proteomics data deposited in PRIDE repository (PXD080847).
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Study compared two groups of vaccinated individuals: those who remained uninfected and those who became infected during the first Omicron wave.
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Blood samples were collected at baseline and 24 weeks later.
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Infected group exhibited reduced CD4 and CD8 T cell proliferative responses prior to infection.
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Infected group showed increased TNF production across all stimulation conditions prior to infection.
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Post-infection, T-cell proliferation and IFN-gamma production were partially restored in response to viral antigens.
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The study identified elevated anti-nucleocapsid IgG3 levels and higher frequencies of B cells and myeloid cells in the infected group.
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Study was approved by the Centre de Recherche du CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval ethics review boards (CER- 2021-5744).
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Experiments were performed in CL2 and CL3 laboratories at CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval.
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Study included 28 PACS patients, 29 PACVS patients, and 16 convalescent controls (CCG).
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PACS and PACVS showed substantial clinical overlap.
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β2-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies were increased in both patient groups compared to CCG.
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β1/β2- and M3/M4-reactive CD4+ T cells were increased in patient groups compared to CCG.
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Spike-specific CD4+ T cells were reduced in patient groups compared to CCG.
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EBV reactivation was rare in the studied groups.
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Study approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Association of Westphalia-Lippe and the University of Muenster (ref: 2024-639-f-S).
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HIF1A and LDHA were higher in severe disease across five cohorts.
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Neutrophils from patients who failed extubation over-expressed S100A8/A9.
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C-reactive protein dominated ICU prediction, raising AUC to 0.794.
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In Kragujevac, a clinical model predicted severe outcome (AUC 0.84).
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rs11549465 CT/TT carriers had lower mortality (1/11 vs 28/78; p = 0.095).
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The NFL has announced the end of the Pro Bowl game.
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The event has been held in some form almost every year since 1951.
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The game was only cancelled once previously, in 2021, due to COVID-19.
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88 players will still be named as Pro Bowlers and honored in Los Angeles after this season.
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Flag football events will take place in Los Angeles during the same period.
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NFL EVP Peter O'Reilly spoke at the owners' meeting in Atlanta.
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Dr Tedros met with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visited Jordan for a two-day State visit.
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The Director-General convened a high-level meeting with health partners, donor countries, United Nations agencies, and philanthropies to discuss financing priorities for health system strengthening in Jordan and ongoing humanitarian health action.
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Dr Tedros visited a WHO-supported hospital providing specialized care to children evacuated from Gaza.
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Discussions focused on strengthening health systems, expanding access to care, and sustaining support for emergency responses in the region, particularly for the Palestinian people, patients evacuated from Gaza to Jordan for treatment, and refugees hosted in Jordan.
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Quotes
“David’s generosity and unwavering commitment to improve the lives of others will be sorely missed. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Flo, his children, Tom, Ollie, Polly, Josie, Lucas and seven grandchildren. The family is comforted by the support and compassion extended to them as they navigate this difficult time.”— 4SD Foundation [1]
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of tributes to David, and for the kindness to all who mourn his passing. Across the fields of international development, especially public health, food systems transformation, nutrition and crisis response, we are proud to see how his legacy will continue through so many compassionate leaders working to shift systems from within.”— David’s family [1]
“Deeply shocked and saddened by the passing of our dear friend, colleague and WHO Envoy David Nabarro. David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals. His work touched and impacted so many lives across the world. On behalf of WHO, I’m extending our heartfelt condolences to David’s family, friends and colleagues. Rest in peace, my dear friend. We will dearly miss your expertise, wisdom and kindness.”— WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [1]
“The data collected, curated, and shared through this observational strategy must be FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable).”— Allison C. Aiken, Sonia Kreidenweis, Kathleen C. Weathers [1]
“Rapid advances in next-generation sequencing and atmospheric chemistry research over the past 4 decades exemplify the value of an interdisciplinary, collaborative network.”— Allison C. Aiken, Sonia Kreidenweis, Kathleen C. Weathers [1]
“These agreements will help ensure that millions of people in low- and middle-income countries have access to high-quality rapid testing in villages and towns as well as cities.”— Dr Iain Barton [1]
“Testing is an essential tool in the fight against COVID-19.”— Mark Suzman [1]
“High-quality rapid tests show us where the virus is hiding, which is key to quickly tracing and isolating contacts and breaking the chains of transmission.”— Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [1]
“We must keep score to save lives. WHO is committed to working with countries and partners to rapidly scale up capacity for data collection and use in order to improve policy and performance.”— Dr Samira Asma [1]
“Using data to inform public health priorities and strategies has never been more important.”— Dr Kelly Henning [1]
“Countries must be able to measure progress to make progress.”— WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [1]
“I wish to express my appreciation to His Majesty King Abdullah II for his commitment to advancing universal health coverage.”— Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [1]
“We are grateful for Jordan’s broader humanitarian leadership, including His Majesty’s Medical Corridor initiative, which delivers critical care to ill and injured children from Gaza.”— Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [1]
“It is an honour to join the Director-General of the World Health Organization in Jordan, a country that is leading by example in compassion, resilience and innovation.”— Prince Harry [1]
“The aerobiome not only links near and distant systems through the exchange of biological materials but is also itself a dynamic Earth subsystem.”— Allison C. Aiken, Sonia Kreidenweis, Kathleen C. Weathers [1]
“Although high-volume injections with corticosteroid showed short-term clinical benefit and potential reduction in healthcare costs over a year, they were associated with worse longer-term clinical outcomes.”— Peter Malliaras, PhD, and colleagues [1]
“The short-term improvement is impressive, but the benefits are a loan not a gift.”— John W. Orchard, MBBS, MD, PhD [1]
“Corticosteroids for tendinopathy appear to be borrowing from the future to finance the present.”— John W. Orchard, MBBS, MD, PhD [1]
“The United States also said in its statements that WHO has 'pursued a politicized, bureaucratic agenda driven by nations hostile to American interests'. This is untrue.”— WHO [1]
“We must keep score to save lives.”— Dr Samira Asma, Assistant Director-General for Data, Analytics and Delivery for [1]
“WHO therefore regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.”— WHO [1]
“They've already gotten theirs, so I'm excited to reduce the chance that I'll be out of commission for a while or spread these to other people I know.”— Gov. Jared Polis [1]
“Just trying to lead by example here and show other Coloradans how easy this is. You barely feel these things.”— Gov. Jared Polis [1]
“Throughout the pandemic, WHO acted quickly, shared all information it had rapidly and transparently with the world, and advised Member States on the basis of the best available evidence.”— WHO [1]
“Instead of creating its own nonprofit, JKF is registered itself as a trade name for the original group, listed in court records as 'Jefferson County Students First d/b/a [doing business as] Jeffco Kids First.'”— IRS filings [1]
“It’s a good legal discussion, and we will make those legal points to DOJ in sending the referral over”— Rand Paul [1]
“An attorney for Fauci rejected the request from Sen. Ron Johnson... arguing that compelling Fauci to testify again... would 'impermissibly harass or degrade Dr. Fauci for political purposes.'”— Fauci's attorney [1]
“unscrupulous providers who are exploiting the heck out of that for money.”— Stuart Owen, employee of a Kentucky Medicaid insurer, to a state advisory committee [1]
“If we'd gone back in time too early and changed things too drastically, how many more people would have died that we've saved? With four straight years of drug overdose decreases, they can throw blame at me. We'll talk about dollars, but there are people's kids that are still alive today because they were able to get addiction treatment services and get them quickly.”— Gov. Andy Beshear [1]
“Founder Lindsay Datko acknowledged that the group’s pivot from fighting COVID restrictions to protesting curriculum and policies (almost all of which were LGBTQ-related) she called 'appalling' might cause some group members to leave, but felt it had to be done.”— Lindsay Datko [1]