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Surging measles cases are forcing doctors to treat conditions they’ve never seen
Confirmed
In Short: The ongoing fires and their health impacts underscore the need for more research and federal funding into conditions exacerbated by such environmental crises.
Indonesia's Health Ministry has recorded over 50,000 cases of respiratory infections linked to ongoing land and forest fires since mid-July, with more than 12,000 cases affecting children under five.
In Malaysia, rising cases of asthma and conjunctivitis have been reported as smoke continues to drift across the border, worsening air quality nationwide.
Artificial intelligence tools are also contributing to a sharp increase in the severity of medical conditions documented in insurance claims, adding nearly $1 billion to costs for Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers over a two-year period.
The ongoing fires and their health impacts highlight the need for more research and federal funding into conditions exacerbated by environmental crises.
Background
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported more than 5,000 measles cases in the United States, marking the highest number since 1991.
What's confirmed
- Indonesia's Health Ministry has recorded over 50,000 cases of respiratory infections linked to ongoing land and forest fires since mid-July, with more than 12,000 cases affecting children under five.
- In Malaysia, rising cases of asthma and conjunctivitis have been reported as smoke continues to drift across the border, worsening air quality nationwide.
- Artificial intelligence tools are also contributing to a sharp increase in the severity of medical conditions documented in insurance claims, adding nearly $1 billion to costs for Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers over a two-year period.
- The ongoing fires and their health impacts highlight the need for more research and federal funding into conditions exacerbated by environmental crises.
What's still developing
- Many of the ongoing fires have been burning across Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo since mid-July – underpinned by a so-called Super El Niño that is exacerbating drought conditions.
- Oliverio studies organisms called extremophiles, so named because they thrive in unusually harsh conditions, like high temperatures.
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- In demands addressed to both the government and employers, the unions are calling for an increase in the minimum wage, which has not received any discretionary boost since 2012, across-the-board pay rises, tax reforms and better learning conditions for young people.
- The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a more than 30-year high on Friday and said it would lift them further as it looks to counter inflation fuelled by surging energy prices and a weak yen.
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