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Researchers say diseases that spread between humans and animals will become increasingly commonplace as human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensifies.
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Infectious disease chief Elizabeth Asiago Reddy provides a monkeypox update. Neurosurgeon Harish Babu describes how regenerative neural cell therapy might help adults with epilepsy. Neurologist Eufrosina Young discusses at-home pulmonary function testing for patients with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul says COVID-19 rules will be eased for New York’s schoolchildren this year, and masks and social distancing will no longer be required. The governor and state health officials also gave an update on the spread of monkeypox, which for the first time has infected a child.
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Health officials say the infected person is in isolation and does not pose a risk to the public.
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York wants President Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act to manufacturer more monkeypox vaccines to curb the spread of the disease in her state.
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Dr. Mary Bassett said while monkeypox is a concern, it's much harder to catch than COVID-19. She also said the state is working to increase the limited supply of vaccines for the disease.
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Broome County officials announced its first case of monkeypox Friday, and Tompkins County officials announced a second case.
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Dr. Mary Bassett said the official declaration means that local health departments will be able to access additional state reimbursement to help with the response and prevention activities related to that virus.
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Tompkins County recently confirmed its first case of monkeypox, a disease spread through close, intimate, face-to-face contact.
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Electrophysiologist Kiran Devaraj discusses heart rhythm disturbances. Infectious disease chief Elizabeth Asiago Reddy tells about monkeypox. Ophthalmologist Mark Breazzano shares a study that looks at coronavirus on medical instruments.