Poor sleep and long COVID linked in UK study The authors saw a greater reduction and more extended fluctuations in sleep duration among people reporting long COVID with sleep problems. CIDRAP

Having a history of poor sleep quality prior to COVID-19 infection may increase the likelihood of developing post-COVID condition, or long COVID, according to data from the COVIDENCE UK study recently published in BLJ Open Respiratory Research.

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‘Set up for failure’: Trump’s cuts bring climate and energy agencies to a standstill, workers say Federal workers say taxpayers are now getting far less from the government because of the DOGE-led effort to cut the workforce. Zack Colman Politico

Cuts and freezes are jamming up some of the basic functions of government at agencies targeted in President Donald Trump’s rollbacks of his predecessors’ energy and environmental policies, more than a dozen federal employees told POLITICO.

Nasa data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of weather events Extreme events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe, study says The Guardian

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US CDC official in charge of COVID, RSV data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting