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	health Daily update ⋅ January 25, 2020
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	Washington Post Hong Kong to close schools over coronavirus fears as death toll rises in China Washington Post Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces schools will be closed until Feb. 17 as experts warned that the window was closing for the territory to control the spread of the virus. ○The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus FAQs: Do Masks Help? Is The Disease Really So Mysterious? NPR Many reports refer to the newly identified coronavirus in Wuhan, China, as a "mystery" virus. Is it really a mystery? Do masks help keep you from getting infected? If an animal carries the virus, will cooking it make it safe to consume? These are some of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 2nd US Case Of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed NPR Updated at 12:22 p.m. ET. A second person in the United States has been infected with a dangerous new coronavirus that is spreading in China, U.S. health officials announced Friday. A woman in her 60s got infected with the virus while traveling in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus Live Updates: Some Carriers Might Show No Symptoms, Researchers Say The New York Times A study in The Lancet indicated that some people could be spreading the virus despite having no signs of disease. By The New York Times. Right Now. Fifteen new deaths in Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, were reported on Saturday. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times As Coronavirus and Fear Spread to the US, Chinese-Americans Rush to Help The New York Times Amy Lee-Ludovicy's children and their classmates were supposed to be on a chartered bus into New York City on Friday morning, destined for a visit to Chinatown ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations. But on the eve of their departure, Ms. Lee-Ludovicy, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Chicago Woman Is Second Patient in US With Wuhan Coronavirus The New York Times A second patient in the United States has been found to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday. The patient is a woman in her 60s who had traveled to Wuhan, China — the epicenter of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Unprecedented Chinese quarantine could backfire, experts say Washington Post China's quarantine of more than 35 million people, almost certainly the largest in modern public health history, is surprising and troubling experts who said such drastic restrictions rarely work and often backfire. In the United States, mandatory limits on ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report With Wuhan Virus Genetic Code in Hand, Scientists Begin Work on a Vaccine The New York Times CHICAGO/LONDON — When a newly organised vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time this week, its members had expected to be able to ease into their work. But their mandate is to conduct human trials for ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com New coronavirus in the US: What is isolation? NBCNews.com A 60-year-old woman is in isolation at a Chicago hospital after being diagnosed with the new Wuhan coronavirus, the second case confirmed with the mysterious respiratory infection in the United States. The patient returned to the U.S. on Jan. 13 from Wuhan ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times In Beijing, more surgical masks but business as usual despite coronavirus outbreak Los Angeles Times As the coronavirus outbreak in China intensified, with deaths rising and 36 million people under lockdown near the epicenter, it was business as usual more than 700 miles away in the capital, Beijing. The only signs anything was amiss: More surgical masks ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Too soon to tell if new virus as dangerous as SARS cousin Washington Post The new virus from China has the world on edge because it's a close cousin to viruses that killed hundreds in separate outbreaks. While it's too early to tell if this latest threat will prove as deadly, health authorities are drawing on lessons from that grim past. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Coronavirus spurs a run on face masks. But do they work? Washington Post Pedestrians in disposable face masks have become a defining image of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Some areas have reported shortages as people rush to prepare for the worst. Experts say masks can be helpful in preventing the spread of the virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Relatives Wonder Whether Pneumonia Deaths Were Tied to Coronavirus Wall Street Journal HONG KONG—A 53-year-old fitness trainer died on Wednesday after checking into a hospital in Wuhan a little more than a week earlier, said his niece. His family had expected the death certificate to reflect the deadly coronavirus, because as his condition ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1300 infected worldwide Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - The official death toll from the coronavirus in China jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier, as local media reported a doctor on the frontline of the battle to contain the virus in Wuhan city had died. This video file cannot be played. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Drugmakers chase vaccine as coronavirus spreads globally USA TODAY Drugmakers are hustling to make a vaccine to counter the rapidly-spreading respiratory virus that has sickened at least 830 in China and two people in the United States. The National Institutes of Health has partnered with a Boston-area company, Moderna, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News China coronavirus: A visual guide BBC News A new respiratory virus first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan has infected hundreds of Chinese citizens and claimed a number of lives. The fast-spreading infection, which causes pneumonia-like symptoms, has prompted Chinese authorities to ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV Chicago-area coronavirus patient in good condition, Hoffman Estates hospital staff reports WGN-TV HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — A Chicago-area woman is in good condition after being diagnosed with the coronavirus, Illinois health officials said Friday. The woman is the second U.S. patient to be diagnosed with dangerous new virus from China, the Centers ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP With new nCoV case in Chicago, US says no travel to Wuhan CIDRAP A woman from Chicago who traveled to Wuhan, China, at the end of December and returned on Jan 13 represents the second travel-related case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection diagnosed in the United States, according to officials from the Illinois ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine Reuters CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - When a newly organized vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time this week, its members had expected to be able to ease into their work. But their mandate is to conduct human ... Flag as irrelevant
	The News International France Confirms 2 Cases of Virus From China, 1st in Europe The New York Times PARIS — France on Friday announced two confirmed cases of the deadly new virus from China, the first reported in Europe, and the country's health minister said new cases were likely to follow. Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said both of the sickened people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress One cancer is almost 100% preventable. And Chicago is making a move to eradicate it Medical Xpress "It happens when you least expect it. ... It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That's when I found out." Morgan Park resident Angela Williams was 40 years old in 2015 when she received a diagnosis of cervical cancer following a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News Baylor University student being tested for possible case of coronavirus The Dallas Morning News This breaking news story is being constantly updated. The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is investigating a possible case of the new coronavirus in a Baylor University student who had recently traveled to China, the university confirmed Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Researchers Find 102 Genes Linked to Autism in the Largest Study of its Kind to Date TIME Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that is likely caused by both genetic and environmental factors. As the name suggests, it also represents a range of symptoms and behaviors, all of which makes teasing apart the genes ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Scientists Predict Wuhan's Outbreak Will Get Much Worse WIRED As more data on the new coronavirus circulating in China emerges, it's becoming clear that whatever the country is experiencing now—dozens of deaths, hundreds of people hospitalized, cities of millions quarantined—is just the tip of the outbreak. On Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Low-Dose Aspirin Might Help Prevent Preterm Births HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A daily baby aspirin helped first-time mothers lower their chances of delivering too soon in a new clinical trial, though it's not clear the practice should become routine ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech Researchers find cancer-fighting potential in non-cancer drugs Reuters (Reuters Health) - U.S. researchers who tested the cancer-fighting properties of more than 4,500 non-cancer drugs found nearly 50 drugs for other conditions showed at least some cancer-killing ability. "We found that a surprising number of non-oncology ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Four "Generations" of Spread Seen with Virus in China, Alarming Experts Scientific American Emerging data on the new virus circulating in China adds to evidence there is sustained human-to-human transmission in the city of Wuhan, and that a single case was able to ignite a chain of other infections. The World Health Organization reported Thursday ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Tennessean Tennessee Tech student tests negative for coronavirus, TDH says The Tennessean The Tennessee Tech University student tested for the potentially deadly coronavirus yielded negative results, the Tennessee Department of Health said Friday night in a news release. Test samples from the student were shipped Thursday to the Centers for ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus WIRED On January 9, the World Health Organization notified the public of a flu-like outbreak in China: a cluster of pneumonia cases had been reported in Wuhan, possibly from vendors' exposure to live animals at the Huanan Seafood Market. The US Centers for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salon Silicon Valley's latest fad is dopamine fasting — and that may not be as crazy as it sounds Salon Silicon Valley's newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from "addictive" activities such as social media, music, internet gaming — even food. Twitter's CEO, Jack Dorsey, for example, is known for his intermittent fasting diet. Other celebrities ... Flag as irrelevant
	Raleigh News & Observer As coronavirus fears mount, NC universities expand efforts to keep their campuses safe Raleigh News & Observer Triangle universities are closely monitoring the worldwide coronavirus outbreak and working to keep students and faculty safe on campus as the deadly virus spreads. On Friday afternoon, North Carolina officials announced that a patient at Duke University ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Flu Cases Spike To 15 Million In US; Child Dies In Colorado Patch.com Flu-related illnesses the week of Jan. 18 spiked to nearly 15 million cases nationwide as health officials from the Centers for Disease Control reported an additional 1,400 deaths since last week — 15 of which were of children. One child has died this month in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Do surgical masks protect against coronavirus? Fox News Amid the deadly outbreak of coronavirus in China that's killed at least 26 people and sickened hundreds of others, officials in the country are encouraging the public to wear surgical masks to prevent the spread of disease. Demands for the masks have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com PA Flu Report: 24 Deaths As Cases Spike Nationwide Patch.com ​Flu-related illnesses spiked to nearly 15M last week. In Pennsylvania, 24 flu-related deaths have been reported this season. By Kara Seymour, Patch Staff. Jan 24, 2020 3:41 pm ET | Updated Jan 24, 2020 3:45 pm ET ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com US Flu Cases Spike To 15 Million: Flu Report In Washington Patch.com Health officials this week reported an increase in the Influenza A virus, while the B strain continued to dominate cases. By Lucas Combos, Patch Staff. Jan 24, 2020 7:10 pm PT. Reply. 0. Influenza A is on the rise, although Influenza B remains the prevalent ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge If you're feeling nervous about the coronavirus, you're not alone The Verge Your risk of catching the new coronavirus is probably low if you haven't recently been to Wuhan, China (where the virus originated) or been in contact with people who were there recently. But you might still be anxious about the spread of the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Flu Cases Spike To 15 Million: North Carolina Flu Report Patch.com Health officials this week reported an increase in the Influenza A virus nationwide, while the B strain continued to dominate cases. By Kimberly Johnson, Patch Staff. Jan 24, 2020 1:53 pm ET. Reply. 0. Health officials this week reported an increase in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com UAB scientist studies aging through gray hair, says hair could be rejuvenated al.com Gray hair got you down? Scientists may have a cure for that. Okay, maybe not a cure. But, more information about why you're going gray, and what can be done about it. Dr. Melissa Harris, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Albany Times Union NY: 3 still under investigation for new coronavirus first seen in China Albany Times Union ALBANY — New York health officials reported that at least four people in the state were under investigation for a deadly new coronavirus that was first detected in China last month and has since made its way to at least two people in the U.S.. Gov. Andrew M. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hub at Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins issues guidance in response to China coronavirus outbreak The Hub at Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins today published and shared a novel coronavirus preparedness and response plan, a resource designed to "help protect our patients and their families, students, visitors, staff members, and communities" in light of the recent coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Some Arizona hospitals are adding screening measures for coronavirus after outbreak spreads AZCentral.com Some Arizona hospitals are adding screening measures for novel coronavirus after an outbreak in China and two confirmed cases in the U.S. While the immediate risk of the potentially deadly virus to the American public is believed to be low, the U.S. Centers ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Healthy Living Helps Keep the Flu at Bay U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- This flu season arrived early and hit children hard, but experts say you can dodge the flu by boosting your immune system. How? By living a healthy lifestyle and getting sufficient sleep, according to experts from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Ames Tribune Iowa coronavirus risk low, but officials on alert Ames Tribune As Chicago on Friday reported a case of the coronavirus that is sickening people in China and causing deaths, Iowa officials began to consider what to do if a case is reported here. While they emphasized that the risk to Iowans was low, they were particularly ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Daily News Journal Coronavirus test results negative for Tennessee Tech student, TDH says The Daily News Journal The Tennessee Tech University student tested for the potentially deadly Coronavirus yielded negative results, the Tennessee Department of Health said Friday night in a news release. Test samples from a Tennessee Tech University student were shipped ... Flag as irrelevant
	KXAN.com Baylor student being monitored for suspected case of coronavirus KXAN.com WACO, Texas (KWKT) – The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is currently monitoring a suspected case of the 2019 novel coronavirus involving a Baylor University student who traveled to China this year. Testing for the virus was conducted on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Intermittent fasting sheds more weight, but Mediterranean still healthier overall, study claims Fox News A major new scientific study of diets shows that intermittent fasting sheds most weight but the Mediterranean diet is healthier as well as easier to stick with long-term. Co-lead author Dr. Michelle Jospe said the results showed people found the Mediterranean ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox8.com Local hospitals screening for coronavirus as outbreak continues to spread in China fox8.com CLEVELAND (WJW) -- As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, several Cleveland hospitals announced they are implementing precautionary measures to prevent the virus from spreading here in Northeast Ohio. "We've already rolled out ... Flag as irrelevant
	Herald & Review Illinois professor leading research team trying to stop coronavirus: 'We are here specifically for this.' Herald & Review As the mysterious coronavirus spreads -- killing at least 26 people in China and prompting U.S. health officials to screen thousands for signs of the disease -- a Northwestern University professor is leading a multipronged effort to try to stop it in its tracks. Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, MetroHealth screening patients for deadly coronavirus cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio's three largest health systems are screening patients for the Novel Coronavirus, which has caused a pneumonia outbreak in China. The Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth confirmed they are starting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Flu Cases Spike, Killing 44 People This Week In California Patch.com It was California's deadliest week this flu season, which continues to hit young people especially hard. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff. Jan 25, 2020 12:36 am PT. Reply. 0. Flu-related illnesses and deaths spiked the week of Jan. 18 across California, recording ... Flag as irrelevant

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