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	health Daily update ⋅ February 1, 2020
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	Washington Post Early missteps and state secrecy in China likely allowed the coronavirus to spread farther and faster Washington Post BEIJING — It was almost the Lunar New Year and Pan Chuntao was feeling festive. He knew there were reports of a virus in his city, Wuhan. But local officials urged calm. There was no evidence it was transmitted person to person, they said. They had not ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times SARS Was Deadly in Canada. Is the Country Ready for Coronavirus? The New York Times Canada Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Canada bureau, written by Canadian correspondent Ian Austen. Sign up to get it by email. The SARS virus outbreak in 2003 that infected 375 people in Toronto, killing 44, left behind a widespread physical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post As DC area awaits results in four possible coronavirus cases, doctors say they are prepared Washington Post Worried their symptoms resemble those replaying on the news, patients have streamed into Washington area hospitals and medical centers this week wondering whether they have contracted the deadly coronavirus tearing through mainland China. But public ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times US Imposes Coronavirus Quarantine on Group in California Evacuated From Wuhan The New York Times The United States government has imposed a federal quarantine on 195 people who were evacuated on Wednesday from Wuhan, China, to a California military base, officials said on Friday. The action means that the group will be held at March Air Reserve ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times California Faces Third Case of Coronavirus, and a New Quarantine The New York Times [Sign up for our daily newsletter about news from California.] SAN FRANCISCO — A third confirmed case of coronavirus in California was announced on Friday, raising new questions about the state's vulnerability in the outbreak on the same day the federal ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Uncertainty, face masks and worry in Illinois suburb where 2 coronavirus patients are treated USA TODAY HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Protective face masks have been sold out for days in this northwest Chicago suburb, where two patients were being treated for coronavirus. Health officials on Thursday announced the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Get a grippe, America. The flu is a much bigger threat than coronavirus, for now. Washington Post The rapidly spreading virus has closed schools in Knoxville, cut blood donations to dangerous levels in Cleveland and prompted limits on hospital visitors in Wilson, N.C. More ominously, it has infected as many as 26 million people in the United States in just ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Inside the Company That's Hot Wiring Vaccine Research in the Race to Combat the Coronavirus TIME Three months. That's as long as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, is willing to wait to get a vaccine candidate against the latest coronavirus that he can start testing in ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter tackle coronavirus fake news BBC News Social media networks are taking steps to address false information about the coronavirus on their sites. Facebook, Twitter and Tiktok are among the firms working to provide links to accurate information. The number of posts containing misinformation about ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters As coronavirus misinformation spreads on social media, Facebook removes posts Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it will take down misinformation about China's fast-spreading coronavirus, in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge for social media companies. Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Can Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus? Experts Say That Depends TIME A new coronavirus outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has spread throughout Asia and globally, has prompted people around the world to buy medical face masks in hopes of preventing infection. Retailers in the U.S. and across the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: how quarantine has fought disease through the ages BBC News In China's Hubei province, over a dozen cities are in lockdown in the hope of preventing further cases of the new Coronavirus. And Western countries are putting people returning from Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak, into enforced isolation for up ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu As Coronavirus Misinformation Spreads on Social Media, Facebook Removes Posts The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc said it will take down misinformation about China's fast-spreading coronavirus, in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge for social media companies. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post US evacuees 'relieved' about quarantine on military base Washington Post RIVERSIDE, California — Nearly 200 Americans evacuated from China because of the new virus are "very relieved' to be quarantined at a military base in Southern California for two weeks, one of them said Friday. "All of us really want to stay here and make ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Can wearing a face mask protect you from the new coronavirus? Livescience.com Can wearing a medical face mask protect you against the new coronavirus? It's a question many people, including pet owners who are putting canine face masks on their dogs, are asking. If it's a regular surgical face mask, the answer is "no," Dr. William ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US declares coronavirus public health emergency after imposing quarantines Reuters Reuters) - The Trump administration, while insisting the risk to Americans from coronavirus is low, nevertheless declared a public health emergency on Friday and announced the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of foreign nationals who ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Seven Simple Ways To Boost Your Heart Health Forbes Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Recent data shows that one person dies every 37 seconds in the U.S. from heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Wuhan Coronavirus 'Super-Spreaders' Could Be Wildcards WIRED Stopping the spread of a rapidly emerging disease takes masterful medical detective work, including tracing the people who have been infected and figuring out their web of contacts, steps that are vital to understanding how it's being transmitted. US public ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY First case of coronavirus in US: Patient got pneumonia, but now only has cough, study says USA TODAY A 35-year-old Seattle-area man identified as the nation's first person with coronavirus developed pneumonia while in the hospital but has improved after getting antiviral medication, according to a new study. A report published Friday in the New England ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post First peanut allergy drug approved by FDA Washington Post The first drug to treat potentially life-threatening allergic reactions to peanuts was approved Friday, providing children and families who live with the fear of accidental exposures a long-awaited treatment option. The therapy, Palforzia, isn't a cure and comes ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Mining coronavirus genomes for clues to the outbreak's origins Science Magazine attaaaggtt tataccttcc caggtaacaa accaaccaac tttcgatctc ttgtagatct … That string of apparent gibberish is anything but: It's a snippet of a DNA sequence from the viral pathogen, dubbed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), that is overwhelming China and ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Who has the coronavirus and where have they been? US officials release few details. USA TODAY Disclosure this week of a sixth case in the United States of a new viral infection emerging from China — and the first confirmed case of the virus passing from person to person in this country — is fueling public concerns about how easily the deadly virus can ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Haven Register CT seeing 'stigmatization of people from China' over coronavirus; student who visited Yale tests negative New Haven Register NEW HAVEN — The state has begun to see "stigmatization of people from China" even as a student from China who attended a Yale University event last week has tested negative for the coronavirus. Dr. Matthew Cartter, state epidemiologist with the state ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times For Americans, flu remains a bigger threat than coronavirus Los Angeles Times While a new virus that originated in China has prompted Americans to wear masks on the subway and cancel international trips for fear of falling ill, a much deadlier killer already stalking the United States has been largely overshadowed: the flu. Like the new ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Coronavirus Doesn't Have to Scare You or Your Kids, Psychologists Say HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Coronavirus is all over the news, and people are talking about the latest outbreak that started in China and appears to be rapidly spreading to other countries. It's happened ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Officials warn of possible N. Virginia measles exposure Washington Post Health officials in Virginia issued an alert Friday for possible exposure to measles this week at Dulles International Airport and several other places in Northern Virginia. The state health department said it was acting "out of an abundance of caution" in issuing ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Coronavirus Research Is Moving at Top Speed—With a Catch WIRED Jonathan Read admits to being something of a dinosaur when it comes to publishing his work. An epidemiologist at Lancaster University in the UK, Read had always followed the old ways—submit to a journal, get accepted, get comments and edits from peer ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Far-Reaching Effects of Asymptomatic Coronavirus Transmission MedPage Today With asymptomatic transmission of novel coronavirus confirmed outside China, plans to identify the virus by current screening measures may not be enough. "This underlines that ... trying to keep out people symptomatic with respiratory disease is not a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Containing coronavirus: Public health officials learned from previous outbreaks how to stop spread Chicago Tribune As the world responds to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus that originated in China, public health officials in Chicago are working to contain the United States' first person-to-person transmission — a balancing act between aggressive precautions ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com 'Stench of death' compound helps your body feast on its own rotting cells Livescience.com The scent wafts from busy roadsides, broken meat lockers and grisly crime scenes; it's the signature stink of rotting flesh. Despite its putrid aroma, the chemical compound may serve an important purpose in the living human body, new research suggests. Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel US Declares Public Health Emergency Over Coronavirus; 'Unprecedented' Quarantine Ordered for Returning Americans The Weather Channel At least 259 people have died from the coronavirus. The U.S. State Department issued a red, do not travel, alert for Americans thinking of traveling to China. The alert also urges Americans already in China to "consider departing." The number of confirmed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 'Double-Barreled' Flu Season Possible In Washington: Report Patch.com While the B strain dominated the season early, the A strain is on the rise, increasing your chances of getting sick twice. By Lucas Combos, Patch Staff. Jan 31, 2020 6:58 pm PT. Reply. 0. Flu cases climbed to nearly 19 million this week as health experts said ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Flu season continues, with H1N1 diagnoses picking up, CDC says NBCNews.com More than 19 million cases of the flu have been diagnosed in the U.S. this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. After a dip in the first few weeks of 2020, flu activity has once again picked up, with no signs the season has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 'Double-Barreled' Flu Season Slams California In Deadliest Week Patch.com The flu's death toll continues to climb in California, and many will get sick twice because of outbreaks of the Influenza A and B strains. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff. Feb 1, 2020 12:12 am PT. Reply. 0. Flu cases climbed to nearly 19 million this week as health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News CDC confirms seventh coronavirus case in US, as global cases top more than 11900 Fox News Health officials said Friday that a man in southern California has been infected with the Coronavirus after returning from a recent trip to China, bringing the overall reported cases in the United States to seven. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today More Fuel for the Colon Cancer Screening Age Debate MedPage Today Analysis of colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence by age in the U.S. revealed a spike right when screening is recommended to begin, indicating that many latent tumors go undiagnosed ahead of routine colonoscopy. The incidence of CRC jumped by 46.1% from ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Medicines access 'speeds up' with £80m New Treatment Fund BBC News An £80m treatment fund has "significantly reduced" the time taken for newly recommended therapies to become available to patients in Wales. The wait has been cut from 90 days to 13, the Welsh Government said. The New Treatment Fund gives health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Napa County Closely Monitors Deadly Novel Coronavirus Patch.com Napa County Public Health officials are "prepared to take action should someone in the county become infected with this virus." By Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff. Jan 31, 2020 5:23 pm PT | Updated Jan 31, 2020 5:47 pm PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 'Double-Barreled' Flu Season Possible In Colorado: Report Patch.com While the B strain dominated the season early, the A strain is on the rise, increasing your chances of getting sick twice. By Amber Fisher, Patch Staff. Jan 31, 2020 4:28 pm MT. Reply. 0. Flu cases climbed to nearly 19 million this week as health experts said we ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What to know about the HPV vaccine, cancer prevention and side effects Today.com The vaccine has helped reduce rates of HPV infection, which can lead to cervical cancer and other cancers. Doctor vaccinating small redhead girl.Getty Images stock. Get the latest from TODAY. Sign up for our newsletter. SUBSCRIBE. Jan. 31, 2020, 1:04 PM ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Study: Naloxone Access Increased for Ohioans U.S. News & World Report An Ohio law increasing access to an opioid overdose-reversing drug significantly increased its distribution, especially among the state's low-education and high-poverty counties, a new study finds. Ohio researchers examined claims data for the state's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News What you should know about the coronavirus outbreak and how you should prepare Fox News For the last two weeks, the whole world has been monitoring and keeping tabs on the coronavirus outbreak that started in China. Every day, we see the contagion growing and thousands of people in China are infected. Today, we see the announcement that ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Newer Gene Sequencing Might Help Track Spread of Latest Coronavirus in China HealthDay FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As China races to stem the spread of a new coronavirus that has now infected nearly 10,000 people and killed more than 200, researchers report that a novel approach to gene sequencing could help monitor ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek How Far Away Is a Coronavirus Vaccine? Newsweek Scientists are racing to develop a new vaccine to prevent the spread of a mysterious novel coronavirus that has killed 213 people. However, a shot could still be years away and likely won't make a dent on the current outbreak, experts have told Newsweek. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune For 1st time in 4 years, US life expectancy rises — a little Chicago Tribune Life expectancy in the United States is up for the first time in four years. The increase is small — just a month — but marks at least a temporary halt to a downward trend. The rise is due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Explainer: Rapid Spread of China Coronavirus Fuels Global Alarm U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) - International alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is. Within weeks, the virus has infected nearly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Coronavirus grown in lab outside China for first time, aiding the search for vaccine Medical Xpress Scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia, announced Jan. 29 that they were able to grow the Wuhan coronavirus from a patient sample in the laboratory. This was the first time the virus had been grown in a lab ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salon The amazing brain cells that link mind and body Salon Nearly two decades ago, Donna Jackson Nakazawa's immune system launched a misguided attack on her own body. Her white blood cells — which typically fight off invading pathogens — went to war against her nerves, destroying the layer of fatty insulation ... Flag as irrelevant
	Montreal Gazette Talking to a Virologist About How Worried We Should Be About Coronavirus New York Magazine On Friday, the State Department issued a travel advisory warning Americans not to travel to China, and Delta and American Airlines suspended all flights from the U.S. to China. More than 200 deaths have been linked to the new coronavirus, while about ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Is Anxiety About the Coronavirus Out of Proportion? Medscape A number of years ago, a patient I was treating mentioned that she was not eating tomatoes. There had been stories in the news about people contracting bacterial infections from tomatoes, but I paused for a moment, then asked her: "Have there been any ... Flag as irrelevant

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