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	health Daily update ⋅ February 14, 2020
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	Washington Post Inside a lab where scientists are working urgently to fight the coronavirus outbreak Washington Post BALTIMORE — The novel coronavirus at the center of a widening global public health emergency arrived here last Friday in two thumb-size vials, nested in dry ice and multiple layers of protective packaging. The samples, from the Centers for Disease Control ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How the Coronavirus Numbers Changed So Sharply The New York Times The number of cases and deaths in the coronavirus epidemic in China jumped sharply on Thursday as the authorities there changed how they keep track of the disease, and not, primarily, because of any change in the shape of the outbreak. There is still a lot ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Sharp Rise in Coronavirus Cases Raises Questions About Outbreak's Peak Wall Street Journal New cases of the coronavirus rose sharply after Chinese authorities changed the criteria for diagnosing the illness, raising questions about how soon the outbreak will peak. On Thursday, health officials in Hubei province, the epicenter of the infections, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Violin Lessons During the Coronavirus Outbreak. A Pupil's Progress. The New York Times Thirty minutes into the violin lesson, Anthea Kreston knew that something was wrong. Ms. Kreston, an acclaimed American violinist, was at home in Corvallis, Oregon. Her student, Yunhe Tang, a talented 14-year-old who prefers the name Kevin, was at his ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Cancer Risk 'Increases With Increasing Number of Sex Partners' Medscape The more sexual partners an individual has had during their lifetime the greater their risk of a cancer diagnosis, potentially due to a higher likelihood of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs), UK researchers have discovered. They analysed data on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Some Wuhan Evacuees Ask Why They Aren't Being Tested for the Coronavirus The New York Times LOS ANGELES — When 195 Americans, including diplomats, were evacuated from Wuhan, China, last month, they were tested for the coronavirus on arrival at a California military base. Health officials swabbed the throats and noses of everyone in the group ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME The CDC Has Confirmed a 15th Case of COVID-19 in the US Here's What to Know TIME The U.S. now has 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday. The latest case is a patient at the JBSA-Lackland military base in San Antonio, Texas, where 91 evacuees from Wuhan, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal China Sees Second Straight Jump in Coronavirus Infections Wall Street Journal BEIJING—Chinese authorities identified 5,090 new coronavirus cases, a new jump in their daily tally that has stirred concerns over the trajectory of the disease and has raised fresh worries over whether China is offering an accurate appraisal of the epidemic's ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus 'Hits All the Hot Buttons' for How We Misjudge Risk The New York Times Shortly after the University of Washington announced that the school's fourth suspected case of the new coronavirus had turned out negative, two professors, one of public policy and the other of public health, held a small dinner for students and faculty ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Would The US Health System Be Ready For A Surge In Coronavirus Cases? NPR Another U.S. case of infection with the novel coronavirus was confirmed Thursday, bringing the total number of domestic cases to 15. Around the world, cases have reached nearly 60,000 to date. But if something changes and large numbers of people get ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR IMAGES: What New Coronavirus Looks Like Under The Microscope NPR The images of the current outbreak of the new coronavirus have so far been very human: air travelers wearing masks, tourists stranded on cruise ships, medical workers wearing protective suits. But new images of the virus show us what it looks like up close. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay More Sex Partners, Higher Cancer Risk? HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you need more than two hands to count the number of lovers you've had in your life, new research suggests you might want to worry about your cancer risk. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Early Research Finds Coronavirus May Be Less Harmful for Children, Pregnant Women Healthline A new study provides a first look at how the respiratory illness affects pregnancies. The study evaluated nine pregnant women between the ages of 26 and 40 who were diagnosed with pneumonia caused by COVID-19. The most notable finding was that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Pathways to New Therapeutic Agents for Human Coronaviruses Medscape No specific treatment is currently available for human coronaviruses to date, but numerous antiviral agents are being identified through a variety of approaches, according to Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar, PhD, and colleagues in a review published in Drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A doctor's suicide note prompted an investigation into how he handled children's vaccinations CNN (CNN) A Chicago-area pediatrician's suicide note has prompted an investigation into his vaccination practices and record keeping, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Dr. Van Koinis, found dead of suicide in September 2019, left behind a note that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Coronavirus Travel Advice: How to Minimize Exposure While Traveling, Including at Airports, on Planes and Cruises Newsweek The most effective way to protect yourself while traveling during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak is to minimize your exposure to it. This is best achieved with basic hygiene practices including cleaning your hands with soap for at least 30 seconds, using ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Stroke Rates Down for Mexican Americans, Up for White Adults U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Ethnic disparities in stroke rates declined among Mexican Americans in the last couple of decades, according to new research. But at the same time, stroke rates for white adults increased. Flag as irrelevant
	CNA Fake News Makes Disease Outbreaks Worse, Study Finds The New York Times LONDON — The rise of "fake news" - including misinformation and inaccurate advice on social media - could make disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic currently spreading in China worse, according to research published on Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Gilead drug prevents type of coronavirus in monkeys; raises hope for China trials Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental Gilead Sciences (GILD.O) antiviral drug prevented disease and reduced the severity of symptoms in monkeys infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), an infection closely related to the fast-spreading ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Twin Dangers of Scorching Days and Sweltering Nights Are on the Rise Scientific American There's nothing like the cool relief of nightfall after a sweltering summer day. As the world warms, this natural balance may be shifting. New research suggests that a new trend is on the rise—extreme heat during the day followed by extreme heat overnight. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News China says 1716 health workers among over 63000 infected by novel coronavirus ABC News Chinese health officials have revealed for the first time the number of frontline workers who have been infected by the novel coronavirus. Zeng Yixin, vice minister of China's National Health Commission, told reporters Friday that so far, 1,716 medical workers ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Gilead Drug Prevents Type of Coronavirus in Monkeys; Raises Hope for China Trials The New York Times CHICAGO — An experimental Gilead Sciences antiviral drug prevented disease and reduced the severity of symptoms in monkeys infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), an infection closely related to the fast-spreading coronavirus that ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Diabetes Among US Young, Especially Asians, Continues to Climb WebMD By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes among U.S. youths continued to rise from 2002 to 2015, especially for Asian children and teens, a new study says. Researchers analyzed type 1 and type 2 ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Parents, Grandparents to Blame for Many Child Drug Poisonings, CDC Warns U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you are sometimes less than careful with your prescription medications and have young kids at home, a new study shows how easily tragedies can occur. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful Medical Xpress A study published today claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it's not as simple as that. While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can increase the risk of certain types of ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today CDC: Adults Make It Too Easy for Toddlers to Get at Their Meds MedPage Today Adults removing pills from their original packaging was a common way that young children ended up swallowing them and leading to emergency calls, CDC researchers said. According to caregivers who called U.S. poison control centers because of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters WHO says joint China mission to start coronavirus investigations this weekend Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization-led joint mission with China will start its outbreak investigation work this weekend and will focus on how the new coronavirus is spreading and the severity of the disease, the WHO's director said on Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals Medical Xpress In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo provided by the Anti-Poaching Special Squad, police gather outside a store suspected of trafficking in wildlife in the city of Guangde in central China's Anhui province. As China enforces a temporary ban on the wildlife trade to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Two New Novel Coronavirus Cases Confirmed Among Quarantined US Patients Medscape The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced two new patients now have the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), bringing the case total in the United States to 15. The 14th case was discovered in California among a group of people under ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Doctor who died by suicide may have falsified children's vaccination records, sheriff says USA TODAY Authorities are investigating the medical records of a Chicago-area pediatrician who died by suicide after finding a note that raised questions over his vaccination practices, sheriff's deputies said. Dr. Van Koinis died in September, but the Cook County Sheriff's ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Don't buy a face mask to combat coronavirus; you probably don't need it cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — As concern over the novel coronavirus deepens, the CDC said Wednesday it has seen an increase in demand for face masks and certain respirators. It wants to get a message out: There's no need for the American general public to ... Flag as irrelevant
	KEYT What we know about the coronavirus cases in the US KEYT There are 15 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States. The virus was most recently confirmed in evacuees from Wuhan, China, where the outbreak originated. There are more US citizens traveling abroad who've been infected with ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Parents, Grandparents to Blame for Many Child Drug Poisonings, CDC Warns HealthDay THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you are sometimes less than careful with your prescription medications and have young kids at home, a new study shows how easily tragedies can occur. Researchers found that young children getting into ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 'Tough Guys' May Be at Especially High Risk for Suicide WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Young men who believe that "real men don't cry" may be more prone to suicide, a new study suggests. It has long been known that men are more likely than women to end ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News 'Broken heart' syndrome linked to cancer and brain's reaction to stress, research finds Fox News "Broken heart" syndrome, a disease that causes the heart to temporarily weaken, has been linked to the brain's reaction to stress, a 2019 study has found. In an article published in the European Heart Journal in March, Swiss researchers said they found a ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Is Sunny Outlook the Best Rx for Stroke Recovery? HealthDay THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Optimism might be powerful medicine when recovering from a stroke, a new study suggests. Stroke survivors who had positive outlooks showed lower levels of inflammation, reduced stroke severity and fewer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress 10+ lifetime sexual partners linked to heightened cancer risk Medical Xpress A history of 10 or more lifetime sexual partners is linked to a heightened risk of being diagnosed with cancer, reveals research published online in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. And among women, a higher number of sexual partners is also ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tech Times Another Scary Discovery About Coronavirus That Could Spell More Trouble: Incubation Period is Longer than 14 Days Tech Times The scientific researchers handling the coronavirus crisis have located that the incubation duration for the virus degrees up to 10 days longer than previously through bringing it to 24 days, in line with the Independent. What does this new discovery mean to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Quarantined evacuees wrote a petition asking to be tested for coronavirus. Here's why the CDC said no CNN (CNN) Ordered into quarantine, a group evacuated to California from Wuhan, China, is at odds with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and has petitioned for five "critical" changes in their conditions. The CDC has already said no to the first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Canadian Woman Dies of Dengue Fever after Flying out to Jamaica for Friend's Wedding: 'It Was like a Nightmare' Newsweek A Canadian woman has died after catching a tropical disease while in Jamaica for her friend's wedding. Jodie Dicks, 26, from Toronto, Ontario, came down with dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus, and later suffered two heart attacks, CTV News reported. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Is Sunny Outlook the Best Rx for Stroke Recovery? U.S. News & World Report By Kayla McKiski, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Optimism might be powerful medicine when recovering from a stroke, a new study suggests. Stroke survivors who had positive outlooks showed lower levels ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Young Black Adults More Prone to Stroke, but Don't Know It HealthDay THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Young black Americans face higher rates of stroke than others as a result of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, new research suggests. But the same study finds they typically underestimate their stroke ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Face Mask Shortages Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Mean Dentists in UK May Need to Stop Working Newsweek Dentists in the U.K. may have to stop working due to a shortage of face masks amid the outbreak of the deadly new coronavirus COVID-19, according to a body representing the profession. The warning comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Baby seventh to die from mold-related infection at Seattle hospital: report Fox News An almost 6-month-old girl reportedly died Wednesday morning after months of fighting a mold-related infection she contracted from the Seattle Children's hospital, a report said. "Late last night, Beth told us she was ready," her parents, Katie and Micah Hutt, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Pediatrician's Suicide Note Reveals Regret Over Fake Vaccinations Medscape An Illinois pediatrician who took his own life penned a suicide note stating that he regretted falsifying vaccination records for children in his practice, according to several media reports. Van Koinis, MD, age 58, who ran a practice in Evergreen Park, Illinois, ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Infant with Heart Condition Dies After Mold Exposure in Seattle Hospital Causes Infection PEOPLE.com The baby's family has joined a class action lawsuit against the hospital that was first filed in December. By Claudia Harmata. February 13, 2020 12:59 PM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print. Beth's HLHS Journey/Facebook. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Fake flyers and face-mask fear: California fights coronavirus discrimination Reuters (Reuters) - A flyer in Los Angeles' Carson area, with a fake seal of the World Health Organization, tells residents to avoid Asian-American businesses like Panda Express because of a coronavirus outbreak. A Los Angeles middle schooler is beaten and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Why your Valentine may benefit from hot chocolate during a romantic stroll Fox News If your Valentine's Day plans involve a romantic stroll later, you might want to fill those thermoses full of hot chocolate before you head out. A new study suggests a plant compound found in the sweet treat may actually make walking easier for some older ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox6now.com Virus cases surge after China revises way count is tallied: 'Society struggling with openness' fox6now.com BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10- People wear protective masks as they ride in the street during the rush hour on February 10, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to more than 40000 in mainland China Monday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Low Sex Drive in Men Could Be Helped by Hormone Kisspeptin, Scientists Believe Newsweek A hormone linked to reproduction appears to light up pathways in the brain linked to sexual attraction, according to scientists who hope it could help those struggling with problems such as a low sex drive. The study involved 33 healthy, heterosexual men with ... Flag as irrelevant

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