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	health Daily update ⋅ February 28, 2020
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	CNN If coronavirus spreads within the US, here's how daily life might change CNN (CNN) Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned that it's not a question of if, but when the novel coronavirus will spread in the United States -- and communities are urged to prepare for the virus that has already killed ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus in NY: Growing Anxiety as Doctors Prepare for an Epidemic The New York Times In recent weeks, some hospitals in New York City have begun safeguarding their stockpiles of masks and other protective gear amid suspicions that employees were taking them home. Administrators at one hospital are allowing pregnant employees to opt out ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Concerned Are You About the Coronavirus Outbreak? The New York Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that Americans should brace for the likelihood that the coronavirus will spread to the United States. Outbreaks have already occurred in many other countries, such as China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Diagnosis Of Coronavirus Patient In California Was Delayed For Days NPR The first suspected U.S. case of a patient getting the new coronavirus through "community spread" — with no history of travel to affected areas or exposure to someone known to have the COVID-19 illness — was left undiagnosed for days because a request ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com 'Fear versus dreams': Coronavirus spread sparks fears for American travelers NBCNews.com Summer Mutz's dream of visiting Europe was finally arriving this weekend — a trip to Rome, Vienna and Paris with a friend. But with the novel coronavirus sweeping the globe and the number of cases in Italy surging, what once seemed like a wonderful ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News 5 people get real about the pain of eating disorders and the 'process' of recovery ABC News Eating disorders are deeply personal, but one thing applies across the board – they don't discriminate. "Anyone can get an eating disorder," said Damola Akintunde, 24, a photographer who battled anorexia nervosa starting at age 15. "It's not restricted by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com How will the coronavirus outbreak end? Livescience.com Despite worldwide efforts to contain the new coronavirus, hotspots continue to emerge, and the number of cases is on the rise. It's been only a couple of months since the virus, called SARS-CoV-2, made its first public appearance in a seafood-and-live-animal ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News How Americans can prepare for coronavirus if it spreads here ABC News The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has infected dozens of Americans and thousands more across the world. While scientists are working to contain the outbreak and come up with effective treatments, health experts say people can still prepare and guard against ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal How to Prepare for the Coronavirus Wall Street Journal Face masks? Zinc? Gloves? Americans are grasping for ways to brace for what public health experts say is inevitable: an outbreak of the new coronavirus. Public health experts advise staying calm and following the same precautions recommended for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Coronavirus testing widened as California case makes containment more urgent Washington Post The four-day delay in testing a California woman for coronavirus highlights how a faulty test and until Thursday, a narrow definition of who should be tested have hindered the U.S. ability to track how widely the disease has spread. Infectious disease experts ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape In Scramble to Stop Virus, Testing Raises Tough Questions Medscape NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials confronted tough questions and doubts Thursday about testing to intercept the fast-spreading virus, with scrutiny focused on a four-day delay in screening an infected California woman despite her doctors' early calls to do ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Northern California city at epicenter of coronavirus mystery Washington Post VACAVILLE, Calif. — Residents of a Northern California community are at the epicenter of what officials are calling a turning point in the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, as investigators try to retrace the steps of a hospitalized woman they believe ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Where did the new coronavirus come from? Past outbreaks provide hints. NBCNews.com As scientists and public health officials around the world scramble to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak, some researchers are also racing to solve the enduring mystery of where the newly identified virus came from. The coronavirus, which first sickened ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Mixed messages, test delays hamper US coronavirus response Reuters (Reuters) - Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, and are alerting Americans to take precautions, some health agencies charged with protecting the public appear unprepared to deal with the threat. A standard ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Coronavirus' Top Targets: Men, Seniors, Smokers Medscape Viruses can strike one group more severely than another. The 1918 flu, which claimed 50 million lives worldwide, particularly affected young adults. The Zika outbreak that raged through Brazil in 2015-2016 had an especially devastating effect on pregnant ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Miami authorities must wait days for coronavirus results over delay in testing tools Miami Herald Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Thursday local authorities have to wait days for results on possible novel coronavirus cases because federal authorities haven't sent a state lab in Miami the testing materials that can shorten the process to a few hours. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Growth of new coronavirus fuels questions over definition of pandemic ABC News As the coronavirus continues its spread around the globe, a single word is coming from the mouths of experts at an alarmingly growing rate: pandemic. But what exactly is a pandemic and does this qualify? First, it's important to realize coronaviruses are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com West Orange School Officials Address Concerns About Coronavirus Patch.com West Orange school administrators are taking "proactive measures" and trying to alleviate concerns about COVID-19. By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff. Feb 28, 2020 9:54 am ET. Reply. 0. West Orange school administrators are taking "proactive measures" regarding ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape CMO Warns of 'Social Cost' If COVID-19 Becomes a Pandemic Medscape England's chief medical officer warned that the country should prepare for disruption to many activities "for quite a long period" in the event of a global pandemic of COVID-19. Professor Chris Whitty raised the possibility of school closures and banning ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Strategies shift as coronavirus pandemic looms Science Magazine The global march of COVID-19 is beginning to look unstoppable. In just the past week, a countrywide outbreak surfaced in Iran, spawning additional cases in Iraq, Oman, and Bahrain. Italy put 10 towns in the north on lockdown after the virus rapidly spread ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Schools And Hospitals Prepare For Possible Coronavirus Outbreak Patch.com Advocate Christ, OSF-Little Company of Mary and schools are making preparations to limit COVID-19's spread in the community. By Lorraine Swanson, Patch Staff. Feb 28, 2020 3:10 am CT. Reply. 0. Hospitals and schools are taking seriously warnings of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus 101: What You Need To Know To Prepare And Prevent NPR As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family. "I told my children that while I didn't think that they were at risk right now, we, as a family, need to be preparing for significant disruption of our lives," ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Coronavirus Strikes Men, Older People the Hardest HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The coronavirus is on the cusp of becoming a global pandemic and experts say that, if it does, older people and men could be most at risk for serious illness and death. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News The opioid crisis may be far worse than thought, making the epidemic harder to fight ABC News There may be a gross underreporting of opioid-related death rates, leading to misrepresentation about the extent of the epidemic, according to a new study. A substantial share of the documentation on fatal drug overdoses may be missing information on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Who Is Developing a Coronavirus Vaccine? U.S. News & World Report More than 80,000 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and more than 2,800 have died from complications. Yet there is no coordinated international effort to develop a vaccine, and the race to find one is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Coronavirus Mortality Rate: How COVID-19 Fatalities Compare to Ebola, SARS and MERS Newsweek As the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to grow, experts around the world are working tirelessly to understand the characteristics of the mysterious new disease named COVID-19. That includes calculating its death rate, and seeing how it compares ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News BBC's Sam Poling kept endometriosis private to hide 'weakness' BBC News For much of her professional life, Sam Poling has spent time in the company of counterfeit cigarette gangs, cocaine traffickers and convicted murderers while undercover. The BBC investigative journalist, 46, has remained calm in high pressure situations and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Key terms of the coronavirus outbreak, explained: From asymptomatic to zoonotic Washington Post With health officials trying to prevent and prepare for the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, there is much panic and confusion and many questions out there. Here are some key terms and facts to know: Coronavirus: This term refers to a family of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Coronavirus threat gives strapped state health agencies a new crisis Politico WASHINGTON — The fumbled response to the first coronavirus case potentially contracted within a U.S. community, in California, shows how health professionals on the front lines can be quickly overmatched by the stealthy disease. And the prospect of more ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Opioid Epidemic Might Be Much Worse Than We Thought The Atlantic It can be hard to comprehend the true scope of something as disastrous as the opioid epidemic. Perhaps that's why it's been compared with falling 747s and crashing cars. But in fact, knowing exactly how many people have perished is crucial to stopping the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A Seattle-area school was closed for cleaning after a staff member's relative was tested for coronavirus CNN (CNN) Bothell High School outside Seattle was closed for cleaning on Thursday after a staff member's relative was quarantined and tested for a possible case of the novel coronavirus, school district officials said. The move -- which was "not necessary," ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNA Explainer: Coronavirus Reappears in Discharged Patients, Raising Questions in Containment Fight The New York Times SHANGHAI/LONDON — A growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in China and elsewhere are testing positive after recovering, sometimes weeks after being allowed to leave the hospital, which could make the epidemic harder to eradicate. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Feds to allow state public health labs to test for COVID-19 CIDRAP As many as 40 state public health labs could begin testing for the COVID-19 virus using parts of the test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as early as this week, according to the Association of Public Health Laboratories ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pitt lab working to create vaccine for COVID-19 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In a way, COVID-19, the virus that has the world's attention, is already in Pittsburgh. Two weeks ago, a specially-trained FedEx delivery team brought a well packed box full of dry ice and small vials full of 50 million samples of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe In RI, 26 people have quarantined themselves while being monitored for coronavirus The Boston Globe There haven't been any confirmed cases, but health officials believe the virus will eventually reach Rhode Island. By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 28, 2020, in 11 hours. Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the Rhode Island Department ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Scientists Spot Early Markers of Coronavirus in Lungs of Patients HealthDay THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers report they have spotted early, subtle signs in the lungs that point to coronavirus infection. This could help doctors diagnose patients in the early stages of the disease, when it may not be ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today CDC Revises COVID-19 Test Criteria, Director Tells House Panel MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- Criteria determining who's tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus has been expanded following the first possible case of community transmission in the U.S., CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, told lawmakers during a House Foreign Affairs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Coronavirus: How We Got Here and What It Means for You Wall Street Journal In the nearly two months since the novel coronavirus was identified, it has spread to every continent except Antarctica. There have been more than 82,100 cases in 45 countries, with at least 2,800 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Where the Coronavirus Bioweapon Conspiracy Theories Really Come From Slate Magazine Diseases bring out the worst in us, inspiring racist attacks, xenophobic public policy, and isolationism. It's happening right now in the world of coronavirus disease 2019, formally called COVID-19. But diseases also bring out the worst of us, grifters and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Coronavirus Vaccine 'Weeks' Away From Being Developed, Says Head of Israeli Science Research Institute Newsweek The head of a research institute in Israel has said its scientists are "weeks" away from developing a vaccine against the deadly new coronavirus which causes COVID-19. The new virus that has killed over 2,800 people is a member of the large coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star If coronavirus hits Kansas City area, officials claim they're prepared. But are they? Kansas City Star Kansas health authorities, fearful they might have encountered one of the nation's first coronavirus cases, in January quietly prepared a campaign to warn more than 400 people who could have been exposed. "We had a phone bank. We were ready to go," ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News Should you be more worried about coronavirus or the flu? The Dallas Morning News Concerns about coronavirus have spurred quarantines, steep stock-market declines and runs on protective masks. So far, it has been blamed for just over 2,800 deaths worldwide. The flu, meanwhile, has killed an estimated 16,000 in the U.S. alone without ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Traveling amid the coronavirus outbreak: What you need to know Fox News Concerns over COVID-19 are steadily growing now that the novel coronavirus has spread to every continent — with the exception of Antarctica. And as the virus grows globally, being smart about planning travel, be it domestic or international, and how to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee Will coronavirus wreck your spring or summer travel plans? 5 things to know Sacramento Bee Will the ongoing global coronavirus outbreak upend your spring or summer vacation plans? It's hard to say for certain, but here are some tips for travel planning. Since the coronavirus outbreak began in China, there have been 82,550 confirmed COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bangor Daily News Coronavirus hasn't appeared in Maine yet. Here's how the state is still preparing. Bangor Daily News AUGUSTA, Maine — The coronavirus risk remains low in Maine, but state officials are trying to get residents to prepare for the worst while ramping up a response to combat the outbreak if it arrives here. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Christian Science Monitor Coronavirus puts health officials on messaging tightrope Christian Science Monitor If you want to fight a public health crisis, you need one thing in abundance: calm. But how do you keep fears at bay in a world saturated with social media? Riverside University Health Department–Public Health/Reuters. Evacuees from the China coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post US CDC Aggressively Evaluating Whether Coronavirus Survives on Surfaces: Agency Chief The New York Times (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that his agency is aggressively evaluating how long coronavirus can survive and be infectious on surfaces. "On copper and steel ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge It's going to take a lot longer to make a COVID-19 vaccine than a treatment The Verge Scientists and drug companies are racing to develop and test treatments and vaccines that address COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Work on both is progressing at an unprecedented speed — but researchers are starting essentially ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC CDC to test more suspected cases of coronavirus after revising guidelines CNBC Under the prior federal guidelines, clinicians could test suspected coronavirus patients if they had traveled recently from China or had contact with someone known to be infected." When a clinician or public health individual suspects coronavirus then we ... Flag as irrelevant
	syracuse.com 20 years of health scares: CNY reacts to SARS, bird flu, swine flu, and Zika syracuse.com On Feb. 26, 2020, Syracuse University temporarily banned travels by its students, faculty and staff to South Korea, where there had been the biggest outbreak of the coronavirus anywhere outside of China. The announcement came one day after the university ... Flag as irrelevant

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