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	health Daily update ⋅ April 29, 2020
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	The New York Times A Scramble for Virus Apps That Do No Harm The New York Times Faced with a growing coronavirus threat, the governor of North Dakota last month posed a question to a friend from his private-sector days. The friend, a software engineer, had once created a location-tracking app for football fans at North Dakota State ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus Live Updates: Scientists Find Coronavirus in Tiny Airborne Droplets The New York Times The virus was found in the air at two hospitals in Wuhan, China, the first real-world examples that airborne transmission may be possible. And in Russia, the government extended a nationwide lockdown until May 11. Right Now. President Vladimir V. Putin of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR COVID-19 Tests That Are Supposed To Be Free Can Ring Up Surprising Charges NPR Even before a novel virus swept around the world, Anna Davis Abel wore a mask to protect herself from getting sick. The 25-year-old writer lives with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that makes her more susceptible to infection. Davis Abel's doctor ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What You Need to Know About the Covid-19 Antibody Test The New York Times As states across the country weigh options for reopening after weeks of stay-at-home orders, antibody tests have emerged as a potential pathway on how — and when — to do it. But there are many caveats, as a recent study found that many of the antibody ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Airborne Coronavirus Detected in Wuhan Hospitals The New York Times Adding to growing evidence that the novel coronavirus can spread through air, scientists have identified genetic markers of the virus in airborne droplets, many with diameters smaller than one-ten-thousandth of an inch. That had been previously ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times De Blasio Breaks Up Rabbi's Funeral and Lashes Out Over Virus Distancing The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio lashed out at Hasidic residents of the Williamsburg section in Brooklyn on Tuesday night after personally overseeing the dispersal of a crowd of hundreds of mourners who had gathered for the funeral of a rabbi who died of the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'Frostbite' toes and other peculiar rashes may be signs of hidden coronavirus infection, especially in the young Washington Post As a dermatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Esther Freeman was prepared for things to be a bit quieter during the pandemic lockdown. But not too long after it began, she started getting urgent calls about odd frostbite-like patches ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts CNN (CNN) A news conference by two California doctors that downplayed the threat of the coronavirus and made dubious claims that the disease had already spread widely, and therefore was not dangerous, struck a chord with those itching for states to ease ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Why the three main types of coronavirus tests can't be easily mass produced CNN (CNN) One is widespread but has key shortages across its supply chain. One remains questionably reliable and is only helpful after the fact. And one is still early in development -- but could speed up and simplify results. Experts say ramping up the use of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Beloved Missouri nurse died of coronavirus a week before her 40th anniversary at hospital CNN (CNN) For the majority of her 69 years, Celia Yap-Banago dedicated her life to her patients, carrying out her nursing duties. But just weeks before she was set to celebrate her 40th anniversary at the hospital, the tables turned as she became the one needing ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Many Museums Won't Survive the Virus. How Do You Close One Down? The New York Times The Charles Dickens Museum in London has fallen on hard times. For 95 years, the collection, in the home of the "Oliver Twist" and "Great Expectations" author, has been financed by ticket sales and other earned income. But with no visitors since March, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Love in the Time of Coronavirus — Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown HealthDay Experts share how to keep the peace when you and your spouse are both stuck at home during sheltering-in-place orders. Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown. TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- With most ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Pug in North Carolina Tests Positive for the Coronavirus, Researchers Say The New York Times A pug in North Carolina named Winston has tested positive for the coronavirus in what is apparently the first known case in which the virus was detected in a dog in the United States, researchers at Duke University said on Tuesday. The dog belongs to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A pug in North Carolina may be the first dog in US to test positive for coronavirus CNN (CNN) A North Carolina family's pug may be the first dog in the United States to test positive for coronavirus, according to researchers. Three members of the McClean family -- Sam McClean, wife Heather and their son, Ben -- contracted Covid-19 last month. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Groups sow doubt about COVID vaccine before one even exists Washington Post NEW YORK — A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially eroding confidence in what could be humanity's best chance to defeat the virus. In recent weeks ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US could be in for 'a bad fall and a bad winter' if it's unprepared for a second wave of coronavirus, Fauci warns CNN (CNN) A second round of the coronavirus is 'inevitable,' the nation's leading epidemiologist says, but just how bad it is will depend on the progress the US makes in the coming months. "If by that time we have put into place all of the countermeasures that you ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News PPE 'designed for women' needed on frontline BBC News There is growing concern that standard personal protective equipment (PPE), which often has a unisex design, doesn't always fit women properly. PPE is essential for protecting frontline workers exposed to Covid-19. The Department of Health said the kit is ... Flag as irrelevant
	amNY Buildings Closed by Coronavirus Face Another Risk: Legionnaires' Disease The New York Times WASHINGTON — Commercial buildings shuttered for weeks to stem the spread of the coronavirus could fuel another grisly lung infection: Legionnaires' disease. Public health experts are urging landlords across the globe to carefully re-open buildings to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com What is antigen testing? How a new test could help track the coronavirus outbreak NBCNews.com Cities and states across the country are looking to expand coronavirus testing as part of efforts to emerge from lockdowns, but two major barriers remain: how to screen huge parts of the population and how to do it quickly. Antigen testing, which can offer faster ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID-19 exposes mistrust, health care inequality going back generations for African Americans ABC News Tanya Fields had textbook COVID-19 symptoms. She was lethargic, and experienced chills, body aches, fever and a dry cough. Rather than going to the hospital, she opted to recover in her three-bedroom South Bronx apartment with no real way to isolate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Coronavirus Testing Capacity Is Going Unused Wall Street Journal Many commercial and academic laboratories in the U.S. are processing coronavirus diagnostic tests far below their daily capacity, leaving tools crucial to slowing the virus's spread unused. Some labs across the country say they are processing less than a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Warning: Coronavirus Antibody Tests Are Still a Work in Progress U.S. News & World Report By JoNel Aleccia. After hearing for months about serious access issues involving tests that diagnose COVID-19 based on swabs from the nose or throat, Americans are being inundated with reports about promising new tests that look for signs of infection in ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME First the Women Who Ran This UK Military Hospital Faced World War I. Then Came the 1918 Flu Pandemic TIME When war broke out in 1914, surgeon Louisa Garrett Anderson and her life partner and fellow physician, Flora Murray, saw that the crisis would create an urgent need for trained medical staff—and a unique opportunity to put their skills to use. Though women ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report In Rural US, Fears of Virus Seem Far Away as Stores Reopen U.S. News & World Report By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON, Associated Press. ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — Traffic got a little busier along Main Street, but otherwise, it was hard to tell that coronavirus restrictions were ending in the tiny Montana town of Roundup. Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus antibody tests are still a work in progress Los Angeles Times After hearing for months about serious access issues involving tests that diagnose COVID-19 based on swabs from the nose or throat, Americans are being inundated with reports about promising new tests that look for signs of coronavirus infection in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report For Those Who've Lived Both, COVID-19 Carries Echoes of the Early AIDS Crisis U.S. News & World Report The images – and emotions attached to them – are seared in Michael Weinstein's memory. Volunteers on St. Mark's Place in Manhattan handing out flyers and warning of a new contagion sweeping through the community. Heart-wrenching hospital visits to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Rare inflammatory syndrome seen in US child with Covid-19 CNN (CNN) US doctors say they may have seen a possible complication of coronavirus infection in a young child: a rare inflammatory condition called Kawasaki disease. National Health Service England sent an alert to doctors and on Sunday the Paediatric ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times India's Serum Institute to Make Millions of Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Doses The New York Times NEW DELHI — The Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it plans this year to produce up to 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus that is under clinical trial in Britain. Serum, the world's largest maker of vaccines by volume, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'Crash course': Med students in Detroit help test for virus Washington Post DETROIT — City employees make critical visits to the Detroit health department for a coronavirus test. On the other side of the long cotton swab: medical students in protective gear who have volunteered to be on the front line of the fight. "We'll just go in about ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Beloved Brooklyn teacher, 30, dies of coronavirus after she was twice denied a COVID-19 test ABC News A beloved 30-year-old middle school social studies teacher from Brooklyn has died of COVID-19 following a month-long battle, after twice being turned away for testing before eventually being diagnosed with the virus. Rana Zoe Mungin, who had been ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Immunity Numbers Are Too Low The Atlantic Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. For months, the lack of testing for the novel coronavirus in the United States has allowed, ironically, a small glimmer of hope: The official ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Brooklyn Teacher Who Was Turned Away From ER Twice Dies of COVID-19 Daily Beast A 30-year-old Brooklyn social studies teacher has died after a "long fight" against the coronavirus, her sister confirmed. "It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you all that my sister, Rana Zoe, has passed away today at 12:25 p.m. due to COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 'It's unwise to use unproven therapies': In race to stop COVID-19, there's still no treatment, just hunches USA TODAY Remdesivir. Hydroxychloroquine. Convalescent plasma. Tocilizumab. Three months ago, these names would have been unknown to most people outside of the medical field. Today they're discussed on morning talk shows as possible treatments for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Meet the 101-year-old who was born on a ship during the Spanish flu and just beat coronavirus CNN Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. (CNN) Angelina Friedman survived cancer, miscarriages, internal bleeding, sepsis and now not one, but two ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19? HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even though many Americans might not even know what pulse oximeters are, the tiny devices are flying off pharmacy shelves as high-risk folks worry about COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	Metro Three US Children With COVID-19 Have Rare Inflammatory Syndrome The New York Times CHICAGO — Three U.S. children infected with the coronavirus are being treated for a rare inflammatory syndrome that appears similar to one that has raised concerns by doctors in Britain, Italy and Spain, a specialist treating the patients told Reuters. All three ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Coronavirus: New $13.6 million project will help guide the Bay Area's re-opening The Mercury News The Bay Area is defeating COVID-19. But as restrictions ease, will infections jump – forcing us to do this all over again? A massive new testing effort will tell us. On Wednesday, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced a $13.6 million collaboration between ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Trump Says US Will Run 5 Million Daily Virus Tests 'Very Soon.' His Testing Chief Says That's Impossible TIME President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the U.S. will be able to carry out five million coronavirus tests per day, but the top official overseeing testing strategy told TIME earlier in the day that goal wasn't feasible given current technology. Admiral Brett ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Blood Test Helped Detect Cancer Before Symptoms, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer. For the first time, a blood test has been shown to help detect many types of cancer in a study of thousands of people with no history or symptoms of the disease. The test is still experimental. Even its fans ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Groups sow doubt about coronavirus vaccine before one even exists Fox News NEW YORK – Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Genetic Engineering Could Make a COVID-19 Vaccine in Months Rather Than Years Scientific American On January 10, when Chinese researchers published the genome of a mysterious, fast-spreading, virus, it confirmed Dan Barouch's greatest worry. The genome was similar to that of the coronavirus that caused the 2003 SARS outbreak, yet it also had striking ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com COVID-19 may be tied to rare syndrome in children, UK doctors warn Livescience.com Children have been thought to be largely spared from the worst of the new coronavirus, but doctors in the U.K. are now warning of a possible connection between COVID-19 and an unusual inflammatory syndrome in children. However, experts stress that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com 3 children in the US with coronavirus treated for rare inflammatory condition NBCNews.com Three U.S. children infected with the coronavirus are being treated for a rare inflammatory syndrome that appears similar to one that has raised concerns by doctors in Britain, Italy and Spain, a specialist treating the patients told Reuters. All three — who range ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Coronavirus vaccine developed in the UK could be ready by fall, if it works Livescience.com Scientists at Oxford University have begun clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine that has shown promise in rhesus monkeys, according to news reports. If the vaccine can effectively protect humans against the novel coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2,i the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Blood test helped detect cancer before symptoms, study finds Washington Post For the first time, a blood test has been shown to help detect many types of cancer in a study of thousands of people with no history or symptoms of the disease. The test is still experimental. Even its fans say it needs to be improved and that Tuesday's results ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay COVID-19 Now Linked With Strokes in Young Patients HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 might raise stroke risk in young and middle-aged adults, with virus-linked blood clots causing severe damage to their brains, doctors warn. Word has ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Welsh ministers refuse to expand care home testing BBC News There would be "no value" to providing coronavirus tests to everybody in care homes, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said. The Welsh NHS is testing residents and staff who have symptoms, but not those who do not. That is not the case in England, where ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Hope, disappointment seen in trials for coronavirus drug NBCNews.com One large COVID-19 study hints at the potential benefit of an experimental drug called remdesivir, even as another study published the same day has disappointing results. But both studies had flaws, making results difficult to interpret in the absence of more ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Thousands of cancer ops at 'Covid-free' hubs BBC News Thousands of cancer patients will be operated on at new centres designed to be kept clear of coronavirus. The regional "virus-free" centres have been set up in 21 areas of England to carry out urgent surgery during the pandemic. Trusts have been told all ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News People are sharing their dreams on social media during the coronavirus pandemic Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. We are one. The horrors of COVID-19 are seemingly giving proof to Jung's concept of the collective unconscious and Freud's work on dreams. CORONAVIRUS: ... Flag as irrelevant

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