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	health Daily update ⋅ April 30, 2020
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	NPR A Next-Generation Coronavirus Test Raises Hopes And Concerns NPR States clamoring for coronavirus tests in recent weeks have been talking about two different types. First, there's a PCR test that detects the virus' genetic material, so can confirm an active infection. And then there's an antibody test, which looks at the body's ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How to Feel Together When You Are Apart The New York Times The coronavirus lockdown has separated many of us from our loved ones — in some instances, even our partners and spouses. As a relationship and sex therapist, I've been working with a number of clients who are living separately from their partners. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post More than 80 percent of hospitalized covid patients in Georgia were African American, study finds Washington Post As Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) moves to reopen more businesses, a new study underscores the disproportionate toll the virus has taken on the state's African American population. Surveying eight Georgia hospitals, researchers found that in a sample of 305 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Gilead Drug Proves Effective Against Coronavirus in US Study The New York Times An experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major study, shortening the time it takes for patients to recover by four days on average, U.S. government and company officials announced Wednesday. Gilead Sciences's remdesivir ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Daily: Deaths Pass 26000 Under New Methodology Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Deaths Pass 26,000 Under New Methodology. The new total for UK COVID-19 deaths is 26,097 - the first figure under new reporting methods. That means the UK has the second highest ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Studies leave question of 'airborne' coronavirus transmission unanswered Washington Post A growing number of studies, including one published this week in the journal Nature, have found evidence that the coronavirus can remain suspended in the air in aerosol particles. That raises anew the question of whether and to what extent the virus can be ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Coronavirus Mutates and Spreads The New York Times The coronavirus is an oily membrane packed with genetic instructions to make millions of copies of itself. The instructions are encoded in 30,000 "letters" of RNA — a, c, g and u — which the infected cell reads and translates into many kinds of virus proteins. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Shows Promise For Treating Coronavirus In NIH Study NPR Preliminary results of a major study of the antiviral drug remdesivir show it can help hospitalized patients with COVID-19 recover faster. Dr. Anthony Fauci hailed the findings, released Wednesday, as "quite good news." "The data shows that remdesivir has a ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19 — Study HealthDay A new study finds that loss of smell — one of the newest coronavirus symptoms listed on the CDC website — is more likely to occur in people with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 than in those with more severe illness. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids HealthDay In very rare cases, some kids with COVID-19 in Europe have developed Kawasaki disease, a rare heart condition that has symptoms that overlap with those of COVID-19. In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Gilead Claims 'Positive Data' to Come From NIH Trial of Remdesivir The New York Times Gilead Sciences on Wednesday announced that the company "is aware of positive data" from a federal trial of its experimental coronavirus drug, remdesivir, even as a new study reported that the drug offered no benefit to severely ill patients in China. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Don't Skip Your Child's Well Check: Delays In Vaccines Could Add Up To Big Problems NPR Pediatricians across the U.S. are seeing a steep drop in the number of children coming in for appointments right now — only about 20% to 30% of the volume they would normally see this time of year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Though ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Doctors Link COVID-19 To Potentially Deadly Blood Clots And Strokes NPR When COVID-19 patients began flooding emergency departments at New York hospitals in March, doctors saw some unusual cases of stroke. "We had a young woman in her early 30s who came in with a profound stroke, the kind of stroke that leaves ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Spike in US deaths and cases flagged as pneumonia suggest even greater COVID-19 impact USA TODAY Federal data released this week shows that the number of deaths recorded in the U.S. this year is higher than normal, outpacing deaths attributed to COVID-19 in states that have been hit hardest by the virus. The data provides the first look at death trends this ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News How accurate is the US coronavirus death count? Some experts say it's off by 'tens of thousands' ABC News The novel coronavirus has already claimed the lives of more than 60,000 Americans. But experts fear that number could be far higher at this point in the outbreak -- perhaps by tens of thousands -- once the pandemic subsides enough for officials to go back ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Doctors Investigate Link Between Rare Childhood Disease and Covid-19 Wall Street Journal Doctors in Italy and the U.K. have raised the alarm over a small but growing number of children displaying symptoms of a rare blood-vessel disease that may be linked to Covid-19. In both countries, doctors have alerted their colleagues to look out for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lifesly.com Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Daily Roundup April 29, 2020 FDA.gov The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: Today, the FDA issued a Consumer Update, Tips on Good Nutrition and Using the Updated Nutrition Facts Label ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Metastatic Cancer Linked to Worse Outcomes of COVID-19 Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Cancer type, stage, and recent treatment may affect outcomes of COVID-19 in cancer patients, according to a study of patients from China. The data ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post People are hoarding a heartburn drug before scientists have determined whether it can fight coronavirus Washington Post People are emptying pharmacy shelves of an over-the-counter heartburn drug in the hopes that it might fight the novel coronavirus — before researchers have completed a trial of it for that use. After reports about a clinical trial of famotidine, the active ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Interest in Unproven COVID Drugs Soared After Trump Gave Thumbs Up HealthDay By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When the President of the United States offers medical advice, many Americans will heed the call. Never mind that the recommendations may be unfounded and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Fauci Says Leak Concerns Fueled His White House Revelation of Gilead Drug Results The New York Times CHICAGO — Concerns over leaks compelled the top U.S. infectious disease official to reveal data on Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental drug remdesivir, the first in a scientifically rigorous clincial trial to show benefit in treating COVID-19. The dramatic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Marin and UCSF differ on whether isolated Bolinas can be declared free of coronavirus Los Angeles Times No one in the reclusive seaside town of Bolinas tested positive for the coronavirus during an unusual privately funded project, Marin County health officials said Wednesday. Several hours after that announcement, however, officials from UC San Francisco ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Studies find men more prone to COVID-19 death CIDRAP Men are more than twice as likely to die of COVID-19 than women, regardless of age, according to a study today in Frontiers in Public Health. Also, older men with underlying diseases are more vulnerable than their female counterparts to COVID-19 infection ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Experimental blood test detects cancer in people who didn't know they had it CNN (CNN) An experimental blood test can detect cancer in women who had no symptoms of the disease, and it detected several different kinds of cancer, researchers reported. It's a step forward in the race to develop an effective blood test -- one that can tell ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR In France, A New App Is Helping Doctors Monitor COVID-19 Patients Remotely NPR On a sunny weekend in mid-March, just a couple of days before President Emmanuel Macron put France in lockdown to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, 32-year-old Daphné Rousseau was outside Paris, enjoying lunch in the countryside with a group ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Face shields a more effective deterrent to COVID? WebMD THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Hundreds of millions of Americans heeded recent government advice and rushed to wear cloth face masks, hoping they might prevent transmission of the new coronavirus. But there's another option: The clear ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Are 'covid toes' a real symptom of the coronavirus? Livescience.com A frostbite-like rash on a person's toes might be a symptom of the new coronavirus, according to anecdotal evidence from dermatologists around the world. However, research is needed to determine whether this peculiar rash is truly caused by COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Some children with COVID-19 are experiencing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease ABC News In less than 24 hours, Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., has admitted several children with COVID-19 who are also experiencing a constellation of symptoms that resemble "Kawasaki disease," a rare inflammatory syndrome typically affecting ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com New York City teacher dies from COVID-19 after she was denied tests, family says NBCNews.com A beloved Brooklyn school teacher died from COVID-19 complications after she was initially denied coronavirus tests, her family said. Bushwick Ascend Middle School hailed 30-year-old Rana "Zoe" Mungin as a "one-of-a-kind educator" who had a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus death toll higher in California than previously known, new data suggest Los Angeles Times Total deaths across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic are more than 9% higher than historical averages, according to newly released federal statistics, suggesting the toll could be hundreds or even thousands of deaths more than what's been attributed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus can slam suburbs as badly as cities, findings show Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. New York City has been the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, the daily accounting of hundreds of fatalities has reinforced the idea it's an urban contagion, but its ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Gilead's remdesivir improves recovery time of coronavirus patients in NIH trial Washington Post The government's first rigorous clinical trial of the experimental drug remdesivir as a coronavirus treatment delivered mixed results to the medical community Wednesday — but rallied stock markets and raised hopes that an early weapon to help some patients ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News How accurate is the US coronavirus death count? Some experts say it's off by 'tens of thousands' Yahoo News The novel coronavirus has already claimed the lives of more than 58,000 Americans. But experts fear that number could be far higher at this point in the outbreak -- perhaps by tens of thousands -- once the pandemic subsides enough for officials to go back ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AstraZeneca, Oxford University Partner to Develop, Manufacture Coronavirus Vaccine U.S. News & World Report Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is partnering with the University of Oxford to manufacture and distribute a potential vaccine for the coronavirus. Under the agreement, the U.K.-based pharmaceutical company will be responsible for the development and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times US Coronavirus Outbreak Soon to Be Deadlier Than Any Flu Since 1967 as Deaths Top 60000 The New York Times (Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60,000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967, according to a Reuters tally. America's worst flu season in recent years was in 2017-2018 when more ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Evening update as official UK death toll passes 26000 BBC News Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Wednesday evening. We'll have another update on Thursday morning. 1. UK death toll passes 26,000. The number of people who have died with coronavirus in the UK now stands at ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Parallel Lives: Twin-Brother ER Doctors Fight COVID-19 in New York, Miami The New York Times NEW YORK — Emergency room doctor Michael D'Urso has had some bleak days on the front lines of New York City's battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Intubated patients sometimes spend days waiting for beds in overcrowded intensive care units. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times COVID-19 Showing Suburbs Are Just as Vulnerable as Cities The New York Times NEW YORK — Haunting images of an empty Times Square and the daily accounting of hundreds of fatalities in New York City have reinforced the idea of the coronavirus as an urban contagion. That may obscure an equally sobering truth: Many of the city's ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Remdesivir: Drug has 'clear cut' power to fight coronavirus BBC News There is "clear-cut" evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus, say US officials. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11 in clinical trials. The full details have not been published, but experts said it would be a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Do Your Genes Predispose You to COVID-19? Scientific American Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic several months ago, scientists have been puzzling over the different ways the disease manifests itself. They range from cases with no symptoms at all to severe ones that involve acute respiratory distress syndrome, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: How Pregnant Woman's High Blood Pressure Can Change Shape of Baby's Heart U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Mothers who have high blood pressure are more likely to have babies with slightly different-shaped hearts, a finding that could impact future cardiovascular care for those women and their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Social Distancing Is Bad For Mole-Rats - And Probably For People Too Forbes During the coronavirus lockdown, some people ignore health guidelines and fail to keep a safe physical distance from others. Now a new study on stress in naked mole-rats published in Current Biology suggests a potential explanation for this failure in social ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Fauci says second wave of coronavirus is 'inevitable' The Hill Fauci said he's almost certain the virus will come back in the fall. He said the country should do reasonably well if countermeasures such as testing, contact tracing and isolating those who are infected are put in place in the coming months. The U.S. has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Talk of reopening grows in LA and Orange County despite rising coronavirus death toll Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County passed another grim coronavirus milestone Tuesday with more than 1,000 fatalities even as officials began preparing to ease stay-at-home orders and to restart the economy. The county continues to be the coronavirus hotbed of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Twitter Opens Up Data for Researchers to Study COVID-19 Tweets The New York Times (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will grant researchers and software developers access to a real-time data stream of tens of millions of daily public tweets about COVID-19, which they can use to study the spread of the disease or track misinformation, the company said ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Prostate Cancer Drug Promising as Tx for Pedophilic Disorder MedPage Today A drug approved for treating prostate cancer showed promise for reducing pedophilic impulses in men, according to a phase II randomized trial. Two weeks after initial injection with degarelix (Firmagon), a testosterone-lowering agent, men in the treatment ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay High-Tech Prosthetic Arm Melds With Patient's Anatomy HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new "mind-controlled" prosthetic arm can allow amputees to regain a sense of touch and move through their daily lives more easily, researchers report. The success story ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Poop may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end Los Angeles Times Every day, millions of Americans could be flushing critical coronavirus data down the toilet. With the nation growing ever more weary of sweeping stay-at-home orders and a worsening economy, some scientists say our poop could be the key to determining ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape COVID-19: Will a Contact Tracing App Help Ease Us Out of Lockdown? Medscape A contact tracing app designed to help the UK emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown will be ready by the middle of May, it has been confirmed. That is also the target time set to recruit 18,000 coronavirus contact tracers, although Matt Hancock, England's ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times UK Now Has World's Third-Highest Virus-Related Death Toll The New York Times LONDON — The U.K. has the third-highest coronavirus death toll in the world after the British government published new figures Wednesday that include deaths outside of hospitals. After factoring in deaths in all settings such as care homes, the number of ... Flag as irrelevant

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