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	health Daily update ⋅ April 8, 2020
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	The New York Times NY Virus Deaths Hit New High, but Hospitalizations Slow: Live Updates The New York Times New York State reported 731 more deaths, its largest one-day increase, after two days of lower numbers. But other indicators are easing. Here's what you need to know: Virus deaths in N.Y. hit a new one-day peak, but hospitalizations are slowing. A crew ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A real life 'Contagion': Humans may be to blame for viruses jumping from animals to us CNN (CNN) It could be a real-life "Contagion," much like the movie. As a deadly pandemic spreads across the globe, a timely new study has identified key drivers of "virus spillover" from mammals to humans. The risk of virus spillover -- when viruses jump from ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times For HIV Survivors, a Feeling of Weary Déjà Vu The New York Times Three weeks ago, a spring breaker in Miami became a symbol of Gen Z denialism when he spoke to CBS News and said that coronavirus wasn't going to get in the way of his partying. Outrage was swift, but one person who felt a touch of recognition was ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Interest in home births spikes amid coronavirus: What expectant moms need to know ABC News Expectant women today are facing a question they likely never expected to have to ask in their pregnancy -- how to give birth during a pandemic. The question has led some women to look online for answers, specifically on home births. Searches on Google ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Why Some COVID-19 Patients Crash: The Body's Immune System Might Be To Blame NPR Updated at 10 a.m. ET. It's a strange and tragic pattern in some cases of COVID-19: The patient struggles through the first week of illness, and perhaps even begins to feel a little better. Then suddenly they crash. "We've seen some patients rapidly worsen," ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times In NYC, the Coronavirus Is Killing Men Twice as Often as Women The New York Times In its inexorable spread across New York City, the coronavirus is exacting a greater toll on men than women. Not only are men infected in greater numbers, new data show, but they are also dying at nearly twice the rate of women. To date, there have been ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times A small Georgia hospital battles one of the nation's most intense coronavirus outbreaks Los Angeles Times Before Mandy Hall lined up to have her temperature taken, don a surgical mask and step through the glass doors of the hospital, she recited a line from the Old Testament. Perhaps this is the moment for which you were created. It was not yet 7 a.m., and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post A leading model now estimates tens of thousands fewer covid-19 deaths by summer Washington Post At a sober press briefing in the White House last week, members of President Trump's coronavirus task force unveiled data supporting the need to continue the national effort to limit the spread of the virus. Even while maintaining policies aimed at limiting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters New York's Cuomo sees state nearing coronavirus plateau even as daily death toll hits high Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York is nearing a plateau in the number of coronavirus patients hospitalized, a sign of optimism even though the number of the deaths in the state hit a single-day high, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday. This video file ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Your Pets Are Not Likely To Get or Transmit Coronavirus. Here's What The Experts Say TIME This weekend a tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. But it's a leap to worry if your household feline can get or transmit the coronavirus, says Karen Terio, chief of the Zoological Pathology Program ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times 22 new coronavirus deaths in LA County as statewide toll surges past 400 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County health officials on Tuesday confirmed 22 more coronavirus-linked deaths, bringing the county's total to 169, as the number of people testing positive for the illness nears 7,000. Public health department director Barbara Ferrer said that for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Top public health official says number of dead could be lower as Americans practice social distancing CNN (CNN) A week after unveiling a stunning projection for the number of people who would die from coronavirus in the US -- 100,000 to 240,000 -- White House officials have yet to fully explain how they arrived at those numbers. Some administration officials are ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Unemployment, isolation: COVID-19's mental health impact ABC News The death of a loved one. A grave personal illness. Loss of income. These traumatic events rank among the most stressful experiences a person can endure, according to psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe. MORE: Recovering addicts say ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC South Korea's broad coronavirus testing strategy could flatten curve in some US areas, expert says CNBC Broad testing of people for the coronavirus as was done in South Korea could slow the spread of the disease in parts of the United States that have relatively few cases, an infectious diseases expert said. South Korea has been lauded for knocking down a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal What the Doctors Leading the Way on Coronavirus Learned From AIDS Wall Street Journal Nearly 40 years ago, a young immunologist opened the latest issue of the scientific publication on his desk. What he read that day would change Anthony Fauci's life. The patients identified in the June 1981 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 death rate rises in counties with high air pollution, study says CNN (CNN) You are more likely to die from Covid-19 if you live in a county in the United States with higher levels of long-term air pollution, according to new research released Tuesday by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Coronavirus symptoms: 10 key ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Plasma treatment being tested in New York may be coronavirus 'gamechanger' NBCNews.com As patients with COVID-19 continue pouring into emergency departments and intensive care units across the nation, an old treatment that has been adapted for a new disease is now being tested in New York. In the past few days, the Mount Sinai Hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Guidelines for Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer During the Pandemic Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A team of radiation oncologists has devised recommendations and a framework for managing radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients during the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BuzzFeed Everything You Need To Know About The New Face Mask Guidelines BuzzFeed Including how to make them, where to (affordably!) get them, and why the CDC is changing its recommendations. Posted on April 7, 2020, at 2:40 p.m.. Emma Lord. BuzzFeed Staff. Be one of the first to comment ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus in NYC: Latest Updates The New York Times [Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up.] It's Wednesday. Weather: Morning rain, then cloudy, with a high in the mid-60s. Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 17. Meters are in effect. Image. Credit...Dave Sanders for The New ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Do school closures really help reduce the spread of the coronavirus? Livescience.com Schools in more than 100 countries, including most in the U.S., are closed to aid in social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new review study questions how much these closures will really help to reduce the disease's spread. The authors, from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times LA releases first racial breakdown of coronavirus fatalities; blacks have higher death rate Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County for the first time released a partial racial breakdown of coronavirus fatalities, showing African Americans are somewhat more likely to die from COVID-19. LA County public health director Barbara Ferrer said the county has racial ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Heart Damage in COVID-19 Patients Puzzles Doctors Scientific American While the focus of the COVID-19 pandemic has been on respiratory problems and securing enough ventilators, doctors on the front lines are grappling with a new medical mystery. In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Black people are disproportionately hit hard by coronavirus. LA County is taking action Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County's public health department will partner with a local private nonprofit university to expand testing access to South L.A. residents and analyze demographic data to better determine how diverse communities are being affected by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape COVID-19 Ventilation Clinical Practice Guidelines (ESICM, 2020) Medscape Ventilation clinical practice guidelines in adults with COVID-19 were released by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Ventilation-Related Recommendations and Suggestions for Adults With COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay More COVID-19 Tests Arrive, But Bottlenecks Persist HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, April 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. pathology labs are now awash in COVID-19 tests, with more than two dozen rapid tests on the market thanks to expedited approval by the U.S. Food and Drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD US Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids WebMD TUESDAY, April 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Mirroring findings from a similar study in China, the first comprehensive tally of coronavirus infection in American children shows it's much less likely to cause severe illness. Children under the age of 18 are far ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Keep the Parks Open The Atlantic Across the world, from Zurich to St. Louis, authorities are closing down public parks and outdoor spaces—with many citing overcrowding, which they fear will fuel coronavirus infections. In one notable and much-discussed example, officials in London just ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Coronavirus treatments: Hydroxychloroquine, vaccines and drugs for COVID-19 CNET Everything you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines. Tetra/Getty. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, has spread across ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Answers to your DIY face mask questions, including what material you should use Washington Post On April 3, U.S. health officials recommended an arts-and-crafts project to U.S. residents: Make a cloth mask, then wear it when you go out in public. Covering your mouth and nose is one more thing people can do in addition to social distancing and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Social distancing funerals 'should be banned' BBC News There are calls for funerals to be banned during the coronavirus crisis because of limits on the number of mourners causing distress to families. Lorraine Barnett, a humanist celebrant of 11 years, is calling for a ban. The former Welsh assembly member said ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Cancer patients face treatment delays and uncertainty as coronavirus cripples hospitals ModernHealthcare.com The federal government has encouraged health centers to delay nonessential surgeries while weighing the severity of patients' conditions and the availability of personal protective equipment, beds and staffing at hospitals. People with cancer are among ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Going through pregnancy loss alone Today.com Charlier-Vermeire was given a mask and wheeled back where she met a nurse, Laura, dedicated to caring for her. Doctors ran a slew of tests and she shuddered in agony during her pelvic ultrasound. Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Unprecedented nationwide blood studies seek to track US coronavirus spread Science Magazine Science 's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. We still don't know how many people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Not only have countries struggled to roll out wide-scale testing for the virus, those efforts ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: 'Keep cats indoors', vets recommend BBC News Veterinary scientists have recommended cat owners keep their pets indoors to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But the British Veterinary Association said "owners should not worry" about any risk of infection from their pets. "There isn't a single case ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Coronavirus victims are losing their sense of smell. Here's what that's like CNET Mounting evidence links COVID-19 to olfactory loss, bringing attention to anosmia, a condition that can impact everything from taste to memories to intimate relationships. Leslie Katz. April 8, 2020. On a warm New York City summer morning a few years back, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: What Pregnant Women With High Blood Pressure Need to Know About COVID-19 HealthDay TUESDAY, April 7, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- High blood pressure during pregnancy can put mother and baby at risk during normal circumstances. But with the novel coronavirus spreading rapidly, many are wondering how this highly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune New research links air pollution to higher coronavirus death rates Chicago Tribune Coronavirus patients in areas that had high levels of air pollution before the pandemic are more likely to die from the infection than patients in cleaner parts of the country, according to a new nationwide study that offers the first clear link between long-term ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Obesity is major COVID-19 risk factor, says French chief epidemiologist Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Being overweight is a major risk for people infected with the new coronavirus and the United States is particularly vulnerable because of high obesity levels there, France's chief epidemiologist said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: French ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Africa Explainer: Do Men Fare Worse With COVID-19? The New York Times LONDON — Death and infection tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic spreading around the world point to men being more likely than women to contract the disease and to suffer severe or critical complications if they do. Here are some insights from research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Air pollution linked to higher coronavirus death rates Los Angeles Times Americans in communities with higher smog levels are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19, according to a new study that suggests the health damage from the novel coronavirus has been worsened by long-term exposure to air pollution. Scientists at ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Teen smokers less likely to give up the habit as adults, study finds CNN (CNN) People who start smoking young are much more likely to smoke daily as adults and find it much, much harder to quit. The findings of the study, which published Wednesday, said that cigarette smoking, even experimentally, among children of any age ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune 14 days with a quarantine tracker wristband: Does it even work? Chicago Tribune The images looked benign: a hand dangling chopsticks over a bowl of soup, a young man giving a thumbs up, a woman reclining in a bed at Ikea. But they drew outrage in Hong Kong in recent weeks because they seemingly showed people violating a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED The Face Mask Debate Reveals a Scientific Double Standard WIRED The recent back-and-forth debate—and policy reversal—over the use of face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 reveals a glaring double standard. For some reason, we've been treating this one particular matter of public health differently. We don't see ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Coronavirus death toll in US likely worse than numbers say ABC News The nation's death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 10,000 in the last 24 hours, but even that figure belied a grim truth: the real number of deaths is higher, but no one knows how much. "There is no doubt the official death toll is an undercount," New ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill WHO: No evidence wearing a mask can protect healthy people from coronavirus The Hill WHO released new guidance Monday advising that healthy people don't need to wear masks. WHO said the use of masks in the community may create a false sense of security, prompting people to disregard physical distancing measures. The Centers for ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Louisiana Data: Virus Hits Blacks, People With Hypertension U.S. News & World Report BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is releasing more information about its coronavirus deaths, showing the virus's victims are disproportionately black and two-thirds of those who have died suffered from high blood pressure. The new data released by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Rikers Reports First Coronavirus Death as Legal Aid Calls for Prisoner Release Slate Magazine Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. Start your free trial. Michael Tyson's last days began as part of New York's usual correctional routine: On Feb. 28, the 53-year-old was locked up in the Rikers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Michigan nursing home patient asked Alexa for 'help' before dying from coronavirus Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A Michigan nursing home patient with COVID-19 was heard asking Alexa for help during her final days before eventually succumbing to the virus, according to a report ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Risk of Virus Spillover From Animals to Humans Increases Through Wildlife Exploitation and Domestication Newsweek Animal domestication and human exploitation of wildlife—via hunting, trade, habitat degradation and urbanization—is increasing the risk of animal viruses being transmitted to humans, a team of scientists has said. According to the research published in the ... Flag as irrelevant

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