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	health Daily update ⋅ May 11, 2020
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	Washington Post This course will train an army of contact tracers. You can take it, too. Washington Post The nation needs a sprawling network of contact tracers to track and halt the spread of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Public health experts estimate that an effective tracking system will require at least 15 tracers per 100,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 3 NY Children Die of Virus-Linked Syndrome: Live Updates The New York Times Governor Cuomo said officials were investigating up to 85 cases of the new syndrome, which health officials said resembles toxic shock. Right Now. A series of new measures would protect the roughly 100,000 New Yorkers who live in nursing homes, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Study Offers Details of US Children Severely Sickened by Coronavirus The New York Times As concern grows over the potential for children to become seriously ill from the coronavirus, a new study paints the most detailed picture yet of American children who were treated in intensive care units throughout the United States as the pandemic was ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Market For Blood Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors Heats Up NPR Diana Berrent learned she had tested positive for COVID-19 on a Wednesday in mid-March. Within a day, she had received 30 emails from people urging her to donate blood. Friends and acquaintances, aware of her diagnosis, passed along a pressing ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Pandemics End The New York Times When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? And how? According to historians, pandemics typically have two types of endings: the medical, which occurs when the incidence and death rates plummet, and the social, when the epidemic of fear about the disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com After recovering from COVID-19, are you immune? Livescience.com As coronavirus spreads across the globe, a crucial question has emerged: After recovering from an infection, are people immune? This question is important for understanding who can safely go back to work, as well as for understanding how long the worst ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The crucial difference between the 1918 flu and covid-19 Washington Post Scientists and scholars have spent the last few months scouring the past for precedents to offer suggestions for how to safely and successfully respond to the covid-19 crisis. The result has been almost daily references to the global influenza pandemic of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Health officials warn against Mother's Day gatherings as coronavirus infections and deaths rise CNN (CNN) If you love your mom, consider staying away from her this Mother's Day. Health officials are warning Americans to avoid celebrating Mother's Day in big groups, saying physical distancing is still critical to reducing the spread of coronavirus. It can still be ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Latin America's Indigenous Shield Elderly 'Cultural Guardians' From Coronavirus The New York Times BUENOS AIRES/BRASILIA — Indigenous peoples across Latin America are cutting off their communities from the outside world, worried that the coronavirus could pose a grave threat to their culture by putting at risk tribal elders, the keepers of their heritage. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters New York steps up coronavirus protections for nursing home residents Reuters (Reuters) - New York state on Sunday announced new coronavirus-safety measures to better protect nursing home residents, who are highly vulnerable to the respiratory illness and account for a large share of the nearly 80,000 Americans who have died ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Predicted Covid-19 US death toll keeps rising with states reopening and more people moving around CNN (CNN) A leading model has increased its US coronavirus death toll projection again as governors continue lifting measures toward a reopening. The model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington now forecasts more ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay A COVID-19 Vaccine by Fall Is Possible, But at What Cost? HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, May 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine are proceeding at an unprecedented pace, with eight different candidates now being tested in humans around the world. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 'The Whole Place Is Sick Now': 72 Deaths at a Home for US Veterans The New York Times The coronavirus has preyed on residents of nursing homes in New Jersey with lethal force, claiming more than 4,850 lives. Deaths at long-term care facilities now account for half of the state's Covid-19 fatalities, well over the national rate. As of Sunday, 15 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Men Have High Levels of Enzyme Key to COVID-19 Infection, Study Finds The New York Times LONDON — Men's blood has higher levels than women's of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells, the results of a big European study showed on Monday -- a finding which may help explain why men are more vulnerable to infection with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News Coronavirus live updates: Global case total passes 4 million Yahoo News Live updates tracking the coronavirus pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world. Live Updates. Colin Campbell. C. Colin Campbell. The latest on the pandemic. • More than 4 million people worldwide have tested positive ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds HealthDay MONDAY, May 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- There's good news for women: Getting a mammogram regularly can cut their odds of advanced and sometimes fatal breast cancers, a new study says. European researchers tracked data from nearly 550,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press COVID-19 nearly killed them both: A Michigan couple's journey to hell and back Detroit Free Press In sickness and in health, till death do us part ... They grew feverish together. Both David and Charlunda Thompson were coughing, too. They were indescribably tired. David, 42, a middle school math teacher, noticed in mid-March that he could no longer ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Wuhan in first virus cluster since end of lockdown BBC News New coronavirus clusters have been reported in Wuhan city - where the virus first emerged - and the north-eastern province of Jilin in China. Wuhan reported five new cases on Monday, after confirming its first case since 3 April on Sunday. Authorities said the ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA Number of LA County's coronavirus cases climbs past 31600 as nursing homes remain among the hardest hit KTLA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County climbed past 31,600 Sunday with nursing homes still among the hardest hit in the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in California. Nearly half of the 1,530 people known to have died ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times UK COVID-19 Study Reassures Pregnant Women, but Warns Risks Higher Later The New York Times LONDON — Pregnant women are no more likely to become severely ill with COVID-19 than other women, according to a preliminary study in Britain, but most expectant mothers who do develop serious illness tend to be in the later stages of pregnancy. Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pa. had an early plan to protect nursing home residents from COVID-19, but never fully implemented it Pittsburgh Post-Gazette HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's plan to protect its nursing homes was robust and aggressive. In mid-March, before the coronavirus had widely taken hold across the state, emergency response officials drafted a three-page blueprint for quick strike teams of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com 'A breaking point': Anti-lockdown efforts during Spanish flu offer a cautionary tale for coronavirus NBCNews.com America was tired. Tired of the stay-at-home orders, mandatory masks, business closures and social distancing rules. During the Spanish flu era, officials pushing public health mandates to stop the pandemic in its tracks were met with pushback across the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News New York 'patient zero' says doctors 'made no mention' of coronavirus before trip to ER Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The lawyer identified as "patient zero" in New York's Westchester County revealed in his first televised interview Monday that doctors who first examined him "made no ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Children's mental health emergency department visits have skyrocketed over last decade ABC News Children with mental health disorders are seeking emergency medical care at an increasing and alarming rate, and many hospitals are not adequately prepared to treat them, according to a new study published today in Pediatrics. "We're seeing more and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Maryland Coronavirus Hospitalizations Drop, ICU Cases Increase Patch.com The Maryland Department of Health reports nearly 6,000 people in the state have been hospitalized with coronavirus since the pandemic began. By Elizabeth Janney, Patch Staff. May 10, 2020 11:13 am ET | Updated May 10, 2020 11:59 am ET ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Roll-out of coronavirus behavior change website will help public transition to 'new normal' Medical Xpress An evidence-based, behavior change website, already proven successful in reducing infection transmissions for seasonal and swine flu, has been rapidly redeveloped and adapted in response to coronavirus. The researchers behind "Germ Defence' from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters False claim: Video claims COVID-19 patent has existed for years, hinting to conspiracy Reuters A viral video that has been posted and deleted from YouTube and other social media platforms makes the claim that old virus patents show the novel coronavirus dates back to at least 2006. These claims falsely confuse the patents for Severe Acute ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Virus Testing Set at West Virginia Poultry Processing Plant U.S. News & World Report By JOHN RABY, Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia National Guard will assist in conducting tests for the coronavirus starting Monday at a poultry processing plant in a small county where cases have increased, authorities said. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Men in low-skilled jobs are dying from coronavirus at a higher rate than other workers, UK figures show CNN London (CNN) Men working in low-skilled jobs are dying from coronavirus at a higher rate than those in more highly skilled occupations, new figures from the UK show. Using data looking at Covid-19 related deaths in England and Wales' working age ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lockdown lifted The Hill Officials from the central Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated on Monday reported five new confirmed cases of COVID-19, in what is the first cluster of cases Wuhan has seen since it lifted lockdowns in early April. Authorities ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus In Colorado: What To Know Monday, May 11 Patch.com According to government data posted Sunday afternoon, 19,703 people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Colorado among 104,077 people who have been tested since the outbreak began. Around 3,631 people have been hospitalized, and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Three Key US Coronavirus Officials in Self-Quarantine After COVID-19 Exposure The New York Times (Reuters) - Three senior officials guiding the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic were in self-quarantine on Saturday after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for the disease, their agencies and spokesmen said. Anthony Fauci, a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times Men have high levels of enzyme key to COVID-19 infection, study finds Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Men's blood has higher levels than women's of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells, the results of a big European study showed on Monday — a finding which may help explain why men are more vulnerable to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Drug trio shortens duration and alleviates coronavirus symptoms, study says Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Though there is no known scientific cure for COVID-19 yet, a three-drug combination appears to alleviate symptoms and shorten the duration of hospital stays, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Low-skilled men suffer highest COVID fatalities in England and Wales Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Men in the lowest-skilled jobs had the highest rate of death involving COVID-19 among working-age people in England and Wales, according to data on Monday which also showed deaths among nurses and doctors was no higher than ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: UK sent 50000 Covid-19 samples to US for testing BBC News The government has admitted sending about 50,000 coronavirus tests to the US last week for processing after "operational issues" in UK labs. The Department of Health said sending swabs abroad is among the contingencies to deal with "teething problems". Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New York leaders sounds alarm over potentially COVID-linked syndrome Medical Xpress New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday voiced "tremendous concern" over an uptick in cases of a pediatric syndrome that scientists suspect could be linked to COVID-19, which has left at least three people dead statewide. The mayor said 38 cases of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Low-skilled men suffer highest COVID-19 fatalities in England and Wales Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Men in the lowest-skilled jobs have the highest death rates involving COVID-19 among working-age people, according to data for England and Wales that also showed fatalities among nurses and doctors were no higher than the average ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress The stepped approach out of lockdown is the only way forward, but rise of the curve is unknown Medical Xpress The federal government has laid out a three-step guide for the states and territories for relaxing the physical distancing measures that have served Australia so well. We need to get back to school, work and play. Australia is one of the lucky countries, blessed ... Flag as irrelevant
	TheStreet What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months TheStreet Courtesy of Marcos E. García-Ojeda, University of California, Merced. I, like many Americans, miss the pre-pandemic world of hugging family and friends, going to work and having dinner at a restaurant. A protective vaccine for SARS-Cov2 is likely to be the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Are Pregnant Women Safe If They Catch the Coronavirus? New Research Raises Questions. Daily Beast On March 20, a 28-year-old pregnant woman arrived at Lausanne University Hospital hospital in Switzerland with a fever, fatigue, diarrhea and dry cough. She was given a fever and pain reducer and sent home. Two days later, she returned to the hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fort Worth Star-Telegram Coronavirus live updates May 11: Here's what to know in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Fort Worth Star-Telegram This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Subscribe Now. We're keeping track of the most up-to-date news about the coronavirus in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID-19 cluster traced to Southern California birthday party: Health department ABC News The Pasadena Public Health Department is reminding residents to stay home after a cluster of COVID-19 cases were traced to a birthday party in the Southern California city. More than five confirmed cases and "many more ill individuals" were tied to the party, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports UK COVID-19 study reassures pregnant women, but warns risks higher later Reuters LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Pregnant women are no more likely to become severely ill with COVID-19 than other women, according to a preliminary study in Britain, but most expectant mothers who do develop serious illness tend to be in the later stages of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus offers new challenges to people trying to manage diabetes and kidney disease Los Angeles Times After nearly six years waiting for a kidney transplant, Amar Abu-Samrah found out late last year that she was near the top of the list. In mid-March, the coronavirus outbreak forced the transplant center to postpone most procedures. Since then, Abu-Samrah, 24, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Coronavirus: Experts dismiss theory more men are dying due to an enzyme in their blood Yahoo Sports Experts have largely dismissed a study that suggests more men may be dying with the coronavirus due to them having higher levels of an enzyme in their blood. On the week ending 20 April, nearly two-thirds of the more than 2,400 deaths that occurred in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Massive coronavirus outbreak at Texas federal prison racks up county total to nearly 4000 Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A coronavirus outbreak at a federal prison resulted in 423 new cases on Sunday and the highest single-day record in the North Texas county where the facility is ... Flag as irrelevant
	LAist Quarantine Fatigue Is Real. 5 Tips To Power Through And Still Find Joy While Social Distancing LAist By Allison Aubrey | NPR. Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage: Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our non-profit public service journalism: Donate Now. We are social creatures. So it's no surprise that quarantine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Global survey of 4000 coronavirus patients supports link between COVID-19 and loss of smell and taste Medical Xpress A massive, crowdsourced survey of COVID-19 patients from over 40 countries provides the greatest evidence to date of the link between COVID-19 and the loss of smell, taste and chemesthesis—the ability to perceive cooling, tingling and burning sensations ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Coronavirus sparks outbreak of online bullying against sick in Japan New York Post TOKYO — The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers. A government campaign to raise awareness seems to be helping, ... Flag as irrelevant

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