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	health Daily update ⋅ May 23, 2020
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	The New York Times How Upbeat Vaccine News Fueled a Stock Surge, and an Uproar The New York Times When the biotech company Moderna announced early on Monday morning positive results from a small, preliminary trial of its coronavirus vaccine, the company's chief medical officer described the news as a "triumphant day for us." Moderna's stock price ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times After 3 Children Die, a Race to Investigate a Baffling Virus Syndrome The New York Times Blood will be collected from dozens of children in New York to determine whether they share any genetic variations that might make them susceptible to a mysterious syndrome linked to the coronavirus. Tissue samples from at least one of the three patients to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Scientists Say New, Lower CDC Estimates For Severity Of COVID-19 Are Optimistic NPR The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week revised downward its estimates for future infections and deaths from the new coronavirus, painting a picture of the pandemic that some scientists say is overly optimistic — and that plays into fears that ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Strokes Are Deadlier When They Hit COVID-19 Patients HealthDay The findings add to the evidence that COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk for clotting, which can trigger a stroke, the researchers said. Strokes Are Deadlier When They Hit COVID-19 Patients. FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Fergus Walsh: 'I was gobsmacked to test positive for coronavirus' BBC News Antibody tests which show that you have had a Covid-19 infection will be rolled out to NHS and care staff from next week. So what happens when you test positive? Carry on as before - and I should know. Part of the job of a medical correspondent is getting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape More Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Ineffective, Harmful in COVID-19 Medscape Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, with or without azithromycin or clarithromycin, offer no benefit in treating patients with COVID-10 and, instead, are associated with ventricular arrhythmias and higher rates of mortality, according to a major new ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Large study finds drug Trump touted for Covid-19 is linked to greater risk of death and heart arrhythmia CNN (CNN) Seriously ill Covid-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine were more likely to die or develop dangerous irregular heart rhythms, according to a large observational study published Friday in the medical journal The Lancet. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post This family's repeated strep throat infections frustrated their doctors Washington Post When Dan Levitis, his wife, Iris, and their three young children trooped into a Madison, Wis., urgent care clinic around 8 a.m. on New Year's Day 2018, the staff didn't seem surprised to see them. The family had sought treatment several times in the previous ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Clinical Performance of SARS-COV-2 Antibody Tests Varies HealthDay The diagnostic specificity of SARS-CoV-2 serologic assays varies, and sensitivity is poor during the first 14 days of symptoms, according to a new study. Clinical Performance of SARS-COV-2 Antibody Tests Varies. THURSDAY, May 21, 2020 (HealthDay ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: During the Pandemic, How Safe Is the Great American Summer Vacation? HealthDay Can you get out of your house and have some fun, without running a huge risk of contracting COVID-19? Experts say you can as long as you follow certain guidelines. During the Pandemic, How Safe Is the Great American Summer Vacation? FRIDAY, May 22 ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: US Earmarks $1.2 Billion for New Vaccine Deal as Coronavirus Deaths Near 95000 HealthDay The goal is to make at least 300 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine that could be available as early as October. U.S. Earmarks $1.2 Billion for New Vaccine Deal as Coronavirus Deaths Near 95,000. FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times As Memorial Day Tempts People Outdoors, Virus Rebound Feared The New York Times Millions of Americans are set to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and take tentative steps outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at beaches, cookouts and family gatherings, raising concern among public health officials that large gatherings could ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News How to vacation safely amid the coronavirus pandemic ABC News Guidance on non-essential travel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not relaxed because summer is upon us. "Travel increases your chances of getting infected and spreading COVID-19," the agency notes on its website. "Staying ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs for coronavirus Washington Post Malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new study of nearly 100,000 patients around the world. Friday's report in the journal Lancet ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Promising Early Results in China The New York Times A vaccine developed in China appears to be safe and may protect people from the new coronavirus, researchers reported on Friday. The early-stage trial, published in the Lancet, was conducted by researchers at several laboratories and included 108 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus Does Not Spread Easily on Surfaces, CDC Says The New York Times Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention making the rounds this week on the internet are clarifying what we know about the transmission of the coronavirus. The virus does not spread easily via contaminated surfaces, according to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay CDC Report Examines How Quickly COVID-19 Spread Among Rural Church Attendees HealthDay A recent report from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes how two COVID-positive attendees of a rural Arkansas church impacted their congregation and community. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New guidance permits dentists to reopen, but some still harbor coronavirus fears ABC News In emails blasted to their patients, America's dentists are announcing their return from the coronavirus lockdown. "WE ARE OPEN," was the all-caps heading for one email from a dentist in Miami. "We are beyond ready to get back to work and see everyone that ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Beyond Politics, Gold-Standard COVID-19 Trials Test Malaria Drug Taken by Trump The New York Times (Reuters) - In the fight against COVID-19, the decades-old anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine has become a political football, with U.S. President Donald Trump personally taking it and hailing it as a "game changer," to the derision of critics. Some studies ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY He was negative for the flu but positive he had COVID-19. How his case could help experts. USA TODAY Mike McMahon vacationed with his family at Disney World in late January. Back in Boston a few days later, he started to feel lousy. He "couldn't go from laying on the bed to sitting up without being out of breath," he said. A flu test came back negative, but an ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Blood Vessels in Lungs Split in Response to COVID-19 WebMD May 22, 2020 -- A new autopsy study that investigated lung changes in response to COVID-19 down to the genetic and molecular levels has revealed startling new details about damage from the infection. The small study -- which compared the lungs of seven ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 appears to attack placenta during pregnancy, study says CNN (CNN) A small study of 16 pregnant women who tested positive for Covid-19 found evidence of injury to the placenta, the organ that acts as the gut, kidneys, liver and lungs for a fetus during pregnancy. Any level of drinking or smoking while pregnant may ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters How one Indian company could be world's door to a COVID-19 vaccine Reuters PUNE (Reuters) - If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for COVID-19, there's a good chance it will pass through the doors of Serum Institute of India. FILE PHOTO: Men ride on a motorbike past a supply truck of India's Serum Institute, the world's largest ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 1 In 5 Adults In England Think The Coronavirus Is A Hoax NPR About 1 in 5 adults in England believe the coronavirus is to some extent a hoax, according to research on conspiracy theories by the University of Oxford. In addition, researchers found nearly 3 out of 5 adults in England believe the government is misleading ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN WHO says 80 million babies are missing out on routine childhood vaccines CNN (CNN) As many as 80 million babies worldwide are missing out on routine childhood vaccines because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday. The pandemic has disrupted vaccination programs in at least 68 countries, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Chinese COVID Vaccine Promising in Early Trial in People HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Another COVID-19 vaccine candidate has achieved good early results, a research team in China reported Friday. The experimental vaccine produced important signs of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times 'They killed my dad': Glendale nursing home sued after resident contracts COVID-19 and dies Los Angeles Times The wife and children of a 77-year-old man who died after contracting the coronavirus have accused his nursing home of preventing staff from wearing masks and gloves during the pandemic, downplaying the threat of the virus and withholding information ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Doubts raised about the value of state's testing and tracing plan The Boston Globe After weeks of racing to keep pace with infections, Governor Charlie Baker recently announced plans to drastically expand the state's testing capacity to diagnose new cases of the coronavirus. But his goal to more than triple the current number of daily tests by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune The striking racial divide in how COVID-19 has hit nursing homes Chicago Tribune This article is a collaboration, with reporting by Robert Gebeloff, Danielle Ivory, Matt Richtel, Mitch Smith and Karen Yourish of The New York Times; Scott Dance of The Baltimore Sun; Jackie Fortiér and Elly Yu of KPCC/LAist; and Molly Parker of The Southern ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY China gets 'promising' early results from COVID-19 vaccine trial USA TODAY A new study out of China suggests that it should be possible to develop a safe vaccine against COVID-19, though the effectiveness of a single shot remains unclear. In a paper in The Lancet Friday, Chinese researchers revealed that their candidate vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Study Points to Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma for Covid-19 Wall Street Journal A study of hospitalized patients with Covid-19 infections provided a sign that blood plasma transfusions from recovered patients improve survival rates, the largest research effort to date to shed light on the therapy's efficacy. The study, posted on the Medrxiv ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Coronavirus vaccine: This week's update from Moderna, Inovio and more NBCNews.com Early progress has been reported on several vaccine efforts, as scientists around the world scramble to test possible ways to protect people from the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 5.1 million people globally and killed more than 300,000. Vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A hairstylist worked while symptomatic and exposed 91 people to coronavirus CNN (CNN) A hairstylist with coronavirus worked for eight days this month while symptomatic, exposing as many as 91 customers and coworkers in Missouri, health officials said. The case highlights the threats of community spread in the United States as ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: How to Accurately Measure Blood Pressure at Home HealthDay FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- High blood pressure is one of the top risk factors for heart attack and stroke. It's also common among people who develop severe symptoms of COVID-19. So, with more people at home practicing ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Coronavirus Can Infect, Inflame the Thyroid HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An Italian teenager may be the first known case of a painful thyroid infection caused by the new coronavirus, doctors report. A research team from Pisa, in northern Italy, said the ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOMO News Pandemic halts vaccination for nearly 80 million children KOMO News LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million children under the age of 1 at risk, according to a new analysis from the World Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Studies: Early tests, not symptom screening, can control COVID-19 in nursing homes CIDRAP A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine examines COVID-19 prevalence in a single Seattle-area combined assisted and independent care facility, and shows that symptomatic surveillance alone does not provide an accurate picture of COVID-19 prevalence in ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Birx: FDA 'has been very clear' on its concerns about using hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, underscored a U.S. Food and Drug Administration's warning about using hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 in the same week President Donald Trump revealed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk you through the decision process Chicago Tribune The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. We don't know about you, but we're ready to travel. And that typically means flying. Advertisement. We have been thinking through this issue ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay US Earmarks $1.2 Billion for New Vaccine Deal as Coronavirus Deaths Near 95000 HealthDay By Robin Foster and E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporters. FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it would provide up to $1.2 billion to the drug company AstraZeneca to develop a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Exclusive: US Plans Massive Coronavirus Vaccine Testing Effort to Meet Year-End Deadline The New York Times CHICAGO — The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one by the end of 2020, scientists leading the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET COVID-19 and kids: What we know about this Kawasaki-like disease affecting children CNET A boy wears a handmade mask to try to reduce transmission of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Stephen Shankland/CNET. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. At first, news ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UK to start huge vaccine test; China reports promising hints Washington Post LONDON — British researchers testing an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus are moving into advanced studies and aim to immunize more than 10,000 people to determine if the shot works. Friday's announcement came as Chinese scientists ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Business Review The Danger of Vaccine Nationalism Harvard Business Review For those who believe that a vaccine for Covid-19 will end or largely contain this pandemic or who hope that new drugs will be discovered to combat its effects, there is plenty cause for concern. Instead of working together to craft and implement a global ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Exclusive: US plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one by the end of 2020, scientists leading ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Mom blames coronavirus after teen develops body rash, inflamed organs Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A 13-year-old in the U.K. is being tested for coronavirus antibodies after she developed a widespread rash, severe pain and inflamed organs, her mother told South ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Missouri hair stylist with coronavirus worked while symptomatic, exposed dozens of clients NBCNews.com A hair stylist in Springfield, Missouri, exposed as many as 91 people to coronavirus after working at a salon for eight days while symptomatic, health officials said Friday. The exposed include 84 Great Clips customers and, potentially, seven coworkers, said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Placentas in COVID-positive pregnant women show injury with blood circulation and clotting Chicago Tribune The placentas of multiple women who tested positive for COVID-19 showed signs of injury, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published Friday. The two major findings about the placenta injuries include an increase in maternal vascular ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times What's the link between the coronavirus and the Kawasaki-like disease MIS-C? Los Angeles Times One of the few silver linings of the novel coronavirus is that it mostly spares kids. Or so we thought. Children can become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, but kids younger than 18 generally have fewer and less severe symptoms than adults, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times LA County to consider ways some cities could reopen under coronavirus guidelines Los Angeles Times Soon, certain cities in Los Angeles County might have more leeway over when they can reopen some businesses. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion at its Tuesday meeting that would instruct the county health officer to work ... Flag as irrelevant

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