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	health Daily update ⋅ May 30, 2020
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	NPR Coronavirus FAQs: Is It Safer To Fly Or Drive? Is Air Conditioning A Threat? NPR I need to take a trip that would be either a few hours flying or multiple days driving. Which is safer? As lockdown orders are relaxed to some capacity in countries around the world, travel is starting to see an uptick for the first time since mid-March. But when it ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post CDC chief defends failure to spot early coronavirus spread in US Washington Post The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday defended the agency's failure to find early spread of the coronavirus in the United States, noting that surveillance systems "kept eyes" on the disease. "We were never really blind when it ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Coronavirus impact: These states have the most underreported COVID-19 deaths USA TODAY The United States has surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, which is by far the most of any nation and more than one-quarter of all confirmed global deaths from the disease. As steep as the U.S. death toll is, it is likely underreported, and the actual ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US missed early chance to slow coronavirus, genetic study indicates CNN (CNN) The United States missed out on an early chance to catch imported cases of coronavirus earlier this year, genetics experts say in a new report. Their analysis of the virus imported by the first person known to have carried the infection to the US -- in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Study shows 10 times more New Yorkers had Covid-19 by April than previously counted CNN (CNN) By the end of March, 1 in 7 New York adults had Covid-19 -- about 10 times higher than the official account, according to a new study sponsored by the New York State Department of Health. This adds to a growing body of evidence that the virus was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Hospital EHRs Miss Many Potential Medication Errors: Study Medscape Despite modest improvements in their safety performance over the past decade, the electronic health record (EHR) systems used in US hospitals fail to detect up to 1 in 3 potentially harmful drug interactions and other medication errors, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Officials cite mistakes as CDC removes coronavirus guidance Washington Post NEW YORK — U.S. health officials removed some coronavirus reopening tips for religious organizations only hours after posting them late last week, deleting guidance that discouraged choir gatherings and the use of shared communion cups. A federal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: England's Alert Level Still at 4 Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. England's Alert Level Still at 4. England's coronavirus alert level is still at 4 indicating that transmission of the virus is still 'high', Downing Street confirmed. Level 4 is defined as: "A COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN CDC was 'never blind' to early spread of coronavirus within the US, director says CNN (CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was "never blind" to the early spread of the coronavirus in the United States, the agency's director, Dr. Robert Redfield, told reporters on Friday. Redfield defended the CDC's surveillance for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Sonoma County retreated on reopening. Now the sheriff will stop enforcing coronavirus orders Los Angeles Times Sonoma County's top law enforcement official announced this week that his agency will no longer enforce the county's public health order, saying the mandate has placed inconsistent restrictions on businesses and public activities without explanation. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Doctor warns there could be 100000 more American COVID-19 deaths by Labor Day, but models vary widely ABC News Infectious disease experts from the Emory University School of Medicine are warning that given the current rate of deaths per day, it is possible the U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus could double by September as restrictions are lifted throughout the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients — Study HealthDay A small French study found that three-quarters of all COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care went on to experience DVT, a life-threatening blood clot condition. DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study. FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Scientists Question Validity of Major Hydroxychloroquine Study The New York Times More than 100 scientists and clinicians have questioned the authenticity of a massive hospital database that was the basis for an influential study published last week that concluded that treating people who have Covid-19 with chloroquine and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN One in 10 Covid-19 patients with diabetes die within a week, study finds CNN (CNN) One in 10 coronavirus patients with diabetes died within the first seven days of hospitalization, and one in five needed a ventilator to breathe, according to a new study by French researchers. Diabetes is one of the underlying health conditions that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Coronavirus started spreading in the US in January, CDC says NBCNews.com The coronavirus began quietly spreading in the U.S. as early as late January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday — before President Trump blocked air travel from China and a full month before community spread was first detected ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News USDA says testing 'unable to verify infection' in dog presumed to have COVID-19 ABC News The first dog in the U.S. presumed to have COVID-19 may not have been infected with the virus after all, according to test results recently confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA tests completed last week could not confirm signs of infection ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Virus Ignited in US No Earlier Than Mid-January, Study Says The New York Times NEW YORK — The spark that started the U.S. coronavirus epidemic arrived during a three-week window from mid-January to early February, before the nation halted travel from China, according to the most comprehensive federal study to date of when the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Virus taking hold in rural, old plantation region of Alabama Los Angeles Times Sparsely populated Lowndes County, deep in Alabama's old plantation country, has the sad distinction of having both the state's highest rate of COVID-19 cases and its worst unemployment rate. Initially spared as the disease ravaged cities, the county and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Virus Count Revised, New Clusters Emerge as France Reopens The New York Times PARIS — France's national health agency reported a sudden jump in new virus infections -- just an hour after the prime minister announced a sweeping national reopening plan. The agency clarified Friday that the surprising new figures were the result of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Women with cancerous cells in their milk ducts -- also known as DCIS -- are at a high risk for developing fatal breast cancer, British researchers report. DCIS is short for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Trump-fueled promotion of unproved coronavirus drug generated spike in prescriptions, study finds Washington Post Publicity about a small study of a potential covid-19 treatment was enough to create a 200 percent increase in hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine prescriptions in March. Although the biggest surge was short-lived, almost a half million extra prescriptions ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Coronavirus infection rate may shift toward younger ages; death risk higher in cancer patients Reuters (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Coronavirus infection burden may shift to younger age groups. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape The Week That Wasn't in COVID-19: Stool Surveillance, Smoking, 11-Days Infectious Medscape This week in COVID-19 news, scientists quantified the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in Connecticut sewage, there were more headlines about fewer smokers getting hospitalized, and the number of days after which COVID-19 patients are no longer infectious was ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD DVT Clots Strike Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients WebMD FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In a small French study, three-quarters of all COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care went on to experience a dangerous blood clot in the leg that can travel to the lungs and potentially cause death. Known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Virus taking hold in rural, old plantation region of Alabama Medical Xpress In this May 27, 2020, photo, health care worker Tonya Wilkes adjusts her mask while working at a Lowndes County coronavirus testing site in Hayneville, Ala. Experts say Lowndes County and nearby poor, mostly black counties in rural Alabama are now ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal A Low-Carb Strategy for Fighting the Pandemic's Toll Wall Street Journal The coronavirus has added a brutal exclamation point to America's pervasive ill health. Americans with obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other diet-related diseases are about three times more likely to suffer worsened outcomes from Covid-19, including ... Flag as irrelevant
	Market Research News SC Hospital System Tells Non-COVID-19 Patients It's Safe To Return NPR Hospitals lost millions of dollars preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients. Some were swamped, but others only saw a handful of coronavirus cases. Now many are struggling to survive. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For many hospitals, preparing for a surge of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Saturated hospitals, airlifts as California border region virus cases surge Reuters MEXICALI, Mexico/EL CENTRO, Calif., (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases are surging in a scorching hot desert region straddling south California and a city near Mexico's Tijuana, leading to saturated hospitals, a cross-border overspill of patients and airlifts from ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 1 in 10 Hospitalized Diabetic COVID Patients Dies WebMD By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Ten percent of COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within a week of entering the hospital and 20% need a ventilator to breathe by that point, a new French study found. Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Coronavirus contact tracing is the key to keeping Oregon open. Will enough people play along? oregonlive.com Summer is near. The lockdown is lifting. And if you become one of the Oregonians expected to get the novel coronavirus as daily life resumes, you'll be asked to share more personal details with a government investigator than perhaps even your mother ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: What are the rules on weddings? BBC News About 250,000 weddings take place in the UK each year - adding an estimated £10bn to the economy. But ceremonies this year have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. If yours was cancelled, or you are thinking about postponing, what are your ... Flag as irrelevant
	Economic Times Clinicians must carefully balance risk of complications linked to SARS-CoV2 infection with risks of delaying surgery Medical Xpress A new study highlights the risks of pulmonary complications in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection who undergo surgery, according to an observational study of 1,128 patients across 24 countries, published in The Lancet. The study was conducted between 1 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Opioid Overdoses on the Rise in Canada During COVID-19 Pandemic The New York Times TORONTO — Canada's opioid-related deaths have been rising since the coronavirus pandemic began, the country's chief public health officer said on Friday. Theresa Tam highlighted British Columbia, Canada's westernmost province and the epicenter of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Virus taking hold in rural, old plantation region of Alabama Washington Post HAYNEVILLE, Ala. — Sparsely populated Lowndes County, deep in Alabama's old plantation country, has the sad distinction of having both the state's highest rate of COVID-19 cases and its worst unemployment rate. Initially spared as the disease ravaged ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOCO Oklahoma City National coronavirus updates: CDC to resume regular COVID-19 briefings KOCO Oklahoma City The latest: There have been more than 1.7 million coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. The U.S. death toll has surpassed 102,000 people, according to Hopkins. President Donald Trump announced that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 6 Kids Treated For COVID-Linked Condition At Children's Hospital Patch.com The children ranging from 4 mos to 8 years-old, all who tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff. May 29, 2020 6:20 pm PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Orange County coronavirus infections almost at 6000 Los Angeles Times Orange County is nearing 6,000 known cases of COVID-19, the county Health Care Agency said Friday. The death toll from the disease caused by the pandemic coronavirus is now 145 overall and 60 in skilled nursing facilities, continuing a steady pattern of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Exclusive: Sanofi stops enrolling COVID-19 patients in hydroxychloroquine trials Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi has temporarily stopped recruiting new COVID-19 patients for two clinical trials on hydroxychloroquine and will no longer supply the anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19 until concerns about safety are cleared up, it said on Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday For those flocking to local parks, beware: Tick season is upon us Newsday People flocking to Long Island's parks for some space and serenity during the COVID-19 pandemic are often unaware another danger is lurking in the lush green spaces. Ticks, carrying Lyme disease and several other serious diseases, are everywhere. Flag as irrelevant
	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Children's Wisconsin hospital identifies cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Children's Wisconsin hospital believes it has identified seven suspected cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children in Wisconsin, the first known cases in the state. The new inflammatory illness has been found in children who have been infected ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times There's a new theory about Florida, coronavirus and pneumonia deaths. Read this first. Tampa Bay Times A theory that spread on Twitter and Reddit this week insinuating Florida health officials have masked the toll of the coronavirus by labeling thousands of deaths as caused by pneumonia is not supported by facts, said experts who study morbidity statistics. Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee California county reopens after small virus outbreak Sacramento Bee The first California county to backpedal on its reopening plan has reversed itself again and decided to allow dining in restaurants and shopping in stores after determining it successfully mitigated its first small outbreak of coronavirus cases. Lassen County ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times 'Packed in, shoulder to shoulder, hugging' in Spokane: Is America too rebellious to beat the coronavirus? Seattle Times Danny Westneat. Seattle Times columnist. I have a Canadian friend who loves to heckle me about how the founding story of America — the revolution of 1776 — was actually unnecessary. Canada is proof, he says. "You could have just sat and waited it out, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Electronic health records fail to detect up to 33% of medication errors Medical Xpress Despite improvements in their performance over the past decade, electronic health records (EHRs) commonly used in hospitals nationwide fail to detect up to one in three potentially harmful drug interactions and other medication errors, according to scientists ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study HealthDay FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- MRI imaging has uncovered key differences in blood flow to the placenta in pregnant women who are healthy and those with preeclampsia. That could help explain why babies born to mothers with preeclampsia ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Vision: Observing the world during childhood affects the rest of life Medical Xpress Development to adulthood depends on observing the surroundings and not only on explicit teaching. This also applies to the development of the visual system. This is the conclusion reached by two neuroscientists of SISSA (Scuola Internazionale Superiore ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News Exclusive: GSK says science does not link pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine to sleep disorder Yahoo News By Kate Kelland. LONDON (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday that its previous flu pandemic vaccine, which used some of the same ingredients as COVID-19 vaccines currently under development, was not linked to a rise in cases of the sleep ... Flag as irrelevant
	myfox8.com 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within a week, study finds myfox8.com One in 10 coronavirus patients with diabetes died within the first seven days of hospitalization, and one in five needed a ventilator to breathe, according to a new study by French researchers. Diabetes is one of the underlying health conditions that health ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Six percent of staff at virus-hit hospital test positive BBC News Bosses at a hospital that closed its doors to new patients because of a high number of coronavirus cases have said about 100 staff are infected. In a message sent to staff, seen by the BBC, Weston General Hospital said most of its 1,700-strong workforce had ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Possible coronavirus-linked MIS-C inflammatory condition reported in children at Texas pediatric hospitals Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. At least two children's hospitals in Texas have recently treated pediatric patients for a mysterious inflammatory syndrome that experts have said is likely related to the ... Flag as irrelevant

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