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	health Daily update ⋅ May 6, 2020
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	The New York Times Children Are Falling Ill With a Baffling Ailment Related to Covid-19 The New York Times One child, 8 years old, arrived at a Long Island hospital near death last week. His brother, a boy scout, had begun performing chest compressions before the ambulance crew reached their home. In the past two days alone, the hospital, Cohen Children's ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Studies Add to Evidence that Children May Transmit the Coronavirus The New York Times Among the most important unanswered questions about Covid-19 is this: What role do children play in keeping the pandemic going? Fewer children seem to get infected by the coronavirus than adults, and most of those who do have mild symptoms, if any. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN We won't know the impact of states reopening for weeks. Here are several reasons why CNN (CNN) It's a gamble playing out across the country, and the stakes are unknown. More than half of the states have started reopening, including many that have not met White House guidelines on when to do so. The big question now is whether the numbers of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Children are falling ill with a mysterious inflammatory syndrome thought to be linked to covid-19 Washington Post At first, it was just a handful of puzzling cases, Jane Newburger recalled. Other doctors had contacted her describing children with covid-19 coming to emergency rooms in bad shape with a kind of inflammatory shock syndrome affecting multiple organs. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The urgent quest for a coronavirus treatment involves door-to-door blood collection and a llama named Winter Washington Post The global search for a treatment targeting the novel coronavirus has led to an unlikely potential savior: a cocoa-colored llama named Winter, whose blood could hold a weapon to blunt the virus. She lives at a research farm in Belgium with about 130 other ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape New Angiotensin Studies in COVID-19 Give More Reassurance Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Four more studies of the relationship of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) with COVID-19 have ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Children Are Falling Ill With a Baffling Ailment Related to Covid-19 The New York Times One child, 8 years old, arrived at a Long Island hospital near death last week. His brother, a boy scout, had begun performing chest compressions before the ambulance crew arrived. In the past two days alone, the hospital, Cohen Children's Medical Center, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Second Virus Wave: How Bad Will It Be as Lockdowns Ease? The New York Times ROME — From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn't whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths will hit, but when — and how badly. As more countries and ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: PPE With More Coverage Ups Protection, but Harder to Don, Doff HealthDay Modified gowns with attached gloves and gloves and masks with added tabs may cut contamination. PPE With More Coverage Ups Protection, but Harder to Don, Doff. TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Covering more of the body leads to better ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Arthritis Drug Tocilizumab Studied as Potential Treatment for COVID-19 Pneumonia HealthDay Researchers at UC San Diego Health have launched a clinical trial to study tocilizumab, a drug for inflammatory disorders. This trial is part of a global effort to determine if the medication can be used to help COVID-19 patients with lung damage. Tocilizumab ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US is unprepared to protect residents from virus while states are reopening, former acting CDC director says CNN (CNN) With more than half the country now into at least the first stage of reopening, one expert says the US still hasn't done enough to protect residents from the coronavirus. "I don't think you can say, how much suffering are you willing to bear in order to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Models under scrutiny as coronavirus gets more politicized The Hill Models that estimate the rapid spread or quick extinction of the coronavirus have become the latest partisan flashpoint in a politicized pandemic that has Americans searching for answers — and finding sharply contrasting information. The impressions those ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International Coronavirus quickly spread around the world starting late last year, new genetic analysis shows CNN International (CNN) A new genetic analysis of the virus that causes Covid-19 taken from more than 7,600 patients around the world shows it has been circulating in people since late last year, and must have spread extremely quickly after the first infection. Researchers in ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay First Wearable Device Monitors Key Symptoms of COVID-19 HealthDay Image: Northwestern University. Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago have created a new wearable device designed to catch early symptoms of COVID-19 and monitor patients with the illness as it progresses. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News New Zealand coronavirus: Massive car heist under cover of lockdown BBC News It must have looked like the heist of their dreams. A whole yard full of well-maintained rental vehicles, all lined up, unlocked and ready to go - with the keys inside. So, under cover of New Zealand's exceptionally strict virus lockdown, a group of thieves went to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Report Suggests Coronavirus May Have Made an Early Appearance in France The New York Times PARIS — French doctors say they just discovered that a patient treated in late December north of Paris had the coronavirus, a finding that, if verified, suggests that the virus appeared in Europe nearly a month earlier than previously understood. The finding ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Targeted Drugs Approved as First-line Alternative for Prostate Cancer Medscape Cancer specialists have welcomed a decision to approve targeted hormone therapies enzalutamide (Xtandi, Astellas) and abiraterone (Zytiga, Janssen) as first-line NHS treatments for men with advanced prostate cancer. The interim measures were approved ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Antibody tests aren't always reliable or available. But businesses are racing to use them Los Angeles Times A full-service hotel is a complex business even without a pandemic upending society. Guests eat, sleep and recreate in close contact with hundreds or more people, including workers who feed them, clean their rooms and run what amounts to a small city. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 'Eerie' Emptiness of ERs Worries Doctors: Where Are The Heart Attacks And Strokes? NPR The patient described it as the "worst headache of her life." She didn't go to the hospital, though. Instead, the Washington state resident waited almost a week. When Dr. Abhineet Chowdhary finally saw her, he discovered she had a brain bleed that had gone ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Have I Been Cleaning All Wrong? The New York Times Ever since the coronavirus became a threat, many of us are doing a lot more cleaning at home, spraying and wiping pretty much everything in sight, especially high-touch surfaces like door knobs and faucet handles. But many of us are used to giving a surface ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com San Francisco COVID-19 testing reveals stark burden on the poor and marginalized Livescience.com A COVID-19 mass testing effort within San Francisco's Mission District — which aimed to broadly test individuals regardless of symptoms — found stark inequalities in how the virus is affecting different groups. About 95% of the people who tested positive were ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Heart disease drives spike in pregnancy-related deaths, American Heart Association says CNN (CNN) Pregnancy-related deaths in the United States have doubled over the past two decades due to a rise in cardiovascular disease among women, the American Heart Association said Monday. The growing death rate in pregnant and post-partum women ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Coronavirus: Inside the Bay Area's growing army of disease detectives The Mercury News Wanted: People with a talent for telling terrible news to total strangers. As the economy re-opens and people start venturing back out into the world, California's counties are building an army of 20,000 "contact tracers" to find everyone who is unknowingly ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus mutations: Scientists puzzle over impact BBC News Researchers in the US and UK have identified hundreds of mutations to the virus which causes the disease Covid-19. But none has yet established what this will mean for virus spread in the population and for how effective a vaccine might be. Viruses mutate ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY The COVID-19 tracing apps are coming – and privacy trade-offs with them USA TODAY As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic. But their decisions on which technologies to use – and how far ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Latinos test positive for coronavirus at overwhelming levels in San Francisco survey Los Angeles Times During a four-day period, a team of community workers and volunteers with San Francisco's Latino Task Force and infectious disease specialists at UC San Francisco tested 4,160 residents and workers for the novel coronavirus in a census tract of the city's ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Fed study: 1918 flu deaths linked to relative strength of Nazism CNN Washington (CNN) The relative strength of Nazism between regions and cities in 1930s Germany is correlated with the effects of the 1918 influenza pandemic, according to preliminary findings of a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International Why coronavirus lockdown could see 6.3 million more people get tuberculosis CNN International (CNN) Around 1.4 million more people could die of tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the fight against the infection, predicts new research. Worldwide efforts to grapple with coronavirus are badly affecting diagnosis, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine The race is on for antibodies that stop the new coronavirus Science Magazine Science 's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. One of the first people to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States hopes a legacy of her nightmare—the antibodies it left in her blood—will lead to a drug that can help others infected ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Heterogeneity Seen in COVID-19 Skin Manifestations Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Two case reports published simultaneously in JAMA Dermatology prompted an accompanying editorial calling for dermatologists to actively participate ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Here's How Coronavirus Contact Tracing Works in Massachusetts WBUR It's been a month since Gov. Charlie Baker announced a dramatic expansion of efforts to reach everyone who tests positive for the coronavirus, make sure they are in isolation and then track and test all of their close contacts to stop the spread. It's called ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today COVID-19 and the Environment: Is There a Relationship? MedPage Today COVID-19 and its shelter-in-place orders have brought a welcome relief in many places from air pollution and the worsening environment. But did the longer trends of climate change, habitat destruction, and urban pollution play a role in COVID-19's ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Lots of boozing might increase your risk for a stroke, Swedish researchers report. Heavy alcohol use can triple your risk for peripheral artery disease, a narrowing of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Virus could set back tuberculosis fight by several years Washington Post JOHANNESBURG — The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, a new report says. The Stop TB Partnership is a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Infection Rate Rising Outside New York as States Open Up U.S. News & World Report By NICKY FORSTER, CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press. Take the New York metropolitan area's progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction, with ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Lots of boozing might increase your risk for a stroke, Swedish researchers report. Heavy alcohol use can triple your risk for peripheral artery disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress UK public 'most concerned' about coronavirus—more than Spain or Italy Medical Xpress A new study of public attitudes across Europe, America and Asia has found that people in the UK have the highest overall levels of concern about coronavirus—more than Italy or Spain—while those in South Korea are the least concerned. Researchers from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Does nicotine protect us against coronavirus? Medical Xpress If you noticed headlines recently suggesting smoking could protect against COVID-19, you might have been surprised. After all, we know smoking is bad for our health. It's a leading risk factor for heart disease, lung disease and many cancers. Smoking also ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Increased Irish Testing Shows Slowing Coronavirus Spread The New York Times DUBLIN — Ireland's highest number of weekly coronavirus tests conducted to date found just 3.7% positive cases, a rate a senior health official said on Tuesday showed it was on a path towards suppressing the disease. Ireland, which plans to reopen its ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Sewage poses potential COVID-19 transmission risk, experts warn Medical Xpress Environmental biologists at the University of Stirling have warned that the potential spread of COVID-19 via sewage "must not be neglected" in the battle to protect human health. The response to the global pandemic has focused upon preventing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Coronavirus: Four issues that have limited testing in the UK Medical Xpress Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary, promised 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April. On the last day of the month, the government claimed to have surpassed that target with 122,000 tests. However, the figure included 40,000 home tests that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Hospital ICUs Are Adapting To COVID-19 At 'Light Speed' NPR Intensive care teams inside hospitals are rapidly altering the way they care for patients with COVID-19. The changes range from new protective gear to new treatment protocols aimed at preventing deadly blood clots. "Things are moving so fast within this ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Researchers Hope New CRISPR Technique Could Speed Up Coronavirus Testing NPR Most public health experts agree that widespread testing will be needed to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. But for now, most coronavirus tests require specialized laboratories and high-tech equipment to process them. Researchers at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Obesity is linked to gut microbiota disturbance, but not among statin-treated individuals Medical Xpress In 2012, the European Union MetaCardis consortium, comprising 14 research groups from six European countries with multidisciplinary expertise set out to investigate a potential role of the gut microbiota in the development of cardio-metabolic diseases. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Five things to tell someone who insists coronavirus is just a bad flu The Boston Globe Though the number of coronavirus cases and the death toll continue to rise as the United States enters its fifth month since the virus first appeared here, there are still those insisting the virus is no more severe than a bad flu. It's an argument that has often ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com State health department tells university COVID-19 modeling team to stop work, limits data access AZCentral.com The Arizona Department of Health Services told a team of university experts working on COVID-19 modeling to "pause" its work, an email from a department leader shows. The modeling team of about two dozen professors at Arizona State University and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Sewage study could predict second Covid-19 peak BBC News Analysing sewage could help scientists predict a second peak of Covid-19 up to two weeks before people become symptomatic. A team from Bangor University has been looking at samples from water treatment works across Wales in a bid to trace how many ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOMO News The second virus wave: How bad will it be as lockdowns ease? KOMO News ROME (AP) — From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn't whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths will hit, but when — and how badly. In India, which partly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Religion: Antidote for Healthcare Workers' Despair? MedPage Today Compared with providers who did not attend religious services, nurses and physicians who regularly attended services had a lower risk of dying from drug or alcohol overdose or overuse, or suicide, collectively referred to as "deaths from despair," researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cincinnati.com Coronavirus in Ohio: What is contact tracing? How we stamp out infectious disease Cincinnati.com Lifting the coronavirus shutdown in the Cincinnati region, states and the nation largely rests on counties and cities performing an unsung but vital task of public health, contact tracing. Here are six questions about that tool. Flag as irrelevant

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