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	health Daily update ⋅ June 10, 2020
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	NPR WHO Creates 'Confusion' About Asymptomatic Spread. Here's What We Know NPR This week, the matter of asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 has caused much confusion — and sparked a lively debate on Twitter. It started on Monday when the World Health Organization discussed the current understanding of asymptomatic ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread of coronavirus: 'There's much unknown' CNN (CNN) The World Health Organization tried on Tuesday to clear up confusing comments about how often people can spread the coronavirus when they do not have symptoms. Coronavirus spread by asymptomatic people 'appears to be rare,&#. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Modelers Suggest Pandemic Lockdowns Saved Millions From Dying Of COVID-19 NPR Two new papers published in the journal Nature say that lockdowns put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus were highly effective, prevented tens of millions of infections and saved millions of lives. "Our estimates show that lockdowns had a really ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker The New York Times Researchers around the world are developing more than 125 vaccines against the coronavirus. Vaccines typically require years of research and testing before reaching the clinic, but scientists are racing to produce a safe and effective vaccine by next year. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Coronavirus vaccine developers are chasing outbreaks before they disappear Washington Post LONDON — The top teams rushing to develop coronavirus vaccines are alerting governments, health officials and shareholders that they may have a big problem: The outbreaks in their countries may be getting too small to quickly determine whether vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Exploring the Links Between Coronavirus and Vitamin D The New York Times In the past decade, studies have found that taking vitamin D can lower the odds of developing respiratory infections like the cold and the flu, especially among people who have documented deficiencies. Now scientists are trying to find out whether vitamin D ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 is Dr. Anthony Fauci's 'worst nightmare' CNN (CNN) Coronavirus is "my worst nightmare," in some ways more than Ebola or HIV, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. "Ebola was scary, but Ebola would never be easily transmitted," Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How's the Economy Doing? Watch the Dentists The New York Times If not for coronavirus, you'd expect your local dentist office to be doing just fine. Dentist offices tend to be stable businesses that stick around for decades, unlike restaurants that open and close frequently. Dentists earn a healthy salary — a median of $159,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME City Officials Scramble to Prepare as Mass Protests Threaten a Resurgence of COVID-19 TIME State and local public health officials are in a tough spot. After months of imposing restrictions to protect their residents from the highly infectious coronavirus—at great cost to families' livelihoods and the broader economy—they now must balance those efforts ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Preoperative COVID-19 Incidence <1 Percent in Pediatric Patients HealthDay Incidence of COVID-19 among children ranged from 0.22 to 2.65 percent at three U.S. children's hospitals. Preoperative COVID-19 Incidence <1 Percent in Pediatric Patients. TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Among children undergoing ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: COVID-19 Ravages the Navajo Nation, But Its People Fight Back HealthDay Certain factors came together that made the Navajo Nation the hardest hit area in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. The infection rate is more than 3.4% there. In comparison, New York City's infection rate is 1.9%. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What's the difference between asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread? And does it matter with coronavirus? CNN (CNN) This novel coronavirus is bizarre for many reasons, making its spread unpredictable and hard to control. One oddity is how easily people can get infected by someone without symptoms. But there's a difference between asymptomatic spread and ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Navy Ship Outbreak Shows Most Young Aren't Spared COVID Symptoms HealthDay Sailors who took infection prevention measures were less likely to be infected. Navy Ship Outbreak Shows Most Young Aren't Spared COVID Symptoms. TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When COVID-19 strikes the young, the lion's share of ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Join Our COVID-19 Webinar for Healthcare PR and Media Professionals HealthDay Join us Thursday, June 18th at 2 p.m. ET for an informational webinar on healthcare public relations and communications in the difficult and unprecedented era of COVID-19. The webinar will be hosted by HealthDay's Executive Editor Ernie Mundell. He'll be ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Outbreak investigation aboard US aircraft carrier may contain clues about Covid-19 among the young and healthy CNN (CNN) An investigation of a major coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier may reveal clues as to how Covid-19 affects younger adults. "This is the first major look at Covid-19 infections among healthy young adults that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN See someone collapse near you? It's still safe to perform CPR during the pandemic, study says CNN (CNN) Imagine taking a walk in your neighborhood, carefully staying 6 feet apart from others to ensure social distancing. You see an elderly man collapse on the sidewalk, having a heart attack. Everything you've heard of late tells you to avoid close contact ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Kawasaki-Like Syndrome 'Is a New Condition' Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Kawasaki-Like Syndrome 'Is a New Condition'. An Imperial College London-led study on 58 children in England experiencing a rare Kawasaki-like syndrome related to COVID-19 has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Six inmates in Prince George's County test positive for coronavirus after launch of universal testing Washington Post The Prince George's County Department of Corrections has reported six new cases of the coronavirus after completing 521 tests over three weeks. As of Tuesday morning, the six inmates, who the department said were asymptomatic, had returned to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: NHS waiting list 'could hit 10 million this year' BBC News The Covid-19 crisis will see the number of people waiting for NHS treatment double to 10 million by the end of the year, health bosses have estimated. The NHS Confederation said challenges include a backlog of cases, maintaining social distancing, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Viruses like the one that causes COVID-19 have long been Dr. Anthony Fauci's 'worst nightmare' USA TODAY For years, viruses like the one that causes COVID-19 has been the stuff of Dr. Anthony Fauci's nightmares. Speaking to a digital version of an annual conference of biotechnology executives, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Home Care Tied to COVID-19 Likely to Stay at Cleveland Hospital U.S. News & World Report By Brie Zeltner. CLEVELAND — In late March, Andrea Laquatra began to feel sick. At first, it was an overwhelming fatigue, and the 32-year-old Cleveland mother of two tried to push through it. [. READ: Insurance Coverage Another Likely Casualty of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Exercise, Diet, Alcohol: New Guidelines Detail Best Ways to Reduce Cancer Risk Healthline New guidelines released by the American Cancer Society encourage people to exercise more per week to reduce their cancer risk. They also encourage people to greatly reduce the amount of red meat in their diet and to eat more colorful fruits and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Coronavirus Lockdowns Saved Millions Of Lives, Journal 'Nature' Reports NPR When it comes to controlling the spread of the coronavirus, stay-at-home orders work. Two new studies published in the journal Nature say millions of lives have been saved worldwide. DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. New York state is starting to reopen ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline People with Cancer Have to Choose Between Treatment and COVID-19 Risks Healthline Experts say people with cancer are faced with the dilemma of increasing their COVID-19 risk while going to medical centers for treatment. Recent research indicates people with cancer have a higher risk for death from COVID-19 than those in remission or ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN To lower your cancer risk, move more and skip the cocktails and steaks, guidelines say CNN (CNN) To lower your cancer risk, vegetables and whole grains should be on your menu and processed and red meat should be off, according to updated guidelines published Tuesday by the American Cancer Society. It's best not to drink alcohol, the group ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Hot Weather May Make It Harder for the Coronavirus to Survive on Surfaces Healthline An important factor in virus transmission is how long it takes a droplet to evaporate because it can't surviveTrusted Source in a dry environment. The likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 surviving on a surface increases roughly 5 times in a humid environment compared ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 restrictions should be eased gradually, researchers recommend CNN (CNN) Don't go cold turkey -- at least not when it comes to easing lockdown restrictions. That's the message of a new study that uses mathematical modeling to show that governments shouldn't just turn off lockdown measures all at once for everyone, after ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Right Now The New York Times (Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Most infectious at the start. Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell, World Health Organization (WHO) experts ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Chocolate, dairy and fatty foods can cause acne, study finds CNN (CNN) If you're an acne sufferer who has long thought chocolate, sweets, dairy and other fatty foods made your acne worse — even though your doctor said it was all in your head, not your face — you've been vindicated. Consumption of milk, sugary drinks, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News WHO says remarks about 'rare' asymptomatic spread of coronavirus were 'misunderstanding' ABC News A top World Health Organization (WHO) official called the spread of COVID-19 by people without symptoms a 'very rare' occurrence, sparking confusion about why we've all been wearing masks and staying indoors. During a media briefing on Monday, Dr. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Puerto Rico, 14 states see record COVID-19 cases CIDRAP In the past week, 14 states and Puerto Rico have recorded their highest-ever 7-day average of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, the Washington Post reports. The increases are being fueled by rural outbreaks in southern and western states, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape For Experts Who Study Coronaviruses, a Grim Vindication Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The now prophetic words could be found buried at the end of a research paper published in the journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews in October of ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US USA TODAY The claim: A British biotech company called Oxitec has permission to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas. The Environmental Protection Agency approved an experimental use permit May 1 that allows Oxitec to release genetically ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Face masks make sex safer in the time of Covid-19, New York City Health Department advises CNN (CNN) The New York City Health Department is encouraging people to "be creative" in its updated guidelines to help people have safer sex during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the department still urges people to stay home as much as possible and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Small study identifies placental abnormalities in pregnant women with COVID-19 Healio A small study of pregnant women who were diagnosed with COVID-19 found that these women had placental abnormalities that can be associated with adverse outcomes. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology, included 16 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Breast cancer treatment costs highest among young women with metastic cancer Medical Xpress Cancer's untold toll may be a financial one, especially among young women fighting advanced breast cancer. New research by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows much higher costs for treating metastatic breast cancer patients than for ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Partnership Would Bypass Drug Industry to Sell COVID-19 Vaccine HealthDay Vaccine could be sold without profits or licensing fees in Britain and low- and middle-income countries. Partnership Would Bypass Drug Industry to Sell COVID-19 Vaccine. MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A partnership that would bypass the drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Retracted COVID-19 Studies Expose Holes in Vetting of Data Firms The New York Times NEW YORK — The scramble to research the novel coronavirus has exposed weaknesses in the vetting of healthcare data being supplied by a growing number of U.S. firms, a flaw that forced two of the most respected medical journals to pull studies last week. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Widespread facemask use could shrink the 'R' number and prevent a second COVID-19 wave: study Medical Xpress Population-wide use of facemasks keeps the coronavirus 'reproduction number' under 1.0, and prevents further waves of the virus when combined with lockdowns, a modelling study from the universities of Cambridge and Greenwich suggests. The research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune 6000 strains of bacteria under 1 roof Chicago Tribune In the winter of 1915, Pvt. Ernest Cable arrived at the No. 14 Stationary Hospital in Wimereux, France, in bad shape. The British army's soldiers stationed on the Western Front of World War I were being ravaged by a variety of microscopic enemies. For Cable ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Women Still Left Out of Much Medical Research HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Your sex matters when it comes to your health, yet women may still be an afterthought in research studies. Despite policies and grant requirements to include females in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hub at Johns Hopkins SARS-CoV-2 is mutating slowly—and that's a good thing The Hub at Johns Hopkins Viruses evolve over time, undergoing genetic changes, or mutations, in their quest to survive. Some viruses produce many variations, others only a few. Fortunately, SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is among the latter. This is good ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Get way more exercise, skip alcohol and red meat to prevent cancer, group advises Today.com Aerobic activity that gets the heart pumping appears to have the most benefit when it comes to cancer prevention. Smiling senior women walking, exercising in sunny park. Getty Images stock. Get the latest from TODAY. Sign up for our newsletter. SUBSCRIBE. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Tai chi might be just what doctors should order for their heart patients, new research suggests. Many of these folks experience anxiety, stress and depression. Flag as irrelevant
	9News.com KUSA Colorado coronavirus latest numbers, June 10 9News.com KUSA COLORADO, USA — Colorado currently has 28,347 known cases of COVID-19 and 1,553 deaths among those who tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Are kids less likely to transmit the coronavirus? Here is what experts know now Today.com As parents start to consider summer camps, day cares and kids returning to schools in the fall, experts share what they know now about kids and the coronavirus. Emergency Daycare. As camps, day care and schools look to reopen, questions remain about ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News One blood type may provide some coronavirus protection, study suggests Fox News Preliminary results from an ongoing study suggest that those with a certain blood type may have some protection against the novel coronavirus. In April, not long after the pandemic began, the genetic testing firm 23andMe began using its testing services to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Scientists predict the best strategy for lifting COVID-19 lockdown Medical Xpress As the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in Europe, many countries are relaxing their lockdown rules, but the advice for non-essential workers is to continue working from home if possible. The important question when lockdown should be lifted for ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Half of Californians Live in Areas With Worrying Resurgence of Coronavirus U.S. News & World Report SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Nearly half of all Californians live in areas where coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are rising quickly enough to put their counties on a watch list for potential reinstatement of shutdowns, a Reuters analysis of state ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Virologists vigorously debunk new study on origins of the novel coronavirus ABC News In the latest development in a dramatic saga about the origins of the novel coronavirus, virologists around the globe have fiercely debunked yet another claim that the virus was man-made. This time, the allegation stemmed from a team of researchers from ... Flag as irrelevant

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