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	health Daily update ⋅ June 17, 2020
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	The New York Times Common Drug Reduces Coronavirus Deaths, Scientists Report The New York Times LONDON — In an unexpected glimmer of hope amid an expanding pandemic, scientists at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday that an inexpensive and commonly available drug reduced deaths in patients with severe Covid-19, the illness caused by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Inexpensive steroid dexamethasone is the first drug to reduce deaths from covid-19 Washington Post LONDON — An inexpensive steroid reduced deaths from coronavirus infection, helping some of the sickest patients with severe lung damage survive the illness, according to British clinical trial results announced Tuesday in a news release. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Researchers: Cheap drug improves COVID-19 survival Washington Post Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. The results ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Cardioprotective Meds Underutilized in Patients With Cancer History Medscape Although cancer is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, cancer survivors are less likely to receive cardioprotective therapies to mitigate this risk, according to a cross-sectional study. "It confirms that even years after cancer treatment, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News A COVID-19 vaccine will only work if trials include Black participants, experts say NBC News Calethia Hodges has an arduous task: persuade Black people who have a deep mistrust of experimental drugs and medical institutions to participate in clinical trials to help find a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. It is quite the paradox. African Americans ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: New advice on shielding will be given very soon, says Hancock BBC News People most at risk from coronavirus will "very soon" be told when they can stop isolating, the government says. Some 2.2 million people in England - who have been told to stay home since the beginning of lockdown in March - will get a letter detailing the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Human trials expected to start next month for Covid-19 treatment derived from cows' blood CNN (CNN) A South Dakota company expects to start human trials next month for a Covid-19 antibody treatment derived from the plasma of cows. But these aren't just any cows. Scientists genetically engineered the animals to give them an immune system that's ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Church Tied to Oregon's Largest Coronavirus Outbreak The New York Times SALEM, Ore. — A church in rural northeastern Oregon is now the epicenter of the state's largest coronavirus outbreak, as 236 people tested positive for the disease, authorities said Tuesday. The outbreak also led to Oregon's second consecutive ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Cows Help With COVID-19 Treatment, No Bull NPR It turns out, cows may play an important role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. SAB Biotherapeutics is in the business of making what are known as polyclonal antibodies. These are a collection of different antibodies that a body makes to ward off a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Is COVID-19 Risk Linked to Blood Type? Medscape Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson. One of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS Vaccine That Doesn't Exist The New York Times WASHINGTON — Seizing on a medical milestone that doesn't exist, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he thinks the same scientific expertise that produced a vaccine for AIDS can deliver one soon for COVID-19, too. There is no vaccine for AIDS. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape One in 5 People at Risk of Severe COVID-19 Due to Underlying Condition Medscape Around 1 in 5 people worldwide (1.7 billion) have an underlying health condition that makes them more prone to severe COVID-19, according to results of a global modelling study. The researchers also determine age-based thresholds for risk. Knowing which ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Wales cancer campaign urges people seek help BBC News People with possible cancer symptoms are being urged not to put off getting them checked out as part of a new campaign by the Welsh Government. Charities have also warned of a future cancer "timebomb" due to a disruption to services caused by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Record spike in new coronavirus cases reported in six US states as reopening accelerates Reuters (Reuters) - New coronavirus infections hit record highs in six U.S. states on Tuesday, marking a rising tide of cases for a second consecutive week as most states moved forward with reopening their economies. FILE PHOTO: Beachgoers walk past a social ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Trump uses 'AIDS vaccine' as proof scientists can develop COVID-19 vaccine The Hill ... 'Happy Pride month' after SCOTUS decision protecting LGBTQ rights Trump leads Biden by one point in Iowa: poll MORE touted the development of an "AIDS vaccine" on Tuesday as he predicted that scientists will create a vaccine for the coronavirus by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Dental Appointments Won't Be the Same in COVID Era WebMD TUESDAY, June 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Dental offices responded to COVID-19 lockdowns in much the same way as other medical professions, halting routine visits and only providing emergency care to patients in dire need. But now that stay-at-home ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Antibody Tests Don't Mean a Ton Right Now. But That Could Change Soon TIME In the largest study to date looking at the antibodies produced by people who have recovered from COVID-19, researchers uncovered a few surprises that could have implications for not only how useful antibody-based treatments might be, but also what the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Flush carefully. Study suggests coronavirus could spread in spray from toilet CNN (CNN) Here's a good reason to put the lid down before you flush: a new computer modeling study shows how a flushing toilet can send a cloud of little particles containing fecal matter into the air -- fecal matter that could carry coronavirus. Doctors have shown ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News 'Invisible' unpaid carers going hungry in lockdown BBC News Christie Michael is so worried about protecting her elderly mother that she has not gone outside her front door since the lockdown began in March. She says it is "lonely and isolating" - but the mother and daughter in Essex have also found themselves hungry. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19 death risk 12 times higher for those with chronic health conditions Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—With U.S. coronavirus cases now past 2 million, a new report finds that COVID-19 is much more lethal for Americans with underlying health issues—illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes or lung ailments. In fact, "deaths were 12 times higher ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Exercising While Wearing a Mask The New York Times Wearing a mask during exercise reduces the risk that we will infect someone else with the novel coronavirus if we unwittingly carry the disease. But wearing a mask also affects how the exercise affects us, according to exercise scientists who have begun to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Steroid drug hailed as 'breakthrough' for seriously ill COVID-19 patients Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a "major breakthrough" in the coronavirus pandemic. A pharmacist ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: What is dexamethasone and how does it work? BBC News An anti-inflammatory drug called dexamethasone has been hailed as a ground-breaking treatment for hospital patients seriously ill with Covid-19. A UK trial showed the drug could save lives - the first internationally to do so - and it can be used in the NHS ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Six charts show how Americans have been affected by COVID-19 Los Angeles Times The novel coronavirus has infected more than 2 million Americans since it arrived on U.S. shores in January, and more than 100,000 of them have died of COVID-19. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers the most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Put a lid on it, folks: Flushing may release coronavirus-containing 'toilet plumes' Washington Post Add this to our list of worries in these anxious times: coronavirus-containing clouds that waft into the air when a toilet is flushed. Scientists who simulated toilet water and air flows say in a new research paper that aerosol droplets forced upward by a flush ... Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com 3 Wash U researchers put casts on their arms. The results could help people with brain damage STLtoday.com ST. LOUIS — An unusual Washington University study published Tuesday, in which experimenters immobilized their own arms in shoulder-to-hand casts, has discovered that the brain sends out spontaneous bursts of neuron activity to an immobilized limb, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Arkansas AG sues TV pastor over virus treatment claims ABC News Arkansas' attorney general has sued Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker over his promotion of a product falsely touted as a cure for the illness caused by the coronavirus. By. ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press. June 16, 2020, 8:58 PM. 2 min read. Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com 1 in 5 people across the globe are at risk of developing severe COVID-19 Livescience.com Around 1 in 5 people across the world have underlying conditions that put them at risk of developing severe COVID-19 if infected with the coronavirus, according to a new study. That adds up to around 1.7 billion people worldwide. The novel coronavirus has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Haiti says it has hit a COVID-19 peak. However, PAHO, cautions potential crisis awaits Miami Herald A day after Haitian health officials declared that COVID-19 infections had peaked without sparking the alarmingly death toll some models predicted, regional health experts with the Pan American Health Organization continued to voice concerns that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Show Me the Data: US Doctors Skeptical of Reported COVID Breakthrough The New York Times (Reuters) - The report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among U.S. doctors, who said the recent withdrawal of an influential COVID-19 study left them wanting to see more data. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Arkansas AG Sues TV Pastor Over Virus Treatment Claims The New York Times LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' attorney general on Tuesday sued Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker over his promotion of a product falsely touted as a cure for the illness caused by the coronavirus. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed the lawsuit in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Flushing a Toilet Can Release Viral Droplets: What to Know Healthline A new study finds that toilet flushing can cause virus particles to go into the air. But the study was just a computer simulation, so there's no reason to panic. Maintaining physical distancing, wearing a mask, and washing your hands remain the best ways to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times This kind of mask can actually spread the coronavirus. Here's how to fix it Los Angeles Times There's a certain kind of N95 mask that's actually bad to wear for public health during the coronavirus pandemic. San Francisco's health officer warns that N95 masks with a vent on them actually cause a person's germs to spread, rather than containing them ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Primitive stem cells point to new bone grafts for stubborn-to-heal fractures Medical Xpress Although most broken bones can be mended with a firm cast and a generous measure of tender loving care, more complicated fractures require treatments like bone grafting. Researchers at Texas A&M University have now created superior bone grafts using ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News First virus patients 'would not now need hospital care' BBC News The doctor who treated the first two coronavirus patients in the UK said if they had displayed similar symptoms now they would not need hospital care. Dr Matthias Schmid led the team at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), where they came on 31 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Church tied to Oregon's largest coronavirus outbreak Medical Xpress A church in rural northeastern Oregon is now the epicenter of the state's largest coronavirus outbreak, as 236 people tested positive for the disease, authorities said Tuesday. The outbreak also led to Oregon's second consecutive record-setting daily case ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate COVID-19 adds to challenges for LGBTQ youth SFGate Even before the pandemic, LGBTQ youth faced unique health challenges. Now, social isolation is heightening concerns about protecting their mental well-being. Isolation, and the way it cuts off youth from life-affirming social connections, could have serious ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus can still pass between face mask wearers — even when they're 4 feet apart: study Fox News COVID-19 can be transmitted between people who are standing more than four feet apart, even if they are wearing a mask, a new study has found. The research, published in Physics of Fluids, notes that face coverings alone do not prevent droplets of fluid ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10 rejected donor livers Medical Xpress A major study investigating the effectiveness of liver perfusion as a technique to improve the function of donor livers that would have otherwise been rejected has shown that up to seven in every 10 could be used after just four to six hours of the assessment. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News NIH launches platform for nationwide coronavirus patient data Fox News The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Monday a new "centralized, secure enclave" of medical record data from coronavirus patients diagnosed nationwide. The analytics platform is part of a new effort called the National COVID Cohort ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Italy Reports 34 Coronavirus Deaths on Tuesday, 210 New Cases The New York Times ROME — Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 34 on Tuesday, against 26 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases declined to 210 from 303 on Monday. The total death toll since the outbreak came ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UK begins coronavirus vaccine trial; France pledges funding Washington Post LONDON — Scientists at Imperial College London will start immunizing people in Britain this week with their experimental coronavirus shot, while pharmaceutical company Sanofi and the French government announced more than 800 million euros ($890 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Hat in hand: US scientists scramble to support their COVID immunity research Reuters (Reuters) - It wasn't easy to build a COVID-19 antibody test during Illinois' statewide lockdown. FILE PHOTO: Northwestern University Professor Thomas McDade inspects a 96-well plate used to quantify coronavirus disease (COVID-19) IgG antibodies in dried ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Contact tracing, essential to fight against coronavirus, hits roadblocks The Hill One of the most crucial parts of the fight against the spread of COVID-19 relies on significant cooperation from the public, and so far, the results are mixed. Public health workers are trying to break the chains of COVID-19 transmission by reaching out to people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Caution urged for reopening schools to prevent spread of COVID-19 crisis Medical Xpress With fast-approaching preparations required for a new school year with no consensus plan yet in place, a team of clinicians, scientists and educators—including a University of California, Irvine pediatrician—stress the need for caution when re-opening ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Texas coronavirus hospitalizations hit new high, up 66% since Memorial Day CNBC The number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas' hospitals continues to rise, with coronavirus hospitalizations now up more than 66% since Memorial Day as the state continues to reopen. Coronavirus hospitalizations, like new cases and deaths, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Pennsylvania COVID-19: Total cases near 80K, Some symptoms of Lyme disease are similar Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. Pennsylvania state health officials reported 362 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 79,483. An additional 33 COVID-19 deaths were reported today, bringing the total deaths to 6,276. Flag as irrelevant
	Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 Model projects 200000 people in the US could die from coronavirus by October Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains that one current model's prediction of 200,000 deaths in the US from Covid-19 by October may be an underprediction. The United States could see more than 200,000 deaths from Covid-19 by October 1, a closely watched ... Flag as irrelevant
	San Francisco Chronicle AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS vaccine that doesn't exist San Francisco Chronicle WASHINGTON (AP) — Seizing on a medical milestone that doesn't exist, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he thinks the same scientific expertise that produced a vaccine for AIDS can deliver one soon for COVID-19, too. There is no vaccine for AIDS. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Trump praises scientists for nonexistent AIDS vaccine, predicts COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2020 USA TODAY WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes there will be a vaccine for the coronavirus ready by the end of this year, and incorrectly stated that scientists and doctors developed a vaccine for AIDS, the most advanced stage of HIV. Flag as irrelevant

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