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	health Daily update ⋅ June 18, 2020
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	The New York Times 'There Is No Work Here': Migrants, Some Sick, Move North The New York Times IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Inside her tidy house, a modest patio apartment wedged in a neighborhood of itinerant farmworkers, Angelina Velásquez packed. A half-filled travel bag lay on the couch, surrounded by clothes to be folded. The annual harvest was over ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 10 states are seeing their highest average of daily new Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started CNN (CNN) Just as much of the US was improving, 10 states are seeing their highest seven-day average of new coronavirus cases per day since the pandemic started months ago, according to a CNN analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. The data ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape In the Uncertainties of Lyme Testing, Lessons for COVID-19 Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. As a Lyme patient,Jennifer Crystal has a lifetime of experience dealing with severe illness. So when the 42-year-old writer and patient advocate came ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Antibodies Tested as Possible COVID-19 Treatment Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. While the world waits for a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19, scientists are opening up a new line of attack. They are testing antiviral ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Orange and Ventura counties see uptick in coronavirus hospitalizations amid reopening Los Angeles Times Officials across Southern California are grappling with whether to temper reopening efforts in the face of rising coronavirus hospitalizations, a move that seems likely to spark public outcry. Statewide, hospitalizations among COVID-19 patients have been ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times For Canadian Doctor, the Virus Came With Stigma The New York Times TORONTO — He is a doctor in a small city in New Brunswick, Canada, who drove to pick up his 4-year-old daughter — and to have a job interview — and then came home. Two weeks later, he and his daughter tested positive for the coronavirus. The same ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Blood Type Could Impact Odds for Severe COVID-19 WebMD THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A person's genes and blood type may help determine their odds for a nastier form of COVID-19, should they get infected with the new coronavirus, a new genetics study finds. Published online June 17 in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Lessons on Coronavirus Testing From the Adult Film Industry The New York Times As more states open up and people return to work, companies are looking for guidance on how to keep workers safe from infection. Some experts suggest looking to what may seem an unlikely model: the adult film industry. It survived a different pandemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Antibodies Tested as Possible COVID Treatment WebMD June 17, 2020 -- While the world waits for a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19, scientists are opening up a new line of attack. They are testing antiviral antibodies that aim to block the virus from infecting our cells. Some experts think an antibody ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Climate Change Tied to Pregnancy Risks, Affecting Black Mothers Most The New York Times WASHINGTON — Pregnant women exposed to high temperatures or air pollution are more likely to have children who are premature, underweight or stillborn, according to a new paper looking at data from more than 32 million births in the United States, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN I moved to Asia, got cancer, and then coronavirus happened CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — I moved to Hong Kong on the day of a huge protest marking China's National Day on October 1 and thought it would probably be the wildest experience I'd have all year. Two months later, during Hanukkah, I found out that I had breast ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Pregnant women not more susceptible to COVID-19, current data suggests ABC News Like many pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaleah Metz worries about becoming infected with the virus and potentially putting her pregnancy at risk. "I am being exposed to COVID every week at this point, when I visit my doctor in the hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Steroid dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 deaths among seriously ill patients, UK study suggests ABC News As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, researchers studying possible treatments have found a commonly used steroid called dexamethasone might help save one-third of patients who end up on ventilators. While another drug, remdesivir, has been shown ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN European study links genes, blood type with risk of severe coronavirus infection CNN (CNN) A team of European scientists say they have found two genetic variations that may show who is more likely to get very sick and die from coronavirus, and they say they have also found a link to blood type. Their findings, published Wednesday in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post When, why and how to wear a mask during this pandemic, according to the experts Washington Post It appears face masks are here to stay. The New York Times surveyed 511 epidemiologists and more than half of them predicted masks will be necessary for at least the next year, if not longer. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Colleges are requiring ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay How Easily Does Coronavirus Spread at Home? HealthDay WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 spreads easily among people who live together and other family members, even before an infected person shows any symptoms, new research shows. The study -- published June 17 in The ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Social media 'spreading virus conspiracy theories' BBC News Unregulated social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube may present a health risk to the UK because they are spreading conspiracy theories about coronavirus. That's the conclusion of a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Psychological ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says Reuters LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. This video ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study from Chinese city of Guangzhou provides key insights on how COVID-19 spreads in households Medical Xpress New modelling research, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, suggests the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 may spread more easily among people living together and family members than severe acute respiratory syndrome ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Virus efforts 'hampered' by poor London-Wales links BBC News Poor communications between the UK and Welsh Governments are "hampering" efforts to tackle coronavirus, a senior Welsh Parliament committee has warned. The Finance Committee has been looking at the £2.4bn extra Welsh ministers are spending on ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay COVID-19 Brings New Challenges to Alzheimer's Caregiving HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease comes with daily challenges and disruptions, and those have only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver 108 New Cases Of Coronavirus Reported In Boulder In Past Week CBS Denver BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — More than 100 Boulder residents tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week — and more than 30 of those cases were just confirmed on Tuesday. The health department said the majority of new cases are among ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What you need to know about coronavirus on Wednesday, June 17 CNN A version of this story appeared in the June 17 edition of CNN's Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines. (CNN) It's the White House versus reality. The number of new Covid-19 cases reached a record high ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Quarantine bubbles—when done right—limit coronavirus risk and help fight loneliness Medical Xpress After three months of lockdowns, many people in the U.S. and around the world are turning to quarantine bubbles, pandemic pods or quaranteams in an effort to balance the risks of the pandemic with the emotional and social needs of life. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Blood test to monitor cancer up to 10 times more sensitive than current methods Medical Xpress A new method of analyzing cancer patients' blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. In the coming years, this method and others based on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American COVID-19 Worsens Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder—but Therapy Offers Coping Skills Scientific American Before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States, Chris Trondsen felt his life was finally in control. As someone who has battled obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other mental health issues since early childhood, it's been a long journey. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Roche Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Fails to Help COVID-19 Patients in Italian Study The New York Times (Reuters) - Roche's rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra failed to help patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in an Italian study, the latest instance in which an anti-inflammatory drug has fallen through in a coronavirus trial. Despite the setback, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Continuous Glucose Monitors Help With Type 1 Diabetes at Any Age U.S. News & World Report By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Technology often makes life easier to manage, and new research confirms that's definitely the case for people with type 1 diabetes. Continuous glucose ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times OC officials monitoring increase in ICU hospitalizations from coronavirus Los Angeles Times Orange County officials said Wednesday they are continuing to monitor increases in hospitalization levels due to the coronavirus but that the trends don't necessarily mean the county needs to slow its reopening of the economy. Coronavirus-related ICU ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters WHO halts trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients Reuters LONDON/GENEVA - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in its large multi-country trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients had been halted after new data and studies showed no benefit. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Study Ties Blood Type to COVID-19 Risk; O May Help, A Hurt The New York Times A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease. Scientists who compared the genes of thousands of patients in Europe found that those who had Type A blood were more likely to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind Medical Xpress As the race intensifies for a vaccine against the new coronavirus, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first—leaving significant questions about whether developing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study finds that wildlife supply chains for human consumption increase coronavirus spillover risk to people Medical Xpress A new study found that animals sampled in the wildlife-trade supply chain bound for human consumption had high proportions of coronaviruses, and that the proportion of positives significantly increases as animals travel from traders, to large markets, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Masks and Summer Heat: Expert Tips WebMD WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Teresa Murray Amato rode the subway into Manhattan from Queens the other day and found that summertime and face masks aren't an easy fit. "It was a warm day. I definitely felt it was a little hot," said ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Half of Coronavirus Infections May Be Asymptomatic WebMD THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 45% of people infected with COVID-19 have no symptoms, and they may play a major role in the spread of the virus, a new study says. The findings show the need for large-scale testing and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Dexamethasone: What is the breakthrough treatment for COVID-19? Medical Xpress Six months and eight million positive cases since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Wuhan, scientists have announced the first major breakthrough in the search for a drug to fight the disease. A research team at Oxford University has found that cheap and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald 'You're not immune.' As states reopen, COVID-19 cases surge among the young, reports say Miami Herald Nina Cecere, 24, has watched her friends reclaim their social lives from behind a computer screen, although she'd rather be with them in person, the Star Tribune reported. But Cecere, a teacher, continues to practice social distancing by meeting friends ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here's what you should know Medical Xpress If you're feeling excited about being out of lockdown, you're not alone. Social media is buzzing with plans of big nights out to celebrate the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Australia and New Zealand. But before you go on that big bender, here are some ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10 rejected donor livers EurekAlert (press release) 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 7 in every 10 could be used after just 4-6 hours of the assessment. The study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail Physical activity prevents almost 4 million early deaths worldwide each year EurekAlert (press release) At least 3.9 million early deaths are being averted worldwide every year by people being physically active, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health today by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh. The team ... Flag as irrelevant
	KING5.com Coronavirus updates: Washington coronavirus death toll drops after reclassifying cases KING5.com Department of Health adjusts how it will report COVID cases; 253 new cases reported Wednesday in Washington. TOTAL: 1,226 deaths among 26,784 overall cases in Washington state. 435,016 people in Washington have taken a test for coronavirus and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind Washington Post LONDON — As the race intensified for a vaccine against the new coronavirus, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first — leaving significant questions about whether ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer How much has COVID-19 spread in Charlotte since Phase 2 reopening? Here's the data. Charlotte Observer Fewer people in the Charlotte area are staying home and social distancing as the most recent health data show the coronavirus spreading further, infecting more people and leading to increased hospitalizations. The health trends follow looser restrictions on ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPRC Click2Houston Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind KPRC Click2Houston LONDON – As the race for a vaccine against the new coronavirus intensifies, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first — leaving significant questions about whether ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP No symptoms in 37% of COVID-19 nursing home patients, research finds CIDRAP A study published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that more than a quarter of the residents of a Chicago nursing home were infected with COVID-19, 37% of them never had symptoms, 37% were hospitalized, and 28% died. University of Illinois ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Coronavirus Latches on to Membrane-Wrapped Nanosponges, Dramatically Reducing Infectivity Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed "nanosponges" that can attract and neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce. Cloaked in the cell membranes ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Italian Nursing Homes Lacked Tools for COVID-19 Onslaught, Survey Shows The New York Times ROME — Italy's nursing homes, where the COVID-19 epidemic is believed to have killed thousands of people, did not have the equipment needed to protect staff or residents, a survey by the country's top health body showed on Wednesday. Since the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How 'vaccine nationalism' could block vulnerable populations' access to COVID-19 vaccines Medical Xpress Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently being developed. The way emerging vaccines will be distributed to those who need them is not yet clear. The United States has now twice indicated that it would like to secure priority access to doses of ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Race for Virus Vaccine Could Leave Some Countries Behind U.S. News & World Report By MARIA CHENG and CHRISTINA LARSON, Associated Press. LONDON (AP) — As the race for a vaccine against the new coronavirus intensifies, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Blowing bubbles: Soapy spheres pop pollen on fruit trees BBC News Japanese researchers have succeeded in fertilising pear trees using pollen carried on the thin film of a soap bubble. They've been searching for alternative approaches to pollination, because of the decline in the number of bees worldwide. When fired from a ... Flag as irrelevant

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