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	health Daily update ⋅ June 19, 2020
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	CBS Denver Colorado Wildlife Experts Tracking Spread Of Deadly Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) — Wildlife managers across Colorado are closely monitoring a highly contagious and deadly disease that they say could significantly impact the rabbit population in the state — and the predators that rely on them. It's called Rabbit ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus continued to spread among San Francisco's low-income Hispanic population despite lockdown, study finds CNN (CNN) When San Francisco implemented its shelter-in-place order in mid-March, the coronavirus continued to spread through the city's Hispanic population in parts of the densely populated Mission District, researchers at the University of California, San ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Person who had measles 100 years ago helps scientists trace origins of virus Livescience.com A diseased human lung, fixed in the preservative formalin for more than 100 years, helped scientists trace the history of the measles virus and place its origin as far back as the sixth century B.C.. For years, the lung sat in the basement of the Berlin Museum of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Hookworm Therapy for MS: First Randomized Trial Medscape Treatment with hookworm larvae was well tolerated in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and although the primary outcome was not met there was some evidence of a beneficial therapeutic effect in the first randomized clinical trial to evaluate such an ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News China company says its vaccine could be complete by 'autumn' ABC News A China-based pharmaceutical company claims its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is proving to be safe and effective on humans so far, citing early research. A senior member of the company said the vaccine could finish the last phase of human testing as early ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Decline in New US Virus Deaths May Be Temporary Reprieve The New York Times The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasingly reopen for business. But scientists are deeply afraid the trend may be about to reverse itself. "For now, it's ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: South Asian people most likely to die in hospital BBC News South Asian people are the most likely to die from coronavirus after being admitted to hospital in Great Britain, major analysis shows. It is the only ethnic group to have a raised risk of death in hospital and is partly due to high levels of diabetes. The study is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve Washington Post The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasingly reopen for business. But scientists are deeply afraid the trend may be about to reverse itself. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Blood plasma from people who recovered is a safe covid-19 treatment, study says Washington Post A large study of 20,000 hospitalized covid-19 patients who received transfusions of blood plasma from people who recovered found the treatment was safe and suggests that giving it to people early in the disease may be beneficial. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic through testing Medical Xpress SARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. The world is now in the grips of a historic pandemic. The death toll from the novel coronavirus has climbed to more than 117,000 in ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Around 1000 LA Restaurants Fail Coronavirus Safety Rules Compliance Test NPR AILSA CHANG, HOST: Thousands of restaurants here in Los Angeles are back in business after the coronavirus shutdown, slinging tacos, serving truffle fries, simmering ramen, but also in many cases, violating social distancing and safety standards put in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Could an everyday childhood vaccine help against coronavirus? CNN (CNN) A vaccine to prevent coronavirus may be months or even years away, but a team of researchers in the United States say an everyday vaccine that is available now might be used to help prevent the worst effects of coronavirus infection. They're ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times You May Have Antibodies After Coronavirus Infection. But Not for Long. The New York Times It's a question that has haunted scientists since the pandemic began: Does everyone infected with the virus produce antibodies — and if so, how long do they last? Not very long, suggests a new study published Thursday in Nature Medicine. Antibodies ... Flag as irrelevant
	FiercePharma How—and when—can the coronavirus vaccine become a reality? FiercePharma This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive its biggest stories as soon as they're published. It's been six months since researchers in China said they had ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Nation's cancer chief warns delays in cancer care are likely to result in thousands of extra deaths in coming years Washington Post The government's top cancer doctor warned Thursday that delays in screenings, diagnoses and treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to result in thousands of "excess" deaths from the disease in coming years. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Along with so much else across America, the coronavirus jolted the system that provides lifesaving organ transplants. As hospitals scrambled and doctors grappled with the risks to patients, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Newport Beach restaurant Javier's closes after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 Los Angeles Times An upscale restaurant in Orange County closed this week after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said. Javier's restaurant in Newport Beach announced it was closing Tuesday after at least one employee tested positive for COVID-19, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives WebMD THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- HIV may not be the death sentence it was 20 or 30 years ago, but people who are HIV-positive still face much shorter lives than other adults -- even if they're treated with medications that make the virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress The hunt for COVID-19 treatment, vaccines Medical Xpress An engineer tests an experimental vaccine at Beijing's Sinovac Biotech facilities as the global race for a COVID-19 treatment hots up. Dozens of drugs tested. More than 100 vaccine candidates. With hundreds of clinical trials under way, here is a run down of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Blood type, genetics could impact odds for severe COVID-19: study Medical Xpress 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 New England Journal of Medicine, the research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress 5 ways the world is better off dealing with a pandemic now than in 1918 Medical Xpress Near the end of the First World War, a deadly flu raced across the globe. The influenza pandemic became the most severe pandemic in recent history, infecting about one-third of the world's population between 1918 and 1920 and killing between 50 and 100 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Too much sitting raises your risk for cancer, study finds CNN (CNN) Need another reason to get off the couch and get moving while cooped up during the coronavirus epidemic? Why a wellness routine is your top priority amid protests and the pandemic — and how to start. Here's a killer one: Too much sitting can raise ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US hospitals in hard hit regions step up use of steroids on sickest COVID-19 patients Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several U.S. hospitals in states with fresh surges of COVID-19 cases have started treating their sickest patients with dexamethasone rather than await confirmation of preliminary results of a study by British researchers, who said the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Nurses' leaders urge 'care for those who caring' BBC News Nurses' leaders want all healthcare employers - including the NHS - to "care for those who have been caring" during the coronavirus crisis. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is calling for better risk assessments; working patterns and mental health care for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN CDC issues recommendations to help protect beachgoers from Covid-19 spread CNN (CNN) Even on the beach, people should stay six feet apart, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And yes, face masks are appropriate beach wear. The CDC has released a series of recommendations aimed at government ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Woman With COVID-19 Develops Serious Heart Ailment After Taking Chloroquine HealthDay THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- One of the drugs championed by President Donald Trump as a potential "game changer" in the coronavirus pandemic led to a potentially deadly heart rhythm disorder in a 84-year-old woman treated for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress The right way to breathe during the coronavirus pandemic Medical Xpress Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. It's not just something you do in yoga class—breathing this way actually provides a powerful medical benefit that can help the body fight viral infections. The reason is that your nasal cavities produce ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Hancock 'incorrect' to say Leicester has outbreak BBC News The health secretary was "incorrect" to say Leicester is in the midst of a Covid-19 outbreak, the city's head of public health has said. Ivan Browne said the city had "started to see a surge" in cases, but added "this is not an outbreak". In Thursday's daily briefing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Canada hits 100000 coronavirus cases, major challenges remain Reuters OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada officially racked up 100,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday and although the outbreak is slowing, health experts said major challenges remain. FILE PHOTO: A paramedic transports a patient to Mount Sinai Hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Genetically engineered mosquitoes get EPA approval for Florida release despite objections from environmental groups CNN (CNN) A genetically modified male mosquito named OX5034 has received both state and federal approval to be released into the Florida Keys now through 2022, against the objection of many local residents and a coalition of environmental advocacy groups. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind Fox News 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
	MedPage Today What Does Asymptomatic COVID-19 Look Like Under the Surface? MedPage Today Asymptomatic individuals carrying SARS-CoV-2 shed the virus longer than those with COVID-19 symptoms, with other lab findings suggesting the symptomatic patients mounted more robust immune responses, a small study in China found. Median duration ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Canada Hits 100000 Coronavirus Cases, Major Challenges Remain U.S. News & World Report OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada officially racked up 100,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday and although the outbreak is slowing, health experts said major challenges remain. Authorities admit they were not prepared for how fast the pandemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle 'It's guaranteed' this coronavirus won't be the last to infect humans, expert says Houston Chronicle Ben Neuman, a professor at Texas A&M-Texarkana, is one of the world's top authorities on coronaviruses. He's said to have grown more SARS-type viruses in the lab than anyone else alive, and he was on the panel that gave the coronavirus now upending ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Organ transplants make a turnaround from COVID-19 decline Medical Xpress Along with so much else across America, the coronavirus jolted the system that provides lifesaving organ transplants. As hospitals scrambled and doctors grappled with the risks to patients, the number of procedures plummeted. Yet by early June, transplants ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times South Asian COVID-19 Patients in UK Hospitals 20% More Likely to Die: Study The New York Times LONDON — Hospitalized COVID-19 patients of South Asian ethnicity in Britain are 20% more likely to die from the disease than white people, a large-scale study said on Friday, the latest evidence that minority groups are disproportionately hit by the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American The Brain Interprets Smell like the Notes of a Song Scientific American How do humans and other animals distinguish between the smell of rotting seafood or the enticing allure of a ripe banana? New research at New York University Langone Health uses artificially created odors to help reveal the intricate chain of events that ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times UK Lowers Covid-19 Alert Level to 'Epidemic' From 'Exponential' The New York Times LONDON — The United Kingdom's chief medical officers have agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to "epidemic is in general circulation" from "transmission is high or rising exponentially". The Joint Biosecurity Centre ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com LA Bars And Salons To Reopen As Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 3000 Patch.com LA passed the grim milestone of 3,000 COVID-19 deaths on the same day county officials allowed bars, salons, and tattoo parlors to reopen. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff Patch Staff Badge. Jun 18, 2020 5:03 pm PT | Updated Jun 18, 2020 5:23 pm PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sun In Netherlands, coronavirus apparently went from people to minks and back to people Seattle Times The minks on Dutch fur farms first got sick in mid-April, showing symptoms ranging from runny noses to severe respiratory distress. They had caught the novel coronavirus from human handlers, the government later said, and soon farmed minks appeared to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com HIV Testing & Treatment Remain Vitally Important During COVID-19 Patch.com As New Jersey continues to respond to the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) we cannot lose sight of other important pre-existing public health concerns, like HIV and AIDS. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruptions to ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 'Stress Hormone' Levels May Indicate Severity of COVID-19 HealthDay FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of the stress hormone cortisol are associated with an increased risk of death among COVID-19 patients, according to a new study. The findings could be used to identify COVID-19 patients who are ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News What will a COVID-19 vaccine look like? Don't expect a cure-all, scientists say ABC News Since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, a vaccine has been widely regarded as the best path toward reopening society and returning to normalcy. Scientists have worked around-the-clock to develop a vaccine even entering late-stage human studies at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine COVID-19 Is Stripping Resources From Mosquito Control Programs Slate Magazine During a typical spring, health departments across the country would be preparing for mosquito season. Biologists would search for stagnant pools of water where the insects breed, carefully counting the number of mosquito larvae and adults and identifying ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms HealthDay FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The coronavirus pandemic is adding to the mood issues that many pregnant women and new moms experience, according to a new study. One in 7 women experience anxiety or depression immediately before or ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) Study shows sedentary behavior independently predicts cancer mortality EurekAlert (press release) HOUSTON -- In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that greater inactivity was independently associated with a higher risk of ... Flag as irrelevant
	KHON2 Hale Nani Covid cluster rises to 12, contained in one unit KHON2 There are seven new Covid cases at Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, bringing the total to 12, eight residents and four workers. The doctor in charge of the testing says the infection is confined to one unit. Dr. Scott Miscovich says results from all ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Race for Virus Vaccine Could Leave Some Countries Behind The New York Times LONDON — 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 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chron.com The right way to breathe during the coronavirus pandemic Chron.com (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Louis J. Ignarro, Ph.D., UCLA School of Medicine. (THE CONVERSATION) Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Black Atlanta COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized More WebMD Black coronavirus patients in Atlanta are much more likely to be hospitalized than white patients, a CDC report says, providing further proof that the COVID-19 pandemic affects blacks more harshly. About 79% of black patients were hospitalized for COVID-19, ... Flag as irrelevant

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