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	health Daily update ⋅ June 25, 2020
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	The New York Times Study Raises Concerns for Pregnant Women With the Coronavirus The New York Times Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus are more likely to be hospitalized, admitted to an intensive care unit and put on a ventilator than are infected women who are not pregnant, according to a new government analysis. Pregnant women are known to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Coronavirus updates: Up to 150K deaths possible by July 18, CDC says ABC News As coronavirus cases continue to climb across the country, a new forecast from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. could soon see 150,000 fatalities. This story will be updated with the latest coronavirus news. Please refresh for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Virus Cases Surging Among the Young, Endangering the Elderly The New York Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coronavirus cases are climbing rapidly among young adults in a number of states where bars, stores and restaurants have reopened — a disturbing generational shift that not only puts them in greater peril than many realize but ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A spring break trip to a Mexican beach resort led to 64 coronavirus cases in Texas CNN (CNN) A spring break trip to a Mexican beach resort last March led to 64 cases of coronavirus, but proper contact tracing, quarantine and isolation got the outbreak under control. No one got seriously ill and no one died, but the incident illustrates how young ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Breakthrough Drug for Covid-19 May Be Risky for Mild Cases The New York Times Scientists in Britain announced a major breakthrough in the battle against the coronavirus last week, reporting they had found the first drug to reduce deaths among critically ill Covid-19 patients. The results were first made public in a sparsely detailed news ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19 HealthDay The drug is an anti-inflammatory that has been prescribed for gout, but there's evidence the medicine could help fight against COVID-19. In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19. WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post How a spring break trip to Mexico triggered a coronavirus outbreak among 60 Texas college students Washington Post On March 19, the day the Trump administration urged Americans to stop traveling internationally, a group of students from the University of Texas at Austin returned from a spring break trip to a Mexican beach resort. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times NY Will Impose Quarantine on Visitors From States With Big Outbreaks The New York Times A few months ago, New York was suffering through the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals filled to near capacity. Hundreds of people died each day, reaching a peak in mid-April. The rest of the country recoiled at the sight of a New York ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on nine US states BBC News New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where virus cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. New Jersey's Phil Murphy said people in the three states had been "through hell and back" and did not want ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Congo declares end of world's second-largest Ebola outbreak Washington Post NAIROBI — Congo's health minister declared the end of the world's second-largest Ebola outbreak on Thursday after two full incubation periods of the highly deadly virus passed without new confirmed cases. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Congo Announces End to 2nd Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ever The New York Times BENI, Congo — Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years, as armed rebels and community mistrust undermined the promise of new vaccines. Thursday's ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Indonesia's Passes 50000 Cases as Business Resumes The New York Times JAKARTA, Indonesia — The number of coronavirus infections in Indonesia surpassed 50,000 Thursday, an increase that is worrying experts at a time when the government is allowing businesses to resume operations amid increasing economic pressure. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 'Maskne': Why your face is breaking out under your mask and how to stop it CNN (CNN) If you're serious about protecting yourself — and others — from the very real dangers of Covid-19, you're wearing a mask when you go out around others. For many people that is leading to an embarrassing and unpleasant side effect: blemishes, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post CDC and drugmakers boost flu vaccine doses amid fears of an unprecedented respiratory illness season Washington Post Worried about a simultaneous assault of the novel coronavirus and seasonal influenza this winter, public health officials and vaccine manufacturers are making millions of extra flu vaccine doses to protect those most vulnerable to the pandemic and influenza, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Cuomo says New York 'bent the curve' as new COVID-19 cases keep rising in other states Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo celebrated a new milestone of declining coronavirus hospitalizations in his state on Thursday as the number of new cases elsewhere in the United States kept climbing, especially in the West and ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19 HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- There's new evidence that a 2,000-year-old medicine might offer hope against a modern scourge: COVID-19. The medication, called colchicine, is an anti-inflammatory ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 1 in 10 Americans Uses a Prescription Painkiller WebMD WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Americans continue to look to the medicine cabinet for pain relief, with 1 in 10 using some type of prescription painkiller, a new U.S. government report says. But use of prescription opioid painkillers leveled ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In findings that could pave the way to a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, scientists have figured out how to spur the production of new brain cells in mice. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Newborn triplets diagnosed with Covid-19 in stable condition, say Mexican health officials CNN (CNN) A set of premature triplets born in Mexico are "stable" and "evolving favorably" after testing positive for Covid-19, according to local health officials. The triplets were born in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí and tested for coronavirus on June ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Researchers Lower Forecast for US COVID-19 Deaths Even as Cases Climb The New York Times (Reuters) - A newly revised model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 will reach nearly 180,000 by October, down 22,000 from the last forecast despite several recent weeks of rising case numbers, researchers said on Wednesday. But the latest ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Alzheimer's May Develop Differently in Women MedPage Today Women developed Alzheimer's disease-related brain changes earlier than men, a cross-sectional imaging study showed. Compared with their male counterparts, cognitively normal middle-age women showed higher beta-amyloid loads, lower glucose ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Type of Ultraviolet Light Kills Airborne Coronavirus; Effect on Platelets Helps Explain Blood Clot Issues The New York Times (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Safe form of ultraviolet light kills airborne coronavirus. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Her virus test came back positive. 3 hours later, she had a baby. Chicago Tribune NEW YORK — NEW YORK — Rebecca Arian, a few hours into labor at a Brooklyn hospital, was balancing on her hands and knees, trying to ease a biting contraction in her lower abdomen with no painkillers. Then her midwife walked into the room and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Mass. reports 172 new coronavirus cases, 48 new deaths; key metrics remain low relative to springtime surge The Boston Globe State officials reported Wednesday that the coronavirus death toll in Massachusetts had risen by 48 to 7,938 and that the number of people testing positive for the virus had climbed by 172 to 107,611, as key metrics monitored by the state lingered at low levels ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: Limes spiked with cloves are not effective in repelling mosquitoes USA TODAY The claim: Slicing a lime in half and pressing in some cloves is an effective, natural way to repel mosquitoes. As the sultry summer months loom ahead, we're all looking for ways to keep those pesky mosquitoes at bay. Whether we're having a backyard ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Dexamethasone and the Recovery Trial's High-Speed Science WIRED Last week, a British research team announced that a cheap, safe, widely available drug called dexamethasone makes a huge difference in saving the lives of people severely ill with Covid-19. Perhaps no one was more surprised than the people on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: How to Stay Safe, Healthy and Cool This Summer Despite COVID-19 Threat HealthDay WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- With the arrival of warm weather, and as states begin to loosen months of lockdown restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, it's only natural that people are itching to get outside. But what ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Here Are All The Middlesex County Coronavirus Test Sites Patch.com In one easy-to-find list, here are all the places in Middlesex County you can get a COVID test, antibody test and asymptomatic testing. By Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff Patch Staff Badge. Jun 24, 2020 1:26 pm ET ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Race for a COVID-19 vaccine has drug makers scaling up manufacturing — before one is developed MarketWatch 'People, companies are starting to plan to make doses even before, you know, the vaccine works,' Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Getty Images. Email icon; Facebook icon; Twitter icon; Linkedin icon; Flipboard icon. Print icon; Resize icon ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over BBC News The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been declared over, almost two years after it began. No new cases of the disease have been reported in the north-east of the country, where dozens of armed groups operate, ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY New forecast: 180000 US deaths of COVID-19 by October. But mask order can save 33000 USA TODAY Experts have now forecast that there will be 179,106 COVID-19 deaths in the United States by Oct. 1. But a universal mask wearing order in the US could save as many as 33,000 lives. The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fred Hutch News Service Antibodies a hot topic in COVID-19 research Fred Hutch News Service Illustration of Y-shaped immune proteins, known as antibodies, swarming a coronavirus Illustration by Getty Images. Since the unwelcome arrival of COVID-19, a class of tiny, Y-shaped proteins in our blood called antibodies has emerged as a focus of ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 1 in 10 Americans Uses a Prescription Painkiller: CDC U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Americans continue to look to the medicine cabinet for pain relief, with 1 in 10 using some type of prescription painkiller, a new U.S. government report ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune Utah pulls some tourism ads in reaction to the coronavirus spike Salt Lake Tribune Utah is dialing back its advertising aimed at attracting tourists and boosting travel to the state in light of the state's rapidly rising cases of COVID-19. After going quiet in early March in light of coronavirus lockdowns, state tourism promotors have been placing ... Flag as irrelevant
	KVUE.com Coronavirus updates in Central Texas: Travis County reports 2 more deaths from COVID-19, 318 new cases KVUE.com AUSTIN, Texas — KVUE is keeping you updated with the latest coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, news in the Austin area. Scroll down for the top headlines and latest updates in KVUE's June 24 live blog. COVID-19 numbers: Texas: More than 120,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Food Safety News Salmonella outbreak now involves 1 death and 42 states; live poultry blamed Food Safety News One person has died and more than 350 additional people have been infected with Salmonella from backyard poultry flocks, according to a CDC outbreak update. A third of the ill people are children younger than 5 years old. The Centers for Disease Control ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus: Austin Health Official Could Suggest City Shutdown Patch.com AUSTIN, TX — The interim health authority in Austin is poised to recommend the city shut down should substantial spikes in cases of the coronavirus continue, he said at a Wednesday news conference. "If we don't make significant change right now — if the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Cluster of COVID-19 cases in southern Minnesota tied to reopened bars Minneapolis Star Tribune A cluster of COVID-19 cases tied to young adults drinking at southern Minnesota bars has raised concerns for state health officials, though it's unclear whether the infections will cause more hospitalizations and deaths. While young adults are less likely to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Alzheimer's Researchers Go Back To Basics To Find The Best Way Forward NPR Three research institutions in Seattle have joined forces to study how Alzheimer's disease takes root in the brain. The consortium will create a new research center at the Allen Institute for Brain Science to study tissue from brains donated by people who died ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report College Students, Cabo and the Coronavirus U.S. News & World Report After a college spring break trip to Mexico in March, a third of travelers tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak occurred during and after students from the University of Texas at Austin returned from Cabo San Lucas, and offers additional insight into how ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters WHO director for Americas says 226000 have died of COVID-19 in region Reuters BRASILIA (Reuters) - Nearly half of all COVID-19 cases globally can be found in the Americas and the numbers continue to climb, the World Health Organization's regional director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne, said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Director ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Get better sleep by cuddling up with your partner CNN (CNN) Want to get a better night's sleep? Get ready to spoon and snuggle with your spouse, partner or loved one all night long — a new study has found couples who sleep together in the same bed improve their dream stage of rest, known as rapid eye ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Exclusive: Women, Babies at Risk as COVID-19 Disrupts Health Services, World Bank Warns U.S. News & World Report LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of women and children in poor countries are at risk because the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting health services they rely on, from neonatal and maternity care to immunisations and contraception, a World Bank global health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters COVID-19 vaccine-backer CEPI to buy 100 million vials from Stevanato Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The CEPI global health group, which is backing nine potential COVID-19 vaccines, has agreed to buy 100 million vials from Italian pharma glassmaker Stevanato as part of efforts to secure vaccine supplies to control the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 1 in 10 Americans Uses a Prescription Painkiller: CDC HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Americans continue to look to the medicine cabinet for pain relief, with 1 in 10 using some type of prescription painkiller, a new U.S. government report says. But use ... Flag as irrelevant
	General Surgery News Restarting Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery General Surgery News "We are still learning. Every single day, there is more information coming out, and it's really important that if we think we know something, to keep our ears and eyes open because our collective knowledge and understanding are progressing so quickly as to ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Vaccine Might Guard Against Bacteria That Cause Diarrhea in Kids U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental vaccine helps protect monkeys against bacteria that cause diarrhea in millions of children worldwide, researchers report. Bacterial ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek US Coronavirus Death Projection Falls by 20000 Despite High Case Numbers Newsweek The number of people in the U.S. projected to die from coronavirus by October 1 has fallen by over 20,000 in a week. An updated projection from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is now forecasting just under ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune University of Chicago among hospitals eliminating COVID-19 units as number of patients drops Chicago Tribune The University of Chicago Medical Center is eliminating its units dedicated to COVID-19 patients as the number of people suffering from the illness in Illinois has dropped. Instead, patients with COVID-19 will be cared for in isolation rooms, the hospital's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Cancer study shows how chemicals cause complex cell mutations Medical Xpress Fresh insights into why some harmful substances are so efficient at causing cancer could aid the quest for better treatments. New research reveals how chemicals can cause changes in cells to help them dodge the body's immune system and build resistance ... Flag as irrelevant

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