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	health Daily update ⋅ June 30, 2020
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	CNN At least 143 people at the University of Georgia test positive for Covid-19 CNN The Arch is seen at the entrance of the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia, on April 27, 2017. Shutterstock. The University Health Center at the University of Georgia says 143 members of the UGA community, including students and staff, have ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN China researchers discover new swine flu with 'pandemic potential' CNN (CNN) Chinese researchers have discovered a new type of swine flu that can infect humans and has the potential to cause a future pandemic, according to a study released on Monday. The disease, which researchers called the G4 virus, is genetically ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times As Coronavirus Cases Spike, California's Early Gains Are Coming Undone NPR California's new COVID-19 cases have hit a record high and hospitalizations are up. A state that issued early stay-at-home orders is now struggling to regain control of the virus. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: California was one of the states that issued early ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME We Have a Cheap, Effective Way to Keep Ourselves Safer From COVID-19. Why Are We Fighting About It? TIME At long last, we have made a truly game-changing scientific breakthrough in preventing the spread of COVID-19. The impact of this breakthrough seems almost too good to be true. We have found a disease control tool that, when used properly, can ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Studies Detail Syndrome in Kids Linked to COVID WebMD June 29, 2020 -- Nearly 300 children in 26 states fell ill with a mysterious COVID-related inflammatory condition between March and May, a pair of new studies show. Six of the children died. The studies are the most detailed accounts to date of the illness ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Leicester Forced to Wait for Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions Medscape New legislation will be introduced to enforce a local lockdown in Leicester to tackle a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Government announced. People in Leicester and some outlying areas will be asked to continue following stricter rules for at least another 2 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com 'Don't talk': How to stay safe from COVID-19 inside elevators Livescience.com For people in cities like New York, getting back to work during a pandemic may mean taking several elevator rides a day, to and from their office spaces ⁠— but without safety measures in place, elevators could become hot spots of COVID-19 spread, data ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China BBC News A new strain of flu which has the potential to become pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Can at-home tests reduce rates of cervical cancer? Los Angeles Times U.S. health experts want to test a different way for women to fight cervical cancer from the comfort of their homes and move the country closer to eradicating a disease that kills more than 4,000 Americans each year. First, use a tiny brush to briefly swab the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters California has record surge in COVID-19 cases, Arizona clamps down Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California marked a record spike in new COVID-19 infections on Monday, a Reuters tally showed, as Los Angeles reported an "alarming" one-day surge that put it over 100,000 cases. Medical workers prepare to intubate a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN More than 500000 people have been killed by Covid-19. A quarter of them are Americans CNN (CNN) More than half a million people have died from the coronavirus worldwide, marking another bleak milestone in the pandemic. The latest death toll stands at more than 502,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as cases continue to soar ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech Using laser-welded sugar, Rice bioengineers build 3D vessel networks for lab-grown tissues FierceBiotech Graduate student Ian Kinstlinger prepares the laser sintering system in the Miller bioengineering lab at Rice University to 3D-print blood vessel templates from powdered sugar. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The best DIY face mask material and fit? Quilting cotton beats bandana, new study suggests CNN (CNN) Wearing face masks and coverings is recommended, or in some places mandatory, in public spaces to help stop the spread of Covid-19. But what kind of DIY face covering offers the best protection? Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Most People With Coronavirus Won't Spread It. Why Do a Few Infect Many? The New York Times At a May 30 birthday party in Texas, one man reportedly infected 18 friends and family with the coronavirus. Reading reports like these, you might think of the virus as a wildfire, instantly setting off epidemics wherever it goes. But other reports tell another story ... Flag as irrelevant
	Economic Times Tentacles on cells may help virus spread to other cells; risk not significantly higher in people with HIV Reuters (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. "Tentacles" on hijacked cells might help coronavirus spread. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Reuters (Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: FILE PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Serious coronavirus-linked condition hit 285 US children Washington Post At least 285 U.S. children have developed a serious inflammatory condition linked to the coronavirus and while most recovered, the potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown, two new studies suggest. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Coronavirus cases soar in north Alabama, 16-year-old on ventilator in Huntsville al.com A 16-year-old patient is on a ventilator at Huntsville Hospital due to the novel coronavirus as the pandemic begins to hammer north Alabama. Hospitalizations in the Huntsville Hospital Healthcare System across north Alabama are soaring, CEO David Spillers ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY A new swine flu strain found in Chinese pigs has 'pandemic potential,' experts say USA TODAY Researchers have discovered a swine flu virus in Chinese pigs that may be able to jump to humans and are sounding the alarm for another "potential pandemic" as international public health experts still struggle to contain the coronavirus. Chinese and British ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Swine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in Chinese pigs Science Magazine What the world doesn't need now is a pandemic on top of a pandemic. So a new finding that Chinese pigs are more and more frequently becoming infected with a strain of influenza that has the potential to jump to humans has infectious disease researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Despite Billions Spent on Inmate Health, Prisons Are COVID Hotbeds in California U.S. News & World Report By Dan Morain. From Corcoran and Avenal state prisons in the arid Central Valley to historical San Quentin on the San Francisco Bay, California prisons have emerged as raging COVID-19 hot spots, even as the state annually spends more on inmate health ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading to Humans in China The New York Times HONG KONG — A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus is spreading silently in workers on pig farms in China and should be "urgently" controlled to avoid another pandemic, a team of scientists says in a new study. H1N1 is highly transmissible and spread ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Vitamin D Review, Leicester Lockdown? Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Leicester Faces Local Lockdown. Leicester's Mayor said it was too early to decide whether a local lockdown was needed in the city to curb a spike in COVID-19 cases. Sir Peter Soulsby said ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Learning from the AIDS Epidemic: Dr. Sanjay Gupta's coronavirus podcast for June 29 CNN (CNN) As Pride month comes to a close, we reflect on 40 years ago when the world lived through another epidemic that suffered from misinformation and government inaction — the AIDS crisis. In this episode, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 250000 babies may die indirectly due to COVID-19. Worst-case scenario: 1.2 million babies worldwide, study says USA TODAY Disruptions to healthcare and lack of food from COVID-19 are likely to cost the lives of at least 250,000 babies and young children and more than 10,000 mothers in low- and moderate-income countries over the next six months, according to a study from ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME The Coronavirus Plus the Flu Could Equal a Devastating Fall and Winter, CDC Director Says TIME Summer has just begun, but health officials are already warning Americans that the fall and winter months ahead will likely be challenging. Once flu season begins, the U.S. will have to worry about not one, but two contagious viruses. "The real risk is that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters 'A recipe for disaster': Top US disease official warns Americans on ignoring coronavirus advice Reuters WASHINGTON/NEW YORK Reuters) - The recent spike in U.S. coronavirus infections has been fueled in large part by Americans ignoring public health guidelines to keep their distance and wear masks, the government's top infectious disease official said. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Coronavirus In Colorado: Boulder County Extends Face Covering Requirement Indefinitely CBS Denver BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — Boulder County has extended its public health order requiring face coverings in public indefinitely. Every person over 12 years old must wear a face covering whenever in public anywhere in Boulder County that social ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Preterm delivery increases lifetime risk for ischemic heart disease Healio Women who delivered babies earlier than 37 weeks had increased risk for ischemic heart disease throughout their lifetime, researchers found. "The results indicate that preterm delivery should now be recognized as an independent risk factor for ischemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today COVID-19 Affects Kids Differently: We Must Pay Attention MedPage Today From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have grappled with the impact of this crisis on children. Many of us think children are uniquely resilient, able to bounce back from anything. But like all pediatricians, we know that children are not simply small ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Is Raw or Homemade Food Good for Your Pet? WebMD By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Loving pet parents only want the finest fare for their furry friends, but with a dizzying array of choices, it's hard to know which pet diet is best. Raw food is all the rage, but is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Modeling shows tracking app critical to containing COVID second wave Medical Xpress Independent modeling published today projects a second wave of COVID-19 in Australia if social distancing and testing decline further—but new cases could be slashed by over 50% if enough people use the COVIDSafe app and remaining issues with it are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science News Here's what we've learned in six months of COVID-19 — and what we still don't know Science News Just six months ago, the World Health Organization got a troubling report from Chinese health officials. A mystery pneumonia had sickened dozens of people in Wuhan. That virus, which had crossed from an unknown animal host to humans, has now upended ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Italian whole-town study finds 40% of coronavirus cases had no symptoms Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - A study of coronavirus infections that covered almost everyone in the quarantined north Italian town of Vò found that 40% of cases showed no symptoms - suggesting that asymptomatic cases are important in the spread of the pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress A platform of vaccine target recommendations for COVID-19 Medical Xpress As genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the novel pneumonia (COVID-19), are similar to those of the 2003 SARS virus, SARS-CoV, knowledge and data of SARS-CoV may be useful for finding ways to combat COVID-19. Such an approach was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel 'Feeling like death': Inside a Houston hospital bracing for a peak in virus cases Orlando Sentinel Melissa Estrada had tried to be so careful about the coronavirus. For months she kept her three children at home, and she always wore a mask at the grocery store. She and her daughter even stitched face coverings for relatives and friends. But over the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Global Coronavirus Cases Pass 10 Million as US Struggles With Surge in Infections HealthDay MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As the worldwide coronavirus case count passed 10 million and the death toll topped 500,000 on Sunday, 36 U.S. states continued to struggle with alarming spikes in COVID-19 infections. Experts cautioned that ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study HealthDay MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Over a lifetime, women who've had a preterm delivery have a higher risk of heart disease, new research suggests. The findings point to the fact that doctors should include a woman's reproductive history in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sun Sentinel Florida's COVID cases up fivefold in 2 weeks: 'The numbers are scary' Sun Sentinel John Delgado has slept in a tent in his backyard for 57 nights and counting. As the inventory manager of Farm Share, an immense South Florida food bank, Delgado, 51, finds himself holding his breath under his face-covering as he speaks to the many clients ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lifesly.com Serious Coronavirus-Linked Condition Hit 285 US Children The New York Times At least 285 U.S. children have developed a serious inflammatory condition linked to the coronavirus and while most recovered, the potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown, two new studies suggest. The papers, published online Monday in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Artificial intelligence identifies, locates seizures in real-time Medical Xpress Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis' McKelvey School of Engineering have combined artificial intelligence with systems theory to develop a more efficient way to detect and accurately identify an epileptic seizure in real-time. Their results were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American World's Second-Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo Scientific American An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been raging since 2018 has officially ended. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the DRC government announced the end on 25 June—42 days after ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Coronavirus and Cancer Act Alike. That Could Be a Good Thing. Daily Beast Researchers are testing existing cancer drugs to see if they can disrupt the new coronavirus' rampage through the body. Nevan Krogan, The Conversation. Updated Jun. 30, 2020 4:47AM ET / Published Jun. 30, 2020 3:30AM ET. Most antivirals in use today ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Narrow retinal vessels, high BP may be related in children Healio Narrow retinal arterioles were predictive of future elevated systolic BP among children, and elevated BP at baseline was predictive of microvascular impairments, researchers reported. "Early childhood assessments of retinal microvascular health and blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Coronavirus Cases Double in June in at Least 10 States U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases more than doubled in at least 10 U.S. states, including Florida and Texas in the month of June, a Reuters analysis on Tuesday showed. Arizona recorded the biggest jump in cases for the month at 294%, followed by South ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Coronavirus and bars: How to stay safe as COVID-19 cases spike Today.com Bars are "highly concerning" venues when it comes to the spread of the disease. There are several reasons why. Arizona Reopens Restaurants For Dine-In Service. Pedestrians walk past customers sitting outside at a bar in Tucson, Arizona, in May. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells Medical Xpress An international team of researchers has analyzed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks the proteins in its target cells. The research, published in the journal Cell, shows how the virus shifts the cell's activity to promote its own replication ... Flag as irrelevant
	LA Daily News 1 in 140 could be infectious, new LA County coronavirus data reveals LA Daily News An alarming one in 140 in Los Angeles County are likely infectious with the coronavirus, health officials said Monday, June 29. The estimate, along with reports of an increased rate of transmission, prompted a dire warning that local hospitals will need to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Instagram co-founder who built a coronavirus tracker says it's showing concerning spread levels CNBC Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said Monday the coronavirus tracking website he helped build is showing concerning levels of spread in many states. Systrom told CNBC his site, rt.live, reports the estimated the rate of transmission, or Rt, in each state. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Cystic fibrosis patients offered 'life-transforming' drug BBC News Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients can now get a "life-transforming" treatment on the NHS in England. Nine in 10 people with the genetic condition - more than 7,000 in England - could benefit from the three-drug combination called Kaftrio, say experts. NHS boss Sir ... Flag as irrelevant

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