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	health Daily update ⋅ June 9, 2020
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	The New York Times Can a Vaccine for Covid-19 Be Developed in Record Time? The New York Times In the history of medicine, rarely has a vaccine been developed in less than five years. Among the fastest to be developed was the current mumps vaccine, which was isolated from the throat washings of a child named Jeryl Lynn in 1963. Over the next months, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN More than half of states may be undercounting coronavirus cases by not following CDC guidelines CNN (CNN) At least 28 states are not following US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reporting new Covid-19 cases -- half of which saw the trend of new cases increasing in the last week. Those states are not reporting probable cases, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Shutdowns through early April prevented about 60 million US coronavirus infections, study says CNN (CNN) If large-scale shutdown policies -- such as ordering people to stay home and closing schools -- were not implemented after the coronavirus pandemic reached the United States, there would be roughly 60 million more coronavirus infections across the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Record-High Numbers of New COVID-19 Cases Seen in 14 States, Puerto Rico U.S. News & World Report By Robin Foster and E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporters. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis shows that parts of the country that had been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic are now tallying record-high cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus spread by people with no symptoms 'appears to be rare,' WHO official says CNN (CNN) The spread of Covid-19 by someone who is not showing symptoms appears to be rare, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for coronavirus response and head of the emerging diseases and zoonoses unit, said during a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape American Cancer Society Update: 'It Is Best Not to Drink Alcohol' Medscape In its updated cancer prevention guidelines, the American Cancer Society (ACS) now recommends that "it is best not to drink alcohol." Previously, ACS suggested that for those who consume alcoholic beverages, intake should be no more than 1 drink per day ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Two Cats Are First US Pets to Be Sickened With COVID-19 HealthDay Transmission occurred from human to cat in both cases. Two Cats Are First U.S. Pets to Be Sickened With COVID-19. MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The first documented cases of U.S. household cats infected with COVID-19 have emerged in ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Record-High Numbers of New COVID-19 Cases Seen in 14 States, Puerto Rico HealthDay By Robin Foster and E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporters. TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis shows that parts of the country that had been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic are now tallying record-high cases of new ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Two Studies Reveal the Success of Pandemic-era Policies on Limiting COVID-19 Spread HealthDay Two studies published Monday in the journal Nature found that pandemic-era policies — such as stay-at-home orders, mandatory business closures and travel bans imposed by governments worldwide — have successfully reduced COVID-19 transmission ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Attitude Toward Plastic Surgery Remains Positive During COVID-19 HealthDay Recommendations such as enhanced safety protocols were developed for resuming elective procedures. Attitude Toward Plastic Surgery Remains Positive During COVID-19. MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Americans have a positive attitude ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Gene study suggests coronavirus came to California multiple times CNN (CNN) A new genetic study suggests the coronavirus was carried into California several times by travelers, and that the state missed several opportunities to use contact tracing to stop further spread. The report, published in the journal Science on Monday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19 HealthDay People with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) were found to be more likely to die from a COVID-19 infection than the general public. People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19. MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Operation Warp Speed Program Selects Five Companies Most Likely to Deliver a COVID-19 Vaccine HealthDay Operation Warp Speed, a national program created by the Trump administration to accelerate the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, selected five companies it believes are most likely to deliver a vaccine for the coronavirus. The five finalists, chosen from a ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Asymptomatic transmission 'very rare' BBC News People with coronavirus but no symptoms infecting others is "very rare", a World Health Organization scientist has said. Although a proportion of people test positive with no symptoms, believe these infections are mostly not passed on. But people can pass on ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Colorado Reports Largest Day-To-Day Increase Of Coronavirus Hospitalizations Since Mid-April CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – On Monday, Colorado reported the largest day-to-day increase of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the virus peaked in mid-April. The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Colorado had been trending down since about April 23. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Intellectual Disability Raises COVID-19 Death Risk WebMD MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- New research is shining a light on a group particularly vulnerable to the new coronavirus: People with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), cared for either by family at home or in group homes. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Child Abuse Cases Drop 51 Percent. The Authorities Are Very Worried. The New York Times Reports of child abuse in New York City have dropped sharply since the coronavirus crisis began. And that is worrying the authorities. The steep decline could be a sign that an unseen epidemic of abuse is spreading behind locked doors, according to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ZDNet What's New in Diabetes Technology? WebMD Just as innovation has changed the way we shop, bank, and search for information, it's transformed the way we manage chronic diseases like diabetes. These new technologies have made life easier for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Probiotics don't do much for most people's gut health despite the hype, review finds CNN (CNN) Whether contained in yogurt or stuffed into capsules and sold on pharmacy shelves, probiotics are popular among the health conscious, with millions of people around the world thought to use them. But a new report from the American ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Quarantine fatigue: Why some of us have stopped being vigilant and how to overcome it CNN (CNN) If you've found you're no longer disinfecting your hands as often or becoming more lenient toward unnecessary trips outside, you're not alone. This unintentional phenomenon is "caution fatigue" — and you have your brain to blame. You were likely ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Postpartum Opioid Scripts Tied to Risk of Serious Events MedPage Today The number of opioid prescriptions that women filled after childbirth was associated with an increased risk of serious opioid-related events (SOREs), according to a Tennessee-based cohort study. Women that filled one opioid prescription in the year after ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report HealthDay In-DepthThe AI Revolution: Robots Already Helping Humans Deliver Better Care U.S. News & World Report By Anne Harding HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Bright yellow and looking like a headless deer, Spot can travel across ground too risky for humans. "Built for dirt and danger," in the words of its maker Boston ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Can You Boil an Egg Too Long? The New York Times "What would happen if you let a hard-boiled egg just keep boiling?" — Drew H., Oakland, Calif. If you boil an egg for five or 10 minutes, it becomes firm and cooked. If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked. Beyond that, things get a little ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Guidance: Adapt inpatient insulin, glucose monitoring protocols during COVID-19 pandemic Healio Clinicians must adapt protocols for optimal inpatient glycemic management during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of an effort to incorporate new therapies, limit direct patient contact and minimize infection risk, researchers wrote. Current recommendations ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Does Medical Marijuana Have a Role in Parkinson's Disease Care? U.S. News & World Report By Serena McNiff HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- At a conference hosted two years ago by the Parkinson's Foundation, many neurologists had a pressing issue on their minds: pot. "Doctors were saying that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Contact tracing is working around the world—here's what the UK needs to do to succeed too Medical Xpress At the most basic level, controlling an infectious disease depends on interrupting its spread from person to person. This means stopping the disease at source by treating infected people; disrupting transmission using quarantine, personal protective equipment ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Does Medical Marijuana Have a Role in Parkinson's Disease Care? HealthDay By Serena McNiff HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- At a conference hosted two years ago by the Parkinson's Foundation, many neurologists had a pressing issue on their minds: pot. "Doctors were saying that the number one ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When someone infected with the new coronavirus talks, coughs or sneezes, tiny droplets containing virus land on surfaces nearby. If touched by someone else, those ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Pennsylvania county traces at least 12 coronavirus cases to Jersey Shore partygoer CNN (CNN) A dozen new coronavirus cases in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, have been traced back to a single New Jersey resident who spread the virus at "beach house gatherings" on the Jersey Shore over the past two weeks, according to a county health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Dining out has changed: 6 mistakes to avoid at a reopened restaurant Today.com If you can't remember the last time you ate inside a restaurant, you're not alone. Fortunately for many business owners, as restaurants across the country start to reopen, to-go orders are turning into dine-in orders. Still, 24% of Americans say they're not ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Governments worldwide navigate privacy versus urgency in fight against Covid-19 Politico This story is part of an ongoing series on U.S.-China relations, jointly produced by the South China Morning Post and POLITICO, with reporting from Asia and the United States. Using an app on your smartphone to track whether you've been in close contact ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Cuomo: 'Our mojo is back' as coronavirus cases decline Newsday A celebratory Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared that New York has its "mojo" back 100 days after the first coronavirus case hit the state as positive test results for the virus dropped to near-record lows across the state and New York City on Monday entered the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New algorithm helps select patients for urgent surgery or chemotherapy during pandemic Medical Xpress A new approach to better select breast cancer patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been developed by researchers at The Royal Marsden and the Breast Cancer Now Research Centre at The Institute of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Older adults remain isolated despite reopening. These programs help. Chicago Tribune Sally Love Saunders, 80, was stuck in a retirement home in San Francisco, desperate for someone to teach her to use Zoom so she could connect with people outside the building. Nearby, Sarah Hinkfuss, 32, had grown weary of video calls with friends and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus transmission rate climbing in LA County as economy reopens, old routines return Los Angeles Times The coronavirus transmission rate in Los Angeles County is climbing again as the economy reopens. Officials said the increase in disease transmission largely reflected infections that occurred before the start of demonstrations protesting the death of George ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Even Frail Seniors Benefit From Hypertension Med Adherence MedPage Today Older individuals who stuck with their antihypertensive drug treatment tended to have a lower longer-term risk of mortality, with the magnitude of benefit varying across the spectrum of clinical status, according to researchers from Italy. Seniors had a lower ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay The AI Revolution: Robots Already Helping Humans Deliver Better Care HealthDay By Anne Harding HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Bright yellow and looking like a headless deer, Spot can travel across ground too risky for humans. "Built for dirt and danger," in the words of its maker Boston Dynamics, this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio RT-PCR yields high false-negative rates in early SARS-CoV-2 infection Healio Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, or RT-PCR, yielded a false negative rate as low as 20% and as high as 100%, according to a literature review and pooled analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine. "The most important thing to take ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Positive Tests Confirm West Nile Virus Mosquitoes In Santa Clara Patch.com Weather permitting, the ground operations are scheduled for approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, and will conclude a few hours later. By Press Release Desk, News Partner. Jun 9, 2020 12:45 am PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Nearly 1000 infected at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in worst coronavirus outbreak to hit prison system Los Angeles Times In three weeks, Chuckawalla Valley State Prison has gone from having zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 to 993, the worst coronavirus outbreak to hit the California prison system to date. About 44% of the 2,256 men incarcerated at Chuckawalla, which sits ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tacoma News Tribune Coronavirus updates: State reaches 24041 cases on Monday; more CARES funding allocated Tacoma News Tribune This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Donate Now. Updated at 5:55 p.m.. The Washington State Department of Health reported 312 new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Viral Shedding and COVID-19 Superspreading Events Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. There is mounting evidence that SARS-CoV2 has substantial transmission heterogeneity and that superspreading events have driven much of the local ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com LA Mulls Reopening Bars, Camps, Filming As Coronavirus Spreads Patch.com The coronavirus is spreading at a higher rate in Los Angeles, but massive crowds continue to gather, and more businesses may soon reopen. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff. Jun 8, 2020 4:05 pm PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET How long before a coronavirus vaccine is ready? Here's the latest update CNET Experts are hopeful that a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will become available sooner rather than later. SOPA Images/Getty Images. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston.com When 511 epidemiologists say they expect to do 20 everyday activities again Boston.com Many epidemiologists are already comfortable going to the doctor, socializing with small groups outside or bringing in mail, despite the coronavirus. But unless there's an effective vaccine or treatment first, it will be more than a year before many say they will ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFAA.com Live COVID-19 updates: Dallas man dies in Plano hospital, 254 more cases reported in Dallas WFAA.com Dallas County reported 254 more coronavirus cases Monday, Tarrant County reported a backlog of 164 positive cases and Denton and Collin counties both reported one death each Monday. Read on for more updates abut coronavirus in North Texas. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Coronavirus: wastewater can tell us where the next outbreak will be Medical Xpress Fairly early in the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists discovered that the virus that causes the disease—SARS-CoV-2—is shed in faeces. But unlike the virus found in mucus and spit, the bits of virus found in faecal matter are no longer infectious, having lost their ... Flag as irrelevant
	PRI Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health amid COVID-19 PRI The mental health repercussions of the 2015 MERS outbreak were little acknowledged. But this time around, experts are sounding the alarm on the mental health crisis of the novel coronavirus as it sweeps the globe. The World. June 08, 2020 · 6:00 PM EDT. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Personal Misuse of Bleach and Cleaners Reported WebMD June 8, 2020 - A survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 39% of respondents had washed their food with bleach or engaged in other "high-risk practices" to fight the coronavirus. The CDC said it questioned 502 US ... Flag as irrelevant
	FactCheck.org Does Vitamin D Protect Against COVID-19? FactCheck.org Q: Does vitamin D help protect against COVID-19? A: Some scientists have hypothesized vitamin D might be helpful, but there is no direct evidence that vitamin D can prevent COVID-19 or lessen disease severity. Nevertheless, it should be part of a healthy ... Flag as irrelevant

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