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	health Daily update ⋅ July 18, 2020
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	CNN I can't shake Covid-19: Warnings from young survivors still suffering CNN (CNN) Daniel Green is still hobbled by the severe viral infection that struck him in March and left him coughing up blood. Three months ago, the 28-year-old postdoctoral research associate from Newcastle, United Kingdom, was on the road with friends in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver 'Alarming': Experts Say Colorado's Current Trend In Coronavirus Cases Isn't Sustainable CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – Rising hospitalization numbers in Colorado are a raising concerns in hospitals that the trend is just gaining speed. The latest numbers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment show a 5.11% positivity rate in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing Wall Street Journal Face masks are emerging as one of the most powerful weapons to fight the novel coronavirus, with growing evidence that facial coverings help prevent transmission—even if an infected wearer is in close contact with others. Robert Redfield, director of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Over 2000 health care workers in Ghana have been infected with coronavirus CNN (CNN) Over 2,000 health care workers in Ghana have tested positive for coronavirus since the beginning of the outbreak in March, according to the Ghana Health Service. Of those infected, six have died -- five were engaged in active clinical practice, a health ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR News Brief: COVID-19 Vaccine Hacks, School Reopening Decisions, Opioid Prescriptions NPR Russian hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine trial information. School administrators must decide if they will host in-person learning this year. And, doctors are still prescribing too many opioids. NOEL KING, HOST: More than 75,000 cases of COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19 Washington Post Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don't work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results. British researchers on Friday published their research on the only drug shown to improve survival -- a cheap steroid ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 'We Really Need Help': Coronavirus Overwhelms Rural Oregon U.S. News & World Report By SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report For America. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Heather Griggs presses a phone to her ear in a makeshift office in the small brick courthouse that once served as a jail in rural Pendleton, a place best known for its annual rodeo. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19 ABC News Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don't work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results. By. MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer. July 17, 2020, 10:40 AM. 5 min read. Image Icon. FILE - This ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today RECOVERY: Steroid Benefit in Severe COVID-19 Holds Up MedPage Today The sickest patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who received dexamethasone, the low-cost steroid, had a significantly lower incidence of death versus patients receiving usual care, preliminary results from the U.K.-based RECOVERY trial found. Incidence of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com UC Berkeley: Pesticides Speed The Spread Of Deadly Waterborne Pathogens Patch.com Press release from the University of California, Berkeley: July 17, 2020. By Kara Manke. Widespread use of pesticides and other agrochemicals can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Medical Professionals Still Prescribing Dangerously High Amounts Of Opioids In US NPR An NPR investigation found doctors and dentists are still prescribing large amounts of opioids, putting millions at risk of addiction, overdose and death. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Email. Sign Up For The Health Newsletter. Get the latest stories on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine How a Christian Summer Camp Ended Up With 82 Cases of COVID Slate Magazine The Missouri Christian summer camp Kanakuk, which is now in its 94th year of operation, likes to declare every year its "Best Summer Ever." This year, that title will be tough to claim. Camp sessions opened on May 30 with an impressive roster of new safety ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle UT researcher: 'I'm optimistic' we'll have one or more vaccines by the end of the year Houston Chronicle Researchers around the world are working frantically to create a vaccine for COVID-19. More than 150 vaccines are in some phase of development, with 23 now in human trials. This week brought a spot of good news from one of the frontrunners: According to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline COVID-19 Antibodies May Fade Quickly. What this Means for Herd Immunity Healthline People who developed only mild to moderate symptoms tended to produce fewer neutralizing antibodies than people with severe cases of COVID-19. A recent study found that 65 days after infection had passed, only 17 percent of participants still had potent ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate Hopes for quick COVID-19 vaccine rest on innovations, collaborations SFGate As physical distancing, face masks and habitual hand-washing have become the new normal, hopes for returning to the old normal rest largely on the development of effective COVID-19 vaccines. Historically, it has taken a decade or more to develop a ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: 'No community infection' from Mathon farm BBC News There is "no indication" coronavirus has spread from a farm in lockdown in Herefordshire to the wider community, a council has said. A S Green and Co in Mathon told its crop pickers to self-isolate last week after 74 tested positive for the virus. Herefordshire ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Rare Heart Condition Linked to Stress May Be Increasing During COVID-19 Pandemic Healthline Cleveland Clinic researchers have found an increasing number of stress-related heart conditions throughout the pandemic. A recent study shows a significant increase in patients experiencing stress cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Boris Johnson Accelerates Plan for Easing Lockdown Wall Street Journal LONDON—U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Friday said he hoped the country could return toward normalcy by Christmas, as he presented a provisional plan to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions and get British people to return to work. During a speech ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Help Wanted: Volunteers for COVID Vaccine Trials WebMD July 17, 2020 -- Stella Sexton is one of those good citizens who helps out whenever she can. "I'm a blood donor, O-negative," says the 41-year-old property manager and mother of two in Lancaster County, PA. After her second baby, she donated extra breast ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline COVID-19 Mortality Is Going Down in ICUs — What This Means for the Pandemic Healthline Deaths from COVID-19 in ICUs have dropped by about a third since the start of the outbreak. Though the decline is substantial, health experts say the mortality rate for ICU patients with COVID-19 is higher than what's observed with other viral pneumonias. Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Texas Erases COVID Cases—and Fans Conspiracy Theory Flames Daily Beast HOUSTON–When health officials quietly removed nearly 3,500 COVID-19 cases from the official Texas total on Wednesday, it launched a deluge of conspiracy theories about inflated and unreliable data in the midst of a surging pandemic. The 3,484 removed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Experts explain why reopening schools is so complicated Today.com While other countries have begun to reopen schools, experts warn that many areas of the United States are not in a position to open their doors. Science Classroom. John Coletti / Getty Images. Get the latest from TODAY. Sign up for our newsletter. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus In Venice, Mar Vista: 326 Cases Patch.com VENICE, CA — Los Angeles County has set a daily record for new coronavirus cases twice in three days this week and announced more than 50 additional deaths. The county's top health officer warned that workplaces have become a major source of virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fresno Bee Why one San Joaquin Valley county has stopped contact tracing as coronavirus surges Fresno Bee A month ago, everyone in Merced County infected with the coronavirus got a call from county officials, asking questions about whom they'd come in contact with. It's a tracing process that experts say is critical to stopping the spread of the highly infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	WAMC Vermont: Evidence Says Schools Should Be Able to Open U.S. News & World Report By WILSON RING, Associated Press. Vermont schools should be able to reopen safely this fall with at least part-time, in-person, learning, but school will not be the way it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Scott said Friday. Speaking at his regular ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California LA Apparel Factory Is Currently 'Largest Outbreak Investigation,' Health Officials Say NBC Southern California When it comes to the spike in local coronavirus cases, LA Public Health says factory work is often to blame. By Miller Hyatt and Beverly White • Published 4 hours ago • Updated 21 seconds ago. Pause. 2:06. LA Public Health Says Workplace Is a Major ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Even People With Lung Disease Should Wear Masks: Experts HealthDay FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- People with chronic lung disease may worry about being able to breathe freely with face masks, but they should wear the coverings if possible, four leading medical groups say. "Individuals with normal lungs and ... Flag as irrelevant
	LA Daily News LA County surpasses 4000 coronavirus deaths LA Daily News Los Angeles County has surpassed 4,000 coronavirus deaths, officials said on Friday, a staggering toll in a matter of five months that officials say will climb as the region's surge in positive cases and hospitalizations translates into more serious illness. Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Scottsdale extends mandate, requires masks to be worn in public areas through Aug. 20 AZCentral.com Scottsdale residents will be required to wear face masks in most public areas through Aug. 20 after Mayor Jim Lane signed a new proclamation on Friday extending the initial mask mandate. Mask-wearing became mandatory in cities across Arizona last ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hartford Courant Should we be drinking less? Hartford Courant Can a daily drink or two lead to better health? For many years, the federal government's influential dietary guidelines implied as much, saying there was evidence that moderate drinking could lower the risk of heart disease and reduce mortality. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Skokie Patch.com July 17, 2020. For Immediate Release Village of Skokie Health Department. Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Skokie. The Skokie Health Department works diligently with the Northshore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD) each summer to ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The success of CPR is vastly overrated by patients, a new study suggests. Not only does the general public consider CPR more effective than it really is, they tend to discount the negative effect it can have, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFDD Reports on "recovered" COVID-19 cases reveal inconsistencies Miami Herald As Covid-19 surges again in the U.S., the high percentage of "recovered" cases might be cited as a sign that a vast majority of those infected quickly rid themselves of the virus. But the "recovered" statistics are incomplete, inconsistent and call into question the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vermont Public Radio Vermont health officials raise questions about coronavirus test results The Boston Globe Vermont health officials investigating a possible coronavirus outbreak in Manchester say more than a dozen presumptive positive cases have tested negative using a different kind of test. "So far we have not found connections that would cause us to call this ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Wales 'may have had more time to prepare' BBC News Wales may have had more time to prepare for coronavirus - potentially saving lives as the pandemic hit, a report suggests. Figures show Wales had fewer deaths per person than the rest of the UK in the first three months of the pandemic. A review, by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ Oregon Reports 307 New COVID-19 Cases, 5 Deaths U.S. News & World Report By SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 307 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the state Friday, as officials continue to urge residents to stay apart to slow community spread of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WYFF Greenville DHEC releases daily total of statewide new COVID-19 cases, deaths, begins 'Mask Up' campaign WYFF Greenville The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Friday 1,964 new confirmed cases and five new probable cases of COVID-19, 25 additional confirmed deaths and one new probable death. There are currently 1,593 hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Coronavirus At UNC In Greeley: Athletics Workouts Suspended, Some Football Players Advised To Quarantine CBS Denver GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – The University of Northern Colorado has suspended athletic workout activities after a spate of positive cases of COVID-19, including among football players who have been advised to quarantine. There is no timeline for when the ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox6now.com Air conditioners could be aiding the spread of COVID-19 indoors, epidemiologists say fox6now.com LOS ANGELES — Amid record-breaking temperatures across the country, people are cranking up their air conditioners to beat the heat. But some researchers are saying that air conditioning in public indoor spaces could actually be causing the coronavirus to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post How does COVID-19 affect kids? Science has answers and gaps Washington Post What role children play in the coronavirus pandemic is the hot-button question of the summer as kids relish their free time while schools labor over how to resume classes. The Trump administration says the science "is very clear," but many doctors who ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 754 New Coronavirus Cases, 7 More Dead In Washington Patch.com SEATTLE, WA — State health officials confirmed 754 new coronavirus cases in Washington on Friday and reported seven additional deaths linked to COVID-19. According to the Department of Health, at least 348 patients are currently hospitalized with ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Unemployment Falls in Montana but Infections Keep Rising U.S. News & World Report BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's unemployment rate dropped sharply in June as many businesses reopened, but the state's economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic remained on shaky ground as confirmed infections jumped again Friday and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Review into England's coronavirus death total amid questions Washington Post LONDON — The British government ordered an urgent review Friday into how daily coronavirus death figures in England are calculated amid claims the current method overestimates the tally. The review was prompted by concerns raised over why England is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee What is 'snail fever,' and why are pesticides allowing the parasites to spread easily? Sacramento Bee New research shows that pesticides sprayed over agricultural lands can speed the spread of a debilitating, parasitic disease second only to malaria in terms of its impact on global health. Schistosomiasis, also known as "snail fever," affects more than 200 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Trial data support dexamethasone, but not hydroxychloroquine, for COVID-19 CIDRAP Data from a large randomized controlled trial in the United Kingdom showing a benefit from use of the steroid dexamethasone in hospitalized COVID-19 patients was released today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), while two more studies ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com 24-Year-Old Woman Who Beat Coronavirus After 79 Days Wishes She Wore a Mask PEOPLE.com Paola Castillo was discharged from the hospital after a nearly three-month battle with COVID-19. By Jason Duaine Hahn. July 17, 2020 06:00 PM. Advertisement. FB Tweet More. Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Daily update as English councils get new shutdown powers BBC News Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak today. We'll have another update for you on Sunday. 1. English councils get new powers to order shutdowns. Councils in England have been given new powers to close shops, cancel ... Flag as irrelevant
	Toledo Blade Outdoors: Tick talk an essential outdoors conversation Toledo Blade COLUMBUS — Call them the Big Three. The Terrible Trio. Or in this case, the tiny, minute, tough to see and hard to detect trinity of blood-sucking, disease-carrying, hitchhiking creepy crawlers. The Eastern blacklegged tick, the American dog tick, and the Lone ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress An infectious disease expert explains the results from Moderna's latest vaccine trials Medical Xpress Biotech company Moderna, one of many organizations developing a vaccine for COVID-19, published results from an early-stage test of its experimental mRNA vaccine in the New England Journal of Medicine July 14. Vanderbilt University Medical Center ... Flag as irrelevant
	WABE 90.1 FM Coronavirus FAQ: What's The Best Way To Care For A Loved One With COVID-19? WABE 90.1 FM Each week, we answer "frequently asked questions" about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions." The best ... Flag as irrelevant

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