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	health Daily update ⋅ July 2, 2020
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	Washington Post Coronavirus autopsies: A story of 38 brains, 87 lungs and 42 hearts Washington Post When pathologist Amy Rapkiewicz began the grim process of opening up the coronavirus dead to learn how their bodies went awry, she found damage to the lungs, kidneys and liver consistent with what doctors had reported for months. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Researchers Debate Infecting People on Purpose to Test Coronavirus Vaccines The New York Times One way to quickly see if a coronavirus vaccine works would be to immunize healthy people and then deliberately expose them to the virus, some researchers are suggesting. Proponents say this strategy, called a human challenge trial, could save time ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US hits another bleak coronavirus milestone but expert says there's still time to turn things around CNN (CNN) The US set another record for new coronavirus cases just days before the July Fourth weekend -- with at least 23 states pausing reopening plans to combat mounting infections. There were 50,203 new coronavirus cases reported nationwide ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Americans who stayed home before they were told to saved lives, study finds CNN (CNN) If you were one of the Americans who decided to self-isolate before you were required to by state or local mandate, good for you. You saved lives. Boost your mental and physical health during the pandemic by volunteering virtually. That's the finding of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Heart conditions drove spike in deaths beyond those attributed to covid-19, analysis shows Washington Post The coronavirus killed tens of thousands in the United States during the pandemic's first months, but it also left a lesser-known toll: thousands more deaths than would have been expected from heart disease and a handful of other medical conditions, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus Medscape The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century. A Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse performs a COVID-19 test outside the department's offices in Salt ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Much Is Still Unknown About MIS-C, Experts Say Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. New data from active surveillance of the severe inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 in previously healthy children provide further insight ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Party Guests Won't Talk After 9 Test Positive. Now They Face Subpoenas. The New York Times On June 17, a crowd of up to 100 people, most of them in their early 20s, attended a party at a home in Rockland County, N.Y., just north of New York City. The event violated a state order in effect at the time that capped gatherings at 10 people in an effort to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UK govt accused of data bungles as towns fear more lockdowns Washington Post LONDON — Opponents accused the British government on Wednesday of putting lives at risk by failing to share information about local coronavirus outbreaks with affected areas. The government has reimposed a lockdown on the central England city of ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News How air purifiers and cleaners may help keep you safer indoors from COVID-19 ABC News As states begin to adjust to a new normal and people start spending more time indoors, experts and local officials are starting to consider the role air filtration and ventilation may play in slowing the spread of COVID-19 in indoor spaces. Most recently, New ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post CDC says colleges should not give covid-19 tests to everybody returning to campus this fall. Here's why. Washington Post In May, I published detailed guidance from the U.S. Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) about how colleges and universities can safely reopen — and now, the agency has released some updated guidance on when and who to test for covid-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times All Eyes on Bars as Virus Surges and Americans Go Drinking The New York Times When the bars in Michigan reopened in June, Tony Hild forgot about face masks, social distancing and caution and headed out to Harper's Restaurant and Brewpub, a popular spot in the college town of East Lansing. There was a line out the door. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Did a Mutation Help the Coronavirus Spread? More Evidence, but Lingering Questions The New York Times For months, scientists have debated whether a variant of the coronavirus that has come to predominate in much of the world did so partly because it is more transmissible than other viruses. On Thursday, a team of researchers reported new evidence that is ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Most COVID-19 patients don't know who infected them, CDC survey finds USA TODAY A survey published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 54% of people infected with coronavirus were unable to pinpoint who may have infected them. Experts say the survey results underscore an important point: Community and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN After posting that he regretted attending a party in California, he died of coronavirus the next day CNN (CNN) A Southern California man who tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party expressed his fear and regret a day before he died. Thomas Macias, 51, went to a barbecue last month near his community in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles from Los ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com Is air conditioning helping to spread coronavirus? In southern states, being indoors may be a factor NOLA.com An essential comfort for people living in southern states — air conditioning — has come under scrutiny for potentially aiding in the surging spread of coronavirus in areas with intensely hot summer weather. With coronavirus cases rising sharply in Texas, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Could Threshold for COVID-19 Herd Immunity Be Lower Than Thought? U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Could young people going out and partying be the key to limiting the spread of COVID-19? Possibly, as a new mathematical model argues that herd ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times COVID-19 deaths in the US may be 28% higher than official count, study estimates Los Angeles Times As if the death toll of COVID-19 weren't bad enough, a new study estimates that the true number of U.S. fatalities linked to the pandemic is up to 28% higher than the official tally. That means that for every 3.5 known victims of COVID-19, another American lost ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year? WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are reporting an early step toward an HIV drug that could potentially be taken only a couple of times per year. A single injection of the experimental drug, called ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Experts Worry Latest Covid-19 Surge Will Shift From Healthier to At-Risk People Wall Street Journal The predominance of younger, healthier patients where Covid-19 is surging in the U.S. could mean better outcomes, health authorities say, but they are concerned the coronavirus may yet spread to older and more-vulnerable populations. People currently ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post California officials blasted for prison coronavirus outbreak Washington Post SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers harshly criticized state corrections officials' "failure of leadership" Wednesday, saying they botched their handling of the coronavirus pandemic by inadvertently transferring infected inmates to a virus-free prison, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Racism Fuels Hypertension Among Black Americans WebMD By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiologist Dr. Willie Lawrence remains haunted by the memory of police shooting his best friend during a 1966 race riot in Cleveland. "I saw my best friend shot in ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Stroke Appears 8 Times More Likely With COVID Than With Flu HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Both flu and COVID-19 can raise your risk for a stroke, but the odds appear to be eight times higher with the coronavirus, a new study finds. Among more than 1,900 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus 'curve is no longer flat' in Riverside County, official says Los Angeles Times Recent upticks in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have erased Riverside County's progress in fighting the virus and the "curve is no longer flat," Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county's public health officer, told the Board of Supervisors this week. Riverside ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic HealthDay WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-third of excess deaths in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States were linked to causes other than COVID-19, but that doesn't mean that the virus didn't play a role in those ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Here's What Recovery From Covid-19 Looks Like for Many Survivors The New York Times Hundreds of thousands of seriously ill coronavirus patients who survive and leave the hospital are facing a new and difficult challenge: recovery. Many are struggling to overcome a range of troubling residual symptoms, and some problems may persist for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline New Swine Flu Discovered in China: Why You Don't Need to Worry Too Much Yet Healthline A new flu strain, called the G4 virus, has been identified in pigs in China, and it may have the potential to become pandemic. Although the virus, which is a version of swine flu, doesn't spread between people, the researchers say it could potentially adapt to ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Kids' Brains Affected by COVID-Linked Inflammatory Syndrome MedPage Today Neurologic findings in adult COVID-19 patients were also observed in some pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) cases that follow exposure to the virus, with brain imaging showing the impact, researchers reported. New-onset neurological ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Pooled testing could be the fastest and cheapest way to increase coronavirus screening nationwide Medical Xpress Hopes for a summertime reprieve from COVID-19 have been dashed as cases surged in June. As infections rise, so does the need for testing. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently announced that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com New flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in pigs. Here's what that means. Livescience.com In the midst of COVID-19, the last thing we need is another pandemic. But scientists in China are now warning that they have identified a new flu virus in pigs that could possibly cause a future flu pandemic. The virus, called G4 EA H1N1, is a genetic mix of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline CDC Expands List of Those with Higher COVID-19 Risks: What to Know Healthline The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added new underlying conditions to its list of conditions that can lead to more serious COVID-19 cases. Among the conditions added are diabetes and pregnancy. The agency also has amended its ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech As cases spike, California pauses multimillion-dollar testing expansion FierceBiotech California is cutting off funding for COVID-19 testing at a time when counties say they need more resources in rural and disadvantaged areas. Entrenched socioeconomic barriers make it difficult for some testing sites to get, and keep, testing numbers up. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Stroke More Likely in COVID-19 Than Flu Patients MedPage Today COVID-19 patients had a significantly higher risk of ischemic stroke than respiratory flu patients, data from two New York City hospitals suggested. Stroke occurred in 1.6% of nearly 2,000 COVID-19 patients who visited an emergency department (ED) or who ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year? U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are reporting an early step toward an HIV drug that could potentially be taken only a couple of times per year. A single injection of the experimental ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Post-Vax Febrile Seizures Not Linked to Kids' Cognition MedPage Today Children who had a febrile seizure soon after being vaccinated showed no difference in development or behavior than other children, a prospective study showed. No significant difference in cognitive function was seen on follow-up among children who had ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Potentially serious swine flu identified in China not imminent threat: Experts ABC News Amid the sprawling coronavirus pandemic, scientists around the world also have been keeping a close watch on another potentially dangerous virus: swine flu. Through close surveillance of influenza viruses in pigs from 2011 to 2018 in China, experts have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress We developed tools to study cancer in Tasmanian devils, and they could help fight disease in humans Medical Xpress Credit: Shutterstock. Emerging infectious diseases, including COVID-19, usually come from non-human animals. However our understanding of most animals' immune systems is sadly lacking as there's a shortfall in research tools for species other than ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report For Black Americans, Discrimination May Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure U.S. News & World Report A new study says African Americans who face a lifetime of discrimination may be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, a chronic condition linked to heart attacks, kidney disease and strokes. [. READ: A Hazardous Moment for Black Health ]. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Alert but not alarmed: What to make of new H1N1 swine flu with 'pandemic potential' found in China Medical Xpress Researchers have found a new strain of flu virus with "pandemic potential" in China that can jump from pigs to humans, triggering a suite of worrying headlines. It's excellent this virus has been found early, and raising the alarm quickly allows virologists to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Press Herald The Latest: Watching Sun Belt spikes, New York City, states pause reopening Press Herald The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — New York City and states that likewise seemed to have tamed their coronavirus outbreaks are hitting pause on some of their reopening plans because of the alarming surge ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Here's what to expect before an Ann Arbor-area hospital or clinic visit mlive.com ANN ARBOR, MI -- As hospitals begin to reschedule appointments, procedures and preventative care, patients can expect to be asked often about their temperatures or respiratory health. Increased mask usage, socially distanced waiting rooms and more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress PPE shortages fuelled spread of COVID-19 in care homes, study finds Medical Xpress The spread of COVID-19 inside care homes has been fuelled by a lack of personal protection equipment (PPE), according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studying the spread of the virus in Norfolk care homes found that once ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe There's little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US, health experts say The Boston Globe NEW YORK (AP) — There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in US coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus spreads to Timbuktu, despite its remote location Fox News Since first arriving in Mali in March, the coronavirus has infected at least 500 people and counting. By Bradford Betz | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Fox News Flash top headlines for July 7 Video ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News People who stayed home before lockdown likely helped slow spread of COVID-19: Researchers ABC News A new study has found that people who were proactive and stayed home even before lockdown orders were implemented in the United States may have helped slow the spread of the novel coronavirus back in March and April. The study, published ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US PBS NewsHour NEW YORK — There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in U.S. coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID Blood Test May Tell Who Needs a Ventilator WebMD By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A blood test may predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to need a ventilator. This finding could lead to a scoring system that would flag at-risk patients for closer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico How California went from model student to pandemic problem child Politico SAN FRANCISCO — California was long the nation's shining star on the coronavirus, heralded by national media and White House advisers as an example of how other states could beat the disease. The state was so confident in April that it sent hundreds of ... Flag as irrelevant
	International Business Times Why COVID-19 is both startlingly unique and painfully familiar Science News She soon felt like she had a tight band across her chest, making it difficult to breathe. She developed pain in her upper body, which led doctors to check if she was having a heart attack (she wasn't). Her blood pressure began to oscillate — too low, too high ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News The best DIY face mask material and fit? Quilting cotton beats bandana, new study suggests The Mercury News 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

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