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	health Daily update ⋅ July 21, 2020
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	CNN The surge in US cases has left labs overwhelmed and Covid-19 tests delayed CNN (CNN) More Americans are testing positive for coronavirus all over the US at record-breaking numbers and the surge is slowing down testing. Labs across the country are now facing what seems like an almost "infinite" demand, one expert says. "We really do ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape How Viruses Evolve May Affect Course of COVID-19 Pandemic Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The unusual cases of pneumonia began to appear in midwinter, in China. The cause, researchers would later learn, was a coronavirus new to science. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN California went from bending the curve to a major coronavirus surge. What happened? CNN Rancho Mirage, California (CNN) For the past 15 weeks, sleep is about the only time when Catherine Davis isn't thinking about Covid-19. Even then, she says she is sometimes awakened with thoughts of "How long are we going to sustain this? How long are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Medics With 'Long COVID' Call for Clinical Recognition Medscape Thousands of coronavirus patients risk going without treatment and support for debilitating symptoms lasting months because of a lack of awareness of 'long COVID', according to a group formed by clinicians with extended serious after-effects of the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What Is It That Keeps Most Little Kids From Getting Covid-19? The New York Times On the way home from a jog one afternoon in early July, Dr. Silvia Chiang noticed her husband and 2½-year-old daughter playing outdoors with a handful of neighborhood kids and their moms in face masks. As someone who specializes in pediatric infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Beyond the antibodies: How our immune system may protect us against COVID-19 infection ABC News As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and more people get infected and recover, scientists continue to learn about the body's protective immune response against the virus. Emerging evidence has suggested that COVID-19 antibodies -- proteins produced by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Most people in the United States are still susceptible to the coronavirus, CDC study finds Washington Post Only a tiny fraction of the population in many parts of the United States had antibodies to the novel coronavirus as of mid-May, indicating most people remain highly susceptible to the pathogen, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate Coronavirus updates: San Mateo health officer calls for 'less reliance on business sector closures' SFGate LATEST July 20, 5:45 p.m. In a Monday evening letter to the community, San Mateo County health officer Dr. Scott Morrow called for "less reliance on business sector closures" and more individual prudence as it relates to mask wearing, social distancing and ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test ABC News Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. By. MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer. July 20, 2020, 7:20 AM. Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal How Deadly Is Covid-19? Researchers Are Getting Closer to an Answer Wall Street Journal Six months into the pandemic, researchers are homing in on an answer to one of the basic questions about the virus: How deadly is it? Researchers, initially analyzing data from outbreaks on cruise ships and more recently from surveys of thousands of people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times LA County reports record-breaking number of coronavirus hospitalizations Los Angeles Times In Los Angeles County, officials announced nine additional coronavirus-related deaths and 3,160 new cases on Monday. Additionally, officials said that 2,232 people are currently hospitalized for the virus — the highest single-day number ever reported and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Cinnamon linked to blood sugar control in prediabetes, study finds CNN (CNN) Cinnamon may improve blood sugar control in people with a condition known as prediabetes and may slow the progression to type 2 diabetes, according to a new pilot study of 51 people with elevated blood sugars. "We are looking for safe, durable ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Racial discrimination may harm Black people's cognitive health, study finds CNN (CNN) Chronic stress can change your brain. Experiencing racism could make it worse. Racial discrimination may increase stress, lead to health problems and hamper cognitive function for Black women, a new study finds. Black women who frequently ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus could lead to thousands more cancer deaths BBC News There could be more than 3,500 avoidable cancer deaths in England in the next five years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers say. The virus had disrupted services and some people had avoided healthcare, they told The Lancet Oncology ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com As EEE Returns, Parents Of Sudbury Girl Who Survived Urge Caution Patch.com Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found her unresponsive in her bed one morning last fall. Doctors ultimately diagnosed the then-5-year-old Sudbury resident with eastern equine encephalitis ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Quitting Smoking After MI Has Huge Benefits in Young Adults Medscape Young adult smokers who stop smoking in the first year after an initial myocardial infarction (MI) are far less likely to die over the next 10 years than their peers who continue to smoke. Yet nearly two-thirds keep smoking after the event, according to new data ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Want to avoid cancer? Consider brushing and flossing more often. Why? Folks with bad gums might be at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer, new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Charity Highlights Steep Rise in Diabetes Deaths During Pandemic Medscape Concerns that people with diabetes are failing to receive the support they need from the Government to keep them safe as COVID-19 lockdown measures are eased, have been voiced by experts. Diabetes UK said its analysis of figures published by the Office ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Girl's EEE Recovery Continues As Mosquito Threat Looms: Patch PM Patch.com SUDBURY, MA — It's an excruciatingly hot July 20 — the hottest day since this week one year ago, in fact — and there's plenty going on in the MetroWest and Worcester areas. Here's what Patch has been covering locally and across Massachusetts today. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Why vaccines are less effective in the elderly, and what it means for COVID-19 Medical Xpress As the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)—the cause of COVID-19—continues, we learn more about the effects of this new virus. For many respiratory pathogens, including influenza viruses and respiratory ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota reports infant COVID-19 death, more than 900 new cases Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota has reported its first COVID-19 death in a child amid a rise in cases of the infectious disease among children and young adults. The death of a 9-month-old baby from Clay County is one of the youngest reported in the U.S. in the pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com UW Medicine: COVID-19 Vaccine Delivers 'Promising Results' Patch.com SEATTLE, WA — UW Medicine says their COVID-19 vaccine has been making great strides and could become a valuable asset for battling the pandemic in the near future. They're touting a new study, published in Science Translational Medicine, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A very rare gene could explain why some women don't need pain relief during childbirth CNN (CNN) Women who don't need an epidural during childbirth might be carriers of a rare genetic variant that gives them a much higher threshold for pain, scientists have discovered. Only about one in 100 women have the variant, which reduces the ability of ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Teens, Tweens More Likely to Spread COVID-19 WebMD July 21, 2020 -- Children and teens between ages 10-19 are more likely to spread the coronavirus among family members than adults and children under 10, according to a new study in South Korea. The results were published online as an early release ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report How Much Fasting Is Enough for 'Fasting Diet' to Work? U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Limiting food to a narrow window of time each day may help people shed some extra pounds, a small study finds. And restricting your eating to six hours may work ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Why Do Black Kids Fare Worse After Surgery? WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, July 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When healthy kids have surgery, serious complications are uncommon. But even in that low-risk scenario, Black children fare worse, a new study finds. Looking at more than ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID-19 pandemic causing 'unprecedented disruption' in cancer research, Fauci says Healio The COVID-19 pandemic likely will have a significant long-term effect on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, said today during an American Association for Cancer Research virtual meeting on COVID-19 and cancer. "There have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Retired NYPD officer survives 61-day COVID-19 hospitalization: 'A true miracle' Fox News He and his wife say his recovery was 'a true miracle,' he 'wouldn't be here' without New York physicians. By Julia Musto | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Retired NYPD officer on how doctors and nurses saved his life ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 85 Infants Have Tested Positive in Texas County WebMD July 21, 2020 -- The Corpus Christi-Nueces County public health director said Friday that 85 infants younger than 1 have tested positive for the coronavirus in their county, CNN reported. "We currently have 85 babies under the age of 1 year in Nueces County ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reason Backlog for COVID-19 tests imperils the push to contain infections The Boston Globe Five months into the coronavirus pandemic, people in Massachusetts and across the country are often waiting up to a week or more to learn the results of their COVID-19 tests, seriously endangering efforts to contain and control future infections. The delays ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 21 ways to reduce your Alzheimer's risk, backed by research CNN (CNN) There are 21 known ways to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's, and 10 of those are backed by strong scientific evidence, new research has revealed. The preventative steps with the most impact are mentally stimulating activities, including ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Experimental Blood Test Detects Cancer up to Four Years before Symptoms Appear Scientific American For years scientists have sought to create the ultimate cancer-screening test—one that can reliably detect a malignancy early, before tumor cells spread and when treatments are more effective. A new method reported today in Nature Communications brings ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTAJ - www.wearecentralpa.com Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations? Here's what states and employers can legally require Medical Xpress A safe and effective vaccine could end the coronavirus pandemic, but for it to succeed, enough people will have to get inoculated. Recent polls suggest that the U.S. is far from ready. Most surveys have found that only about two-thirds of adults say they would ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Trench Fever, a Rare Condition, Found Among Denver Homeless U.S. News & World Report MARKIAN HAWRYLUK, Kaiser Health News. DENVER (AP) — Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: Confirmation ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Black Children Are More Likely to Die After Surgery Than White Peers, Study Shows The New York Times Black children are more than three times as likely to die within a month of surgery as white children, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday. Disparities in surgical outcomes between Black and white patients have been well ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com 13-Year-Old California Boy Suddenly Dies After Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms PEOPLE.com His family says a COVID-19 test came back negative, but that a coroner is performing more tests to determine if their son's death was caused by the virus. By Claudia Harmata. July 20, 2020 03:17 PM. Advertisement. FB Tweet More. Pinterest Email Send Text ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise can reduce your risk of high blood pressure, even if you live in an area with high levels of air pollution, new research shows. The new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post Rare trench fever found among Denver's homeless population The Denver Post By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News. Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: Confirmation of the third case this ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists who have identified the early smallpox strains used to create vaccines against the disease say this type of genetic research could help efforts to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Treatment for Covid-19 Shows Promise, but Scientists Urge Caution The New York Times LONDON — A small study of hospitalized Covid-19 patients in Britain has identified a promising new treatment for the illness, a British biotechnology company said on Monday, with initial results showing that an inhaled form of a commonly available drug can ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBAL Baltimore What you need to know about COVID-19: Surge in cases has left labs overwhelmed and tests delayed WBAL Baltimore More Americans are testing positive for coronavirus all over the U.S. at record-breaking numbers and the surge is slowing down testing. Labs across the country are now facing what seems like an almost "infinite" demand, one expert says. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California For Fourth Time in Past Week, LA County Sees Record COVID-19 Hospitalizations NBC Southern California Public health officials say they've launched a new call center to connect Angelenos to resources, and text message support for those in need during quarantine at 1-833-540-0473. By City News Service • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 26 seconds ago. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Colon Cancer Tests by Mail Might Boost Screening WebMD By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, July 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Want to boost colon cancer screening rates? Mail testing kits to patients' homes, a new study says. Colon cancer is easily diagnosed by routine screening, such as ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Cases at virus-hit Mathon farm hit 120 BBC News The number of workers who have tested positive for coronavirus on a farm which went into lockdown has hit 120. A S Green and Co in Herefordshire told crop pickers to self-isolate after 74 tested positive for the virus, with 19 more confirmed cases showing up ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Senior Bradford nurse survives 40-day coronavirus coma BBC News A senior nurse who had been in a coma for 40 days with coronavirus has been given an emotional send-off from hospital by her colleagues. Ayesha Orlanda, 52, a senior sister at Bradford Royal Infirmary, had been in intensive care for 41 days after being ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio AHA: Yearly cardiorespiratory testing may improve CV health in youth Healio More than half of children aged 12 to 15 years do not have healthy cardiorespiratory function, according to a scientific statement released by the American Heart Association. Yearly testing for cardiorespiratory function performed in-office may not only be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Gum disease linked to higher risk for gastric, esophageal cancers Healio A history of gum disease appeared associated with significantly elevated risks for two types of gastrointestinal cancer, according to prospective study results published in Gut. Multivariable analyses showed individuals with periodontal disease were 43% more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fred Hutch News Service MAX is a context-dependent tumor suppressor in small cell lung carcinoma Fred Hutch News Service Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a deadly cancer type with a 6% five-year survival rate after diagnosis. However, the genetic events that dictate SCLC growth are not fully understood. In several models of SCLC, mutations and deletions have been identified in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News West Nile virus overlooked during coronavirus pandemic? Public health expert cites similar symptoms Fox News After mosquitoes recently tested positive for West Nile virus near Austin, Texas, one public health professional was concerned that the medical community would overlook the illness amid the coronavirus pandemic. Most people infected with West Nile don't ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Science Suggests Some Men Really Are Bisexual HealthDay By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, July 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Is male bisexuality real? According to a new review, the answer is a definitive "yes." "The current study found very strong and consistent evidence that bisexual men do in fact ... Flag as irrelevant

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