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HealthDay Reports: COVID-19 'Super Spreaders' Quickly Fill Room With Virus — But Masks Help These so-called super spreaders aren't very common, but if they are engaged in activities like loud speaking or singing, their viral emissions can increase by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude, the researchers said.
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Pregnancy week by week: A guide to pregnancy stages Track your body's progress from first trimester all the way to the delivery date with this guide to pregnancy stages. Photo Illustration/TODAY. Get the latest from TODAY. Sign up for our newsletter. SUBSCRIBE. July 28, 2020, 7:29 AM PDT. By Lexi Dwyer.
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Pandemic Is Overwhelming US Public Health Capacity In Many States. What Now? When the coronavirus pandemic began, public health experts had high hopes for the United States. After all, the U.S. literally invented the tactics that have been used for decades to quash outbreaks around the world: Quickly identify everyone who gets ...
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Moderna and NIH launch 30000-person trial of coronavirus vaccine At 6:45 a.m. Monday, a volunteer in Savannah, Ga., received a shot in the arm and became the first participant in a massive human experiment that will test the effectiveness of an experimental coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed by the ...
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Coronavirus: How it turned the tables on Ghana's diaspora In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about how the prospect of living abroad has lost its attraction in the time of coronavirus. We used to say here in Ghana, half in jest, half in truth, ...
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A Possible Weapon Against the Pandemic: Printing Human Tissue This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. As shortages of personal protective equipment persist during the coronavirus pandemic, 3-D ...
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Federal prisons reach grim milestone: 100 inmate deaths from coronavirus The federal Bureau of Prisons reached a grim milestone on Saturday: 100 inmates have died from coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. Among the dead are fathers and mothers, daughters and sons and brothers and sisters — none of whom ...
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Obesity: Have 20 years of policies had any effect? The prime minister has launched a new policy on obesity in England. This will not be the first attempt to tackle the problem - at least a dozen policies or white papers have been announced on the topic since 1997. So, have 20 years of targets and policies had ...
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1000-year-old medieval remedy could be potential antibiotic, scientists say (CNN) Antibiotic resistance is real. In the years to come, we may no longer be able to treat and cure many of the infections we once could as bacteria outsmart our most sophisticated drugs. With drug resistance expected to result in 10 million deaths a year by ...
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COVID 'Super Spreaders' Fill Room With Virus By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Face masks can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among folks trapped in a room with an infected "super spreader," a new Swiss study claims. Most infected people ...
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Vaccines are remarkably safe, review finds (CNN) Vaccine label changes have made vaccines even safer than they were before, and they remain "remarkably" safe, Israeli-based researchers reported Monday. A review of 58 different changes to labels on vaccines made between 1996 and 2015 has ...
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Flu Shot And Pneumonia Vaccine Might Reduce Alzheimer's Risk, Research Shows For years, public health officials have been trying to dispel the myth that people who get a flu shot are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease. They are not. And now there is evidence that vaccines that protect against the flu and pneumonia may actually protect ...
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'Historic' moment as large-scale trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines begin The first large-scale American trial to test a potential COVID-19 vaccine began about 6:45 Monday morning in Savannah, Georgia, when the first participant received a shot in the arm. To test for safety and effectiveness, 15,000 people will get two shots of the ...
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New heart problems discovered post COVID-19; virus mutation may make vaccines more effective (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. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed coronavirus model is seen in front ...
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Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America's Diversity? Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. When U.S. scientists launch the first large-scale clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines this summer, Antonio Cisneros wants to make sure people like him ...
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Even with vaccine, 'We will be dealing with this forever': Virus experts Frieden, Osterholm Even with a vaccine, the country will be fighting the pandemic for at least another year, says former CDC head Thomas Frieden. Only 7% to 9% of the U.S. population are estimated to have been infected with Covid-19, and herd immunity requires 50% to 70% ...
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Moderna and Pfizer Begin Late-Stage Vaccine Trials The first large study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began on Monday morning, according to the National Institutes of Health and the biotech company Moderna, which collaborated to develop the vaccine.
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US health insurers, wary of telehealth overuse, urge more planning in policy easing NEW YORK(Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence) - *To read more by the Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence team click here: bit.ly/TR-RegIntel. Medical doctor Makoto Kitada demonstrates a telemedicine application service called 'CLINICS', ...
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'Amazing, Isn't It?' Long Sought Blood Test for Alzheimer's in Reach A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's has diagnosed the disease as accurately as methods that are far more expensive or invasive, scientists reported on Tuesday, a significant step toward a longtime goal for patients, doctors and dementia ...
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How to Counter the Anti-Mask Backlash? Empathy. By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In the midst of a pandemic, many Americans still view face mask mandates as an assault on their personal freedoms, rather than a means of protecting ...
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Foods That Battle Stress During the Coronavirus Pandemic Are you anxious? Angry? Feeling depressed? Consider what you eat. For more than a decade, studies have shown that a healthy diet—high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish and other lean protein—can help fight depression. Now, emerging research in ...
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One-third of cancer patients say coronavirus has impacted their treatment One in three cancer patients said their treatment has been impacted by the effects of COVID-19 on the health system, according to survey results published by Cancer Research UK. This equates to hundreds of thousands of people experiencing cancellations, ...
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Why Nigeria must find everyone who has hepatitis and doesn't know it World Hepatitis Day—28 July—is an opportunity to raise awareness of hepatitis and encourage commitments of governments, policy makers and the public towards eradication of this dangerous disease. The World Health Organization has chosen "hepatitis ...
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Mass. reports 182 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 7 new deaths The death toll from confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Massachusetts rose by seven to 8,317, state officials reported Monday, and the number of cases climbed by 182, bringing the total to 108,562. The numbers were reported hours after Governor Charlie ...
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2 Coronavirus Vaccines Move To Final Testing Phase Two potential coronavirus vaccines started their final phase of testing Monday. Each trial will include up to 30,000 volunteers. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Two companies announced today that they are beginning widespread testing of potential coronavirus ...
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Vietnam Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Cases, Imposes Quarantines And Evacuations Vietnamese officials thought they had the coronavirus under control. And for months, they were right. Through strict measures swiftly imposed, Vietnam had virtually eliminated the coronavirus within its borders by late April. Now the virus seems to be ...
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Research reveals heart complications in COVID-19 patients Two German studies published today in JAMA Cardiology show abnormal heart imaging findings in recently recovered COVID-19 patients, and cardiac infections in those who have died from their infections. The first, an observational cohort study, involved ...
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An Investigation Into The Basis For The Loss Of Smell As An Early Symptom Of Covid-19 The loss of the sense of smell and taste has proven to be the most reliable indicator of early infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Between 25% and 50% of people report anosmia and ageusia as the very first symptom of Covid-19. Studies of patient records ...
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Could the Flu Shot Lower Your Risk for Alzheimer's? By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Getting vaccinated to protect against pneumonia and flu may offer an unexpected benefit -- a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Two new studies ...
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Heart Outcomes OK With High-Deductible Plans Switching to commercial health insurance with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) did not translate to worse cardiovascular outcomes on account of greater cost sharing, an observational study suggested. Risk of MI or stroke was similar comparing 156,962 ...
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What Parents Should Know About the CDC's Guidelines for Reopening Schools The new tools and resources released by the CDC include detailed recommendations on how schools can safely reopen. The CDC pushed for school reopenings due to the setbacks — socially, emotionally, and behaviorally — kids can experience from a ...
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Allegheny County marks fifth straight day of triple-digit increase in COVID-19 cases Allegheny County marked the fifth straight day of triple-digit increases in positive COVID-19 cases on Monday, but no new deaths for the second day in a row. The county health department reported 180 new cases of the virus and two new hospitalizations.
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Live updates: MDH says recent COVID-19 trends have made decision on schools 'more challenging' Monday, July 27. Minnesota surpasses 50K COVID-19 cases, sees a case in every county over the weekend; MDH says Minnesota is in a 'vulnerable state' with recent trends in the wrong direction; World's largest coronavirus vaccine study gets started in U.S. ...
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New Heart Problems Discovered Post COVID-19; Virus Mutation May Make Vaccines More Effective (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. New heart problems seen in recovered COVID-19 patients.
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Final coronavirus vaccine trials get underway (HealthDay)—As the U.S. coronavirus case count passed 4.3 million on Monday, companies launched the final phase of testing for two potential COVID-19 vaccines. In one trial begun on Monday, the first of 30,000 volunteers were either given a vaccine ...
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Can Trees Live Forever? New Kindling for an Immortal Debate Trees do not pay taxes. Some seem to avoid death as well. Many of the world's most ancient organisms are trees, including a 3,600-year-old cypress in Chile and a sacred fig in Sri Lanka that was planted in the third century B.C. One bristlecone pine known ...
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China's 'Bat Woman' Rebukes Trump, Denies Virus Link to Lab China's "bat woman" lashed out at Donald Trump, saying the U.S. president owes her country an apology as she again denied assertions that the novel coronavirus is linked to the Wuhan lab where she works. Shi Zhengli, deputy director of the Wuhan ...
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US sees early signs that number of daily coronavirus cases may have hit a plateau After weeks of sharp increases, there are some signs that new coronavirus cases in the United States may be plateauing at a high daily rate. Nationally, the seven-day daily average of new confirmed cases was just under 66,000, according to data from Johns ...
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Coronavirus symptoms: Mysterious, scary symptoms persist long after initial COVID-19 infection CHICAGO (WLS) -- Across the globe people are reporting persistent, mysterious and frightening symptoms for weeks and months after becoming infected with COVID-19. Patients with severe disease would be expected to suffer from long-lasting ...
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Op-Ed: Reopening Nursing Homes Safely Is a Team Effort On May 18, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published recommendations for the gradual reopening of nursing homes while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in varying degrees and levels of intensity across U.S. states and ...
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Extensive Study Determines Vaccines Are 'Remarkably Safe' A new study analyzed nearly 20 years of vaccine data, concluding that vaccines are "remarkably safe." Experts say the anti-vaccination movement threatens to undo the gains achieved by immunizations as old illnesses re-emerge and herd immunity is ...
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Child hospitalizations from Covid-19 surge 23% in Florida as schools statewide must reopen (CNN) Just weeks before schools must open across Florida, the numbers of new cases and hospitalizations due to Covid-19 have surged. On July 16, the state had a total of 23,170 children ages 17 and under who had tested positive since the beginning of ...
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Trying to Stop COVID-19 in Exam Rooms? Don't Hold Your Breath Individuals spending time in a poorly ventilated room with someone who has a high SARS-CoV-2 viral load could be at risk for COVID-19 transmission, a modelling study suggested. Exhaled microdroplets from ordinary breathing could yield a room-level air ...
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AHA News: Flu Shot May Help Protect Vulnerable Hospital Patients From Heart Attack, Mini-Stroke MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Hospital patients at high risk for influenza had lower rates of death, heart attack, mini-stroke and cardiac arrest if they were vaccinated against flu during their hospital stay, a new study has found.
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Maine hospital imposes restrictions after outbreak One of Maine's largest hospitals is reinstating strict visitor restrictions after nine staff members and a patient tested positive for the coronavirus. Central Maine Medical Center is also suspending outside food, flowers and gifts for hospital patients. The hospital ...
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Nationwide trends show fewer cancer patients seeking care since start of pandemic Jefferson Health (SKCC) found significant decreases nationwide in the number of patients being seen for cancer-related care as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed during the few first months of 2020. The most significant decline was seen in encounters ...
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UK to restrict junk food advertising and promotions as COVID-19 has Boris Johnson changing tune on obesity Our mission to help you navigate the new normal is fueled by subscribers. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Boris Johnson, the U.K.'s rumpled Prime Minister, never used to be keen on governments poking their noses into people's ...
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How to counter the anti-mask backlash? Empathy. (HealthDay)—In the midst of a pandemic, many Americans still view face mask mandates as an assault on their personal freedoms, rather than a means of protecting themselves and others from COVID-19. But a group of researchers out of Duke University say ...
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Invisible barriers cut down on cheating You know those cardboard partitions that sometimes separate kids taking a test? The ones meant to prevent cheating? According to a new study by an international team of researchers, a see-through partition does the trick, too - as does a pretend barrier that ...
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CDC Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation Time July 27, 2020 -- Most people who contract the coronavirus are no longer infectious about 10 days after they begin to have symptoms, according to the CDC, which updated its guidance to health care workers about the recommended length of isolation and ...
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