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	health Daily update ⋅ July 30, 2020
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	CNN As US passes 150000 coronavirus deaths, experts at Johns Hopkins call for reset in national response CNN (CNN) The United States on Wednesday surpassed 150,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths -- a milestone that comes as the country's number of daily coronavirus deaths is the highest it's been since the spring. The first death in the US was reported on February ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus is ravaging entire South Texas families and medical teams CNN Dallas, Texas (CNN) Rolando and Yolanda Garcia were doing everything they could to protect themselves from the coronavirus. They rarely ventured out of their home in the Rio Grande Valley. One of their children described them as "retired home bodies.". Flag as irrelevant
	CNN We're only just beginning to learn how Covid-19 affects the brain CNN (CNN) One of the more puzzling aspects of the novel coronavirus is just how many organ systems are impacted through the course of the disease. We've heard about the heart, lungs and respiratory symptoms, but a growing mystery is its impact on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious ABC News As the world races to find a vaccine and a cure for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham treatments. By. DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News As it happened: Young people 'may be driving' Europe virus spike BBC News Young people could be driving spikes in coronavirus infections across Europe, the World Health Organization warns; Several countries are seeing a higher proportion of new cases among the young, the health body's Europe director says; The top US ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post DC adjusts key metric as officials monitor future move to next recovery phase Washington Post D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said Wednesday that officials have adjusted a key metric on reaching the third phase of reopening in the District, lowering the threshold from a 10 percent testing positivity rate to 5 percent. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Aboard the Diamond Princess, a Case Study in Aerosol Transmission The New York Times In a year of endless viral outbreaks, the details of the Diamond Princess tragedy seem like ancient history. On Jan. 20, one infected passenger boarded the cruise ship; a month later, more than 700 of the 3,711 passengers and crew members had tested ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Is 5G making you sick? Probably not CNET Activists fear radiation from 5G wireless service could be dangerous to public health. And they want more research done before carriers deploy the technology. NurPhoto. False conspiracy theories about links between 5G wireless networks and the origins of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Dr. Fauci on why the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on Black communities CBS News Black, Indigenous and Latinx communities have been hit hardest by the coronavirus. Black Americans, according to the CDC, are 2.5 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to their White counterparts. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Dozens of scientists and others took a DIY COVID-19 vaccine with no proof that it works Livescience.com The ingredients arrive by mail, to be prepared by recipients in their homes or labs. No, this isn't a DIY meal kit — it's an unproven COVID-19 vaccine distributed by a group called the Rapid Deployment Vaccine Collaborative, or RADVAC, and no one knows if ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What More Can California Do to Stop the Coronavirus? The New York Times Good morning. The rising coronavirus case count in California is maddening, in part because the effects of our sacrifices feel unclear, diffuse: We are not going into bars, most of us are wearing masks and a vast majority of us are taking the threat seriously. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New cervical cancer screening guidelines impact young women ABC News The American Cancer Society released new guidelines for cervical cancer screening Wednesday, calling for "less and more simplified screening." The biggest change is a recommendation to start screening for cervical cancer at age 25 instead of 21. One of ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News A COVID-19 vaccine will still save lives even if it's not 100% effective, experts say ABC News As coronavirus cases continue to climb in hot spots across the U.S., positive results from the first phase of several drug trials have raised hopes that a vaccine will soon help Americans return to a normal life. But experts are stressing that even if the vaccine is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Covid-19 Survivors Should Stay Vigilant, Doctors Say Wall Street Journal As the new coronavirus continues to spread, patients who have recovered from Covid-19 still need to be careful, said doctors, scientists and public-health experts, who warn that no one is sure just how long immunity to the disease lasts. It's a question ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Russia Seeks to Register First Coronavirus Vaccine in August Wall Street Journal MOSCOW—Russia seeks to become the first country to produce a vaccine for widespread use against the novel coronavirus, as a Moscow-based research institute plans to register its candidate within the first two weeks of August. The vaccine, which has ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds The New York Times It has been a comforting refrain in the national conversation about reopening schools: Young children are mostly spared by the coronavirus and don't seem to spread it to others, at least not very often. But on Thursday, a study introduced an unwelcome ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Gum health could be a risk factor for dementia, study suggests CNN (CNN) Anyone who has had gum disease is probably familiar with the discomfort and embarrassment of poor oral health, such as bad breath, bleeding, discolored teeth and even tooth loss. But gum disease, especially the more advanced type known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Who should get a coronavirus vaccine first? Washington Post With some coronavirus vaccine trials in their much-anticipated final stage, U.S. officials and experts are wrestling with one of the most difficult issues facing the country: Who should be first to get limited doses of a vaccine during one of the worst public health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Low Vitamin D Linked to Increased COVID-19 Risk Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Low plasma vitamin D levels emerged as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in a large, population-based study. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Botox could ease depression in addition to wrinkles, study finds CNN (CNN) Botox injections may do more than erase the signs of age, or prevent you from feeling painful migraines — they may alleviate depression as well, a new study confirms. Doctors inject Botox to smooth facial wrinkles and treat health problems such as ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: England highest level of excess deaths BBC News The UK saw some of the biggest rises in deaths rates in Europe in the months until the middle of June, official analysis shows. England saw the largest increase in death rates in Europe, with Scotland seeing the third largest increase. The Office for National ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill 'Potent' neutralizing antibody studies and what they could mean for a coronavirus treatment The Hill New studies suggest that a mix of many different antibodies together may be good at neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. If turned into a treatment, it would have to go through clinical trials. Experts are hopeful that a monoclonal antibody treatment that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious Medical Xpress As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures. The phenomenon, unfolding largely on social ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Diamond Princess Saga Began with One COVID Carrier WebMD By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The fate of more than 3,600 quarantined passengers and crew on the cruise ship Diamond Princess made headlines in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Johnson & Johnson starts human study of COVID-19 vaccine after promising monkey data Reuters (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Thursday kicked off U.S. human safety trials for its COVID-19 vaccine after releasing details of a study in monkeys that showed its best-performing vaccine candidate offered strong protection in a single dose. FILE PHOTO: ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A Covid Patient Goes Home After a Rare Double Lung Transplant The New York Times The last thing that Mayra Ramirez remembers from the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago is calling her family to say she had Covid, was about to be put on a ventilator and needed her mother to make medical decisions for her. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing U.S. News & World Report By Serena McNiff, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- From the 1960s to the 2010s, the United States experienced a major reduction in heart disease-related deaths among younger adults -- often called ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Who will get the first shot when the coronavirus vaccine arrives? Medical Xpress Whenever a vaccine for the coronavirus becomes available, one thing is virtually certain: There won't be enough to go around. That means there will be rationing. Someone will have to decide which of the world's 7.8 billion people gets first crack at returning to ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Heart damage found in coronavirus patients months after recovering from COVID-19, study says USA TODAY New evidence suggests the coronavirus has lasting impacts on the heart, raising alarm to cardiologists who have been concerned about potential COVID-19 long-term heart injury. Two German studies, published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Microbiome Research 'Opening Doors' to New Alzheimer's Treatments Medscape Research into the microbiome is yielding some positive new potential treatment options for Alzheimer's disease, according to George T. Grossberg, MD. "I think the growing focus on the gut-brain axis is opening doors to new Alzheimer's disease and other ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Could prior exposure to common cold viruses affect the severity of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms? Medical Xpress Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) show that some healthy individuals possess immune cells capable of recognizing the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The reason for this might be found in prior ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Myomectomy Edges Embolization for Uterine Fibroids MedPage Today Women with symptomatic uterine fibroids reported significantly better quality of life (QoL) following myomectomy as compared with uterine artery embolization, a randomized trial showed. Both fibroid-specific and health-related QoL improved more with ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Dr. Fauci: Wear goggles or eye shields to prevent spread of COVID-19; flu vaccine a must ABC News Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing goggles or a face shield in order to prevent spreading or catching COVID-19. "If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it," the nation's top infectious disease expert ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Diversity In Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Demanded From Drug Companies NPR There are growing demands that drugmakers and investigators ensure diversity in coronavirus vaccine trials by including racial minorities, older people and those with underlying medical conditions. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Black and Latinx people are more ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report HPV Shots: Safe and Effective, But Many Parents Still Hesitate U.S. News & World Report By Serena McNiff HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- More than a decade of research has shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against a host of cancers, yet a new study finds that only ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Blood Test Heralds New Era in Alzheimer's Diagnosis WebMD By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new blood test offers hope that doctors may soon be able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with astonishing accuracy. A study led by Swedish researchers found the test did ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill FDA chief: Hydroxychloroquine use a decision between doctor and patient The Hill Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on Thursday declined to take a definitive stance on whether people should take hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus, instead saying that decision should be made ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: What's It Like to Get a New Heart During the Pandemic? This Texas Pastor Can Tell You HealthDay THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- On the Friday before Mother's Day, the Rev. Eddie Woods did his best to hide his discomfort. Short of breath and lightheaded, he didn't want his wife, Julie, to notice. He hoped she'd be ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today COVID-19: What We Failed to Learn From the 1980s MedPage Today Following is a partial transcript of this video, which runs about 15 minutes. Presenter: Hello, I'm Dr. Linda Reid. Welcome to the medicine for the layman series at the National Institutes of Health. Today we're going to be listening to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Johnson & Johnson's Coronavirus Vaccine Protects Monkeys, Study Finds The New York Times An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson protected monkeys from infection in a new study. It is the second vaccine candidate to show promising results in monkeys this week. The company recently began a clinical trial in Europe ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Right Now U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: A death a minute. One person in the United States died about every minute from COVID-19 on Wednesday as 1,461 new deaths were recorded, the highest one-day increase since ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times LA County reports 91 deaths from COVID-19, the most in a single day Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County reported 4,825 new coronavirus cases and 91 deaths Wednesday — a new daily record for fatalities. The numbers, which were affected in part by a backlog of cases and deaths being reported from last Thursday through Sunday, bring the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline You Probably Can't Get COVID-19 Twice: The Latest on Antibodies Healthline Experts say a person may still have immunity protection against COVID-19 even if antibodies aren't present. They say antibodies can be reproduced quickly during exposure, and T cells and other body defenses can also be effective. They say the antibody ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Are Virtual Doctor Visits Safe for Discharged Heart Failure Patients? HealthDay THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Follow-up visits for heart failure patients leaving the hospital can be done just as safely via telehealth as they can in person, according to a new study that also found making virtual visits an ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids? U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Two "uterine-sparing" treatments for fibroids can improve women's quality of life -- though one might be more effective than the other, a new clinical trial ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious Washington Post PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US coronavirus deaths top 150000, among highest in deaths per capita globally Reuters (Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus surpassed 150,000 on Wednesday, a number higher than in any other country and nearly a quarter of the world's total, according to a Reuters tally. FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Virus isolation period 'to go up from seven to 10 days' BBC News The length of time people with coronavirus symptoms will have to self-isolate for is expected to be increased from seven to 10 days in England. It comes as ministers try to avoid a second outbreak of the virus in the UK. Currently, people showing the main ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPRC Click2Houston Across Texas and the nation, the novel coronavirus is deadlier for people of color KPRC Click2Houston Juan Lopez wheels a stretcher out of the back of his vehicle in McAllen. Across Texas and the nation, the novel coronavirus is deadlier for communities of color and low-income communities. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune. Need to stay updated on ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today School Closures Slashed COVID Load. But ... MedPage Today Statewide school closures were associated with a decline in COVID-19 cases and mortality from the disease, along with other non-pharmaceutical interventions, a population-based study found. From March to May, school closure was associated with a 62% ... Flag as irrelevant

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