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	health Daily update ⋅ July 6, 2020
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	NPR The Dentist Will See You Now. But Should You Go? NPR Add dental visits to the list of services you can book now or shortly, as cities, counties and states continue to modify their months-long stay at home orders aimed at reducing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. Dental offices were largely shuttered ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Pooling Coronavirus Tests Can Spare Scarce Supplies, But There's A Catch NPR Federal health officials are hoping to stretch the supplies used to test for the coronavirus by combining samples from a number of people and running a single test. Chinese health officials used that strategy to rapidly test large populations in Wuhan and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus can float in air and WHO and CDC should tell people that, experts say CNN (CNN) Imagine a noisy, crowded bar. Music is pounding, and people are clustered close together, talking loudly or even shouting to be heard. If it's cold out, doors and windows are shut tight and the heat is on, or if it's hot out, everything is shut and the air ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN As Florida sets records for Covid-19 cases, health authorities often fail to do contact tracing CNN (CNN) When Shaila Rivera and her new husband returned home from their honeymoon and tested positive for Covid-19, they expected a phone call from their local health authorities in Florida asking for a list of people they'd been near so that contact tracing ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Officials say states like Arizona and Texas reopened too quickly after soaring Covid-19 cases CNN (CNN) After a muted holiday weekend -- which saw both measured celebrations and packed crowds -- the country faces a deep coronavirus crisis as cases continue to climb and more hospitals report they're nearing capacity. This week marks about two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Antihypertensives Linked to Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer Medscape Treating hypertension with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) was associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer, according to findings from a large retrospective study. However, another study ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Efforts to beat the coronavirus pandemic could cause over 1 million extra deaths from other diseases, experts warn CNN (CNN) As health services around the world continue to focus their resources on ending the coronavirus pandemic, they threaten to derail decades of hard-won progress in the response to HIV, TB and many other diseases. That's according to a new report by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post When one pandemic disrupts another: The story of the coronavirus and HIV Washington Post More than 20,000 HIV specialists, patients and activists will convene Monday for their worldwide conference, a meeting that will be held this year in the shadow of another virus that causes a deadly new disease with global reach. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The bubonic plague is back again in China's Inner Mongolia CNN (CNN) Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia are on high alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague, the disease that caused the Black Death pandemic, was reported Sunday. The case was discovered in the city of Bayannur, located ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A family dog could help your preschooler learn social and emotional skills, study finds CNN (CNN) With our busy schedules and reliance on technology for entertainment, it's hard for little ones to get enough of the outdoor physical activity that's crucial for healthy development. And during a pandemic when parents are especially crunched for time, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake? U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Stressed from home-schooling your kids? Lonely from lockdown? Worried about a sick loved one isolated in a nursing home? Worried you might lose your ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Scientists urge WHO to address airborne spread of coronavirus Washington Post More than 200 scientists from over 30 countries are urging the World Health Organization to take more seriously the possibility of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus as case numbers rise around the world and surge in the United States. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Tick disease with coronavirus-like symptoms is on the rise in Michigan USA TODAY DETROIT -- Health officials are warning Michiganders to guard against anaplasmosis, a tick borne disease that mimics COVID-19 symptoms. Anaplasmosis is still rare in Michigan but the number of cases reported yearly in the state is on the rise. There were ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Virus crisis expected to 'level down' UK economy BBC News The coronavirus crisis could "level down" the UK economy with London and the South East expected to bounce back more quickly than Hull and Bradford. Industries such as finance and construction will be worst hit by the pandemic, a report from the Social ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News China bubonic plague: Inner Mongolia takes precautions after case BBC News Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region confirmed one case of bubonic plague. According to state reports, the Bayannur patient - a herdsman - is in quarantine and in a stable condition. Officials ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Lessons for COVID-19 from the Early Days of AIDS Scientific American Thirty-six years ago, we were, like today, in the midst of a new and still somewhat mysterious global pandemic. In the U.S. alone, more than one million people were infected with HIV, and 12,000 had already died of AIDS. At the time, we were just beginning to ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News What is bubonic plague? BBC News A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported to Chinese authorities. It is not known how the patient became infected, but the country is on alert for more cases. What is bubonic plague? Plague is a potentially lethal infectious disease that is caused ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Navajo Nation Goes On Lock Down As Cases Spike WebMD July 6, 2020 -- The Navajo Nation is trying to curb the spread of the coronavirus by locking down for the Fourth of July weekend and the next two weekends, with the New Mexico National Guard and the Navajo Police Department setting up checkpoints to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast The Ticking Time Bomb of HIV in the COVID-Plagued South Daily Beast The dire situation in Mississippi—where disease surveillance for HIV has succumbed to coronavirus chaos—could send the larger region into a death spiral. Larrison Campbell. Updated Jul. 06, 2020 4:33AM ET / Published Jul. 06, 2020 3:38AM ET. Since her ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Syphilitic City: one in five Georgian Londoners had syphilis, study suggests Medical Xpress 250 years ago, over one-fifth of Londoners had contracted syphilis by their 35th birthday, historians have calculated. The same study shows that Georgian Londoners were over twice as likely to be treated for the disease as people living in the much smaller ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC The US needs a unified approach to tackle rising coronavirus cases, infectious disease expert says CNBC The U.S. recently reported a record increase in cases, with spikes seen in states that are well underway in their reopening process. Infectious disease experts said the country needs a unified approach to tackle the rising cases of coronavirus infection and ... Flag as irrelevant
	ProPublica Agonizing Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant Women and Babies at Risk ProPublica After months of asserting pregnant women were not at high risk for the coronavirus, the CDC recently released a study with sobering findings for expectant mothers. Experts say the data gaps are almost as worrisome as the results. by Nina Martin. July 6, 5 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise recommendations: NYT Reuters (Reuters) - Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The WHO ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Asthma does not seem to increase the severity of COVID-19 Medical Xpress Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers. "Older age and conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Brain-eating amoeba: Warning issued in Florida after rare infection case BBC News A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) said one person in Hillsborough County had contracted Naegleria fowleri. The microscopic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin prescriptions skyrocket amid early days of COVID-19 Healio Dispensed prescriptions of hydroxychloroquine in the U.S. increased 86.2%, while such prescriptions of chloroquine increased 158.6% from February to March 2020, data show. The report in JAMA Internal Medicine also showed that the percentage of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Why the low-FODMAP diet (FODMAPs are a type of carbs) isn't meant for everybody Seattle Times For many people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the low-FODMAP diet can feel like a miracle. If you were plagued with abdominal pain, cramping and bloating, along with diarrhea or constipation (or both) — and frequently afraid to leave the ... Flag as irrelevant
	TheStreet Worrisome Covid Mutation Is More Contagious TheStreet The genetic variation of the novel coronavirus that dominates the world today infects human cells more readily than the original that emerged in China, according to a new study published in the journal Cell on Thursday. ​"I think the data is showing that there ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress When coronavirus robs you of your sense of smell Medical Xpress "What I miss most is the smell of my son when I kiss him, the smell of my wife's body," says Jean-Michel Maillard. Anosmia—the loss of one's sense of smell—may be an invisible handicap, but is psychologically difficult to live with and has no real treatment, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLS-TV Coronavirus Update: Virus can float, transmit through droplets in air, scientists tell WHO WLS-TV Coronavirus can float through the air. It's likely transmitting that way. That's why experts want you to wear face masks and stop going to crowded bars, churches and other indoor spaces. Imagine a noisy, crowded bar. Music is pounding, and people are ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Hundreds of scientists reportedly claim WHO is downplaying risk of airborne spread of coronavirus CNBC The group of scientists argue that the WHO needs to give more weight to the role of the airborne spread of Covid-19, The New York Times reported on Saturday. The experts are expected to publish the letter and findings that support their view in the Clinical ... Flag as irrelevant
	KQED As with COVID-19, Uncertainty and Stigma Marked the Outbreak of HIV. Now These Men Navigate a New Pandemic KQED In January, two weeks after Rick Solomon joined the YMCA near his home, he fell ill. The 65-year-old Berkeley resident hoped to spend the month working out, instead he laid in bed wheezing, with crippling muscle aches. He missed several days of work at a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Some nursing homes in state reducing COVID-19 deaths because of new state definition Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In the last month, several Pennsylvania nursing homes have reduced the number of COVID-19-related deaths they had previously reported after the state told them residents who died after testing positive for the disease did not have to be counted if they had ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Coronavirus Related to SARS-CoV-2 Found in Chinese Mine in 2013 Was Sent to Wuhan Lab Newsweek A virus closely related to the COVID-19-causing coronavirus was found in a Chinese mine more than half a decade ago, according to an investigation. The U.K.'s The Sunday Times newspaper reported that a sample of the close relation was stored at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress A step closer towards a more effective treatment for osteoarthritis Medical Xpress Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a microparticle formulation that allows sustained release of drugs to treat osteoarthritis, a chronic joint condition. They have designed a polymer matrix made of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) or ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today COVID in the Air; New Antigen Test OK'd; 99% 'Totally Harmless' MedPage Today Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Hundreds of epidemiologists told the World Health Organization (WHO) that free, infectious SARS-CoV-2 virions float in the air, contrary to the agency's position that only aerosols transmit the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times LA County coronavirus cases hit a record one-day high over 4th of July weekend Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 7,232 more cases of COVID-19 and 30 related deaths, numbers that account for Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. On Friday alone, 3,187 new cases of COVID-19 were reported — the ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ A family dog could help your preschooler learn social and emotional skills, study finds KTVZ With our busy schedules and reliance on technology for entertainment, it's hard for little ones to get enough of the outdoor physical activity that's crucial for healthy development. And during a pandemic when parents are especially crunched for time, it's even ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report How Immune System Fights COVID-19 May Be Key to Vaccine Success U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even the sickest COVID-19 patients make T-cells to fight the infection, a new study finds. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine will have to cause the body to make T-cells along with antibodies, researchers say. Flag as irrelevant
	LocalNews8.com As Florida sets records for Covid-19 cases, health authorities often fail to do contact tracing LocalNews8.com When Shaila Rivera and her new husband returned home from their honeymoon and tested positive for Covid-19, they expected a phone call from their local health authorities in Florida asking for a list of people they'd been near so that contact tracing could ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek US Hydroxychloroquine Prescriptions Spiked by 86 Percent in March Newsweek Prescriptions of the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine rose in every U.S. state and Washington D.C. after they were touted as a potential COVID-19 treatments earlier this year, according to a study. Among the findings were that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Asthma and allergies more common in teens who stay up late Medical Xpress Teenagers who prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more likely to suffer with asthma and allergies compared to those who sleep and wake earlier, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. Asthma symptoms are known to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Digital contact tracing's mixed record abroad spells trouble for US efforts to rein in COVID-19 San Antonio Express-News (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bhaskar Chakravorti, Tufts University. (THE CONVERSATION) Two public health measures – testing, to identify those infected, and contact ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus could cause 35000 extra UK cancer deaths, experts warn BBC News Delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could cause thousands of excess deaths in the UK within a year, research suggests. Scientists suggest there could be at least 7,000 additional deaths - but in a worst case scenario that number ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The Big Number: 795000 people a year have a stroke in the US Washington Post Every 40 seconds, on average, someone in the United States has a stroke — amounting to 795,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most strokes, 80 percent or more, occur when blood flow to the brain is blocked ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sunbury Daily Item Agonizing Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant Women and Babies at Risk Sunbury Daily Item ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In late June, after three months of near silence on the topic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Florida Health Officials Confirm New Case of Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba PEOPLE.com Since 1962, there have been only 37 reported cases of the infection in Florida, health officials say. By Claudia Harmata. July 06, 2020 11:35 AM. Advertisement. FB Tweet More. Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print. brain eating amoeba. Flag as irrelevant
	Raleigh News & Observer Is it safe to go to the doctor during coronavirus? What to know before your next visit Raleigh News & Observer As coronavirus cases surge across many parts of the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to avoid exposure to the contagious virus. But that leaves some people wondering — should they go to a routine doctor's visit? Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Building Trust in a Vaccine Bloomberg Here's the latest news: Mexico overtakes France to have fifth-deadliest outbreak; Virus pushes Singapore politicians into social media feud; Most powerful agent in baseball is confident season can resume ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox How California went from a coronavirus success story to a worrying new hot spot Vox California took early action against the coronavirus pandemic. Now things have taken a turn for the worse. By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Jul 6, 2020, 8:30am EDT. Share this story. Share this on Facebook · Share this on Twitter ... Flag as irrelevant

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