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	health Daily update ⋅ July 7, 2020
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	The New York Times As the Virus Surged, Florida Partied. Tracking the Revelers Has Been Tough. The New York Times MIAMI — Miami's flashy nightclubs closed in March, but the parties have raged on in the waterfront manse tucked in the lush residential neighborhood of Belle Meade Island. Revelers arrive in sports cars and ride-shares several nights a week, say neighbors ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Some Florida hospitals are about to hit capacity CNN Hospitals in at least two Florida counties are about to hit capacity, according to data released by American Health Care Association (AHCA), the state agency that reports on available hospital capacity among other aspects of long-term medical care in the US. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Airborne Coronavirus: What You Should Do Now The New York Times The coronavirus can stay aloft for hours in tiny droplets in stagnant air, infecting people as they inhale, mounting scientific evidence suggests. This risk is highest in crowded indoor spaces with poor ventilation, and may help explain super-spreading events ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Radiomics Can Identify High-Risk Early Stage Lung Cancer Medscape Radiomics, a growing area of cancer research that extracts noninvasive biomarkers from medical imaging, may be able to improve lung cancer screening by identifying patients with early stage disease at high risk for poorer outcomes. This is the conclusion ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape COVID-19 Disruptions 'Life Threatening' for People With HIV Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. When the COVID-19 pandemic led to a blanket shelter-in-place order in California in March, it did more than shut down in-person visits at Ward 86, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Doctors say experimental treatment may have rid man of HIV Washington Post A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant virus from his body, doctors reported Tuesday. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Houston mayor sends letter to "strongly encourage" GOP to cancel July state convention CNN Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Pool. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a news conference on Monday he is sending a letter to the executive director of the Republican Party of Texas to "strongly encourage" the GOP to cancel its in-person convention ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News US is an "outlier" in global coronavirus fight, former CDC director says CBS News Calling the United States an "outlier" among nations that otherwise have been successful in curtailing the spread of the coronavirus, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that it was a mistake to reopen public spaces ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay HealthDay Reports: Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake? HealthDay See what experts have to say about the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake? MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Stressed from home-schooling your kids? Lonely ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN I got Covid-19 two months ago. I'm still discovering new areas of damage -- Richard Quest CNN (CNN) The cough has come back, without warning and seemingly for no reason; so has the fatigue. True, neither are as debilitating as when I had the actual virus, but they are back. Like many others, I am now coming to realize that I am living and suffering ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Qatar Airways is requiring passengers to wear face shields. This is what health experts had to say. Washington Post As mask rules have caused some controversy on U.S. airlines in recent months, Qatar Airways is taking an even stronger stance by requiring economy passengers and cabin crew to wear both face masks and face shields on board. In its recent announcement ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Patient Is Reported Free of HIV, but Scientists Urge Caution The New York Times A 35-year-old man in Brazil may be the first to experience long-term remission from H.I.V. after treatment with only a specially designed cocktail of antiviral drugs, researchers said on Tuesday. Just two people have been confirmed cured of H.I.V. so far, both ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal US Coronavirus Cases Climb but Some States Push On With Reopenings Wall Street Journal Coronavirus cases are rising in parts of the U.S., even as some states lift restrictions, while in India, the death toll topped 20,000 as the country struggles to contain the pandemic. The number of cases in the U.S. rose by about 45,000 on Monday, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN California prisons replace their top medical officer amid a coronavirus outbreak CNN (CNN) The top medical officer for California's corrections system has been replaced amid a growing coronavirus outbreak among the state's inmates. "We are in unprecedented times as we deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic," California ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Scientists Urge WHO to Acknowledge Virus Can Spread in Air The New York Times LONDON — More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air — a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic. In a letter ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk WebMD MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans take medication to keep their blood pressure down. A new study suggests that two types of blood pressure drugs might do double-duty, keeping colon cancer away, too. Angiotensin converting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times AIDS Report: Kids Are Lagging and COVID-19 Is Harming Care The New York Times New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting treatment. "We are making ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Can probiotics help with depression? New research suggests a link CNN (CNN) A gut-wrenching experience. Butterflies in your stomach. Many of us instinctively feel the connection between our gut and our brain. That connection and how the range of bacteria residing in our digestive tract -- our microbiome -- might help treat ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Health Highlights: July 7, 2020 HealthDay Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Efforts to Reduce New HIV infections in Children Faltering: Report. Efforts to reduce new HIV infections in children worldwide are faltering, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Months After Infection, Many COVID-19 Patients Can't Shake Illness HealthDay MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- It was a Tuesday in late March when Julia Henry first felt the body aches and dry cough that signaled the start of her bout with COVID-19. By that weekend, her husband and three children also ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY No COVID-19 resurgence in New York yet, officials say, but 'if you were at a protest, go get a test, please' USA TODAY So far, New York has dodged a COVID-19 surge following police-brutality protests last month, but concerns remain that the massive rallies seeded clusters of outbreaks that could linger over coming weeks, experts said. While New York's COVID-19 infection ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR In Miami, Rolling Back Openings To Contain The Coronavirus Surge NPR The mayor of Miami-Dade County has ordered a rollback of some reopening measures as Florida continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases. Florida's Department of Health reported 6,336 new cases Monday, bringing the total to 206,447 people who have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald The dying man was sent back to his cell. A look at how COVID-19 kills Florida prisoners Miami Herald On April 5, when Florida's positive coronavirus cases were one-sixteenth the number they are today, 69-year-old Jeffrey Sand went to the infirmary at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a privately managed state prison near Pensacola. He complained of ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID-19's impact could include 20 more firearm suicides per day this year, analysis shows ABC News COVID-19 could bring a 20-30% increase in firearm suicides this year, a new study has found. The uncertainty brought on by the pandemic has been impacting people's mental health and increasing feelings of anxiety and depression. The pandemic has also ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Nurse Misread Symptoms of Her Own Heart Attack HealthDay TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- At her new job as a nurse at a college in St. Louis, Roslyn Harvey spent most of her day sitting at a desk. So, when she felt breathless walking across campus or climbing stairs, she figured she ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Over Age 75? Statins Still Linked to Outcomes in Primary Prevention MedPage Today People 75 and older who took statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) had better clinical outcomes over the years, according to large retrospective Veterans Health Administration data. Statin users in that age group ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Nearly 240 experts urge WHO, CDC to acknowledge airborne transmission of COVID-19 USA TODAY Microdroplets of infectious coronavirus could be airborne for hours and current social distancing practices may not be enough to stop infection and spread, experts argue. In an open letter to appeal to the international science community, 239 health experts ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Compounds halt SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting key viral enzyme Medical Xpress As the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic mounts, scientists worldwide continue their push to develop effective treatments and a vaccine for the highly contagious respiratory virus. University of South Florida Health (USF Health) Morsani College of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Coronavirus has forced doctors, insurers to embrace telemedicine like never before Medical Xpress When pain radiated from Fred Thomas' neck down his arm and he couldn't feel his fingers anymore, he knew it was time to talk to a doctor. After getting an MRI ordered by his primary-care doctor, the 49-year-old land surveyor had several phone ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty WebMD MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even after undergoing the artery-clearing procedure angioplasty, Black patients with heart disease are more likely than whites to suffer a heart attack or die within the next several years. That's the conclusion of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Spanish study casts doubt on herd immunity feasibility BBC News A Spanish study has cast doubt on the feasibility of herd immunity as a way of tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The study of more than 60,000 people estimates that around just 5% of the Spanish population has developed antibodies, the medical journal ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Bubonic plague: Di Marmot - Rodent disease from China east Asia, wetin to know about dis disaster type of sickness BBC News Dem don report one suspected case of bubonic plague to Chinese authorities. E no dey clear how di patient catch di infection, but di kontri dey on alert for more cases. Plague na one of di deadliest diseases for human history - but it now we fit easily treat am ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Immunity to the coronavirus is 'fragile' and 'short-lived,' immunologist warns CNBC It is not a "safe bet" to rely on immunity to Covid-19 as a strategy for coping with the pandemic, one expert has warned, adding that herd immunity strategies were "probably never going to work." Speaking Monday on CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe," Danny ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Spain's coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity CNN Madrid (CNN) Spain's large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is "unachievable," the medical journal the Lancet reported on Monday. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Bubonic Plague Confirmed in Herder, China Says WebMD July 6, 2020 -- On Sunday, a herder in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia was diagnosed with the bubonic plague, according to an announcement from Chinese health officials. The patient has been isolated, is stable, and is being treated in a local hospital. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Will the COVID-19 pandemic leave a mental health crisis in its wake? Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—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 job? The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone's mental health in ways ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Here Are the States Where COVID-19 Is Increasing Healthline Editor's note: This story will be updated regularly as new statistics are released. For the fifth straight week, the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased in the United States. Hospitalizations from the disease are also on the rise while deaths ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Ad Campaign Says Don't Let Covid-19 Fear Delay Doctor Visits Wall Street Journal Several large health-care organizations are partnering on an advertising campaign to encourage people to return to their medical providers as the pandemic continues, a sign of how difficult it has been to allay fears of catching the coronavirus during visits to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission? Medical Xpress As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question that keeps coming up is whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through the air. In fact, 239 scientists in 32 countries have written an open letter to the World Health Organization ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Breast Cancer Caught Earlier in US States With Expanded Medicaid: Study HealthDay MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Early-stage breast cancer is more likely to be diagnosed in U.S. states that have expanded Medicaid coverage under Obamacare than in those that haven't, researchers say. Their new study looked at a database of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine The View From Inside San Quentin State Prison Slate Magazine Coronavirus Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring how the coronavirus is affecting people's lives. For the latest public health information, please refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website. For Slate's coronavirus coverage, click ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Obamacare Helps Poorer Americans Spot Cancer Earlier: Study HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Medicaid expansion under Obamacare may have decreased the number of poorer Americans diagnosed with advanced cancer, a new study suggests. The study focused on ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Global experts: Ignoring airborne COVID spread risky CIDRAP The lack of universal recognition that COVID-19 is transmitted via airborne particles, along with unclear infection-prevention recommendations, have led to a false sense of security that is putting the public at risk—especially amid reopenings of workplaces, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus: Latest Northridge And Chatsworth Case Totals Patch.com NORTHRIDGE-CHATSWORTH, CA — Following a three-day wait for new case updates as Los Angeles County switched to a new data processing system, health officials Sunday evening added a total of 7,232 new coronavirus cases processed since ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times OC logs 1028 new coronavirus infections in 24-hour period; young account for most cases Los Angeles Times Orange County residents coming off the Fourth of July holiday weekend learned Monday 1,028 new coronavirus cases had been logged countywide — marking the first time more than 1,000 infections have been reported in a 24-hour period. Officials with the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Digital Trends Contact-tracing apps have been a disaster, but could they still save us? Digital Trends The coronavirus hasn't gone anywhere. Even as countries scramble to reopen, case numbers continue to rise, and despite a lot of talk about building systems to curtail a second wave, many governments have struggled to put those systems in place. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com LA County Sets Record As COVID-19 Cases Jump Over Holiday Weekend Patch.com LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — Following a three-day wait for new case updates as Los Angeles County switched to a new data processing system, health officials Sunday evening added a total of 7,232 new coronavirus cases processed since Thursday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota sets new COVID-19 case count target Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota health officials have changed the report card by which they grade the state's response to COVID-19 — adding a goal of reducing the number of new cases reported each day from 435 over the past week to about 283. The ambitious target comes as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Is the Coronavirus Airborne? The Debate Between Scientists and WHO Explained Newsweek Over 200 scientists have called on public health bodies including the World Health Organization (WHO) to recognize that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is "airborne." The debate centers around organizations such as the WHO focusing on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Injectable drug more effective at blocking HIV than daily pills Washington Post A long-acting drug injected every two months is more effective at preventing HIV than the pills most commonly used by people at risk of acquiring the infection, according to research released Tuesday at an international AIDS conference. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant

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