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	health Daily update ⋅ July 8, 2020
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	NPR Coronavirus And Drinking Games: Author Of New Book Sees Commonalities NPR The spread of coronavirus has surprising similarities to the spread of fake news, gun violence and even social media fads. What they all have in common is that mathematics plays a role in predicting how things "go viral," whether it's a germ, a rumor or an ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Japan faces uptick in coronavirus cases but no political will for new shutdowns Washington Post TOKYO — Japan is facing a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, but this time with no political will for another round of economically punishing shutdowns. At the end of last month, the national government abruptly dismantled a panel of medical experts that ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times WHO to Review Evidence of Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus The New York Times After hundreds of experts urged the World Health Organization to review mounting scientific research, the agency acknowledged on Tuesday that airborne transmission of the coronavirus may be a threat in indoor spaces. W.H.O. expert committees are going ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters WHO acknowledges 'evidence emerging' of airborne spread of COVID-19 Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged "evidence emerging" of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Why scientists think COVID-19 may be spread through particles in the air ABC News A group of 239 scientists from over 30 countries have published a letter urging the World Health Organization (WHO) and other public health agencies to more seriously consider the potential spread of COVID-19 through inhalation of small particles lingering ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Airborne transmission cannot be ruled out, WHO says BBC News The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN AIDS 2020: Researchers describe a possible case of HIV remission and a new method to prevent infection CNN (CNN) There were two notable announcements in the fight against HIV this week at AIDS 2020, the 23rd International AIDS Conference -- a possible case of long-term remission from the virus, and research that found an injection can prevent HIV. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay US Coronavirus Cases Near 3 Million as Hospitals in Sun Belt Fill Up With Patients HealthDay TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- With the number of coronavirus cases in the United States approaching 3 million on Monday, hospitals across the Sun Belt continued to be flooded with COVID-19 patients. Arizona reached 89 percent capacity for ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Without vaccine, we'll never reach herd immunity: Scientists ABC News On June 26, Dr. Anthony Fauci announced it's "unlikely" that a COVID-19 vaccine with 70-75% efficacy taken by two-thirds of Americans can provide herd immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. His statement has since stirred discussion about America's ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Window into virus surge: Death, recovery at Houston hospital ModernHealthcare.com HOUSTON (AP) — A few weeks after more than 100 people attended her husband's funeral, the widow herself was on the brink of death. Her oxygen levels had fallen deadly low due to complications from COVID-19, and her heart stopped. Ten people, each ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Brazilian Patient in HIV Remission, Negative Antibody Test Medscape A 35-year-old Brazilian man who participated in a trial in which he received an intensified antiretroviral regimen plus supplemental vitamin B₃ for 48 weeks has joined the short list of patients who have experienced a period of remission from HIV in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Majority testing positive have no symptoms BBC News Only 22% of people testing positive for coronavirus reported having symptoms on the day of their test, according to the Office for National Statistics. This hammers home the role of people who aren't aware they're carrying the virus in spreading it onwards. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Welsh care homes 'badly let down' BBC News Care homes have been "badly let down" during the coronavirus pandemic and the Welsh Government has been too slow to respond, a report has said. The Senedd's health committee described Wales' testing policy in care homes at the start of the outbreak ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times A nurse's plea: 'Please tell me my life is worth a LITTLE of your discomfort?' Los Angeles Times When an employee told a group of 20-somethings they needed face masks to enter his fast-food restaurant, one woman fired off a stream of expletives. "Isn't this Orange County?" snapped another member of the group. "We don't have to wear masks!". Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus pandemic could cause wave of brain damage, scientists warn CNN (CNN) The novel coronavirus pandemic could lead to a wave of brain damage in infected patients, warned British researchers in a new study released Wednesday. Experts at the University College London (UCL) were the latest to describe that Covid-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Missouri kid camp virus outbreak raises questions of safety Washington Post Missouri leaders knew the risk of convening thousands of kids at summer camps across the state during a pandemic, the state's top health official said, and insisted that camp organizers have plans in place to keep an outbreak from happening. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Brazilian AIDS Patient Shows No Sign of Virus After Experimental Drug Therapy TIME 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. The case ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Florida teen who died of COVID-19 attended large church gathering, was given hydroxychloroquine at home ABC News A Florida teenager who died of complications from COVID-19 had attended a church event with a hundred other children two weeks before her death and was given hydroxychloroquine by her parents, health officials said. Carsyn Leigh Davis of Fort Myers ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Healthier School Meal Programs Helped Poorer Kids Beat Obesity: Study U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Just how healthy has the introduction of healthier new meals at America's schools been for kids? A new study ties the policy move to about a half-million fewer ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New Guidelines Could Double Number Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- CT scans have been proven to help spot lung cancer early and save lives. Now, updated expert recommendations could double the number of Americans who are ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Health Care Workers Frustrated by Fight Over Masks U.S. News & World Report By Anna Almendrala. When an employee told a group of 20-somethings they needed face masks to enter his fast-food restaurant, one woman fired off a stream of expletives. "Isn't this Orange County?" snapped a man in the group. "We don't have to wear ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Distrust, Underfunding Hinders COVID-19 Contact Tracing MedPage Today Crook County, Oregon, located in a rural area about 150 miles southeast of Portland, has successfully traced the vast majority of contacts connected to its positive COVID-19 cases. Karen Yeargain, LPN, of the county health department, considers her ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Bubonic plague case confirmed in China's Inner Mongolia Livescience.com A case of plague has been confirmed in China's Inner Mongolia region, leading authorities to issue an alert about the age-old disease, according to news reports. On Sunday (July 5), a herdsman in Bayannur city, in western Inner Mongolia, was diagnosed ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Few in Spanish, US studies had detectable COVID antibodies CIDRAP A study published yesterday in The Lancet discovered that only 4.6% of questionnaire respondents across Spain had antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in their serum by immunoassay, while 5% tested positive on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Younger people are driving new cases of COVID-19, putting the elderly at risk USA TODAY People under 40 now make up the majority of COVID-19 cases, according to a USA TODAY analysis of data from 17 states. We found that the average age of a new person reported to have coronavirus has risen significantly since March. Though we are now ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay COVID-19 Outbreaks at Meat Processing Plants Are Hitting Minorities Hard HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Workers from ethnic and minority groups make up nearly all meatpacking employees who've been infected during COVID-19 outbreaks at their facilities, a new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How coronavirus affects the brain Medical Xpress Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we're still learning what the disease can do. There are now detailed reports of brain illness emerging in people with relatively mild lung illness, in those who are critically ill and also in those in recovery. One key thing ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today USPSTF: Extend Eligibility for CT Lung Cancer Screening MedPage Today Proposed national recommendations would nearly double the number of smokers and former smokers in the U.S. who are eligible for annual low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times HIV PrEP: An Opportunity for Pharmacists Pharmacy Times 2020-07-07 16:41:00. Jennifer Nguyen, PharmD Candidate and Jonathan Ogurchak, PharmD, CSP. HIV weakens a person's immune system by specifically attacking the CD4 cells, which are often called T cells. HIV can destroy so many cells over time that ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with healthy hearts probably would benefit from taking a cholesterol-lowering statin, a new study contends. People 75 and older who were free of heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19: As offices reopen, here's what to expect if you're worried about getting sick on the job Medical Xpress If you're among the tens of millions of people returning to work or preparing to do so after months sheltering in place, you may be worried it will put you and your family at increased risk of exposure to COVID-19. The dilemma may be especially stark for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with healthy hearts probably would benefit from taking a cholesterol-lowering statin, a new study contends. People 75 and older who were free ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today More Good News for HIV PrEP Injectable MedPage Today The long-acting HIV prevention medication cabotegravir led to an an estimated 66% lower HIV incidence versus oral tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC), according to interim results from the HPTN 083 trial. "The hazard ratio between the two arms was 0.34 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Light pollution ruins teen sleep and may contribute to mental disorders, study says CNN (CNN) Hey sleepyheads -- have you been turning off or covering up all your smartphone and computer lights in your bedroom at night? Blocking indoor light to keep your body in sleep mode is one of the first things any sleep expert will tell you to do for better ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Next-generation triple antibody test for COVID-19 given green light by MHRA Medical Xpress University of Exeter scientists have developed a revolutionary new device that could allow health professionals to test patients' antibody response to COVID-19 in as little as seven minutes. The pioneering new COVID-19 Triple Antibody Test, has been ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News China bubonic plague: WHO 'monitoring' case but says it is 'not high risk' BBC News The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is "carefully monitoring" a case of bubonic plague in China's northern Inner Mongolia region, but says that it is "not high risk". A herdsman is stable in hospital after being confirmed with the disease at the weekend. Flag as irrelevant
	NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Window Into Virus Surge: Death, Recovery at Houston Hospital NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth A few weeks after more than 100 people attended her husband's funeral, the widow herself was on the brink of death. Her oxygen levels had fallen deadly low due to complications from COVID-19, and her heart stopped. Ten people, each in two layers of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Despite fears of EEE-carrying mosquitoes, aerial spraying poses greater danger, environmentalists say The Boston Globe As the state ramps up its response to what officials fear could be another dangerous summer for eastern equine encephalitis, environmental advocates are warning them to avoid relying on aerial spraying to reduce transmission of the deadly, mosquito-borne ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post WHO says Sri Lanka and Maldives eliminate measles, rubella Washington Post COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka and Maldives have become the first two countries in the World Health Organization's South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and rubella ahead of a 2023 target, the U.N. health agency announced Wednesday. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Why Stay in Touch While Keeping Distant? It's Only Human HealthDay WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- If you've been keeping a healthy distance from other people because of COVID-19, you probably feel smart. But if you're also feeling lonely and stressed, it doesn't mean anything is wrong. Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Fauci: 'False narrative' to take comfort in lower COVID death rate al.com UPDATED POST: Alabama has a 'window of opportunity' stem the tide of coronavirus infections in the state, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the top infectious disease experts in the country and a member of the White House task force on coronavirus. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Healthier School Meal Programs Helped Poorer Kids Beat Obesity: Study HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Just how healthy has the introduction of healthier new meals at America's schools been for kids? A new study ties the policy move to about a half-million fewer obese U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers WebMD TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Deep sleep is essential for good health, and too little of it may shorten your life, a new study suggests. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is when dreams occur and the body repairs itself from the ravages of the day ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus in Bedford: No overall reason for high incidence rate BBC News Overcrowding and a high number of ethnic and care home residents have been cited as reasons for a town's high rate of Covid-19 cases, a public health report shows. The study in Bedford showed it was declining, but the borough still had England's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Vaccinations Have Sharply Declined Nationwide during the COVID-19 Pandemic Scientific American Since the coronavirus pandemic started spreading across the U.S. and state governments issued stay-at-home orders, millions of Americans have isolated themselves for months to avoid exposure. One result is that parents across the country have canceled ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Study: 'Silent' Transmission the Top Driver of COVID Outbreaks U.S. News & World Report Just over half of new coronavirus infections are tied to people who don't have symptoms, according to a new study from infectious disease modelers. People sick with COVID-19 can be infectious before they start to show symptoms, while some don't show ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Scientists Warn of Potential Wave of COVID-Linked Brain Damage The New York Times LONDON — Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium. A study by ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report WHO Acknowledges 'Evidence Emerging' of Airborne Spread of COVID-19 U.S. News & World Report GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged "evidence emerging" of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Risk of Cerebral Palsy for IVF Babies Cut in Half in the Last Two Decades MedPage Today Cerebral palsy among IVF children decreased by more than 50% in the last 20 years, researchers reported. The crude risk of cerebral palsy among children conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) dropped from 0.9% to 0.3% from 1990 to 2010, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus death rate continues to fall in Wales BBC News Deaths from coronavirus in Wales fell to 30 in the most recent week figures are available for, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Deaths from all causes in the week ending 26 June were also 19 fewer than the five-year average for that week. Flag as irrelevant

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