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	health Daily update ⋅ August 21, 2020
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	The New York Times Drug Pitched to Trump for Covid-19 Comes From a Deadly Plant The New York Times A plant extract trumpeted this week as a "cure" for Covid-19 by the leader of a pillow company is untested and potentially dangerous, scientists say. Mike Lindell, the chief executive of My Pillow and a big donor to President Trump, told Axios that the president ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Swab, Spit, Stay Home? College Coronavirus Testing Plans Are All Over the Map Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. University of Illinois graduate student Kristen Muñoz submits her saliva sample for COVID-19 testing on the Urbana-Champaign campus. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment Washington Post As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home. Across the U.S., "hospital at home" programs are taking off amid the pandemic, thanks to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Measures Aim to Boost Vaccine Rates for Flu and Other Shots The New York Times The Trump administration has announced measures intended to boost childhood vaccination rates that have sagged during the coronavirus pandemic, putting hundreds of thousands at risk of contracting serious and life-threatening diseases. The Department ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Flu and covid-19: In the face of a looming double threat, US expands access for flu shots at pharmacies Washington Post U.S. health officials this week moved to expand access to flu shots and to tighten vaccination requirements for students, with the nation facing the prospect of flu season arriving amid the coronavirus pandemic and creating an unprecedented threat to health. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Rise in fatal drug overdoses in DC region likely tied to pandemic, officials say Washington Post Officials are warning of a recent increase in drug overdoses across the Washington region, saying the rise in deaths might be linked to the isolation of those struggling with addiction amid the coronavirus pandemic. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Inside the Slow-Moving Disaster of Students Returning to College Campuses Slate Magazine So far, college this year is a disaster. The University of North Carolina has already canceled in-person classes after 130 students tested positive for coronavirus within a week of being back. The school opened even though the local health department had ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY When should I get my flu shot this year? Everything to know about flu season during the coronavirus pandemic USA TODAY The message to vaccinate is not lost on Americans who are already calling their doctors and pharmacists to schedule a flu shot appointment before the start of the 2020-2021 season. Experts say it's crucial to get vaccinated this season as it coincides with the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post How does immunity against coronavirus work? New research shows how antibodies can block it Washington Post When a coronavirus outbreak on a Seattle trawler in May infected more than 100 crew members, three fishermen with antibodies were spared, according to a new study, providing encouraging evidence about our immunity from the contagion. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation? U.S. News & World Report By Cara Roberts Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Instead of weeks of radiation following a lumpectomy, a new study shows that many women with early breast cancer do just as well with only a single ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Person infected with coronavirus went to bar at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, officials say Washington Post As hundreds of thousands flocked to rural South Dakota for a motorcycle rally this month, sparking fears of a coronavirus super-spreader event, photos captured people crowding the streets without masks and packing local businesses — including a bar on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness Washington Post ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Racial disparities among lung cancer diagnoses have nearly vanished, new study finds ABC News A new study shows that racial disparities among new lung cancer diagnoses have nearly vanished. Because of deeply-rooted systemic problems, Black Americans tend to experience disproportionate rates of many common illnesses. However, a recent study ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: COVID-19 is deadlier than the 1918 Spanish flu and seasonal influenza USA TODAY The claim: Experts are exaggerating the gravity of COVID-19 death rates in comparison to the Spanish flu and seasonal flu. Many claims have attempted to compare the COVID-19 pandemic to prior pandemics, such as the 1918 Spanish flu or the 2009 swine ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Coronavirus updates: CDC director says 'biggest fear' is flu, COVID-19 straining hospitals ABC News A novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 794,000 people worldwide. Over 22.7 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Is a 'Twindemic' of COVID-19 and Flu Coming This Fall? HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Fall is approaching, and so is the possibility of what public health officials are calling a "twindemic" -- overlapping epidemics of both COVID-19 and influenza. A bad flu ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Lawsuit accuses nation's largest hospital firm of not protecting workers from covid-19 Washington Post Several hospital workers and their union filed a lawsuit Thursday against the nation's largest health-care chain, alleging the company and one of its Southern California hospitals failed to protect employees, patients and the community against the novel ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Explainer: Reaching herd immunity in a viral pandemic Reuters SYDNEY (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus pandemic has brought "herd immunity" to the public consciousness, kindling hope the phenomenon can help slow or even end the outbreak. FILE PHOTO: A medical worker takes a swab sample in a drive-thru ... Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com Swab, spit, stay home? College coronavirus testing plans are all over the map STLtoday.com Yousuf El-Jayyousi, a junior engineering student at the University of Missouri, wanted guidance and reassurance that it would be safe to go back to school for the fall semester. He tuned into a pair of online town halls organized by the university hoping to find ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Ultraviolet UVC sanitizers can be dangerous and have limited use against coronavirus, warns FDA CNN (CNN) The ads are everywhere - germicidal ultraviolet lights that can disinfect surfaces and perhaps help stop transmission of coronavirus. But how well do they work? Maybe not as well as people may think, the Food and Drug Administration says. Flag as irrelevant
	Fred Hutch News Service New insights into drug resistance in small cell lung cancer Fred Hutch News Service Last week the National Cancer Institute released some good news for patients with lung cancer: improved treatments are driving down the death rate. But there's a snag — the findings only apply to the most common lung cancer type, non-small cell lung ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Is honey really a miracle cure for coughs and colds? Livescience.com Is honey a better treatment for coughs and colds than over-the-counter medications and antibiotics? A new review of research says yes — though with the caveat that over-the-counter medications don't actually offer much relief for sore throats, hacking coughs ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 'Sweet Spot' for Antibody Tests is 3 to 4 Weeks Postexposure Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is recommending against testing patients for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the first 1 to 2 weeks after ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Singing 'no more risky than talking' BBC News Singing does not produce substantially more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume, a study suggests. But it all depends on how loud a person is, according to the initial findings which are yet to be peer reviewed. The project, called Perform, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Kids with COVID have more viral RNA in their airways than adults do CIDRAP A study published yesterday in the Journal of Pediatrics found that 49 Massachusetts children and young adults 0 to 22 years with COVID-19 had significantly higher levels of virus RNA in their airways than did infected adults in intensive care units, suggesting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Fact check: The coronavirus pandemic is not a hoax or a conspiracy to control the general public Reuters A video shared online has claimed that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax and part of a conspiracy to control the general public. This is false. Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt. A post sharing the video can be viewed here (here). The opening ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Covid-19 restrictions 'not about scaremongering' BBC News Measures reintroduced by the NI Executive to curb the spread of Covid-19 are "not about scaremongering", according to the health minister. From next week, new limits will be placed on indoor and outdoor meetings. Robin Swann said there was a need to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP COVID-19 cases climb higher in European countries CIDRAP COVID-19 cases in Europe are rising steadily, increasing about 26,000 cases per day, and two thirds of countries have reimposed some restrictions, the head of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) European regional office said today. France, for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Can women with early breast cancer skip post-op radiation? Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—Instead of weeks of radiation following a lumpectomy, a new study shows that many women with early breast cancer do just as well with only a single dose of targeted radiation that is given during their surgery. "Breast cancer outcomes, in terms ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Many child abuse cases may be going unreported during pandemic Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—Child abuse reports have plunged during the coronavirus pandemic, a troubling sign that the constraints of social distancing may mean thousands of cases are being missed, a new survey suggests. The survey, conducted by the Children's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Fighting cancer with rejection-resistant, 'off-the-shelf' therapeutic T cells Medical Xpress Personalized cancer treatments are no longer just options of the future. In the past few years, researchers have made significant progress in 'teaching' the body's immune T cells to recognize and kill specific cancer cells, and human clinical trials have shown ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Blood clots and lung injuries found in patients who have died of COVID-19 Outbreak News Today Ten post-mortem examinations performed on patients with confirmed COVID-19 found that all patients had lung injuries and early scarring of the lungs as a result of the virus, as well as injury to their kidneys. Nine patients also had thrombosis – a blood clot- in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Contact tracing apps unlikely to contain COVID-19 spread Medical Xpress Contract tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective without proper uptake and support from concurrent control measures, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The systematic review, published in Lancet Digital Health, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment ModernHealthcare.com As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home. Across the U.S., "hospital at home" programs are taking off amid the pandemic, thanks to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Selfies could be used to detect heart disease: New research uses artificial intelligence to analyse Medical Xpress Sending a "selfie" to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease, according to the authors of a new study published today (Friday) in the European Heart Journal. The study is the first to show that it's possible to use a deep learning ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPRI.com EEE detected in Westerly; RI's first finding of the year WPRI.com WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been detected in Rhode Island for the first time this year, the R.I. Departments of Health and Environmental Management announced Friday. Mosquitoes trapped at Chapman Swamp in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Gastric bypass, diet therapy induce similar metabolic benefits after weight loss Healio Adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery or a low-calorie diet intervention experienced similar metabolic benefits, with no evident clinically important effects independent of weight loss, study data show. "It is generally believed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Scam alert: Things a COVID-19 contact tracer wouldn't say Medical Xpress State officials and federal agencies warn there's a new phone scam circulating: Some callers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers try to pry credit card or bank account information from unsuspecting victims. The grifters apparently are taking advantage of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Teens are having unprotected sex, driving drunk and vaping among other risky behaviors, CDC says CNN (CNN) Kids are still taking pretty big risks, according to several new studies of youthful behavior from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teenagers are only using condoms about half the time when they have sex, they're not always wearing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Report: Chinese mining company used COVID-19 vaccine in PNG Washington Post CANBERRA, Australia — A Chinese mining company in Papua New Guinea claims to have immunized employees against COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination trial, a newspaper reported on Friday. The South Pacific island nation's Health Minister Papua ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Testing the blood from COVID-19 survivors as a treatment for the sick Medical Xpress Imagine going to the doctor for a cough and getting a transfusion of blood from a goat. It probably sounds strange today, but that is exactly how antibody therapy started in the late 1800s. Researchers found that plasma, the part of blood left when you get rid of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Trump Wanted FDA To Fast-Track Blood Plasma Therapy. What Is It? NPR President Trump suggested in recent comments that there is a treatment for COVID-19 that members of his own administration are slow-walking to thwart his reelection bid. The treatment is something called convalescent plasma. Since April, the Food and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Covid-19 Data Will Once Again Be Collected by CDC, in Policy Reversal Wall Street Journal The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is reversing course on a change to the way hospitals report critical information on the coronavirus pandemic to the government, returning the responsibility for data collection to the Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Singing is no more risky than talking, finds new COVID-19 study Medical Xpress The performing arts has been badly affected during the coronavirus pandemic with live musical performances canceled for many months because singing was identified as a potential "higher risk" activity. New collaborative research has shown that singing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Here's what you need to know before trying a 1200-calorie diet Today.com This low-calorie diet may help you lose weight, but it may also be tough to get all your daily nutrients — and sustain weight loss over the long term. Liver Detox Diet Food. A 1,200-calorie-a-day plan is hard to maintain over time and any short-term benefit you ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Unique protein structures could hold the key to treatment for Parkinson's disease EurekAlert Scientists at the University Bath in the UK have discovered a series of protein structures that are thought to be highly relevant to the onset of Parkinson's disease. It is hoped that further analysis of these structures will open up a new avenue for potential ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- People who eat healthfully may be less likely to develop a constellation of symptoms that can precede Parkinson's disease, a large new study suggests. Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Birx Stokes Hopes That Key Hospital Data Tracking Will Soon Return To CDC WBUR The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working "to build a revolutionary new data system" for COVID-19 hospital data collection that the CDC will run upon completion, according to Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times APhA, NACDS Applaud HHS Authorization of Pharmacists to Order and Administer Vaccines to Children Nationwide Pharmacy Times 2020-08-20 20:06:00. Alana Hippensteele, Editor. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) both released statements applauding the decision by the US Department of Health and Human ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Mutated form of coronavirus may be more contagious, but less deadly, experts say Fox News A common mutation of the novel coronavirus seen in the United States may be more infectious but less deadly, according to recent reports. The World Health Organization (WHO) and infectious disease experts told Fox News the mutation of coronavirus is ... Flag as irrelevant

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