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	health Daily update ⋅ August 4, 2020
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	CNN 'This epidemic is now out of control': Why it's time to double down in the fight against Covid-19 CNN (CNN) Once again, Covid-19 deaths are rising after weeks of record-breaking new cases and hospitalizations. "This epidemic is now out of control. And it's out of control mostly because of our own behavior," said William Haseltine, chairman and president of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita NPR Mississippi is heading for a title that no state would want: It is on track to overtake Florida to become the No. 1 state for new coronavirus infections per capita, according to researchers at Harvard. The state already faces high levels of diabetes, hypertension, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Two Tests for COVID-19 and Winter Viruses to Be Rolled Out Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Two New Quick COVID-19 Tests. Two new tests which can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in only 90 minutes are to be rolled out across NHS hospitals, care homes, and laboratories across ... Flag as irrelevant
	PRNewswire ACS Disagrees With CDC on HPV Vaccination in Adults Medscape The American Cancer Society's new guidance on human papillomavirus vaccination diverges from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations. The ACS has endorsed two recommendations made by the CDC's Advisory Committee on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Avoid Many Common Treatments for Chronic Pain: NICE Medscape Paracetamol, NSAIDs (including aspirin and ibuprofen), benzodiazepines, and opioids, should not be offered for chronic primary pain in over-16s, according to new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guidance. The Royal College of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Coronavirus surge slowing in California, but don't expect a repeat of reopening fever Los Angeles Times There are growing glimmers of hope that California's surge in coronavirus cases could be peaking — but don't expect the pandemic-shattered economy to share much of this progress in the short term. A Los Angeles Times analysis found that California has ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 2020 Flu Shot Strategy: Get Yours Early In The Season NPR Get set for 2020's mega-campaign against the flu amid the COVID-19 pandemic: immunization drives in the parking lots of churches and supermarkets, curbside inoculations outside doctors' offices, socially distanced vaccine appointments held indoors, with ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Countries are strengthening their face mask rules. Soon you might have to wear one outdoors, too CNN London (CNN) Cases are ticking upwards in parts of Europe, the process of unlocking is paused in the UK, and the Americas are still battling to contain vast Covid-19 outbreaks. But as the tremors of a potential second wave of infections are starting to be felt, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Better Test & Trace Needed for Schools Reopening Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Back to School: 'Test and Trace Needs Improvement'. A better testing and tracing system is needed in England if a new wave of infections is to be avoided when children go back to school, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR WHO Chief Warns 'There Might Never Be' A Silver Bullet For Coronavirus NPR Despite progress made on a vaccine against COVID-19, "there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," the World Health Organization's director-general warned on Monday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' words marked six months since ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Testing 'may not prevent new coronavirus wave' when schools reopen BBC News Current testing and contact tracing is inadequate to prevent a second wave of coronavirus after schools in the UK reopen, scientists have warned. Increased transmission would also result from parents not having to stay at home with their children, they say. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Jails can spread coronavirus to nearby communities, study finds CNN (CNN) Jails can be a large source of coronavirus spread both inside the facility and in the surrounding communities, researchers reported Monday. Inmates going in and out of Chicago's Cook County Jail appear to have carried the infection as they went, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Engineered decoys trap virus in test tube study; healthcare workers at high risk even with protections Reuters (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers gather outside the main ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Effective testing and contact tracing is essential for schools to safely open during COVID-19 pandemic Medical Xpress Effective contact tracing and epidemic control measures are essential for safe opening of schools during COVID-19 pandemic, according to two studies published simultaneously in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. Modelling the impact of UK ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away The Atlantic Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has sickened more than 16.5 million people across six continents. It is raging in countries that never ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post County pledges probe into health worker's coronavirus death Washington Post Officials in a Maryland county say they "will spare no time or expense" investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a veteran public health worker who died of COVID-19 after relatives and coworkers believe she contracted the virus on the job. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Your hair knows what you eat, study finds CNN (CNN) You are what you eat, so the saying goes. But few people would suspect that dietary choices are reflected, inch by inch, in the hair growing on your head. Your mop can potentially shed light on whether you prefer veggie burgers or cheeseburgers, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies Reuters (Reuters) - As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders - antibodies designed specifically to attack this new virus. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study links jailing practices to COVID-19 spread Medical Xpress American jails and prisons, in which large numbers of inmates live together in close quarters, have become COVID-19 hotspots. In fact, one published analysis found that the top 10 biggest clusters of the virus in the U.S. are now in correctional facilities. Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Nine Important Things We've Learned About the Coronavirus Pandemic So Far Scientific American We're in a terrifying and confusing pandemic, with new and sometimes conflicting information about COVID-19 emerging all the time. In the early days, a lot of public health advice was based on what we knew about previous disease outbreaks. But this new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Reopening of Schools 'Depends on Effective COVID-19 Test and Trace' Medscape The UK's test and trace system for COVID-19 is currently inadequate for schools to reopen safely after the summer, a study suggested. Only certain groups of children, such as those of key workers, Year 6 pupils, and some secondary school children ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune 'The biggest monster' is spreading. And it's not the coronavirus. Chicago Tribune It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people in close reach. Containing an outbreak requires contact tracing, as well as isolation and treatment of the sick for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Yes, the Government and Your Employer Can Make You Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Healthline Experts say it appears government agencies and even employers can require people to get a COVID-19 vaccine once it's available. However, they say such a mandate might be difficult to enforce, so public education might be a better option. Another ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Global COVID-19 total tops 18 million, plans gel for virus-origin probe CIDRAP The global pandemic total jumped past 18 million today, driven by steady large-scale outbreaks in populous countries, such as India, Brazil, and the United States. It took only 4 days for the world's COVID-19 total to jump from 17 million to 18 million, and today ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Targeted Protein Degradation Represents a Promising Therapeutic Strategy Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Despite enormous efforts to advance traditional pharmacology approaches, more than three quarters of all human proteins remain beyond the reach of therapeutic development, according to scientists from the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette Time to resume COVID restrictions in some safe states? Harvard Gazette There may be new trouble ahead for states that had gotten COVID-19 under control after the March and April surges but are now seeing case numbers drift up. The movement may be an early signal that governors and other local officials need to take modest ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid testing and contact tracing key for safely reopening schools, two new studies suggest CNN (CNN) As nations around the world grapple with how to safely reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic -- or whether to reopen at all -- two new studies turn a spotlight on strategies that could be key in bringing children back to the classroom: scaled-up ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Many older adults not ready for telehealth Healio Many older adults were not ready to shift to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. "There has been a massive shift to telemedicine during the [COVID-19] pandemic to protect medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay In Rare Cases, Diabetes & Cholesterol Drug Combo Could Be Toxic HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Taking the statin Crestor in combination with the diabetes drug canagliflozin (Invokana) may have the potential to trigger statin toxicity, a new case report suggests. Although ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Health workers, especially minorities, at high risk for COVID, even with PPE CIDRAP At the peak of the pandemic in the United States and the United Kingdom, frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) who had adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) were still at more than three times the risk of COVID-19 infection than the general ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress PPE unmasked: why health-care workers in Australia are inadequately protected against coronavirus Medical Xpress In Victoria, more than 1,100 health-care workers have now been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Some 11% of active cases are workers in the health-care sector. Health-care workers are reported to be among those fighting ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Rise in patients infected at north Wales' hospitals BBC News Numbers of patients infected with coronavirus while in hospital in north Wales have risen for the fourth successive week. Figures for the week ending 26 July show 42 of the 47 probable or definite hospital infections in Wales were in the Betsi Cadwaladr health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News COVID-19 Severity Linked to Coagulation Dysfunction and Ancient Branch of Immune System Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Studies by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center suggest that one of the immune system's oldest branches, the complement system, and coagulation dysfunction, may be influencing the severity of COVID-19. The team found evidence that ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD CDC Forecasts Up to 11000 Deaths Weekly in August WebMD August 4, 2020 -- In a new forecast released Friday, the CDC says COVID-19 deaths could increase to 11,000 weekly by late August. The forecast includes predictions from 32 groups about U.S. deaths in coming weeks. During the week of August 16-22, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Vitamin D doesn't prevent depression in older adults, large study finds CNN (CNN) Vitamin D is known as the "sunshine vitamin" because your body absorbs the nutrient primarily through exposure to the sun. Some researchers had thought insufficient levels of vitamin D may play a role in depression but the findings of a large study of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How we found coronavirus in a cat Medical Xpress Feline under the weather? Credit: Viacheslav Rubel/Shutterstock. Since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, the potential role of animals in catching and spreading the disease has been closely examined by scientists. This is because the virus that causes ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today AI for ECG Flags Heart Failure in Emergency Setting MedPage Today An ECG algorithm incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) quickly and accurately picked out left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) cases among acute dyspnea patients in the emergency department, researchers said. The AI-enhanced ECG algorithm ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Yale professor warns students can only come back to campus with frequent testing, 'vigilant' distancing Fox News College students can safely return to school this fall if they are tested for the coronavirus every two to three days, strictly observe social distancing and "adhere to basic prevention practices," the lead author of a new study told "The Story" Monday. "The analysis ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Women skip medications more in the US than other countries EurekAlert For patients, especially those living with chronic conditions, nonadherence to prescription medicines due to cost is a common problem. By not filling prescriptions, skipping doses, delaying refills, or splitting pills, patients risk compromising the therapeutic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Half of low-income communities have no ICU beds Medical Xpress A new Penn Medicine study sheds light on yet another reason why the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately killing the poor: Residents in low-income neighborhoods lack access to intensive care unit (ICU) beds. While the shortage of ICU beds in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress The loneliness of social isolation can affect your brain and raise dementia risk in older adults Medical Xpress Physical pain is unpleasant, yet it's vital for survival because it's a warning that your body is in danger. It tells you to take your hand off a hot burner or to see a doctor about discomfort in your chest. Pain reminds us all that we need to take care of ourselves. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Dementia on the Retreat in the US and Europe The New York Times Despite the lack of effective treatments or preventive strategies, the dementia epidemic is on the wane in the United States and Europe, scientists reported on Monday. The risk for a person to develop dementia over a lifetime is now 13 percent lower than it ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Childhood vaccinations beginning to rebound, but still below normal levels as school resumes ABC News Childhood vaccination rates are still down in at least 20 states, public health officials in those areas told ABC News, a worrying trend that has continued in the days and weeks before children are set to head back to school in parts of the country. The continued ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Harvard researchers want more 'crappy' tests for COVID-19 Medical Xpress The aphorism "perfect is the enemy of good enough" has been played out to tragic effect in the US's inadequate testing for the coronavirus, according to researchers calling for quick tests that cost only about a dollar each, and which may not be as accurate but ... Flag as irrelevant
	WCNC.com Contact tracing is not working in Mecklenburg County WCNC.com MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — Contact tracing is considered one of the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris said the longtime epidemiology practice is not working. In fact, she said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Anti-mask sentiment goes back 100 years to Spanish flu pandemic Tampa Bay Times A pandemic was raging. Newspapers printed record-breaking tallies of new cases and deaths daily while safety measures butted up against economic concerns and misinformation ran wild. Masks were widely accepted as the best shot at curbing the virus, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Penis microbes may play role in common vaginal infection, study finds Fox News 'This study certainly provides validation to the idea that both partners are involved,' one physician said. Amy McGorry. By Amy McGorry | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Fox News Flash top headlines for August 4 Video ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Chronic pain: Antidepressants not painkillers recommended BBC News Doctors are being advised not to prescribe common painkillers, including paracetamol and ibuprofen, for patients with chronic pain not caused by an injury or other medical condition. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said there was ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Coronavirus Pandemic Becoming Far More Widespread, Birx Says HealthDay MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The White House coronavirus task force coordinator warned Americans on Sunday that the pandemic has entered a new stage where infections are far more widespread and face masks are crucial to curbing new ... Flag as irrelevant
	PsychCentral.com Childhood Trauma Linked to Faster Aging PsychCentral.com Individuals who experienced childhood trauma from abuse or violence show biological signs of aging faster than those who never experienced adversity, according to a new study published in the journal Psychological Bulletin. Harvard researchers examined ... Flag as irrelevant

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