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Redefining Covid-19: Months after infection, patients report breathing difficulty, excessive fatigue The disease causes what she calls "storms," disabling periods when she feels shortness of breath, numbness in her hands and feet and her heart rate shoots up from simple tasks. Even taking a shower is possible only during an occasional respite in symptoms.
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The new coronavirus can infect brain cells, study finds The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can sometimes hijack brain cells, using the cells' internal machinery to copy itself, according to a new study. The research, posted Sept. 8 to the preprint database bioRxiv, has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed ...
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Stanford doctors take aim at former colleague Scott Atlas, Trump's new adviser on the COVID-19 pandemic In the tight-knit world of academic medicine, scientists pride themselves on presenting a united and unflappable face to those outside their ranks. But this week, in a scathing letter, dozens of Stanford University Medical School's top faculty took aim at their ...
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AstraZeneca Resumes Its COVID-19 Vaccine Trials In The UK Drug maker AstraZeneca announced Saturday that its COVID-19 vaccine studies have resumed in the United Kingdom, though not yet in the United States. The vaccine trials had been placed on hold around the world earlier in the week after a U.K. participant ...
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Low Vitamin D Tied to COVID-19 Severity Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who were vitamin D deficient experienced worse outcomes than those with normal levels of the vitamin, a researcher reported. Low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in hospitalized COVID-19 patients were ...
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Coronavirus cases at San Diego State near the 600 mark An additional 32 positive coronavirus tests at San Diego State University were among the 445 new cases and four COVID-related deaths announced Saturday by the county health department. The additional cases pushed San Diego County's totals to 42,414 ...
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Orange County reports 12 deaths due to COVID-19 The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 12 deaths due to the coronavirus and 147 new infections in the latest data released on Saturday. That brings the total number of fatalities in the county due to the pandemic to 1,093. Cumulatively, there have ...
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Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON — Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived restrictions predating the smartphone era and now there's a push to make telemedicine widely available in the ...
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Los Angeles County reports 1177 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths Los Angeles County public health officials on Saturday reported 1,177 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 29 more related deaths. The report brings the county's total number of cases to 253,176 and deaths to 6,197, officials said. Among the new cases, ...
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16 new confirmed deaths, 435 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported Saturday, as more restaurants close The state reported 16 new confirmed coronavirus deaths Saturday , bringing the Massachusetts death toll from the virus to 8,987. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 grew by 435 to reach 122,637. The state Department of Public Health also ...
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Miami: West Nile virus tally rises to 54 The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) reported Friday on five additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection of local transmission. Image/CDC. This brings total to 54 West Nile virus infections in 2020.
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The coronavirus may have been in California before China announced outbreak, study suggests The novel coronavirus may have been circulating in Southern California as early as December, suggests a new study from UCLA published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Internet Research. After analyzing electronic health records from UCLA ...
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Docs: Pandemic makes regular flu shot even more important OGDEN, Utah (AP) — As if COVID-19 weren't enough to worry about, flu season is gearing up, giving those already jittery about every cough and sneeze more to fret over. Is the sore throat due to the flu or COVID-19? What about those aches and pains?
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Some college towns grapple with Covid-19 after students return for fall semester While many colleges and universities are offering classes online, that hasn't necessarily stopped students from gathering. And now some college towns are grappling with outbreaks of Covid-19 as the start of the fall semester complicates local responses to ...
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Do fatter legs mean lower blood pressure? People with fatter legs appear less likely to have high blood pressure, new research suggests. The researchers suspect that measuring leg fat could help guide blood pressure prevention efforts. Those with bigger legs may not need to worry as much about ...
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Vibrio Vulnificus in Connecticut: Unusual number of infections prompt warning By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews · Connecticut state health officials have issued a warning for the public in shoreline areas about the potential dangers of exposure to salt or brackish water along Long Island Sound, due to an unusually high number of ...
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Electroconvulsive therapy shown to significantly reduce suicide risk in Bipolar patients One of the largest ever studies of patients with untreatable bipolar disorder has shown that ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) was able to reduce suicide risk by 84% in high-risk patients, as well as giving effective treatment to around 72% of sufferers.
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Navy veteran says VA never told him he had HIV for 20 years: lawsuit A U.S. Navy veteran is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to inform him he had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, after he was tested more than two decades ago. The South Carolina man, who chose to remain anonymous to protect his privacy, ...
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Should I get a flu shot in 2020? It may be more important this year than ever Getting a flu shot is going to be important for everyone in 2020, but it's important to know when and where you should can safely do so. In August, some North Texas doctors said they are gearing up for a potentially busy fall season, dealing with the ...
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Hunters reminded to watch for chronic wasting disease MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — As hunters brace for a 2020 field season in the middle of a COVID-19 pandemic, they've still got to deal with a more persistent wildlife disease problem: chronic wasting disease. "It still isn't going away," Montana Fish, Wildlife ...
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Infectious Disease Specialist Dies After 4-Month COVID Fight FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A prominent Kentucky infectious disease specialist who was hailed by the governor as a "front line hero" has died after a nearly four-month battle against COVID-19. Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, who tested positive for the virus on May 13 ...
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Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms predicted coronavirus hot spots, researchers find Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms preceded the rise in coronavirus cases weeks later, indicating where pandemic hot spots would form, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital found. The study, published in the journal Clinical ...
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Wildfire Smoke Increases Susceptibility to COVID-19, Medical Experts Warn As massive wildfires continue to rage across much of America's West Coast, medical experts have warned that the smoke-filled air left in the fires' wake can increase the body's susceptibility to COVID-19. "There is evidence that exposure of lungs to bad air ...
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Arizona reports 605 new coronavirus cases, 110 new cases in Tucson area, Sept. 13 Arizona has recorded more than 208,000 coronavirus cases, the Arizona Department of Health Services said on Saturday. With 384 new cases, the statewide total is 208,512, the department posted Sunday in its daily tally. The total number includes people ...
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Dallas County Reports 6 Coronavirus-Related Deaths; 7-Day Average Falls Opacity. Reset Done. NBCUniversal, Inc. NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci says as we do more indoor things in the Fall, we are likely to see an uptick in COVID-19. Health officials in Dallas County reported six more coronavirus-related deaths Saturday and 165 ...
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COVID-19 pandemic makes regular flu shot even more important, Utah doctors say Ogden • As if COVID-19 weren't enough to worry about, flu season is gearing up, giving those already jittery about every cough and sneeze more to fret over. Is the sore throat due to the flu or COVID-19? What about those aches and pains? Accordingly, Utah ...
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Coronavirus update: State health officials report 465 new cases Saturday LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 01: Senior student Ryan Doss heats test tubes to keep them sterile during an in-person Phage Discovery Laboratory course by life sciences professor Dr. Christy Strong at UNLV amid the spread of the coronavirus ...
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Nine more COVID-19 deaths, 929 more cases in Minnesota The Minnesota Department of Health reported a net increase of 929 new confirmed coronavirus infections, according to a data release on Saturday morning. That brings the volume of total reported cases in the state to 83,588.
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Measuring brainwaves while sleeping can tell if you should switch antidepressants Scientists have discovered that measuring brainwaves produced during REM sleep can predict whether a patient will respond to treatment from depression. This enables patients to switch to a new treatment rather than continue the ineffective treatment (and ...
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5 Hospitalized After Contracting 'Rare Illness' Along The Sound SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT — The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents in shoreline areas about the potential dangers of exposure to salt or brackish water along Long Island Sound, due to an unusually high number of ...
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Coronavirus news of the week (VIDEO) Since the discovery of the virus that causes COVID-19, the daily news cycle has been flooded with updates about how the pathogen spreads, what the bug does to the body and what solutions might finally bring an end to the pandemic. But staying up-to-date ...
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CDC Report: Dine Out, Have A Side Of Coronavirus ATLANTA, GA — Adults who test positive for the coronavirus are about twice as likely to have eaten out at a restaurant in the previous two weeks, according to a study released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The results of ...
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In these trying times, dentists are seeing more people with teeth-grinding and jaw-clenching — aka bruxism I have been a frequent visitor to my dentist's office since it reopened after lockdowns during the initial stages of the pandemic. First came a cracked tooth, then a cracked filling. Both were painful enough to wake me up at night. Support our journalism.
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North Carolina reports 1454 more COVID-19 cases with 24 more deaths Saturday; hospitalizations dip below 900 North Carolina health officials are reporting 1,454 more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 183,740. With 95 percent of hospitals reporting, 870 patients are being hospitalized across the state. That's down 68 from Friday. There have been 24 more deaths, ...
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8-Month-Old Among Kids Who Caught COVID-19 at Childcare Facilities And Spread It to Relatives, Study Shows Children who contracted coronavirus at day care facilities and day camps spread it to their relatives, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between April 1 and July 10, 17 daycare facilities and day camps ...
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Dry summer in Northeast brings blessed relief from biting insects In Maine, the preliminary number of cases of Lyme disease through Sept. 7 was 626, which was tracking well below the record 2,167 cases recorded in 2019. By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press. Email Writer. Share. facebook · tweet · reddit · email · print.
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Iowa reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths and another 814 cases Another two people with COVID-19 have died in Iowa and an additional 814 cases had been confirmed , the state reported Sunday morning. At 10 a.m. Sunday, the state was reporting 1,218 COVID-19-related deaths, an increase of two deaths since the ...
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COVID-19 updates: Dallas County add 165 new cases, 6 deaths This story will be updated throughout the day as new information is released. The state's positivity rate of the novel coronavirus dropped to 6.9% on Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. This is the lowest it has been since June ...
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Spike in COVID-19 diagnoses continues, with 572 new Utah cases reported Utah health officials reported 572 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, for the worst two-day period of new infections in the state since late July. The spike began on Friday when the number of new infections soared to 656 statewide, according to the Utah ...
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OSDH: State gains 1017 COVID-19 cases; Enid resident one of 11 deaths announced Saturday ENID, Okla. — An Enid resident is one of 11 deaths associated with COVID-19 announced Saturday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The total number of cases climbed in a single day by 1,017 to top out at 68,659. It was the third consecutive day ...
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4 Communities Labeled as High Risk for West Nile Virus BOSTON (AP) — Four communities in Middlesex County are now considered high risk for the West Nile virus, health officials said. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced four more human cases of the West Nile virus, bringing the total ...
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Arizona reports 605 new coronavirus cases, 110 new cases in Tucson area Arizona has recorded more than 208,000 coronavirus cases, the Arizona Department of Health Services said on Saturday. With 605 new cases, the statewide total is 208,128, the department posted Saturday in its daily tally. The total number includes people ...
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NEW: Clark County reports 15 new COVID-19-related deaths LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada is reporting 10 new COVID-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours, while Clark County is reporting 15. It is unclear why there are more deaths in Clark County, but it could be due to a technical error the health district reported ...
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Miami-Dade now reports over 50 cases of West Nile virus after 5 new cases announced Miami-Dade County has now seen more than 50 reported cases of West Nile virus this year, health officials say. Five more cases have been announced. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County announced five more human cases of ...
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Report: COVID-19 activity declining in Washington with the help of face masks, social distancing OLYMPIA, Wash. — Coronavirus activity in Washington state appears to be declining as of late August, according to the latest situation report released by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). The report released Friday shows the reproductive ...
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Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 8987 deaths, 122637 COVID-19 cases total BOSTON (WWLP) – State public health officials reported 435 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, bringing the total number of confirmed cases statewide to 122,637. There are 16 new deaths reported for a total of 8,987 confirmed death cases.
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Nevada Reports 414 Additional COVID-19 Cases, 10 More Deaths CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials on Saturday reported 414 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 additional deaths, increasing the statewide totals to 73,220 cases and 1,439 deaths. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins University data ...
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DHEC: New program debut, enhancing South Carolina's vaccination capabilities COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says that they are launching a new immunization information system. The program is planned to start Sunday and DHEC says that the program will help the ...
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Is it flu or COVID-19? Health providers face challenges as new season of double trouble looms While there are some glimmers of hope that flu transmissions may be lower this year — mostly due to preventative measures already in place concerning the coronavirus pandemic — the potential double whammy of simultaneous infections circulating in the ...
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Latest Indiana coronavirus updates: Prominent Kentucky doctor succumbs to virus INDIANAPOLIS —. Latest US, world numbers. There have been more than 6.48 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 6:30 a.m. ET Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 193,700 deaths and nearly 2.43 ...
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