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	health Daily update ⋅ September 2, 2020
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	NPR Making Gyms Safer: Why The Virus Is Less Likely To Spread There Than In A Bar NPR After shutting down in the spring, America's empty gyms are beckoning a cautious public back for a workout. To reassure wary customers, owners have put in place — and now advertise — a variety of coronavirus control measures. At the same time, the fitness ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Doctors say coronavirus myths on social media are 'spreading faster than the virus itself' CNN (CNN) Doctors are sounding the alarm about Covid-19 misinformation running rampant on social media. The spread of misinformation peaked at an estimated 460 million views on Facebook in April 2020, right as the pandemic escalated around the world, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Committee proposes a four-phase plan to allocate a future coronavirus vaccine CNN (CNN) Any new coronavirus vaccine, once approved, should be allocated to people in the US in four phases with first responders and high-risk workers in health care facilities at the front of the line, an independent committee recommended Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Pandemic's Emotional Hammer Hits Hard NPR Nearly a quarter of people in the United States are experiencing symptoms of depression, according to a study published Wednesday. That's nearly three times the number before the COVID-19 pandemic began. And those with a lower income, smaller ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Steroids can save lives of patients with severe covid-19, earning WHO endorsement Washington Post Cheap, widely available steroid drugs reduced the number of deaths in the sickest patients with covid-19, show a trio of newly published clinical trials. The World Health Organization, citing evidence from these and similar trials, announced Wednesday it ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Antibody Study Suggests More Lasting Immunity Against COVID Than Believed HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that should encourage scientists who are racing to develop coronavirus vaccines, a new study out of Iceland suggests that immunity to the disease may not be as fleeting as first thought. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: CDC's data on COVID-19 deaths used incorrectly in misleading claims USA TODAY A regular update of data on COVID-19 deaths by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has prompted a groundswell of claims that only a handful of people have actually died directly from the novel coronavirus. The misleading and inaccurate ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Mixed feelings as schools return post lockdown BBC News As millions of pupils in England return to school after lockdown, the BBC went to two primary schools in Luton, Whitefield and Southfield, to find out how parents and children were feeling. Short presentational grey line ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com As COVID-19 vaccines reach final stages, who will be first in line? NBCNews.com A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle — looking for the needed proof that they really work as a U.S. advisory panel suggested Tuesday a way to ration the first limited doses ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19 HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A slew of "gold standard" clinical trials offer new hope for patients battling severe COVID-19: cheap, common drugs known as corticosteroids appear to cut the death rate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape First Randomized Trial Reassures on ACEIs, ARBs in COVID-19 Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The first randomized study to compare continuing vs stopping angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD How Effective is the Flu Vaccine? WebMD Sept. 2, 2020 -- Every year since 2010, the CDC has urged almost all Americans over 6 months old to get a flu shot. And every year we fall far short -- just half of us got vaccinated during the 2018-19 season. One reason: Some people believe the shot just ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Pregnant Women With COVID-19 'More Likely to Need Intensive Care' Medscape Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely to show the major symptoms of infection with SARS-CoV-2 than non-pregnant women of similar age, research has found. However, the study, published in The BMJ, found they might be more at risk of admission ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Coronavirus Is Surging In the US Midwest. Here's What's Going on Across the Region TIME The epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus epidemic is a moving target. In the spring, it was New York City. Then Florida, Texas and California became hotspots. And now, with fall approaching, the outbreak has a new locus: the Midwest. Daily coronavirus cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New Covid-19 study reveals more about possible risks to pregnant women CNN (CNN) Researchers are learning more about what pregnant women may experience if they are infected with the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Coronavirus infection may make pregnant women more severely ill, CDC says. Pregnant and recently pregnant ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'The 1918 flu is still with us': The deadliest pandemic ever is still causing problems today Washington Post In 1918, a novel strand of influenza killed more people than the 14th century's Black Plague. At least 50 million people died worldwide because of the H1N1 influenza outbreak. The dead were buried in mass graves. In Philadelphia, one of the hardest-hit cities ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UN says new polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccine Washington Post LONDON — The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad — a week after the U.N. health agency declared the African continent free of the wild polio virus. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR US Won't Join WHO-Led Coronavirus Vaccine Effort, White House Says NPR The Trump administration says the U.S. will not participate in a global push to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, in part because the effort is led by the World Health Organization, which the White House describes as "corrupt" and has accused of initially aiding ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times COVID-19 Patients With Obesity Have Higher Viral Load, for Longer Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients with COVID-19 and obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m2) have a higher viral load and the virus seems to persist for longer in such ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Face Shields and Valved Masks Offer More Comfort but Less Protection The New York Times Valved masks, with one-way vents designed to allow breath to escape while blocking germs from entering, can feel more breathable and prevent the mask from getting moist as quickly. But the new research, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Study: Face Shields Not a Good Mask Substitute WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For people hoping to swap their face masks for a plastic shield, a new study delivers some bad news: They are not a good alternative. In experiments that visualized the likely ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today The Air on the Bus Spreads COVID-19? MedPage Today In what could be more evidence for SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission, passengers who rode on a bus with someone who had COVID-19 had a higher risk of contracting the virus versus passengers who rode on a different bus to the same event, researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanguard UN Says New Polio Outbreak in Sudan Caused by Oral Vaccine The New York Times LONDON — The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad — a week after the U.N. health agency declared the African continent free of the wild polio virus. In a statement this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Combining tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection in hospitalised patients Medical Xpress A Cambridge hospital has piloted the use of combined rapid point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that this approach was superior to virus detection alone for ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Flu Season and Covid-19 Are About to Collide. Now What? WIRED In parts of the United States, autumn is coming. The mornings have a coolness. The dogwood leaves show an edge of color. And outside pharmacies, the banners of fall are appearing: "Flu shots here." This year in particular, health authorities hope Americans ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Many COVID-Infected Hospital Workers Asymptomatic WebMD By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new study of 13 U.S. medical centers finds that 6% of staff tested positive for prior infection with the new coronavirus, with almost half (44%) having no idea they'd ever ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Smartwatch EKGs Quickly Deliver Crucial Heart Data HealthDay By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Could a smartwatch app save a heart attack patient's life? Quite possibly, according to Italian researchers. They found that electrocardiograph (EKG) readings from a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Will the new 15-minute COVID-19 test solve US testing problems? Medical Xpress On Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization to a new rapid antigen test for COVID-19 called the BinaxNOW test. I study public health policy to combat infectious disease epidemics. Testing is one of the most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Does forgetting a name or word mean that I have dementia? Medical Xpress The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers and society. Dementia, which is not technically a disease but a term for impaired ability to think, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Diarrhea, stomach ache and nausea: The many ways COVID-19 can affect your gut Medical Xpress Media reports earlier this week described a Queensland nurse with stomach pains who went on to test positive for COVID-19. Could stomach pains be another symptom of COVID-19? And if you have stomach pains, should you get tested? Although we might ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC US advisors recommend four phases for distributing coronavirus vaccine nationwide CNBC The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a draft proposal for distributing a coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. if and when one is approved for public use. The vaccine would be distributed in four phases, with health-care workers ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Here's What's Known So Far HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new review may offer guidance on women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy. Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely to have symptoms than those who aren't expecting -- but they're more ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Sandwell Asda coronavirus outbreak linked to store's pharmacy BBC News An outbreak of Covid-19 at an Asda supermarket has been linked to the in-store pharmacy. Eight members of staff at the Cape Hill store in Sandwell tested positive for the virus and are now isolating. Sandwell Council said the workers had contact in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News Staying power of coronavirus antibodies bodes well for COVID-19 vaccines, study says Los Angeles Times Antibodies that people produce to fight the new coronavirus last at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly, as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. The new report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Do COVID-19 Antibodies Last 4 Months? In Iceland, Yes MedPage Today Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection lasted for at least 4 months after initial infection, a large serosurvey in Iceland found. Nearly all people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 via quantitative PCR (qPCR) tests also tested positive with two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Everyone could be a carrier: Covering the pandemic in rural India Reuters BHAGALPUR, India (Reuters) - "Every person you meet is a potential carrier of the disease," a doctor said to me when I visited the town of Bhagalpur and its nearby villages to cover the raging coronavirus pandemic in India's countryside. Reuters ... Flag as irrelevant
	Buffalo News As schools reopen, here's what we know about children and COVID-19 Buffalo News Stacker compiled a review of facts and statistics about how COVID-19 relates to children in the U.S. from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other public health sources. Flag as irrelevant
	fox6now.com CDC did not decrease US COVID-19 death toll — here's how the data was misconstrued fox6now.com WASHINGTON - A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing U.S. COVID-19 death numbers recently led to the spread of misinformation online, including Twitter posts shared by President Donald Trump that were later taken down by ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP 19-month pandemic-related surgical backlog in Ontario CIDRAP Ontario, Canada, has an 84-week backlog of nonurgent surgeries delayed because of COVID-19 that will take 717 surgeries, 719 operating room hours, 265 hospital ward beds, and 9 intensive care unit (ICU) beds per week to clear, according to a time series ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Why it's so difficult to lose weight: The hard truths CNET Weight loss is hard. It's even tougher when you fall victim to these hard truths. Zave Smith/Getty Images. Why is it so hard to lose weight? It's a question many, if not most, people have asked themselves, probably on many occasions. Aside from the obvious ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET How to build muscle faster CNET Build muscle faster with these fitness tips. Getty Images. So, you want to build muscle. Since you probably already know it takes a long time to pack on muscle mass, you're likely looking for ways to expedite the process -- I'm guessing that's how you found ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Engineers reprogram yeast cells to become microscopic drug factories Phys.Org Since antiquity, cultures on nearly every continent have discovered that certain plant leaves, when chewed or brewed or rubbed on the body, could relieve diverse ailments, inspire hallucinations or, in higher dosages, even cause death. Today ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio BMI identified as independent risk factor for COVID-19 ICU admission for African Americans Healio African Americans who are older, have a higher BMI or have a history of lung disease are at increased risk for ICU admission with COVID-19, according to a study published in Obesity. "The COVID-19 epidemic in the United States tracks along ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Sweden's 'Herd Immunity' Mastermind Gets Promoted by WHO Newsweek One of the people behind Sweden's "herd immunity" plan for managing the COVID-19 pandemic has been promoted by the World Health Organization. Johan Giesecke has been given a senior advisory position as vice-chair of the Strategic and Technical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Health care worker COVID-19 infections underscore mask needs Minneapolis Star Tribune Dr. Deepi Goyal had personally treated numerous COVID-19 patients, and yet the infectious disease surprised him last month when he lost taste, felt exhausted and endured soreness as part of his case. "I consider myself quite healthy, and it really took me ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail More than half of people struggled to manage their weight during COVID-19 lockdown, suggests UK survey EurekAlert More than half of adults have found it difficult to manage their weight during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the results of an online survey involving over 800 UK adults, being presented at The European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News First coronavirus reinfection case in US being investigated by Nevada scientists Fox News A likely case of coronavirus reinfection is being investigated by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, according to a new report. The team of scientists led by Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) said that a patient ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News What the CDC death report really says, according to Fauci ABC News A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report is being twisted by conspiracy theorists to imply the COVID-19 death toll is not as serious as it sounds, health experts say. In response, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other medical authorities say unequivocally that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Florida dengue fever local transmission cases rise to 54 Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. The Florida Department of Health reported one additional locally acquired dengue fever case in Monroe County this past week, bringing the total to 54 statewide (53 in Monroe County and 1 in Miami-Dade County). Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus: Face shields offer less protection for others than regular masks, study finds Fox News A visual demonstration showed how large plumes of particles can escape from behind a face shield or vented mask. By David Aaro | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Fox News Flash top headlines for September 1 Video ... Flag as irrelevant

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