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	health Daily update ⋅ September 23, 2020
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	CNN Begin Covid-19 vaccine trials for children, pediatric specialists say CNN (CNN) With the US surpassing 200,000 deaths due to Covid-19, a group of pediatric infectious disease specialists is calling for vaccine trials for children. There are three large-scale vaccine trials for adults in the US, but none has begun for children, who are ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News When will a coronavirus vaccine really be ready? CBS News As much of America enters its seventh month of quarantine measures, more than 200,000 people have died from the coronavirus, and the mental and financial health of the country is wearing thin. Hopes of returning to normalcy are now pinned on one thing: ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Covid-19 May Have a Hidden Impact on the Heart The New York Times Last month, several college conferences, the Big Ten and the Pac 12 among them, postponed their sports seasons, including football, citing the risks posed to athletes by the coronavirus. A major factor in those decisions, according to some physicians, was ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR After Aerosols Misstep, Former CDC Official Criticizes Agency Over Unclear Messaging NPR As of now, both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization say the primary way the coronavirus spreads is by hitching a ride on respiratory droplets when people are in close contact. Respiratory droplets form when ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Kentucky doctor who urged mask-wearing early on dies after 4-month battle with Covid-19 CNN Dr. Rebecca Shadowen was 62 years old when she died on September 11 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green in Kentucky where she was on staff. She was a specialist in infectious diseases and health care epidemiology, and helped establish the medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Firstpost Cancer Treatment May Make COVID-19 Less, Not More, Severe Medscape Cancer treatments including chemotherapy, biological agents, and immunotherapy appear to alter a patient's immune response to COVID-19 in such a way as to make the infection less severe if these patients become infected, suggests a small study from ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 'Enormous And Tragic': US Has Lost More Than 200000 People To COVID-19 NPR The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday — reaching what was once the upper limit of some estimates for the pandemic's impact on Americans. Some experts now warn that the toll could nearly double again by the end of 2020. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Certain Cancer Treatments May Heighten Danger From COVID-19 HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- People with cancer are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. Now, a preliminary study suggests that certain cancer therapies may heighten those odds even further. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Studies explore asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, racial inequities CIDRAP Today, PLOS Medicine published two large COVID-19 studies, one a meta-analysis of 79 international studies showing that most infected patients eventually have symptoms, and the other a study of 5.8 million US Department of Veterans Affairs patients ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Avoid the 'Twindemic:' Get Your Flu Shot Now U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The best time to get your flu shot is now if you want to protect yourself against a potential "twindemic" infection of influenza and COVID-19, experts say. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Certain Cancer Treatments May Heighten Danger From COVID-19 U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- People with cancer are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. Now, a preliminary study suggests that certain cancer therapies may heighten those odds even ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Type 2 diabetes can be tough to control without medication. But for some people, the thought of daily shots makes them delay or avoid starting insulin therapy. Now, new ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Diabetes Drug Metformin May Protect the Aging Brain HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A common type 2 diabetes drug called metformin may have an unexpected, but positive, side effect: New research suggests that people taking the drug appear to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News 28-year-old doctor in Texas dies after long battle with COVID-19, family says CBS News A doctor who was starting her second year of residency has died from COVID-19 after a months-long battle with the virus, her family said. Adeline Fagan, a 28-year-old OB/GYN working in Houston, Texas, began to feel sick in July. On a GoFundMe page ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Resuming Sex After Heart Attack May Help Recovery WebMD By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Many heart attack survivors worry that resuming sex too soon afterwards might trigger another attack. But new research suggests the opposite may be true. Research out ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Had a Heart Attack? Resuming Sex Soon After Might Be Healthy U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Many heart attack survivors worry that resuming sex too soon afterwards might trigger another attack. But new research suggests the opposite may be true. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today ACIP Mulls Priority Groups for COVID-19 Vaccines MedPage Today Members of the the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting Tuesday appeared to agree that healthcare workers should be first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when one is approved, followed by some combination of ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19 HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you're unfortunate enough to be admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, a common blood marker may predict how severe your illness might become, new research ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A healthy sex life boosts long-term survival hopes for heart attack victims CNN (CNN) People who have had heart attacks can boost their chances of long-term survival by returning to normal levels of sexual activity, a new study shows. Many people stop having sex after a heart attack in the belief that it could trigger another episode, but ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio COVID-19 rates higher in US counties with more Black, Hispanic residents Healio In the United States, rates of COVID-19 were 1.4 times higher than the national average in counties with higher-than-average Black and Hispanic populations, according to recent data. The findings were published in the Healthiest Communities report ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Cluster of Risky Conditions That Can Lead To Heart Disease Is Rising in Hispanic Adults U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- A cluster of conditions called metabolic syndrome that could lead to heart disease and stroke is becoming more common among Hispanic adults, and experts say there needs to be more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today COVID-19: Babies born to mothers infected with the virus generally do well Outbreak News Today Infants born to women with COVID-19 showed few adverse outcomes, according to the first report in the country of infant outcomes through eight weeks of age. Image by Rainer Maiores from Pixabay. The study, led by researchers at UC San Francisco, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A healthy lifestyle can help you live longer even if you have chronic conditions, study suggests CNN (CNN) Exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking or drinking can help you live years longer even if you're struggling with other chronic medical conditions, according to a new study. While a healthy lifestyle has long been linked to a longer life span, there's been ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News We've hit 200000 COVID-19 deaths in 6 months. What will the next 6 months look like? ABC News It's been six months since the World Health Organization first declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. Since then, over 30 million people worldwide have been infected, and we're rapidly approaching 1 million global deaths. The U.S. is among the world's ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Could Zinc Help Fight COVID-19? WebMD By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans pop zinc supplements at the first sign of the common cold. Now, new research suggests the nutrient might play a role in COVID-19 outcomes, too. Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star 'Very promising' new treatment for COVID-19. KU Med Center seeks people to test it Kansas City Star Right now, if you test positive for COVID-19 and aren't sick enough to be hospitalized, you're stuck at home with no remedy. Though doctors are having some success treating hospitalized patients, there is no clinically proven treatment for COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Could Zinc Help Fight COVID-19? U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans pop zinc supplements at the first sign of the common cold. Now, new research suggests the nutrient might play a role in COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19: Virus 'coming back' to Teesside, hospitals warn BBC News Hospital chiefs on Teesside said they are starting to see a second surge of coronavirus cases in their wards. Twenty-five cases have been confirmed at Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital, with five people in critical care as of Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Doctor: Montana Seeing 'Remarkable Increase' in COVID Cases U.S. News & World Report HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana is seeing a "remarkable increase" in COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, the state's medical officer said Tuesday, as officials urged residents to step up measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and seasonal ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study HealthDay TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Four in 10 health care workers who test positive for COVID-19 don't have symptoms, which means they could unknowingly spread the disease to co-workers and patients, researchers say. For the new study, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech New insights into the coronavirus spike protein could inspire vaccine development FierceBiotech Scientists have uncovered an active role for glycans around the novel coronavirus's spike protein that could open up new possibilities for vaccine development. (Maksim Tkachenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Pupils and staff test positive at five Cardiff primary schools BBC News Five primary schools in Cardiff have asked pupils and staff to self-isolate after some tested positive for Covid-19. Mount Stuart Primary, Danescourt Primary, Albany Primary, St Albans Primary and Moorlands Primary are following Public Health Wales advice. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19 WebMD By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you sing indoors without a face mask, you run the risk of spreading COVID-19 through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. That's the conclusion researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study demonstrates UV-C light is effective for killing COVID-19 on N95s Medical Xpress Dermatology researchers at Henry Ford Health System, in collaboration with a team at the University of Michigan, have demonstrated that certain N95 respirators tainted with COVID-19 can be effectively and safely decontaminated for reuse using ultraviolet-C ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Neurological consequences of COVID-19: The 'Silent Wave' Medical Xpress Is the world prepared a wave of neurological consequences that may be on its way as a result of COVID-19? This question is at the forefront of research underway at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. A team of neuroscientists and ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Spain Adds Nearly 10800 Coronavirus Infections in a Day as New Curbs Loom U.S. News & World Report MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's cumulative tally of confirmed coronavirus infections rose by nearly 10,800 on Tuesday from the previous day to reach 682,267, health ministry data showed, as the region of Catalonia said it would further limit public gatherings. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Four in 10 health care workers who test positive for COVID-19 don't have symptoms, which means they could unknowingly spread the disease to co-workers ... Flag as irrelevant
	WJLA Pregnancy during a pandemic: Stress of COVID-19 on pregnant women, new mothers is showing WJLA (THE CONVERSATION) — Pregnancy is stressful, to say the least, but COVID-19 brings new challenges to parents of newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified pregnant women as a vulnerable population. If infected, they are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress NIH expands clinical trials to test convalescent plasma against COVID-19 Medical Xpress Two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are expanding enrollment to further evaluate convalescent plasma as a treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Preliminary observational studies ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress People with 'silent' COVID-19 have as much coronavirus as those with symptoms Medical Xpress People with 'silent' COVID-19 infection have as much coronavirus in their noses and throats as those with symptoms, reveals research published online in the journal Thorax. Given how many of these people there are—-a fifth of those infected, the study ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19 U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you sing indoors without a face mask, you run the risk of spreading COVID-19 through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. That's the conclusion researchers reached after studying a choir practice. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Does the coronavirus spread easily among children? ABC News Does the coronavirus spread easily among children? It appears the virus can spread among children and teens, but how easily may vary by age. Research is still underway, but children under age 10 seem to be less likely than older kids to transmit the virus to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Chlamydia and gonorrhea have increased among younger women, study finds Medical Xpress Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are increasing among women ages 18 to 30 in the United States, a recent study by Quest Diagnostics suggests. The study, recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, analyzed more than 17 million ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Nationwide study shows disparities in COVID-19 infection for Black and Hispanic people Medical Xpress A study of around 5.8 million people who receive care from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found that Black and Hispanic people were substantially more likely than their White counterparts to test positive for COVID-19, although no ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com New immunotherapy research shows promise for treatment of advanced prostate cancer, especially in Black men NOLA.com New research is giving more hope for African American men who are diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Findings were based on an sub-analysis of a registry developed nearly a decade ago to track men with advanced prostate cancer – also referred ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID-19 May Damage Blood Marrow Immune Cells WebMD September 23, 2020 -- The coronavirus may damage blood marrow cells in patients with severe COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Science Immunology. Previous studies have found that COVID-19 creates an "exaggerated" ... Flag as irrelevant
	Press Herald York County reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new outbreaks Press Herald Maine had 42 new cases statewide, but its southernmost county continues to be a trouble spot, as infections increase in the wake of several new outbreaks. By Joe LawlorStaff Writer. Follow on Twitter · Email Writer · 207-791-6376. Share. facebook · tweet. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Obesity, On The Rise Nationally, Makes Coronavirus Worse: CDC​ Patch.com ACROSS AMERICA — Obesity, which federal health officials say increases the risk of a severe COVID-19 coronavirus illness, remains high across the country, with 12 states now reporting that 35 percent of adults say they are obese, according to a new report ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Sierra Leone doctor in dedicated mission against COVID-19 Washington Post DAKAR, Senegal — Dr. Mamadu Baldeh can't forget the 18-year-old who came into his hospital with COVID-19, gasping for air until the day he died. This suffering was all too real for Baldeh, who battles asthma just as that young man did. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads Washington Post NEW YORK — The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air. Support our journalism. Subscribe ... Flag as irrelevant

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