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	health Daily update ⋅ September 25, 2020
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	CNN What the 1918 flu pandemic can teach us about coronavirus CNN (CNN) At this point in the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 32 million infected and more than 980,000 dead worldwide, describing this time as "unprecedented" may sound like nails on a chalkboard. This pandemic, however, actually isn't without ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Countries should meet these five criteria before easing lockdowns, study says. Many aren't even close CNN (CNN) Countries should not ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions until they meet five criteria -- and many nations are not even close, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet medical journal. The research, published Thursday, said that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Virus Cases Surged in Young Adults. The Elderly Were Hit Next. The New York Times As millennials mingled in bars and restaurants over the summer, and students returned to college campuses, coronavirus infections surged among young adults. From June through August, the incidence of the virus was highest among adults ages 20 to 29, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: UK sees highest number of coronavirus cases since mass tests began BBC News The UK has recorded 6,634 new coronavirus cases, the government has announced, making it the highest daily figure since mass testing began. Another 40 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus. The latest figures take the overall ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY In California: Twindemic fears, deadly smoke and Berkeley bans candy in check-out lines USA TODAY So, now that we know 2020 won't be getting any easier, I'm Maria Sestito, senior issues reporter for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. Today is Thursday, in case you missed the memo this morning. In California brings you top Golden State stories and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UK may take part in COVID-19 vaccine 'challenge studies' Washington Post LONDON — The British government says it may take part in a study that tries to deliberately infect volunteers who have been given an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus in an effort to more quickly determine if the vaccine works. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19: New job support scheme and longer waits for test results BBC News Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening. We'll have another update for you tomorrow morning. 1. Chancellor's new emergency measures. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed a new job support scheme ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN By August, 1 in 5 Covid-19 cases was someone in their 20s CNN (CNN) The median age of people diagnosed with coronavirus keeps getting lower. In May, the median age of confirmed cases was 46. By July, that number had dropped to 37. By August, 1 out of every 5 confirmed coronavirus cases is a person in their 20s, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Her Pain Seemed Muscular, But It Was Actually a Heart Attack HealthDay FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- After taking her daughter to softball practice, Kelly Sosnowski popped over to the mall to run an errand. Walking inside, she felt a heavy pain in her chest and upper back. She paused and the pain ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay FDA Warns of Danger From 'Benadryl Challenge,' Asks TikTok to Remove Videos HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Parents and other caregivers need to be more aware of the potentially lethal "Benadryl Challenge" circulating on social media, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 1 Dead, 5 Hospitalized From West Nile In NYC This Year Patch.com NEW YORK CITY — A West Nile virus infection claimed the life of a New Yorker for the first time since 2018, officials said. Six city dwellers in total suffered infections from West Nile, which is usually carried seasonally by certain mosquitos between late July ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US still in first Covid-19 wave and should be prepared for 'challenge' of fall and winter, Fauci says CNN (CNN) The US remains in the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic since cases never declined significantly to a good baseline, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert. The idea of a second wave is based on the pattern seen ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body Medical Xpress People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new analyses suggest that some life-threatening cases can be traced to weak spots in patients' immune systems. At least 3.5 percent of study patients with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The code: How genetic science helped expose a secret coronavirus outbreak Washington Post Leer en español. Image without a caption. POSTVILLE, Iowa — It wasn't until their colleagues began to disappear that workers at Agri Star Meat and Poultry realized there was a killer in their midst. First came the rumors that rabbis at the kosher plant had been ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Drive-thru flu shots? Vaccine vouchers? How getting the flu shot in Illinois will be different this year Chicago Tribune Getting the flu shot this year is going to look different in Illinois as patients and medical facilities adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some Chicago area doctors and pharmacies are offering drive-thru flu shots for kids and adults, to help with social distancing. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay America's COVID Pandemic Is Now Skewing Younger HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults in their 20s now account for more cases of COVID-19 than any other age group, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Flu Shots Free For Encino-Tarzana Residents To Avert 'Twindemic' Patch.com LOS ANGELES, CA — With flu season bumping up against the coronavirus outbreak, health officials are warning Los Angeles County residents about the threat of a "twindemic" overwhelming hospitals this fall and winter. Officials are encouraging residents to ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Even If Hips, Legs Slim Down, Belly Fat Remains a Health Danger HealthDay By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Gaining weight around your mid-section may be the makings of much more than a wardrobe crisis: It may also signal the start of a serious health crisis. So warns a team of ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Even If Hips, Legs Slim Down, Belly Fat Remains a Health Danger U.S. News & World Report By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Gaining weight around your mid-section may be the makings of much more than a wardrobe crisis: It may also signal the start of a serious health crisis. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Virus shutdown took a toll on routine health care for kids ABC News FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma speaks during an event with President Donald Trump to sign executive orders...Read More Read More. FILE - In this July 24, 2020, file photo ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com How to lose weight during quarantine Today.com Believe it or not, there are people who have lost weight during the pandemic. Here's how they've done it. Woman working out in quarantine. TODAY illustration / Getty Images. Sept. 24, 2020, 1:15 PM PDT. By Vivian Manning-Schaffel. Thanks to frayed nerves ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Right-Wing Media Stars Mislead on Covid-19 Death Toll The New York Times When the coronavirus death toll in the United States passed 200,000 on Tuesday, matching projections made by White House experts this spring, many of the right-wing media personalities who had mocked the estimates as overblown were quiet. The death ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Children Have Better COVID Immune Response WebMD September 24, 2020 – A new study says children infected with coronavirus may fare better than adults because they have a better immune system response. Researchers studied 65 children and 60 adults with COVID-19 at a hospital system in New York City ... Flag as irrelevant
	Baltimore Sun Losing your hair can be another consequence of the coronavirus pandemic — whether or not you became sick Baltimore Sun Annrene Rowe was getting ready to celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary this summer when she noticed a bald spot on her scalp. In the following days, her thick, shoulder-length hair started falling out in clumps, bunching up in the shower drain. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Falling COVID-19 viral loads may explain lower rates of ICU use, deaths CIDRAP The findings of two studies presented at this week's virtual European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Conference on Coronavirus Disease suggest that patients' loads of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress The second wave is here. Have you installed the COVID Alert app? Medical Xpress For about a month now, I've had the government's official COVID Alert app installed on my phone. It is active and monitoring. Each week I get a notification telling me I haven't had contact with anybody who tested positive for the coronavirus. That's good news ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Covid-19 scientists flag key immune function as a turning point in life threatening cases Fortune When two brothers fell critically ill with Covid-19 around the same time in March, their doctors were baffled. Both were young—29 and 31 years old— and healthy. Yet within days they couldn't breathe on their own and, tragically, one of them died. Two weeks ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Coronavirus and other deadly epidemics Medical Xpress The novel coronavirus pandemic, soon to pass the milestone of one million deaths, has a higher toll compared with other modern viruses although its ravages to date are far less than the Spanish flu a century ago. As the pandemic continues, the death toll ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Is it a cold, the flu or COVID-19? How to tell the difference Today.com Cold is easier to distinguish from flu and COVID-19, but symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu are very similar. Experts weigh in on the most effective ways to tell the difference between cold, flu and COVID-19.Getty Images. Sept. 24, 2020, 10:17 AM PDT ... Flag as irrelevant
	Buffalo News Virus basics: How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19? STLtoday.com Each week the Associated Press fact-check team answers reader questions about the coronavirus and how it's changing our lives. This week: Body aches, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue and headaches are symptoms shared by both ... Flag as irrelevant
	BroBible OTC 'Brain Boosters' May Pose Serious Risks, Experts Say Medscape Over-the-counter supplements advertised to improve memory and cognitive function may contained unapproved pharmaceutical drugs in potentially dangerous combinations and dosages, new research shows. "Americans spend more than $600 million on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bakersfield Now Schools see relatively low coronavirus infection rates, but data still limited Bakersfield Now WASHINGTON (SBG) — Amid rising frustration with the challenges of online learning, new data suggests allowing students to return to classrooms might not pose as high a risk for coronavirus transmission as previously feared, but experts say school districts ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Everyone Should Get A Flu Shot: Riverside County Health Officials Patch.com RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Riverside County health officials Thursday reported 188 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and six additional deaths tied to the virus, and they also held a news briefing in preparation of flu season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthcare IT News Personalized support program for new dementia patients launched in Singapore Healthcare IT News The Lien Foundation, a private philanthropic organization which focuses on early childhood development and eldercare issues in Singapore, has partnered with the Alzheimer's Disease Association (ADA) to strengthen support and services for those who are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 in BALB/c mice for testing vaccine efficacy Science Magazine Among the research tools necessary to develop medical interventions to treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, high on the list are informative animal models with which to study viral pathogenesis. Gu et al. developed ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Good News on Heart Attacks: Fewer Folks Are Having Second Ones U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer U.S. heart attack survivors are having another heart attack within a year, a new study finds. Rates of recurrent heart attacks, hospitalization for heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Can you paint your migraine? EurekAlert September 24, 2020 - "Can you draw me a picture of your headache?" may sound like an unusual question - but drawings of headache pain provide plastic surgeons with valuable information on which patients are more or less likely to benefit from surgery to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com What You Should Know About PA's New COVID Tracing App Patch.com PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania recently launched a new app that helps officials contact trace amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of the Department of Health Dr. Rachel Levine launched the app on Monday. The app is a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle Houston area survives Labor Day without COVID-19 spike Houston Chronicle Houston appears to have survived the Labor Day weekend without a COVID-19 spike, according to the most recent data, a hopeful sign as the area faces looming challenges posed by children returning to school, more reopening of the economy and cooling ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Wide variation exists in the accuracy of commercial testing kits that check for antibodies against the new coronavirus, researchers say. Antibody tests can ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely, Study Finds HealthDay THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Wide variation exists in the accuracy of commercial testing kits that check for antibodies against the new coronavirus, researchers say. Antibody tests can determine whether someone has had the virus in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study of UK key workers shows around half who had COVID-19 symptoms probably did not have the disease Medical Xpress New research from Public Health England (PHE) presented at this week's ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) shows up to half of UK key workers from a cohort of just under 3,000 individuals recruited (including police, fire and healthcare ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette COVID-19 Update: Allegheny County cases near 12000 mark; 4 new deaths reported Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Allegheny County health officials on Friday reported an additional 68 cases of COVID-19 and four new virus-related deaths. The newest cases come from 1,140 tests administered between Sept. 16 and Sept. 24. Those who tested positive in Friday's cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Rise in number of patients in intensive care in Wales BBC News The number of patients being treated for Covid-19 on ventilated beds or in critical care in Wales is at its highest point since early July. There were 18 critically ill people with confirmed or suspected coronavirus on Tuesday, according to latest weekly figures ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New test can detect COVID-19 in 20 minutes Medical Xpress A professor at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has developed a robust, reliable assay for COVID-19 that returns results in less than 20 minutes. Stephen Bustin, professor of molecular medicine at ARU and a leading expert in quantitative polymerase chain ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Oregon's once presumed youngest coronavirus victim actually tested negative for virus: report Fox News A family is pushing for answers after new testing verified their son, originally deemed Oregon's youngest coronavirus fatality, was in fact not infected with the virus, according to a media outlet. Matthew Irvin, 26 of Yamhill County, Ore., fell ill in July, and upon a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Low-level alcohol use during pregnancy can impact child's brain development Medical Xpress New research from the University of Sydney finds that even low levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy can have an impact on a child's brain development and is associated with greater psychological and behavioral problems in youth including ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Rockland Holds First Flu Vaccine Clinic Friday Patch.com ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — On Friday, the county Health Department will hold its first vaccine clinic for the 2020-21 flu season for everyone 6 months and older. "Getting the flu vaccine is the main way to prevent the flu and its complications. It is even more ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Dear Annie: After nearly 3 years of dating, I don't feel like he loves me like I love him cleveland.com Dear Annie: I am dating this guy who's married but separated. We've been doing this almost three years. I am just not feeling the love from him. Will he ever love me like I need to be loved? -- Waiting on Him. Dear Waiting: If you've been waiting three years, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News How much black licorice is too much and why a sweetening compound can be bad for adults ABC News As people prepare to dig into their favorite Halloween candy, there's one treat with a new consumption warning for adults. Recently, a 54-year-old Massachusetts man died after eating a bag-and-a-half of black licorice every day for a few weeks, The ... Flag as irrelevant

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