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	health Daily update ⋅ September 4, 2020
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	Washington Post Live updates: Coronavirus should force rethink on how we live in new 'pandemic era,' Fauci warns Washington Post The coronavirus is the latest sign that the world has "entered a pandemic era," Anthony S. Fauci and epidemiologist David Morens, both of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warn in a report in the scientific journal Cell. The scientists write ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Why Latinos in California are being hit hard by Covid-19 CNN Los Angeles (CNN) Every step for Jenny Ruelas is a challenge. The 31-year-old has to pause to catch her breath, carries a can of oxygen with her wherever she goes, and walks with a cane -- all of this since she contracted Covid-19 in May. Her doctors told ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Russia's Covid-19 vaccine generated an immune response, study says CNN (CNN) A Covid-19 vaccine developed and tested in Russia generated neutralizing antibodies in dozens of study subjects, and while the vaccine often caused side effects such as fever, those side effects were mostly mild, according to data published Friday in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Dozens of hospitals poised to defy FDA's directive on Covid plasma CNN KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. (Kaiser Health News) Dozens of major hospitals across the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN It's the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows 'moral bankruptcy' CNN (CNN) They are among the greatest victims of coronavirus, yet elderly people continue to be dismissed, despite growing evidence of the devastating effects the pandemic has had on them. Earlier this week, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US lawmakers want e-cigarettes banned from college campuses this fall due to coronavirus CNN (CNN) Lawmakers are reiterating a call for universities and college campuses to prohibit tobacco use this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Democratic lawmakers urged the federal health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The pandemic is ruining our sleep. Experts say 'coronasomnia' could imperil public health. Washington Post Sara Tibebu tried bubble baths. She curated playlists of low-fi beats, followed guided meditation videos and paid for virtual therapy. In desperation, she even plucked and dried lavender to make sachets to place inside her pillowcase. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus cases tied to a Maine wedding reception more than double in a week CNN Last week, Maine CDC said 60 cases were linked to the wedding, but this week it had updated that number to 56. Now, there are 144 cases of coronavirus tied to what was supposed to be a joyous event, more than doubling the cases. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Flu Season Looms And Scientists Wonder How Flu And COVID-19 Might Mix NPR With the annual flu season about to start, it's still unclear exactly how influenza will interact with COVID-19 if a person has both viruses. Doctors around the world have seen some patients who tested positive for both the influenza virus and the coronavirus that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Fact check: 94% of individuals with additional causes of death still had COVID-19 Reuters Shared thousands of times on Facebook, posts claim that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "quietly updated" its COVID-19 data "to admit that only 6% of all the 153,504 (U.S.) deaths recorded actually died from (COVID-19)." According to ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Why A Vaccine Won't Be a Quick Fix for COVID-19 WebMD Sept. 3, 2020 -- Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all exhausted, stressed out, and looking for the exit, so hopes for a vaccine are high. Numerous efforts are underway around the world to test, manufacture, and distribute billions of doses. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Widespread COVID-19 vaccinations not expected until mid-2021, WHO says Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, a spokeswoman said on Friday, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News As progress continues on coronavirus vaccine, experts debate who should be 1st to receive it ABC News With potential authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration within striking distance, scientists and public health experts are deliberating which Americans should receive the initial, limited supply. A panel of experts gathered this ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Which cooking oil is the healthiest? BBC News Oils are all packed with fat and calories, but their chemistry – and effect on our health – can be very different. C. Cooking oils are a kitchen staple. But there's a lot of conflicting information regarding how healthy each of them are. With so many on the shelves ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Can COVID-19 Cause Diabetes? HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A COVID-19 infection can cause a lot of serious, sometimes lingering health problems, like lung damage, kidney damage and ongoing heart issues. Lately, research has ... Flag as irrelevant
	TODAYonline Alarm in Ankara as Coronavirus Sweeps Turkish Capital The New York Times ANKARA — Surging coronavirus cases in Ankara are stretching hospitals to the limit and Turkish authorities need to impose a fresh lockdown to bring the virus under control, doctors in the Turkish capital say. The city is now the epicentre of Turkey's COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Chadwick Boseman's death is making young people think about colon cancer. Here's what to know. Washington Post Almost immediately after news broke last week that actor Chadwick Boseman had died of colon cancer at age 43, social media exploded with reactions as people worldwide grappled with the unexpected loss. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Fauci Warns Seven Midwest States to Be on Alert Over Labor Day Bloomberg Anthony Fauci, the U.S.'s top infectious disease expert, said that seven states that have seen upticks in Covid-19 cases should be particularly vigilant over the Labor Day holiday, and warned that if Americans are "careless" there could be another jump in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Prominent US doctors break down which coronavirus tests will curb transmission rates Fox News Rapid antigen tests could play a pivotal role in curbing the spread of the coronavirus, according to some of the country's top medical professionals. Antigen tests are the type of tests the White House just ordered from Abbott Laboratories in a $750 million deal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Philly Reports 1st Human Case Of West Nile Virus In 2020 Patch.com PHILADELPHIA — The first cases of a human with West Nile virus in Philadelphia has been identified. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Friday said it has identified the first case of human West Nile virus in 2020 after the Pennsylvania Department ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Experts warn US death toll could hit 410000 by year's end Washington Post The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic could triple by year's end, with an additional 1.9 million deaths, while a fall wave of infections could drive fatalities in the United States to 410,000, according to a new forecast from the Institute for Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Many countries falling behind on global commitments to tackling premature deaths from chronic diseases Medical Xpress Over the next two weeks, The Lancet will be publishing two reports calling for urgent global action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The NCD Countdown to 2030 tracks global progress on non-communicable diseases against commitments to reduce ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Bronchitis as a child predicts worse lung health in middle age Medical Xpress People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in later life, according to new research presented at the 'virtual' European Respiratory Society International Congress. However, the lung diseases they ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Leader of US vaccine push says he'll quit if politics trumps science Science Magazine Science 's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. On a nice day in early May, Moncef Slaoui was sitting by his pool when he received a phone call that would dramatically change his life—converting him ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report As Jobless Rates Climb, Study Finds Financial Stress Greatly Ups Suicide Risk U.S. News & World Report By Cara Roberts Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As millions of people struggle with economic hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study shows that financial stressors may make people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Reopening schools during COVID-19 Science Magazine Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is upending education. Operating schools during the pandemic entails balancing health risks against the consequences of disrupting in-person learning. In the United States, plans differ among states as schools have ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Could the MMR Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19? New Trial May Tell HealthDay FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new clinical trial will try to determine whether the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine can protect health care workers from being infected with COVID-19. Hundreds of millions of people have received the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report No Link Between Permanent Hair Dyes and Cancer: Study U.S. News & World Report By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of people color their own hair, even though some of the chemicals in permanent hair dyes are considered possible carcinogens. So, is home hair ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune 'We are preparing for the worst': Chicago-area hospitals brace for flu and COVID-19 to collide Chicago Tribune With a new flu season approaching, Chicago-area hospitals are bracing for a possible onslaught of both flu and COVID-19 patients. Experts hope this flu season will be mild, especially because many people are keeping their distance from others, washing ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Too Little Vitamin D Might Raise Odds of Coronavirus Infection HealthDay FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- There's evidence that low blood levels of the "sunshine vitamin" -- vitamin D -- may increase a person's risk of infection with the new coronavirus, researchers say. "Vitamin D is important to the function of the immune ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Somerville, Northeastern Partner To Look For Coronavirus In City Sewage WBUR As it weighs its response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the city of Somerville is turning to science — and its sewers. By testing raw sewage for shed coronavirus particles at 10 sites throughout the city, Somerville's mayor said he hopes to "get ahead of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette UPMC seeing less severe cases of COVID-19 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette UPMC continues to see less severe cases of COVID-19 than when the virus outbreak began in Western Pennsylvania in the spring, officials said Thursday. By a number of metrics — including length of hospitalization, need for breathing machine assistance ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Depression triples in US adults amid COVID-19 stressors CIDRAP COVID-19 has tripled the rate of depression in US adults in all demographic groups—especially in those with financial worries—and the rise is much higher than after previous major traumatic events, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Network ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Fact check: These birthmarks are not indicators of a MTHFR gene mutation and other false claims Reuters Shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, posts claim that three conditions found in infants – stork bites, sugar bugs, and sacral dimples – indicate a mutation in the MTHFR gene. The posts also allege that those with MTHFR gene mutations react ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge Proposed COVID-19 testing strategy faces pitfalls The Verge When someone gets a COVID-19 test, the result does one thing: tells that person if they have the coronavirus in their body. Some researchers, though, are trying to get tests to do more — and reframing the goal of testing as a result. Instead of simply finding ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease HealthDay FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even light smokers are much more likely to die of lung disease or lung cancer than nonsmokers, a new study warns. "Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, but it's easy to assume that if you only smoke a little, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Study: COVID-19 Antibodies May Last 4 Months WebMD September 3, 2020 -- Coronavirus antibodies may last for at least 4 months and decline at a slower rate than previously thought, according to a new study published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The large-scale study could indicate that a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American We Can't Fight COVID-19 on a Country by Country Basis Scientific American Recently, one of my patients borrowed money from a loan shark just to get a private taxi to the hospital. When we had a problem locating her test results, she broke down, justifiably furious. She probably wouldn't be able to find the money to come in again. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: What COVID-19 Is Doing to the Heart, Even After Recovery U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- A growing number of studies suggest many COVID-19 survivors experience some type of heart damage, even if they didn't have underlying heart disease and weren't sick enough to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline 60% of Americans Have an Underlying Condition That Increases COVID-19 Risk Healthline Tens of millions of Americans have a chronic health condition that increases their risk of severe illness from COVID-19. While older age and underlying medical conditions, including diabetes and obesity, increase a person's risk of severe COVID-19, some ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even light smokers are much more likely to die of lung disease or lung cancer than nonsmokers, a new study warns. "Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19 hotspots projected with new website Medical Xpress A new website uses reported cases and deaths to estimate the probability regions in England and Wales will become COVID-19 "hotspots." The team behind the website, from Imperial College London, define a hotspot as a local authority where there are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How we sleep today may forecast when Alzheimer's disease begins Medical Xpress What would you do if you knew how long you had until Alzheimer's disease set in? Don't despair. New research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests one defense against this virulent form of dementia—for which no treatment currently exists—is ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Could Boosting Vitamin D Cut COVID-19 Risk? MedPage Today Patients with "likely deficient" vitamin D status had nearly doubled risk of testing positive for COVID-19 versus those with "likely sufficient" vitamin D, a single-center study found. Among nearly 500 patients, the relative risk for infection was 1.77 (95% CI ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPBS UC San Diego Joins Second National Clinical Trial For COVID-19 KPBS KPBS Midday Edition Segments / September 3, 2020. Cover image for podcast episode. Download Episode. UC San Diego Health announced Wednesday it will join a second, national clinical trial to develop a vaccine designed to protect against ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 2nd Human West Nile Virus Case Reported In Williamson County Patch.com WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — Health officials on Thursday confirmed the second locally acquired human case of West Nile virus. Williamson County and Cities Health District officials confirmed the presence of the neuroinvasive disease in a resident in his or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Brazil's Bolsonaro says COVID-19 vaccinations will not be mandatory Reuters BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, reiterated on Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations will not be obligatory when they become available. "Many people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Why coronavirus is hitting Black seniors especially hard Tampa Bay Times Old. Chronically ill. Black. People who fit this description are more likely to die from COVID-19 than any other group in the country. They are perishing quietly, out of sight, in homes and apartment buildings, senior housing complexes, nursing homes and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus case numbers 'remain unchanged' in England BBC News The level of coronavirus among the community in England remains "unchanged" for the week to 25 August, the Office for National Statistics suggests. Its latest survey of people in households estimates there were around 2,000 new cases of coronavirus per ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com How to use basal insulin to help manage your diabetes Today.com There are a number of ways to manage diabetes, and sometimes a longer-acting insulin is the best way to keep blood glucose levels stable. Insulin LEAD. TODAY illustration / Getty Images. Get the latest from TODAY. Sign up for our newsletter. SUBSCRIBE. Flag as irrelevant

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