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Coronavirus: UK case rises are 'concerning', says minister The seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 in the UK has now risen above 20 cases per 100,000 people. On Sunday 2,988 new cases were announced, which was ...
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How you handle this Labor Day will help steer the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors say (CNN) Americans have two choices as they celebrate Labor Day today: 1. Be responsible. Keep gatherings small, have them outside, wear a face mask when you're not eating or drinking, and stay 6 feet away from anyone outside your household whenever ...
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This might be your most important flu shot ever (CNN) With a black suit jacket shrugged off her left shoulder, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn't flinch while getting a flu vaccination on live television last week. "Literally the easiest thing I will do today," said Gov. Whitmer, who called the press ...
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New ads encourage minorities to roll up their sleeves and participate in coronavirus vaccine trials (CNN) A group funded by the National Institutes of Health has released a series of emotional television ads asking Black people and Latinos to roll up their sleeves and become study participants in clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines. "When everything ...
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As scientists hustle to develop a coronavirus vaccine, the push for first dibs is already underway As medical researchers sprint to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, there is a new race underway -- for a spot at the front of the line to be inoculated amid what will likely be a gradual rollout of doses. Advocates for a dizzying array of interest groups ...
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How the Aging Immune System Makes Older People Vulnerable to Covid-19 Covid-19 patients who are 80 or older are hundreds of times more likely to die than those under 40. That's partly because they are more likely to have underlying conditions — like diabetes and lung disease — that seem to make the body more vulnerable to ...
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Former Marine cheers medical workers every morning after their overnight shift caring for Covid-19 patients Downey, California (CNN) After wrapping a grueling 12-hour, overnight shift helping patients fight the coronavirus, nurses at Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center in Downey, California, cheer as they leave work. "Sometimes we have up to, like, 10 to ...
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UK virus concerns mount following big increase in new cases The British government is facing pressure to act fast to keep a lid on coronavirus infections after a sharp spike in new cases across the U.K. over recent days stoked concerns about the pandemic's prospective path during winter. By. PAN PYLAS Associated ...
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Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19 NEW YORK — In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese. The link became more apparent as coronavirus swept across the globe and data mounted, and researchers are still ...
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It is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 contamination, experts say (CNN) A team of experts on food contamination says it is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 transmission. The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) looked at the evidence that coronavirus might be carried ...
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New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- New hepatitis C medications are allowing people to receive a kidney transplant from a deceased donor who had the liver disease -- a strategy aimed at getting ...
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Dentists Are Seeing an Epidemic of Cracked Teeth. What's Going On? "How's your dental practice?" a friend of mine asked, brow furrowed, concern evident on her face. I've seen this look a lot recently. Since the onset of the pandemic, with a citywide shutdown and social distancing measures firmly entrenched, more than a ...
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Coronavirus: How can I overcome my anxiety? Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems experienced in the UK. Dramatic changes in all our lives during the past six months have increased anxiety levels, and a new study suggests parents are particularly worried about the wellbeing of ...
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Realities Of The Pandemic Are Triggering Eating Disorders Eating disorders are thriving during the pandemic. Both food scarcity and stockpiling can be a trigger — especially for those with past trauma related to restrictive or binge eating. AUDIE CORNISH, BYLINE: Eating disorders will affect nearly 1 in 10 Americans ...
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Virus Puts New Strain on Gaza's Overwhelmed Health System GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Dr. Ahmed el-Rabii spent years treating Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire during wars and clashes in the Gaza Strip. Now that the coronavirus has reached the blockaded territory, the 37-year-old physician finds himself in the ...
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The modelling behind Melbourne's extended city-wide lockdown is problematic I totally support the goal of eliminating the coronavirus from Victoria and at the same time hopefully eliminating it from all of Australia. I've written a book making the case this is the best way to get Australia back to normal given the uncertainty of the timeline for ...
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New virus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia's holiday hotspots BALI, Indonesia/BANGKOK (Reuters) - A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
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Craigavon: Health chief apologises after fourth Covid-19 death The chief executive of the Southern Health Trust has apologised following the death of a fourth haematology patient at Craigavon Area Hospital who had tested positive for Covid-19. Shane Devlin said he and the trust were "truly sorry for what has happened".
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For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term heart and lung damage can occur in COVID-19 patients, but it may ease with time, according to a new study. A second study found that COVID-19 patients recover faster if they begin rehabilitation as ...
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Craigavon: Hospital 'needs to learn' from Covid-19 outbreaks The chief executive of the Southern Health Trust said he is "truly sorry and the trust is truly sorry for what has happened" at Craigavon Area Hospital. On Monday, a fourth haematology patient died after testing positive for Covid-19. Health Minister Robin ...
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Coronavirus: 'Deep concerns' about North East cases There are "deep concerns" among local authority leaders about the growing number of coronavirus cases in the north-east of England. The leaders of seven councils have issued a statement urging people to help avoid a "devastating" lockdown. They say ...
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Coronavirus: Leeds could face 'movement restrictions' People living in Leeds could face "movement restrictions" if the spread of Covid-19 continues to worsen, a council officer has said. Mariana Pexton, Leeds City Council's chief corporate support officer, said they needed younger people to abide by the ...
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Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone—here's who benefits and who doesn't New studies show that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with inexpensive steroids can cut their risk of dying from the illness by a third. The results are so clear that the World Health Organization changed its advice on Sept. 2 and now strongly ...
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A lack of oxygen in tumors promotes metastasis Metastases are formed by cancer cells that break away from the primary tumor. A research group at the University of Basel has now identified lack of oxygen as the trigger for this process. The results reveal an important relationship between the oxygen supply ...
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Researchers show how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer Like wrenches made of Legos, SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes tighten or loosen DNA in our cells to control how genes are turned on and made into proteins. When assembled correctly, these complexes play a crucial role in the development of ...
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Officials: Three Long Island school districts report COVID-19 positive tests The Sewanhaka, Riverhead and Southold school districts reported COVID-19 cases among students and staff on Sunday and Monday, adding to the list of Long Island districts battling flare-ups of the virus as in-person instruction resumes. On Sunday ...
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Dropping it in the mail: Best practices detailed for mail-in colon cancer screenings A program that asks patients to mail in stool samples to screen for colon cancer is an effective way to expand screenings to underserved and underinsured communities and offers an alternative to in-person testing during the pandemic, according to a study ...
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Hopes still unfulfilled for coronavirus antibody tests touted by Trump admin At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives — one that would tell them if they already had the virus and were protected from getting it again.
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Can singing 'Happy Birthday' spread coronavirus? Watching someone blow out birthday candles during the coronavirus pandemic could lead to concerns that aerosols are spewing into the air. But you may have concerns over the tradition that comes shortly before the candles are extinguished, as singing ...
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Coronavirus: Hertsmere infection rise 'due to teenage house parties' Large house parties attended by 16 to 19-year-olds were to blame for one of the biggest rises in coronavirus cases in England, a council said. Hertsmere in Hertfordshire had the third highest rate of infection for any area outside the North West. The borough ...
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Yes, We All Want a COVID Vaccine to Fix Everything. But That's Unlikely ponWith a mounting death toll, declining mental health, mandatory Zoom classrooms, fried parents and mass unemployment, the nation's hopes have crystallized around the one thing that will make it all go away. A vaccine. Perhaps you're imagining schools ...
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Bold Hopes for Virus Antibody Tests Still Unfulfilled WASHINGTON (AP) — At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives — one that would tell them if they already had the virus and were ...
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Experts predicted a coronavirus pandemic years ago. Now it's playing out before our eyes (CNN) — In 2017, a team of experts at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security published a scenario as part of a training exercise that they believed could happen in the not-so-distant future.
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Coronavirus patients still had lung damage, breathlessness, weeks after leaving hospital: report Patients hospitalized with a severe coronavirus infection still had lung damage and breathing problems weeks after leaving the hospital, according to a report on Sunday. Researchers in Austria released the preliminary results from a study that tracked 86 ...
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Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat For most of her 34 years, Stephanie Parker didn't recognize she had an eating disorder. At age 6, she recalls, she stopped eating and drinking at school — behavior that won her mother's praise. "It could have started sooner; I just don't have the memory," says ...
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Mass. reports 8 new deaths, 222 new coronavirus cases on Monday Massachusetts health officials reported eight new coronavirus deaths on Monday, bringing the statewide death toll to 8,925. The number of confirmed cases of the virus increased with 222 new cases. As of Monday, there have been 121,046 confirmed cases ...
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Experts predicted a coronavirus pandemic years ago. Now it's playing out before our eyes In 2017, a team of experts at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security published a scenario as part of a training exercise that they believed could happen in the not-so-distant future. The SPARS Pandemic Scenario. The year is 2025. A few American ...
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Colon cancer hits hardest in communities of color Like countless millions of people worldwide, Ivey Fagan Jr. was shocked and deeply saddened by the news of actor Chadwick Boseman's death at age 43 late last month after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. But unlike so many millions of Black ...
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Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled Coronavirus tests touted by President Trump and his top officials to help reopen the economy are widely available, but predictions for their usefulness haven't panned out. By MATTHEW PERRONEAssociated Press. Email Writer. Share. facebook · tweet.
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What researchers know about the risk of reopening schools Across the world, over 1.5 billion children and young people were deprived of school during the first phase of the pandemic. We know this has had a negative effect on learning. And research carried out in England has shown that children in deprived areas ...
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In study, acetaminophen makes risky moves seem less dangerous While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests. People who took acetaminophen rated activities like "bungee jumping off a tall bridge" and "speaking your mind about ...
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As flu season nears, experts recommend getting a flu shot sooner than later Flu season is just around the corner. With the coronavirus pandemic still present in our daily lives, it is perhap more important than ever to get the flu shot, both for your own health and for the health of all Mainers. There are still unknowns as to how the annual ...
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Coronavirus Tracker: Texas reports over 2000 new cases, 20 new deaths on Monday SAN ANTONIO — We're tracking the latest numbers from the coronavirus pandemic in San Antonio and across Texas. Here are the latest numbers reported by Bexar and surrounding counties: Bexar County: 228 new cases were reported Sunday, bringing the ...
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New York will ramp up testing corpses for COVID-19 and the flu to make sure death data is accurate Newly introduced New York regulations will ramp up the testing of corpses for COVID-19 and the flu. The new rules require that bodies of those who died with a suspected respiratory illness be tested for both within 48 hours of death. The regulations, which ...
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Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk for COVID-19 Individuals with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop COVID-19 than those who had sufficient vitamin D levels, data from a single-center, retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open show. According to a press release, half of all ...
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Vitamin D levels in the blood can predict future health risks and death Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health risks in aging men, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. These data suggest the free, precursor form of vitamin D found circulating in the bloodstream is a ...
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Top in ID: Fungal disease, health care workers and COVID-19 A recent study showed that invasive fungal disease was common among critically ill patients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation. It was the top story in infectious disease last week. Another top story was about a report that indicated many SARS-CoV-2 ...
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Gut microbes could allow space travelers to stay healthy on long voyages Spending long periods of time in space can wreak havoc on space traveler health, including negative effects on metabolism, bone and muscle health, gastrointestinal health, immunity and mental health. This could prevent us pursuing long-distance missions, ...
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Post-COVID syndrome damages some kids' hearts The inflammatory condition in children caused by a delayed effect of the coronavirus likely will require lifelong monitoring in some cases because of injury it can inflict to the patient's cardiovascular system, according to a Houston-led study. In a review of U.S. ...
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Rubbing skin activates itch-relief neural pathway Stop scratching: rubbing skin activates an anti-itch pathway in the spinal cord, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. It can be hard to resist the relief of scratching an itch, even though scratching damages skin, especially in sensitive ...
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