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	health Daily update ⋅ October 14, 2020
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	CNN People with blood type O may have lower risk of Covid-19 infection and severe illness, two new studies suggest CNN (CNN) People with blood type O may be less vulnerable to Covid-19 and have a reduced likelihood of getting severely ill, according to two studies published Wednesday. Experts say more research is needed. The research provides further evidence that ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare The New York Times Reports of reinfection with the coronavirus evoke a nightmarish future: Repeat bouts of illness, impotent vaccines, unrelenting lockdowns — a pandemic without an end. A case study published on Monday, about a 25-year-old man in Nevada, has stoked those ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries NPR During this pandemic, people in the United States are currently dying at rates unparalleled elsewhere in the world. A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that over the last 5 months per capita deaths in the U.S., both from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape COVID-19 Cancer Backlog Leaves More Than 350000 People Untested Medscape More than 350,000 people in the UK have missed out on being urgently referred to hospital with suspected cancer symptoms since the end of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, show new figures from Cancer Research UK. The number of people who ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How to guard against seasonal affective disorder in the pandemic's winter months CNN (CNN) With winter on the horizon, it's getting darker earlier each day, and temperatures are slipping. Seasonal affective disorder could hit particularly hard this year, especially after months of social distancing and limited contact with family or large groups. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News This woman battled breast cancer, including 16 rounds of chemotherapy, during the global coronavirus pandemic ABC News More than 300,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the United States in 2020, which means thousands of women will have been diagnosed with and fought breast cancer during the coronavirus pandemic. Kelly Conner ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID-19 Taking Huge Toll in Excess US Deaths U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A pair of new studies assert that the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster, causing more deaths than thought and prolonging ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Dutch woman dies after catching Covid-19 twice, the first reported reinfection death CNN (CNN) An elderly Dutch woman has become the first known person to die from catching Covid-19 twice, according to experts, raising serious questions about how long immunity and antibodies can last. The woman, 89, suffered from a rare type of bone ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com The coronavirus can last for 28 days on some surfaces Livescience.com A research group in Australia has just published what appears to be a pretty terrifying finding – SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is viable even after sitting on surfaces such as glass and bank notes for 28 days. Advertisement. With much of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Five unanswered questions about the new alert system BBC News New restrictions on daily life are coming into force in parts of England deemed to be at the highest risk of coronavirus outbreaks. They include curbs on meeting friends and family and going to the pub and are part of the government's new three-tier alert ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME A 25-Year-Old Nevada Man Got COVID-19 Twice. Here's What We Know—and Don't Know—About Reinfection TIME It's possible not only to get COVID-19 twice, but also to be sicker the second time, according to a new case report published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. But some experts caution there's still a lot to learn about COVID-19 reinfection, and that the case cited in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN More than 1 million mink will be killed to help contain a series of Covid-19 outbreaks on Danish farms CNN (CNN) The Danish government has ordered the country's mink farms to cull over 1 million mink due to a series of Covid-19 outbreaks among the animals. The current outbreak is believed to have started in late June when a Covid-19 patient was associated ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Is it the flu or COVID-19? How to tell the difference USA TODAY Due to overlapping symptoms between the flu and COVID-19, physicians and health experts are urging everyone six months and older to get vaccinated for the flu this year. It's particularly important to get the vaccine this year, as one infection can make you ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Since summer, Massachusetts has had more deaths per capita than nearby states, and it's not clear why The Boston Globe Months after COVID-19 began to ravage the Northeast, leaving thousands dead and countless communities in mourning, the disease began to loosen its deadly grip: Fatalities in the hardest-hit states declined sharply, and by the start of summer, it seemed ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 'Difficult situation:' Nation's top infectious disease expert warns of a surge in coronavirus cases USA TODAY The nation's top infectious disease expert said the United States faces a "difficult situation" with a rise in positive coronavirus tests through a wide swath of northern states as the weather cools. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape COVID-19: A Second Wave of Mental Illness 'Imminent' Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The mental health consequences of COVID-19 deaths are likely to overwhelm an already tattered US mental health system, leading to a lack of access, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Coronavirus reinfections are real but very, very rare Chicago Tribune Reports of reinfection with the coronavirus evoke a nightmarish future: Repeat bouts of illness, impotent vaccines, unrelenting lockdowns — a pandemic without an end. A case study published Monday, about a 25-year-old man in Nevada, has stoked those ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD US Still in First Wave, Third COVID Surge Starts WebMD October 14, 2020 -- A renewed increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across the country could mean the predicted fall surge in COVID-19 has arrived, according to CNN. In early September, the U.S. reported its lowest numbers at around ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds HealthDay By Cara Roberts Murez HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When older people hospitalized for heart failure are sent home, they are often given a whopping 10 medications to take for a variety of conditions. But is this ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Facebook Bans Anti-Vaccination Ads, Clamping Down Again The New York Times Facebook on Tuesday said it would no longer allow anti-vaccination ads on its platform, in another reversal of its longtime stance of avoiding being the referee on thorny issues. Facebook had previously shied away from stepping into debates over public ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Epidurals During Childbirth Tied to Autism Risk U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Children whose mothers were given an epidural during labor may face a slightly heightened risk of autism, a large, new study suggests. Researchers found that ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A small study suggests that a new procedure that treats part of the intestine just beyond the stomach may allow people with type 2 diabetes to safely stop taking insulin. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Facebook Bans Ads Discouraging Vaccines, In Latest Misinformation Crackdown NPR Facebook said on Tuesday it will ban anti-vaccination ads, following widespread pressure on the social network to curb harmful content. Under the new global policy, the company will no longer accept ads discouraging people from getting vaccines; ads that ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Share this: Facebook goes on social media offensive to encourage users get flu shots, vaccines USA TODAY Facebook is injecting itself into the public health debate by encouraging flu shots and banning anti-vaccination advertisements. But the social network may not be going far enough, some say, because non-paid anti-vaccination posts are still allowed. In a post ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com King County Coronavirus Cases Are On The Rise Patch.com SEATTLE, WA — Coronavirus activity continues to rise in King County, where increased case counts and transmission levels have left public health officials uneasy about the trajectory heading into the cold months. Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for King ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune National Guard called in to help contain COVID outbreaks at two Minnesota nursing homes Minneapolis Star Tribune In a troubling sign of COVID-19's resurgence, the Minnesota National Guard has been called in to provide emergency staffing support at two nursing homes struggling to contain large and deadly outbreaks of the respiratory disease. Over the past 10 days, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Stamford To Host Flu Shot Drive-Through Clinic Patch.com STAMFORD, CT — The city will host a drive-through clinic this weekend to provide flu shots to residents while they remain in their vehicle. The drive-through clinic will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Stamford High School parking lot, located ... Flag as irrelevant
	POPSUGAR You're Not Too Young to Think About Breast Cancer — 6% of Diagnoses Are Under 40 POPSUGAR The reality is that six percent of breast cancer patients who were diagnosed in 2019 were under 40, and nearly 12,000 women younger than 40 were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2019, according to the latest data from the American Cancer Society. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Clearing up confusion over breast cancer screening recommendations Medical Xpress What are the current recommendations for breast cancer screening? It sounds like it should be a simple question with a simple answer. However, the answers to that question can vary, says Dr. Katie Hunt, a Mayo Clinic radiologist. To make it simple, Dr. Hunt ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Covid reinfections are possible. Should we worry? Medical Xpress The patient walked into the Washoe County community testing station in the US state of Nevada on April 18 with a sore throat, dry cough and a headache, but no reason to worry. He was only 25, had no prior medical conditions, and although the PCR ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mashable Facebook finally bans anti-vaccination ads Mashable Conspiracy theorists and promoters of misinformation have had a harder time spreading falsehoods on Facebook in recent weeks. The social media company took the fight to another group Tuesday: anti-vaxxers. However, its new policy against ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Black and Hispanic patients with cancer more likely to develop COVID-19, data show Healio Black and Hispanic patients with cancer demonstrated a higher risk for COVID-19 infection than their white counterparts, according to results of a study presented during ASCO Quality Care Symposium. The findings, based on data of nearly a half-million ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus caused two-thirds of US excess deaths: study Fox News 'The enforcement of mask mandates and social distancing is really important if we are to avoid these surges and major loss of life'. By Kayla Rivas | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Fox News Flash top headlines for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com COVID-19 linked to sudden hearing loss Livescience.com A man in the U.K. developed sudden and permanent hearing loss in one ear after battling a severe case of COVID-19, according to a new report. His doctors are now warning others to be on the lookout for this rare but serious complication, which has been ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Facebook Bans Ads Discouraging Vaccines, In Latest Misinformation Crackdown NPR Updated at 7:05 p.m. ET. Facebook said on Tuesday it will ban anti-vaccination ads, following widespread pressure on the social network to curb harmful content. Under the new global policy, the company will no longer accept ads discouraging people from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How worried should I be about news the coronavirus survives on surfaces for up to 28 days? Medical Xpress Now a study published by CSIRO researchers suggests SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can survive up to 28 days on common surfaces. So, is this cause for panic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress First reported UK case of sudden permanent hearing loss linked to COVID-19 Medical Xpress Although uncommon, sudden permanent hearing loss seems to be linked to COVID-19 infection in some people, warn doctors, reporting the first UK case in the journal BMJ Case Reports. Awareness of this possible side effect is important, because a prompt ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Vacationing Teen Spreads COVID-19 to 11 Relatives WebMD October 14, 2020 -- A 13-year-old girl exposed to COVID-19 during a large outbreak in June who participated in a three-week family gathering spread the infection to 11 relatives in four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Child Care Centers Are Not Linked to COVID Spread, According to Large Study PEOPLE.com Researchers found that there was no "elevated risk" of coronavirus transmission if safety practices were followed at child care centers. By Claudia Harmata. October 14, 2020 12:33 PM. Advertisement. FB Tweet More. Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress SARS-CoV-2 antibodies provide lasting immunity Medical Xpress One of the most significant questions about the novel coronavirus is whether people who are infected are immune from reinfection and, if so, for how long. To determine the answer, University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers studied the production of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com 'How the heck do I have colon cancer at 24?': Man shares story to raise awareness Today.com Throughout college, Evan White, would occasionally notice some blood in his stool. It occurred sporadically so he thought little of it. Two years after graduating, he visited his doctor after noticing his energy had waned. The diagnosis shocked him. "How the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Statins may reduce cancer risk through mechanisms separate to cholesterol Medical Xpress Statins reduce levels of LDL-cholesterol, the so-called 'bad' cholesterol, by inhibiting an enzyme called HMG-CoA-reductase (HMGCR). Clinical trials have previously demonstrated convincing evidence that statins reduce the risk of heart attacks and other ... Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com 10 California counties see restrictions eased, risks remain STLtoday.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten California counties were cleared to ease coronavirus restrictions Tuesday, including some in the Central Valley that saw major case spikes over the summer, but the state's top health official warned that upcoming Halloween ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine How Did 2009's Swine Flu Really Compare With COVID-19? Slate Magazine When conversation at the the vice presidential debate on Wednesday turned to the coronavirus, Mike Pence pivoted from defense to offense by pillorying Joe Biden and Barack Obama's response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, also known as the swine flu. Flag as irrelevant
	Bustle Doctors Explain Why Breast Self-Exams Aren't Actually Recommended Anymore Bustle You might have learned about breast self-exams during your high school health class, or at your first visit to the gynecologist — then proceeded to lie to your gyno each year that yes, you did them every month, just like you flossed regularly. You'd think that ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid outbreak at Swansea's Morriston Hospital BBC News A coronavirus outbreak has been declared at another hospital in Wales. Swansea Bay health board said 10 patients and five staff had tested positive at Morriston Hospital in the past few days. The health board said most cases were connected to cardiac ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay More Young Adults in the US Are Saying No to Alcohol HealthDay TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In a sign that many young Americans may no longer be boozing it up, a new study finds that fewer young people are drinking alcohol now than 20 years ago. In fact, the number of men and women in the United ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study linking 28 genes to developmental disorders to mean diagnoses for about 500 families Medical Xpress Research into the causes of developmental disorders has identified 285 genes linked to these conditions, including 28 newly-associated genes. Published today (14 October 2020) in Nature, the study by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tacoma News Tribune Coronavirus updates: State passes 94k cases; Inslee announces group for economic recovery Tacoma News Tribune This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Subscribe Now. Updated at 9:15 a.m.. The Washington state Department of Health reported on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Chief scientist behind Operation Warp Speed 'extremely worried' over politicization of coronavirus vaccine Fox News A coronavirus vaccine could be approved as early as Thanksgiving, Moncef Slaoui, the chief scientist leading the Trump administration's coronavirus vaccine initiative told Fox News. In a rare interview on "The Story" Tuesday, Slaoui said he expects two of the ... Flag as irrelevant

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