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| Until a Vaccine Arrives, a Worrisome Road Ahead Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Last Sunday, the United States reported its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus, with the last million added in the preceding ... | |
| Your Thanksgiving quarantine starts today. Here's what to do CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana S. Wen is an emergency physician and a visiting professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Previously she served as Baltimore's health commissioner. Follow on Twitter: ... | |
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| New Type of Test May Better Discern Immunity to the Coronavirus A new type of test can detect a person's immune response to the coronavirus better than a widely used antibody test, according to research released on Tuesday. The test, if authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, would be the first commercial ... | |
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| Progress in Kidney Care Starts at Home Come January, there may be many more people like Mary Prochaska. Ms. Prochaska, 73, a retired social worker in Chapel Hill, N.C., has advanced chronic kidney disease and relies on dialysis to filter waste from her blood while she awaits a kidney ... | |
| An Antidepressant Might Help Prevent Severe COVID-19 By Ernie Mundell, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant drug fluvoxamine -- best known by the brand name Luvox -- may help prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients who aren't yet ... | |
| Will the Coronavirus Evolve to Be Less Deadly? No lethal pandemic lasts forever. The 1918 flu, for example, crisscrossed the globe and claimed tens of millions of lives, yet by 1920, the virus that caused it had become significantly less deadly, causing only ordinary seasonal flu. | |
| EU agency: Coronavirus spread in minks could speed mutations LONDON — The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued new guidance to curb the spread of the coronavirus between minks and humans, warning that the transmission of COVID-19 among animals could speed up the number of ... | |
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| CDC says face masks can protect wearers — not just others Wearing a face mask doesn't just protect other people from potentially getting infected with the coronavirus, it protects you too, according to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When the CDC started urging Americans to ... | |
| Pandemic, Prejudice Leave Many in Need of Mental Health Help ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Pandemic or no pandemic, Yolo Akili Robinson knows that for Black Americans, disparities and inequities exist that prevent them from accessing and staying engaged with mental health services. He founded the national nonprofit ... | |
| Kids With Food Allergies Can Become Targets for Bullies By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As if having food allergies isn't hard enough on a child, new research shows that almost 1 in 5 of these kids are bullied. The bullying didn't stop at the ... | |
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| OCD Drug Looks Promising for COVID-19 Outpatients Clinical deterioration was not seen in 80 symptomatic COVID-19 patients who received the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluvoxamine in a randomized trial, compared with six of 72 receiving placebo. That translated to an absolute difference in ... | |
| COVID spread among Marine recruits despite quarantine A study of nearly 2,000 US Marine Corps recruits who underwent a strict phased quarantine before starting basic training identified several cases of asymptomatic COVID-19 spread, suggesting the need for the development of safer methods for similar settings ... | |
| Covid: Level 4 lockdown 'possible' in west of Scotland Areas in the west of Scotland have been warned they may be placed under the highest level of Covid restrictions next week. Deputy First Minister John Swinney said contact had been made with councils in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Lanarkshire ... | |
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| Virus survivor: Double lung transplant 'a walking miracle' PHOENIX — Arthur Sanchez's memories of his monthslong hospital stays are hazy but he hasn't forgotten how it felt when COVID-19 took away his ability to breathe. "I would probably compare it to being underwater too long and not being able to come up for ... | |
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| Doctors respond to 20 common concerns about the flu shot This research process leads to the creation of the season's vaccine, which is intended to protect against common flu strains that winter. But the seasonality of the flu leads to variation in both flu severity and vaccine effectiveness from year to year. | |
| Health Highlights, Nov. 13, 2020 Below are newsworthy items compiled by the Healthday staff: Measles Deaths Reach Highest Level in 23 Years. Measles deaths are the highest they have been in more than two decades, a new World Health Organization/U.S. Centers for Disease Control ... | |
| Is the paleo diet healthy? Here's everything you need to know Dietitians like that you'll be filling up on fruits, vegetables and other non-processed foods. But they want you to avoid the common paleo pitfall. Trimmed steak. Dieticians caution people from relying too heavily on animal proteins on a paleo diet; red and ... | |
| Over 250 Hospitalized With Coronavirus, OC Cases Rise ORANGE COUNTY, CA — With nearly 300 more diagnoses of coronavirus reported in Orange County Thursday, there is growing concern about the county slipping down to the most restrictive, purple tier. The county on Thursday reported six more COVID-19 ... | |
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| Rancho Santa Margarita Coronavirus Counts: 418 Total Cases RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — With nearly 300 more diagnoses of coronavirus reported in Orange County Thursday, there is growing concern about the county slipping down to the most restrictive, purple tier. In Rancho Santa Margarita, a total of 418 ... | |
| Link between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota is confirmed Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe, and indirectly millions of family members as well as society as a whole. In recent years, the scientific community has suspected ... | |
| Medicare and Alzheimer's Disease: Your Coverage Explained Medicare covers most, if not all, of the services considered medically necessary for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Both original Medicare and Medicare Advantage cover inpatient and outpatient services related to Alzheimer's ... | |
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| Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in sub-Saharan Africa Gestational diabetes refers to high blood sugar that appears only in pregnancy, and usually goes away after delivery. But women with gestational diabetes have high chances of developing type 2 diabetes later in their life. In ... | |
| New Hope for a Rare Heart Condition By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug might improve heart function for people with a condition called obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a new study finds. | |
| When You Might Be Able to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine The most likely group to get the vaccine first is healthcare workers on the front lines, followed by high-risk individuals and older adults. Pfizer will have approximately 50 million vaccine doses at the get- ... | |
| Masks Protect Wearers and Others from COVID-19 November 12, 2020 -- Face masks can protect wearers as well as others from contracting the coronavirus, according to new guidance issued Tuesday by the CDC. The update shifts previous guidance that said face masks mainly prevent you from spreading ... | |
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| Astrocytes identified as master 'conductors' of the brain In the orchestra of the brain, the firing of each neuron is controlled by two notes—excitatory and inhibitory—that come from two distinct forms of a cellular structure called synapses. Synapses are essentially the connections between neurons, transmitting ... | |
| Large Study Finds Blacks, Asians More Vulnerable to COVID FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Asian people in the United States and the United Kingdom have significantly higher odds of COVID-19 infection compared to white people, a large research review finds. The study authors analyzed data ... | |
| Pre-screening key to combating prostate cancer Observant folks may notice more a bit more facial hair on the men in their lives during November, which is the annual Men's Health Awareness Month. One of the more popular ways to raise awareness of numerous men's health issues is to grow a beard or ... | |
| Large Study Finds Blacks, Asians More Vulnerable to COVID By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Asian people in the United States and the United Kingdom have significantly higher odds of COVID-19 infection compared to white people, a large ... | |
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| Will low-income countries have to wait on COVID vaccines? Rich countries are snapping up vaccines even before they're ready, and it could mean fewer—as well as delays in vaccination—for billions in less wealthy nations, according to a new study. The global assessment of purchasing agreements shows that ... | |
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