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	health Daily update ⋅ November 15, 2020
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	The Atlantic It's Time to Hunker Down The Atlantic Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. The end may be near for the pestilence that has haunted the world this year. Good news is arriving on almost every front: treatments, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns ABC News The biggest reason coronavirus infections are soaring in the Midwest isn't because residents don't understand the dangers of the virus or how to protect themselves. By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press. November 14, 2020, 12:22 PM. • 6 min read. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 'It's Traumatizing': Coronavirus Deaths Are Climbing Once Again The New York Times But now, signs are shifting: More than 1,000 Americans are dying of the coronavirus every day on average, a 50 percent increase in the last month. Iowa, Minnesota, New Mexico, Tennessee and Wisconsin have recorded more deaths over the last seven days ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Amid virus surge, Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope Medical Xpress Dry-coughing as he pedals—a hack, hack, hack after-effect of his own personal battle with COVID-19—the doctor cycles through the dark of pre-dawn Paris, speeding to a crisis meeting at his hospital where, way back in February, the disease carried away the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post US pancreatic cancer deaths are expected to total 47500 in 2020 Washington Post About 8 percent of all cancer deaths stem from pancreatic cancer, even though, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), it accounts for about 3 percent of all cancers. Pancreatic cancer is so lethal because it is seldom diagnosed and treated in an early ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic: WHO Medical Xpress As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against the novel coronavirus, a top WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that public distrust risked rendering even the most effective treatments useless against the pandemic. "A vaccine that sits in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	nwitimes.com Does weather affect the spread of COVID-19 outside? Your virus questions answered nwitimes.com Each week the Associated Press fact-check team answers reader questions about the coronavirus and how it's changing our lives. Here are a few questions on our minds lately. Am I immune to the coronavirus once I've had it? You have some immunity, but ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA Los Angeles County records highest single-day number of coronavirus cases since troubling July surge KTLA Los Angeles County health officials confirmed 3,780 new cases of the coronavirus Saturday, the highest number of infections recorded in a single day since a deeply troubling surge in July. The infection rate has risen steadily since Halloween, reflecting a ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Flu vs. coronavirus: New study shows hospital deaths for COVID-19 twice the rate of influenza patients oregonlive.com SEATTLE — COVID-19 patients had an in-hospital death rate two times higher than that of influenza patients, according to a new study. This higher in-hospital mortality rate — of 40% for COVID-19 patients versus 19% for influenza patients — was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Broken sewage pipe might have caused small COVID-19 outbreak in China Healio Epidemiologic evidence indicates that a broken sewage pipe might have been the cause of a small outbreak of COVID-19 in a Chinese city, researchers recently reported. "The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been identified in the fecal matter of infected patients and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more BBC News News of a vaccine which prevented 90% of people from getting Covid-19 in clinical trials led to a surge of anti-vaccine rumours on social media. We've looked into some of the most widely shared false claims: about alleged plots to put microchips into people, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A 'transformational' and inexpensive polypill could cut heart attacks and strokes up to 40%, study finds CNN (CNN) In what some researchers are calling a "transformational approach to preventing heart disease," an inexpensive polypill, along with an aspirin, cut heart attacks and strokes by up to 40%, according new research published in the New England Journal ... Flag as irrelevant
	LA Daily News LA County's 3780 new coronavirus cases: Highest since mid-July LA Daily News Los Angeles County reported 3,780 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths on Saturday, Nov. 14, as the "second wave" of the coronavirus pandemic intensified. The 3,780 cases are the highest amount of positive cases in one day, not associated ... Flag as irrelevant
	KRQE News 13 Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns KRQE News 13 ELMWOOD, Neb. (AP) — Danny Rice has a good sense of how dangerous the coronavirus can be. What puzzles him are the people who have curtailed so much of their lives to avoid being infected by the virus. "I'm not going out and looking to catch it," he ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salon More than 80% of Pfizer's vaccine doses have already been bought by world's richest Salon Campaigners in the United Kingdom on Wednesday warned that just two days after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer shared positive early results of its coronavirus vaccine trial, mass purchases of the vaccine by the world's richest countries have left more than 85% ... Flag as irrelevant
	Richmond.com Does weather affect the spread of COVID-19 outside? Your virus questions answered Richmond.com The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text. Color. White, Black, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta, Cyan. Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister Orange County reports two more COVID-19 deaths and 528 new cases Los Angeles Times The Orange County Health Care Agency reported two coronavirus-related deaths and 528 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, on Saturday in its latest numbers. Since the onset of the pandemic, the county has experienced 1,524 deaths due ... Flag as irrelevant
	KHOU.com New CDC guidance says masks protect wearer from COVID-19, not just those nearby, as politicization heightens KHOU.com HOUSTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance Tuesday that masks worn over a person's nose and mouth protect the wearer, not just others, from COVID-19. When the CDC started urging Americans to wear face ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com 'Masks are the new condoms': How swingers are adapting in New Orleans amid coronavirus NOLA.com At 54, Bob Hannaford, host of the four-day Naughty in N'awlins swingers gathering, is old enough to remember when HIV first became a concern. For polygamous people, HIV "changed the culture," he said Saturday. Gay bathhouses and swinger clubs closed ... Flag as irrelevant
	TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press 'The time is now, Minnesota.' Leaders plead with public to curb COVID. TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press This is it. The moment experts feared and predicted. We avoided it for months, but it eventually came. Minnesota is about to enter, as Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota put it a few days ago, "COVID hell." State and hospital officials say we're ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Daily Herald Is Illinois ready to roll out a COVID vaccine? Chicago Daily Herald Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of much of the scientific world has been creating and testing a safe and effective vaccine. With news last week that drugmaker Pfizer was on the cusp of having its vaccine approved after it showed 90% ... Flag as irrelevant
	KMBC Kansas City A couple got married in a hospital parking lot after the groom recovered from COVID-19 KMBC Kansas City When Antionette Brown first saw Henry Bell at a nightclub 14 years ago, she knew he was the one. Although they never married, they commonly referred to each other as husband and wife during that span. Advertisement. Nothing tore them apart — not even ... Flag as irrelevant
	MD Magazine Geeta Lalchandani-Lalwani, MD: Diabetic Retinopathy Progression in a Large Dataset MD Magazine It is quite obvious to state that diabetes is certainly a prevalent issue in the United States. With the development of diabetes comes the risk of developing comorbidities, such as diabetic retinopathy. Patients with diabetes must be monitored closely by their ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Endless marathon: Bozeman health care workers push through demands of COVID-19 The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Nurses layer themselves in protective gear. They're cautious about what they touch before and after going into a patient's room. They shower before work so the don't bring anything into the hospital. They shower after work so they don't take anything home. Flag as irrelevant
	Grand Forks Herald Active COVID-19 cases surpass 11000 in North Dakota, state posts record new positives Grand Forks Herald Fourteen North Dakota counties — including Burleigh, Morton Stark and Williams — either set or matched single-day records for new cases. Written By: Thomas Evanella | Nov 14th 2020 - 12pm. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZ Big Media Arizona reports over 3K more COVID cases for 3rd day in week STLtoday.com PHOENIX (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak continues to surge in Arizona, with the state reporting over 3,000 new known COVID-19 cases on Saturday for the third day in a week and the most in one day since July. The state Department of Health Services ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR US Surgeon General Blames 'Pandemic Fatigue' For Recent COVID-19 Surge NPR U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says "pandemic fatigue" is largely to blame. People are tired and aren't taking mitigation measures as seriously as before, he says. "The virus hit different places ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Times This New COVID-19 Mutated Strain Could Be More Infectious Yet Susceptible to a Vaccine Science Times According to a report that proves some of the first concrete results about how SARS-CoV-2, which triggers COVID-19, is developing, a widespread mutation in the novel coronavirus that has allowed it to propagate rapidly across the world could also be made it ... Flag as irrelevant
	THV11.com KTHV Long-haulers: A look at the long-term effects of COVID-19 and what doctors have discovered THV11.com KTHV Much of the science around COVID-19 remains to be discovered, and one of its greatest mysteries is how those infected can suffer often debilitating symptoms for weeks and months. The long-term battle can include a wide range of problems from hair loss to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress More than 1.3 mn coronavirus deaths worldwide Medical Xpress More than 1.3 million people have been killed by the novel coronavirus worldwide, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. In total, there have been at least 1,303,783 deaths for 53,380,442 declared cases of COVID-19, although experts say ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Scientists pour cold water on 'intriguing' — and potentially fatal — similarity between COVID-19 and 1918 influenza MarketWatch A potentially fatal reaction to the 1918 flu was seen as one reason why seemingly healthy people were so hard hit. There is one cautionary note from the 1918 flu that has resonance in 2020 related to 'cytokine storms,' but scientists now say the role they play ... Flag as irrelevant
	SCNow Fiber is good, sugar is bad if you're diabetic SCNow In 2019, the International Diabetes Foundation estimated that 463 million adults between the ages of 20 and 79 were living with diabetes mellitus (DM), more commonly known as diabetes. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 DM (insulin dependent ... Flag as irrelevant
	Texarkana Gazette Friendly fire | A 'breakthrough finding' may show why certain COVID-19 patients die Texarkana Gazette Dr. Megan Ranney has learned a lot about COVID-19 since she began treating patients with the disease in the emergency department in February. by Kaiser Health News Nov. 14 2020 @ 9:52pm. story.lead_photo.caption Dr. Megan Ranney, an associate ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca 7 residents dead at Scarborough long-term care home battling COVID-19 outbreak CBC.ca Seven residents have died at a Scarborough, Ont., long-term care home in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, while 136 other residents and 66 staff members have tested positive for the virus, said the company that owns and operates the facility. Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk Baby struck down by coronavirus-linked syndrome left with lifelong heart condition Mirror.co.uk A baby has been left with a lifelong condition after suffering from a rare syndrome that affects children which is linked to coronavirus. Leia Godwin was just five-months-old when she became one of the very few Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome ... Flag as irrelevant
	Prescott Daily Courier Arizona reports over 3K more COVID cases for 3rd day in week Prescott Daily Courier The coronavirus outbreak continues to surge in Arizona, with the state reporting over 3,000 new known COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Nov. 14, for the third day in a week and the most in one day since July. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported ... Flag as irrelevant
	Prescott Daily Courier Arizona reports 2383 new COVID-19 cases and 2 more deaths Houston Chronicle PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 2,383 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. It marked the first time in three days that the state has had less than 3,000 new cases after recording 3,015 cases Friday and 3,476 Saturday. Flag as irrelevant
	KHTS Radio Holiday Travel During The COVID-19 Pandemic KHTS Radio With the holiday season fast approaching and COVID-19 numbers remaining high and increasing, Los Angeles County public health officials outlined guidelines for traveling. L.A. County remains in the most restrictive "purple" tier of Governor Gavin Newsom's ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Saskatoon ICUs maxed out because of COVID-19, patients diverted to smaller centres CBC.ca The intensive care units of Saskatoon hospitals are so full that officials have stopped accepting most out-of-town patients. The ICU unit is always populated by people recovering from car crashes, infections, heart attacks or a host of other maladies, but the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk Four Christmas lockdown options the Government could turn to after December 2 Mirror.co.uk Scientists are warning England could face restrictions after lockdown ends on December 2. SAGE experts have released modelling and data which suggests measures will need to be in place throughout next month. The measures could last over Christmas, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk UK coronavirus hospital deaths up by 157 in sign fatalities may be flattening Mirror.co.uk The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK's hospitals has risen by 157 suggesting the rate of fatalities may be flattening. The figure is usually lower on Sundays and Mondays because of weekend reporting lags. But the grim number compares with 151 on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Belgium announces measures for bird flu outbreak Phys.Org Belgium has detected an outbreak of bird flu, leading authorities to order all poultry farmers and individual bird owners to keep the animals confined, the country's food safety agency AFSCA said Saturday. Avian influenza has recently spread to western ... Flag as irrelevant
	Metro Next two weeks 'crucial' for ending England lockdown on December 2 Metro SAGE scientist Professor Susan Michie has warned people's actions in the next two weeks will determine whether they can spend Christmas with their families (Picture: PA/Getty). Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Irish Times Holohan warns Covid-19 numbers rising again as six more deaths and 456 new cases reported The Irish Times Another six people diagnosed with Covid-19 have died, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) reported on Saturday. This brings to 1,978 the total number of deaths related to the disease in the Republic. Nphet also reported a further 456 new ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay More Evidence That Vaping Ups Lung Disease Risk HealthDay SATURDAY, Nov. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Vaping significantly increases the risk of lung disease, according to a new study that adds to growing evidence that e-cigarettes are dangerous. Researchers from Boston University analyzed data gathered from ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald Billion-dollar deal brings new vaccine plant to Melbourne The Sydney Morning Herald Melbourne will become home to a new high-tech vaccine manufacturing plant in a billion-dollar deal to secure the nation's long-term supply of critical health products including influenza vaccines and life-saving antivenoms. The complex at Tullamarine will be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times 'Rewiring' metabolism in insulin-producing cells may aid Type 2 diabetes treatment Hindustan Times Researchers have discovered a previously unknown way that pancreatic cells decide how much insulin to secrete. It could provide a promising new target to develop drugs for boosting insulin production in people with Type 2 diabetes. In a pair of papers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kiowa County Press Ingredients in flu vaccine won't hurt you – two pharmacists explain why Kiowa County Press Flu vaccines 101. The flu vaccine is different every year; that's because there are different types of viruses and strains of each virus. The contents of the vaccine depend on the kind of flu that has been circulating in any given year. Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz Type 1 diabetics disappointed with Diabetes NZ campaign Stuff.co.nz Local reporting is vital to a thriving and connected community. Help us keep telling Nelson's stories by making a contribution. Contribute Now orange-arrow. Many people with type 1 diabetes feel let down by an organisation they say should have their backs ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill 38 percent of Americans planning on having Thanksgiving dinner with 10 or more people The Hill About 40 percent of U.S. residents say they plan to gather in groups of 10 or more people this holiday season, according to a recent survey from Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center. Nearly 33 percent of respondents said they would not ... Flag as irrelevant

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