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	health Daily update ⋅ November 18, 2020
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	CBS Denver Yes, Your Employer Can Require You To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine, With Some Exceptions CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – With news of a potentially effective COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, CBS4 Investigates wanted to know, can an employer require its employees to get a COVID vaccine? The answer is yes, but there are some exceptions. "Colorado is ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint The New York Times Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint. Blood samples from recovered patients suggest a powerful, long-lasting immune response, researchers reported. Blood was drawn for a Covid-19 antibody test at the University of Arizona in Tucson ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post What you need to know about the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines Washington Post The vaccines are made by different companies: One is being developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, and the other by biotechnology firm Moderna, in partnership with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post More than 3 million people in US estimated to be contagious with the coronavirus Washington Post More than 3 million people in the United States have active coronavirus infections and are potentially contagious, according to a new estimate from infectious-disease experts tracking the pandemic. That number is significantly larger than the official case ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post An Ohio wedding left dozens with the coronavirus, including the bride and groom: 'It starts to take a toll on you' Washington Post When Mikayla Bishop began walking down the aisle in October, the bride immediately noticed that even though she had provided masks, almost no one was wearing one. "I'm walking down the aisle," she told WLWT this week. "We can't do anything now.". Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus immunity can last more than six months, study suggests CNN (CNN) Early research suggests immunity to the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can last for at least six months -- and possibly much longer, perhaps even years, when all components of the body's immune memory are taken into consideration. The pre-print ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Children in US May Miss 9 Million Vaccine Doses in 2020, Report Warns The New York Times Children in the United States are on pace this year to miss nine million vaccine doses for measles, polio and other highly contagious diseases, according to medical claims data — a disruption that health care authorities called alarming and attributed to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Statins Beneficial in Elderly, Guidelines Should Be Strengthened Medscape Contrary to historical evidence, among older people, elevated LDL cholesterol levels increase risk for heart attack and cardiovascular disease, and older patients benefit as much, if not more, from statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs than do younger ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Light therapy lamps can ease seasonal depression. Here's what you need to know. Washington Post For some people, the beginning of winter signals more than a change in weather. The shorter, darker days trigger a noticeable shift in their mood and behavior, causing what's known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. And this winter, the onset of SAD ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio COVID-19 CVD registry highlights racial/ethnic disparities, risk in obesity Healio CVD complications in patients with COVID-19 are less common than were believed, but disproportionately affect patients with obesity and Black and Hispanic individuals, according to data from an American Heart Association registry. Researchers presented ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Is Ablation Rx the Best First Choice for A-Fib? WebMD By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A procedure that freezes bits of heart tissue may be a better option than medication for people with atrial fibrillation (a-fib, or AF), two clinical trials have found. A-fib is a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Is Ablation Rx the Best First Choice for A-Fib? U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A procedure that freezes bits of heart tissue may be a better option than medication for people with atrial fibrillation (a-fib, or AF), two clinical trials have found. A-fib is a common heart arrhythmia in which the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: COVID-19 Patients of All Ages With Obesity Face Higher Risk of Complications, Death U.S. News & World Report By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- People with obesity – regardless of age – are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and have higher risks for ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Black, Hispanic People Hospitalized for COVID-19 at Disproportionately High Rates U.S. News & World Report By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Black and Hispanic people made up nearly 60% of COVID-19 hospitalizations in a new study, a disproportionate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Congo announces end to its 11th deadly Ebola outbreak Washington Post KINSHASA, Congo — Congo has declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, this one in western Equateur province, nearly six months after cases were reported and amid the rise of COVID-19 in the Central African nation. This is the first time Congo is ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Stay off the court: For overweight people with arthritic knees, racket sports like tennis and racquetball may accelerate degeneration of the joints, a new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Fauci: Underlying CVD drives risk for COVID-19 severity, death Healio COVID-19 can cause severe CV complications, manifested by arrythmias, myocardial injury, thromboembolic phenomenon and cardiomyopathies, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, said during a presentation at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Black, Hispanic People Hospitalized for COVID-19 at Disproportionately High Rates HealthDay TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Black and Hispanic people made up nearly 60% of COVID-19 hospitalizations in a new study, a disproportionate number that researchers attribute to societal structures reinforcing health ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express COVID-19 Scan for Nov 17, 2020 CIDRAP A research letter published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that patients who died of COVID-19 in the Netherlands were more than twice as likely to have scarring of their diaphragms than patients who died of other causes. A research team led by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Chinese COVID vaccine candidate based on inactivated virus appears safe, induces immune response, study finds Medical Xpress Results from an early-phase randomised clinical trial of a Chinese vaccine candidate based on the inactivated whole SARS-CoV-2 virus (CoronaVac) are published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, finding the formulation appears safe and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News One-year mark since first coronavirus case in China: reports Fox News There are 55.2M reported infections worldwide, with over 1.3M deaths, per data from Johns Hopkins University. By Kayla Rivas | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Mask mandate is the way to stop coronavirus and rebuild ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Lethal brain infections in mice thwarted by decoy molecule Medical Xpress Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a molecule that protects mice from brain infections caused by Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a mosquito-borne virus notorious for causing fast-spreading, ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine is 94.5% Effective. Here's What That Really Means TIME It's wasn't a typical Sunday morning for Dr. Stephen Hoge, president of the biotech company Moderna, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. They were at their respective homes in Massachusetts and ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Chinese COVID Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese COVID-19 vaccine seems to be safe and effective, early trial results suggest, but one expert says the findings should be regarded with caution. Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Coronavirus: With cases surging, when will California see a rise in COVID-19 deaths? The Mercury News The short history of the coronavirus suggests that California will soon see a marked rise in COVID-19 deaths that traditionally follows a surge in cases — but when and how severe will it be this time? Experts, who now have a better understanding of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis HealthDay TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Stay off the court: For overweight people with arthritic knees, racket sports like tennis and racquetball may accelerate degeneration of the joints, a new study finds. Exercise can benefit overweight people, but the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kaiser Family Foundation States Are Getting Ready to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines. What Do Their Plans Tell Us So Far? Kaiser Family Foundation With the U.S. still in the midst of an escalating COVID-19 pandemic, attention to the race for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine has intensified. What is clear is that when vaccines do become available, ensuring equitable and rapid distribution to the U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	Toronto Sun Influenza Season: Importance Of The Flu Vaccine, Symptoms And Risks During The COVID-19 Pandemic Patch.com Nov 18, 2020 9:43 am ET. Reply. From the Miami Times: By: Bertamaria Dieguez, MD, internal medicine and infectious disease. Nov 17, 2020. Subscribe. The flu season begins in October, peaks around December, and can extend into May. Influenza, more ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Yorkshire Cancer Research: Covid-delayed funding announced BBC News A cancer charity says it is to fund £8.3m of research which was delayed by the first wave of coronavirus. The Yorkshire Cancer Research funding includes a £1m trial to establish whether vaping products can help people with mental illness quit smoking. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Doctors Respond to 20 Common Concerns About the Flu Shot Newsweek Every fall people return to a familiar conversation: Should you get the flu shot? As flu season begins in the Northern Hemisphere, this question—along with other concerns—circulates among families, and in schools and workplaces. "I heard it isn't as effective ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Congo announces end to its 11th deadly Ebola outbreak Medical Xpress Congo has declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, this one in western Equateur province, nearly six months after cases were reported and amid the rise of COVID-19 in the Central African nation. This is the first time Congo is Ebola-free in about two and a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Youngest COVID-19 patients most likely to avoid severe illness, recover with care Medical Xpress In a comprehensive review of research studies looking at infections from SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in infants less than three months old, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that the majority of these tiny patients experience mild ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET How to reduce your risk for heart disease in 9 simple steps CNET It accounts for about one in four deaths in the US each year. Someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds in the US. These statistics are scary, but science tells us exactly how to turn them around. We have a wealth of information about heart disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus outbreaks linked to Washington wedding, officials asking over 300 to quarantine Fox News Some 300 attendees of a wedding held in Washington state earlier this month are being asked to quarantine after several people who attended the nuptials have since tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The wedding was held at a "private location" near ... Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com Maine resisting lockdown measures even as state hits second-highest case counts since pandemic began pressherald.com Maine health officials reported 246 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the second-highest one-day total to date, as the pandemic continues to accelerate here and across the country, prompting some states to impose new restrictions to try and curb the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	South China Morning Post Are e-cigarette users at greater risk of poor immune response to flu, COVID? EurekAlert CHAPEL HILL, NC - In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of influenza virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Sinovac's COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Quick Immune Response: Study U.S. News & World Report SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was lower than in people who had recovered from the disease, preliminary trial results ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Immunity to Coronavirus Could Last Years, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report People infected with the coronavirus could remain immune for years after their recovery, a new study suggests, offering news that could quell worries about waning immunity as potential vaccines are nearing availability. Scientists at the La Jolla Institute of ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Mouthwash 'can kill virus in lab in 30 seconds' BBC News Mouthwash can kill coronavirus within 30 seconds of being exposed to it in a lab, a scientific study indicates. · Scientists at Cardiff University found there were "promising signs" that over-the-counter mouthwashes may help to destroy the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Stanwood senior facility reports 99 coronavirus cases, including 5 deaths Seattle Times Five people have died from COVID-19, and 94 others have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in an outbreak among residents and staff members of Josephine Caring Community in Stanwood, health officials said Tuesday. The 99 total cases — split ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health.com 8 Health Benefits of Walnuts, According to a Nutritionist Health.com Walnuts are nutrient-rich. One ounce (about a quarter cup, or 14 walnut halves) provides 18 grams of good fat, 4 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber, nearly 50% of the daily target for manganese, and smaller amounts of magnesium, iron, calcium, and B vitamins. Flag as irrelevant
	syracuse.com Mouthwash can kill coronavirus in 30 seconds, study says syracuse.com A new study says some mouthwashes can kill the novel coronavirus in 30 seconds. According to The Hill, researchers at Cardiff University in Wales released a report Friday saying mouthwashes containing at least 0.07 percent cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Congo announces end to its 11th deadly Ebola outbreak ABC News Congo has declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, this one in western Equateur Province, nearly six months after cases were reported and amid the rise of COVID-19. By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press. November 18 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer's found in retinas Medical Xpress A study led by the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery has identified certain regions in the retina—the lining found in the back of the eye—that are more affected by Alzheimer's disease than other areas. The findings may help physicians predict ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Chinese COVID Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese COVID-19 vaccine seems to be safe and effective, early trial results suggest, but one expert says the findings should be regarded with caution. The CoronaVac vaccine is based on inactivated ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox8.com Insurance stops paying for nurse's rehab after near-fatal COVID infection fox8.com ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A nurse on the front lines helping others with COVID contracted the virus himself. Now, after months of fighting for his life, he is finally recovering – but his insurance says they are no longer willing to cover the expense. Ohio Gov. DeWine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Insurance Journal Task of Tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Falls to Multiple Federal Agencies Insurance Journal Monitoring Covid-19 vaccines for safety issues will fall to a group of U.S. health agencies that also will have a hand in their rollout, a potential hurdle in persuading skeptics to get the shots, say former government officials who helped control an outbreak a ... Flag as irrelevant
	MD Magazine Researchers Find New Method to Measure Cognitive Impairment, Dementia MD Magazine This article, " Health-Deficit Accumulation Affects Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia," was originally published in NeurologyLive. Using a frailty index score could enable clinicians to identify patients at risk for cognitive dysfunction, making it an ... Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Long-term Follow Up Needed to Understand Effects When COVID-19 Lingers, Fauci Says AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Conferences | American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses the cardiovascular implications of COVID-19 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Profound fatigue. Shortness of breath. Muscle aches. Sporadic ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET COVID-19 vs. flu vs. cold: How can you tell what you have? CNET Symptoms for the flu and COVID-19 can look similar -- here's what you need to know. Getty Images. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Sore throat, cough and fever? It could be the ... Flag as irrelevant

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