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	health Daily update ⋅ November 3, 2020
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	The New York Times What in the World Is a $590 Scratch-and-Sniff T-shirt Doing in 2020? The New York Times The universe tends toward ever-increasing disorder; earlier this year, the luxury fashion house Lanvin released several varieties of scratch-and-sniff T-shirts priced at $590. At one time, the scented T-shirts would have been unscented hats, because that is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: T-cell Immunity 'May Last Longer Than Antibodies' Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. T-cell Immunity 'May Last Longer Than Antibodies'. UK preprint research gives evidence that T-cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 may last longer than antibody immunity. The research is from ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR El Paso, Texas, Gets 4th Mobile Morgue As COVID-19 Deaths Rise NPR With new coronavirus infections surging and area hospitals already at capacity, medical examiners in El Paso, Texas, have received a fourth refrigerated morgue to temporarily store bodies, a county official says. It is a stark reality for a city where coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Pregnant women are more likely to die from the coronavirus, though risk remains small Washington Post Pregnant women who catch the coronavirus are at greater risk of death and severe illness than women who are not pregnant, even as the risk overall remains small, according to federal statistics released Monday. Follow the latest on Election 2020. The data ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD For Some, 'COVID Toes,' Rashes Can Last for Months WebMD By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For some patients, COVID toes and rashes can last long after they recover from the coronavirus, a new study finds. How often skin problems are linked to COVID-19 isn't ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Hospitals competing for nurses as coronavirus cases surge ModernHealthcare.com FENTON, Michigan (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help — especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. Nurses are being ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Cases of Covid-19 in children on rise, with highest 1-week spike yet CNN (CNN) Soaring case counts around the country are impacting children at "unprecedented levels," according to new numbers released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Pregnant Women Face Increased Risks From Covid-19 The New York Times Federal health officials on Monday added pregnancy to the list of conditions that put people with Covid-19 at increased risk of developing severe illness, including a heightened risk of death. While most pregnant women infected with the coronavirus have not ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Get Your Flu Shot: It Might Shield You From Severe COVID U.S. News & World Report By Robin Foster and Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporters. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The coronavirus and the flu are two entirely different viruses. But a new study suggests those who get a flu vaccine face a considerably lower ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Could an Antibody Drug Help You Shed Pounds? HealthDay MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental antibody drug that targets one of the body's key metabolism regulators may help obese people lose weight -- at least briefly. That's one finding from an early study that tested the injection drug, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Low-cost test could pick out breast cancer patients at increased risk of relapse Medical Xpress Testing women's response to hormone therapy for breast cancer given around the time of surgery could be a fast and cheap way of predicting how likely the disease is to come back, a major clinical trial has found. Researchers found that a test to measure ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Beware of Blood Pressure Changes at Night U.S. News & World Report By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If your blood pressure changes a lot overnight -- either rising or falling -- you may have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study from Japan ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Pregnant women with Covid-19 face higher risk of severe illness and death, study says CNN (CNN) Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus are more likely to become severely ill and die from Covid-19, and they're at increased risk for premature delivery, according to a pair of reports released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance, two studies find Medical Xpress Age may cause identical cancer cells with the same mutations to behave differently. In animal and laboratory models of melanoma cells, age was a primary factor in treatment response. Cancer has long been known to be a disease of aging, with 60% of cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Beware of Blood Pressure Changes at Night HealthDay MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If your blood pressure changes a lot overnight -- either rising or falling -- you may have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study from Japan reports. When systolic blood pressure (the top number) ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Flu Shot May Shield You From Severe COVID WebMD By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The coronavirus and the flu are two entirely different viruses. But a new study suggests those who get a flu vaccine face a considerably lower risk for being hospitalized if and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19 'super-spreading' events play outsized role in overall disease transmission Medical Xpress There have been many documented cases of COVID-19 "super-spreading" events, in which one person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects many other people. But how much of a role do these events play in the overall spread of the disease? A new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Mom, 35, learned she had stage 4 lung cancer after never smoking Today.com While the diagnosis came as a shock, targeted treatment allows Tabitha Paccione to truly enjoy life and create lasting memories with her family. Nov. 3, 2020, 6:31 AM PST / Source: TODAY. By Meghan Holohan. In 2015, Tabitha Paccione developed a cough ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Voters who are sick or in quarantine with Covid-19 can still vote, CDC says. Here's how to do it safely CNN (CNN) If you're currently in isolation with Covid-19 or in quarantine because you've potentially been exposed, don't fret -- you can still exercise your constitutional right to vote. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that those in isolation ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk COVID-19 Scan for Nov 02, 2020 CIDRAP A PLOS Medicine study late last week found double the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and a threefold higher mortality than in COVID-19–negative patients. Men, nonwhite patients, and those with comorbidities were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Death rates have fallen by 18% for hospitalized COVID-19 patients as treatments improve Medical Xpress Two large recent studies show that people hospitalized for COVID-19 in March were more than three times as likely to die as people hospitalized for COVID–19 in August. The first study used data from three hospitals in New York City. The chance of death for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota has more COVID-19 deaths, fewer cases than Wisconsin — for now Minneapolis Star Tribune Wisconsin now has 232,296 known infections compared with Minnesota's 153,620. It has reported 702 deaths since Oct. 1 compared with Minnesota's 436. State infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann said she hopes Minnesotans treat the comparison more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Rapid method finds potent COVID-19 monoclonal antibody among a trillion possibilities Medical Xpress University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have discovered the fastest way to identify potent, neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The method—as well as a trio of successful animal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Some treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19 Medical Xpress Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis—denosumab, zoledronate and calcium—could have a protective effect against COVID-19 in patients who take them, specifically a 30 to 40% reduction in the rate of infection, according to the results of a joint ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: 'We are hanging by a thread' - hospital doctor BBC News If you want to know why England is going into lockdown, Liverpool's intensive care units may help give you the answer. They are struggling to cope. "We are hanging by a thread," says Dr Oliver Zuzan, divisional medical director at the Royal Liverpool Hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Offer STI Screening to Every Adolescent Who Visits the ED? MedPage Today The costs associated with screening adolescents and young adults for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in emergency department (ED) settings are worth it, a simulation study indicated. Under a "conservative" estimate that 3.6% of all individuals ages 15 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Immune cells are responding to Covid six months after infection, study finds CNBC Cellular, or "T-cell," immunity against Covid-19 is likely to be present within most adults six months after primary infection, a new study claims. Research by the U.K. Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC), Public Health England and Manchester ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota has more COVID-19 deaths, fewer cases than Wisconsin — for now Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota health officials took no comfort Monday in seeing Wisconsin's COVID-19 numbers surge past their own, because they fear there could soon be little difference between the two. Wisconsin posted fewer infections and COVID-19 deaths all spring and ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Is It a Cold, the Flu or COVID-19? U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Cold and flu season is here, so you need to know how to tell the difference between those illnesses and COVID-19, an expert says. It's also especially important to get a flu shot this year, according to Dr. Sadiya ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bangor Daily News COVID-19 hospitalizations rising more slowly than during Maine's 1st virus surge Bangor Daily News The number of Mainers being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 is ticking up more slowly now than it did during the initial surge of the coronavirus last spring, even though new cases of the virus in the state are reaching record levels. That's partly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science News How COVID-19 may trigger dangerous blood clots Science News Some of COVID-19's dangerous blood clots may come from the immune system attacking a patient's body rather than going after the virus, a new study suggests. It's known that excessive inflammation from an overactive immune response can spur the clots' ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Newspaper headlines: 'Virus battle won by spring' as mass tests piloted BBC News image captionThe Financial Times leads with Boris Johnson's insistence that England's lockdown is "time limited" and there will be a return to regional restrictions when it is lifted next month. But it says his "upbeat message failed to lift the gloom that has ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Is It a Cold, the Flu or COVID-19? HealthDay The flu can cause mild to severe illness or even death. Common symptoms include: high fever; sore throat; cough; shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; muscle aches or weakness; fatigue; nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Daily In Study, Cancer Patients Report Symptoms in Real Time Medical Daily The patients, who had metastatic or advanced cancer, used a web- or telephone-based digital reporting system. Pixabay / Free-Photos. The seemingly endless COVID-19 lockdown has had one potential benefit: The convenience of an online telehealth visit to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New cause of COVID-19 blood clots identified Medical Xpress Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, and a new study explains what may spark them in up to half of patients. The culprit: An autoimmune antibody that's circulating in the blood, attacking the cells and triggering clots ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Moy Park: Coronavirus outbreak at Anwick poultry factory BBC News Fifty workers have tested positive for Covid-19 at a poultry factory in Lincolnshire. Moy Park in Anwick, near Sleaford, which employs 2,400 people, said those affected were now self-isolating on full pay. The firm said it was working closely with Public Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	KING5.com Families, day cares feel strain of new COVID-19 health rules KING5.com SEATTLE — Joelle Wheatley hit her pandemic-parenting rock bottom after her son was sent home from day care for a second time, with the sniffles, due to stricter health guidelines in a symptom-sensitive COVID-19 world. It was supposed to be Jacob's first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chattanooga Times Free Press Families, day cares feel strain of new COVID-19 health rules Chattanooga Times Free Press SEATTLE (AP) — Joelle Wheatley hit her pandemic-parenting rock bottom after her son was sent home from day care for a second time, with the sniffles, due to stricter health guidelines in a symptom-sensitive COVID-19 world. It was supposed to be Jacob's ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California All Gatherings, Large and Small, Pose COVID-19 Risk, LA County Health Director Warns Ahead of Holidays NBC Southern California There's been a steady increase in the number of residents of Los Angeles County who have been getting together with people from outside their households, according to weekly survey data from the University of Southern California Center for Social and ... Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com Virus cases in US nearly double in month; forecast expects tens of thousands more deaths STLtoday.com (CNN) — As Americans head to the voting booths Tuesday, the devastating Covid-19 pandemic looms: surging across the US yet again, setting grim records and forecast to take tens of thousands more lives across the country in the coming months. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Avian flu: Thousands of birds culled at Cheshire farm BBC News Thirteen thousand birds are to be culled at farm in Cheshire after avian flu was confirmed there. The H5N8 strain of bird flu was detected at a broiler breeders premises in Frodsham, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. It said it ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Alzheimer's Drug Talks Heat Up; Brain-Computer Interface Goes for Jugular MedPage Today Biogen's controversial Alzheimer's drug aducanumab -- which goes before an FDA Advisory Committee panel this week -- should not be approved because it failed to show efficacy, said Mayo Clinic's David Knopman, MD, who was involved in one of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside? ABC News The World Health Organization says the coronavirus can be transmitted in any kind of weather and that there is no reason to believe that cold weather can kill it. By The Associated Press. November 3, 2020, 12:11 AM. • 2 min read. Share to Facebook Share to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Pursuing Leisure Activities May Not Protect Against Dementia The New York Times Some studies have suggested that older people who consistently engage in leisure activities are less likely to develop dementia than those who do not, suggesting that failure to participate in such pastimes could spur cognitive deterioration. A new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Pregnant women are more likely to die from coronavirus, though risk remains small Seattle Times Pregnant women who catch the coronavirus are at greater risk of death and severe illness than women who are not pregnant, even as the risk overall remains small, according to federal statistics released Monday. The data – the most comprehensive U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Best face masks for exercise sessions in 2020 CNET Whether you're returning to a fitness center or you're wearing a face covering while moving around outside, our choices for the best face mask for exercise should save you from having to experiment with masks that could let you down during a workout. Flag as irrelevant
	WYFF Greenville Will Thanksgiving be a superspreading event? Look to Canada for answers WYFF Greenville Three weeks after Canadians celebrated their Thanksgiving holiday, the country is seeing a national spike in cases. Several cities and provinces have shattered single day records for coronavirus infections, and Canada's top doctors say the Oct. 12 holiday is ... Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Black Patients With Breast Cancer May Face Longer Waits, Treatment Duration AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Although Black women and White women face similar rates of breast cancer occurrence, past research has shown that breast cancer death rates are about 40% higher in Black women, and cancer is more likely to be caught at an earlier stage in White women. Flag as irrelevant
	BGR Brilliant app might be able to give you an instant coronavirus test BGR Many people infected with the novel coronavirus are asymptomatic or presymptomatic, but they can still be contagious. Researchers from MIT developed what could become a brilliant screening tool that offers an instant COVID-19 test every time you leave the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Exposure to Air Pollution May Up COVID-19 Mortality Risk HealthDay TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution is an important cofactor increasing the risk for mortality from COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in Cardiovascular Research. Andrea Pozzer, Ph.D., from the Max Planck Institute ... Flag as irrelevant

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