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	health Daily update ⋅ November 5, 2020
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	HealthDay Delaying Cancer Care Costs Lives HealthDay THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even as the coronavirus pandemic has postponed the delivery of many kinds of health care, a new study suggests that delaying cancer treatment by even a month can raise your risk of dying by 6% to 13%, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Scientists Have Uncovered the Likely Cause of a Serious COVID-19 Symptom: Blood Clotting TIME One of the more surprising symptoms of COVID-19 has been the blood clots that many patients, including younger ones, have experienced with the infection. The clots have in some cases led to dangerous blockages in the lungs, caused strokes and even ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News England lockdown: Vulnerable people share feelings on shielding BBC News image captionThe second national lockdown comes after a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. People at high clinical risk will not have to shield as England goes into a second lockdown - unlike the restrictions imposed in March. During the first lockdown, some ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: The Connection Between Diabetes, Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure U.S. News & World Report By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). By Michael Merschel. American Heart Association News. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- It's a triple health threat faced by tens of millions of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu BusinessLine Common SARS-CoV-2 Mutation May Be Making COVID-19 More Contagious Medscape Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Most SARS-CoV-2 virus strains feature a specific mutation that makes them more transmissible, to the point that these strains now predominate globally, new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lab News News Scan for Nov 04, 2020 CIDRAP A Duke University study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases found a 77% infection rate in children who were close contacts of a COVID-19 case, providing evidence for efficient viral transmission in children. Hispanic ethnicity and having a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Researchers create algorithm to improve antibiotic UTI treatment CIDRAP Using machine learning, researchers have developed a treatment algorithm that could help improve antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a study today in Science Translational Medicine. UTIs are one of most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How contagious are kids with COVID? Short answer: We don't know Medical Xpress Are children a major source of contagion for COVID-19? Ten months into a pandemic that has claimed 1.2 million lives experts are still divided on the question, even as governments must decide whether to keep classrooms open or shut. During the first wave ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast This COVID-19 Hero Was Election Day's Biggest Loss Daily Beast The Texas emergency room doctor contracted the virus as President Trump criss-crossed the country, telling lies. Michael Daly · Special Correspondent. Updated Nov. 05, 2020 12:10AM ET / Published Nov. 04, 2020 11:27PM ET. One uncontestable Election ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Self-sampled Earwax 'Accurately Measures Cortisol Levels' Medscape A test that uses earwax to measure levels of cortisol had the potential to "transform diagnostics and care for millions of people with depression", according to results from a small study. Research results, published in the journal Heliyon, found that earwax ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Working Women Show Sharper Memory With Age HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Women who work outside the home may end up with a sharper memory later in life, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 6,200 U.S. women aged 55 and older, those who'd worked for ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay COVID Was Circulating in New York City Earlier Than Thought HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- New York City had a high rate of infection with the new coronavirus long before its first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 1, researchers report. By that date, more than 1.7 million people in the city ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: December Vaccination Planning, NHS High Alert Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. GPs on Standby for December Vaccination. NHS England has written to GPs asking them to prepare for a possible December coronavirus vaccination programme. NHS England is also ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD T-Cells Fight COVID For 6 Months After Infection WebMD November 5, 2020 -- A study of adults who'd tested positive for the coronavirus found they had cellular, or "T-cell," immunity against the virus 6 months after becoming infected – a discovery that may guide vaccine development. The researchers studied 100 ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: The Connection Between Diabetes, Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure HealthDay By Michael Merschel. American Heart Association News. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- It's a triple health threat faced by tens of millions of Americans. But few think about it until they're forced to. Even then, the interplay ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Can Air Pollution Make COVID Even Deadlier? HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- People with long-term exposure to air pollutants may be more likely to die from COVID-19, according to a new study. In an analysis of more than 3,000 U.S. counties, researchers found that just a small ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Case study details leukemia patient who shed infectious SARS-CoV-2 for at least 70 days Medical Xpress The majority of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 appear to actively shed infectious virus for about 8 days, but there is a wide range of variability from person to person. Understanding how long people can remain actively infected is important, because it ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Indiana college student with COVID-19 dies in her dorm room CBS News Bethany Nesbitt, a student at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana, was found dead October 29 in her dorm room after having COVID-19 symptoms for about 10 days and awaiting a test result, according to a statement from her family. Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Every month delayed in cancer treatment can raise risk of death by around 10% Medical Xpress People whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6 to 13% higher risk of dying—a risk that keeps rising the longer their treatment does not begin—suggests research published online in The BMJ. Canadian and UK ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Can students booted for breaking COVID-19 rules get refunds? Minneapolis Star Tribune College students returned this fall to find rigid COVID-19 prevention rules that take away from college's social appeal. And noncompliance can be costly. Northeastern University, for example, suspended 11 students who broke COVID-19 protocols. The school ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Four major predictors of COVID-19 emerge in study Medical Xpress In March 2020, New York City, an icon of America, was unfortunately named an early epicenter of the novel coronavirus. Now seven months later, America faces a new surge in coronavirus cases and researchers at Texas A&M University hope to provide ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What are anti-inflammatory foods and how can they help your heart? Today.com A new study finds avoiding certain foods and focusing on others is key to reducing inflammation that can impact the heart. INFLAMMATORY FOODS AND HEART HEALTH. Make your plate colorful: Green leafy vegetables and dark yellow vegetables have ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Telemedicine Out of Reach for Those Who Can't Get Online HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the United States, many people changed the way they live: As shopping, education and work shifted online, so did routine health care appointments. However ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress AI tool improves breast cancer detection on mammography Medical Xpress Artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance the performance of radiologists in reading breast cancer screening mammograms, according to a study published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Breast cancer screening with mammography has been shown to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Algorithm reduces broad-spectrum antibiotic use for UTIs by 67% Healio A machine learning algorithm reduced the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for UTIs by as much as 67% in a study conducted at two Boston hospitals, according to results published in Science Translational Medicine. The algorithm could aid clinicians in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Denmark to lock down regions after mutated coronavirus traced to minks Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Parts of Denmark will face new, tougher lockdown measures after health authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks and people in the country's northern regions. Slideshow ( 2 images ). The government said on ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Scientists find Ebola virus antibodies in people before 2018 DRC outbreak EurekAlert Scientists found antibodies to Ebola virus in people up to a year before the 2018 Ebola virus disease outbreak began in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC. This suggests that either early cases may have been missed or that exposure occurs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress A novel immunotherapy proves effective in animal models of multiple sclerosis Medical Xpress Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder that develops as the body's immune system attacks the central nervous system. Specifically, it attacks the protective layer surrounding nerve cells, called the myelin sheath. Current MS therapies aim to counter ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFAA.com 6 things to know about flu season this year WFAA.com As temperatures finally start to drop, the highly contagious influenza makes its dreaded annual appearance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9-45 million illnesses and between 12-61,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Why was Ireland the first European country to go back into lockdown – and will it work? Medical Xpress At midnight on October 21, Ireland introduced its highest level of national restrictions as part of a lockdown that will last six weeks. In the days that followed, many other European countries did the same, from France to Germany, Wales and Belgium. England ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Cherry Hill Library Closed For Positive Coronavirus Case Patch.com CHERRY HILL, NJ — The Cherry Hill Public Library will be closed for the next two weeks after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus, the library announced this week. It plans to reopen on Nov. 18. "Our thoughts are with our employee and their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Synthetic Nanobodies, "Sybodies," Found That Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Interrupting the interaction between the spike protein on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its receptor on host cells, ACE2, has become the key target of COVID-19 therapeutics. Therapeutic neutralizing antibodies achieve this, constituting a potential treatment. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Coronavirus infection odds twice as high among Black, Latinx hospital workers Medical Xpress Support staff and Black and Latinx hospital employees with and without patient care responsibilities are at highest risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care settings, a Rutgers study found. After screening 3,904 employees and clinicians at a New Jersey ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Mothers' lifestyle predicts when offspring will have first heart attack or stroke Medical Xpress Offspring of mothers with heart healthy lifestyles live nearly a decade longer without cardiovascular disease than those whose mothers have unhealthy lifestyles. That's the finding of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus has infected 1.7 million New Yorkers, study estimates Fox News COVID-19 was circulating through the five boroughs 'long before' the first recorded case, researchers said. By Gabrielle Fonrouge | New York Post. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Fox News Go Video ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Postmortem lungs of COVID-19 patients show massive damage CIDRAP A study of the lungs of 41 people who died from COVID-19 in Italy has revealed extensive damage, persistent distortion of the normal organ structure, scarring of respiratory tissue, and massive blood clotting of the arteries and veins, which may help explain ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress For quick COVID-19 testing, iSCAN can be adopted for airports and public transportation Medical Xpress A simple COVID-19 test kit combines virus amplification with a CRISPR-Cas system for effective SARS-CoV-2 detection. The kit, called iSCAN, uses reagents that can be locally manufactured. "Our whole iSCAN procedure can be completed in less than an ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Will Climate Change Lead to Worsening Birth Outcomes? MedPage Today Exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy may be tied to higher risks of preterm delivery and stillbirth, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pregnant people exposed to higher temperatures were more likely to have a preterm birth, with the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus-infected college student in Indiana dies in dorm room, family says Fox News A 20-year-old college student in Indiana died last week after experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and testing positive for the novel virus, according to a statement from her family. Bethany Nesbitt, a student at Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind., died on Oct. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieves major depression, study shows Medical Xpress In a small study of adults with major depression, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that two doses of the psychedelic substance psilocybin, given with supportive psychotherapy, produced rapid and large reductions in depressive symptoms, with ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Dr. Fauci Makes Special, Virtual Appearance In CU COVID Class CBS Denver BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Students in a newly developed class about COVID-19 got a lesson from the nation's top infectious diseases expert. (credit CU Boulder). Dr. Anthony Fauci did a 15-minute conversation with University of Colorado Boulder ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Student Found Dead in Dorm After Positive COVID Test WebMD Nov. 4, 2020 -- A 20-year-old college student was found dead in her dorm room last week after testing positive for the coronavirus. The family of Bethany Nesbitt, a psychology major at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, says she was quarantined for 10 days ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Lifestyle How to cope with anxiety during the second lockdown, according to mental health experts Yahoo Lifestyle As the nation goes into lockdown for the second time, the thought of being cooped up for the next four weeks, or more, can have a very real impact on your mental wellbeing. Sure we figured out some coping strategies during the first lockdown – some of which ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Washington Breaks Daily Coronavirus Record, Adding 1469 Cases Patch.com SEATTLE — Washington reported its highest single-day rise in coronavirus cases Wednesday, on the same day the United States logged more than 100,000 new illnesses for the first time. According to the Washington State Department of Health, 1,469 new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Maine restaurant-goers warned of hepatitis A exposure Fox News Restaurant patrons in Maine may have been exposed to hepatitis A, according to health officials in the state. A worker at the Texas Roadhouse in Bangor handled food while infected with hepatitis A, according to the state's Department of Health and Human ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Two Studies Point to New Avenue for Antiviral Therapies Against COVID-19 Pharmacy Times 2020-11-04 16:46:00. Alana Hippensteele, Editor. Researchers from 2 independent studies have found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be more capable of infecting human cells due to the virus' spike protein ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Lung damage in deceased coronavirus patients may help doctors understand 'long COVID': study Fox News Since the coronavirus pandemic began, there has been an increasing amount of reports of some patients suffering from so-called "long COVID," when patients suffer symptoms of the novel disease for months on end even after recovering from an initial ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News Indiana college student, 20, found dead in dorm room had coronavirus, never got test results: family New York Daily News The family of an Indiana college student who died last week after being infected with COVID-19 is urging the public to take the pandemic seriously and stop incorrectly assuming that young people aren't affected by the virus. Bethany Nesbitt, a 20-year-old ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports COVID-19 infections detected through cough by algorithm, new MIT study says. But experts are skeptical Yahoo Sports Artificial intelligence may be able to help identify asymptomatic COVID-19 patients just by their "forced" cough, according to a new study published in the journal IEEE Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. But some experts express doubt about the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Colorado Springs Gazette Hospitalizations approach record high with COVID-19 'surging across Colorado,' officials warn Colorado Springs Gazette Colorado is expected to hit a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations within the next two to three days, state health officials said Wednesday, warning that "the pandemic is surging across Colorado." "We're seeing a steep rise in hospitalizations and ... Flag as irrelevant

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