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	health Daily update ⋅ December 31, 2020
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	The New York Times 'Grim' Virus Discoveries in Colorado and California Alarm Scientists The New York Times A contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading through Britain has left that nation grappling with new lockdowns, curtailed air travel and a surge in infections. Now the same variant has appeared in Colorado and California, threatening to complicate what ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Colorado authorities probe a second possible infection with UK coronavirus variant Washington Post Colorado officials are investigating a second suspected infection with the mutation-laden variant of the coronavirus that has been spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom and is believed to be more transmissible. Both cases involve National Guard personnel ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UK is first to authorize easy-to-handle AstraZeneca vaccine Washington Post LONDON — Britain became the first country to authorize AstraZeneca's inexpensive, easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, gaining another weapon against the virus amid a resurgence so severe that the government extended lockdowns to ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Second possible case of COVID-19 variant linked to Colorado National Guard who worked at nursing home USA TODAY "We are aware of one confirmed and another possible case with the B.1.1.7 variant of the virus," state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy said in a Wednesday morning press conference. Both ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post California hits record COVID-19 deaths as new variant found Washington Post LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus Wednesday as California also hit a record high number of fatalities. The governor also announced the first detected case of the new and apparently more contagious ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News High LA virus deaths, more contagious variant hit California ABC News A more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been found in California, where state health officials are warning people to avoid New Year's Eve gatherings. By STEFANIE DAZIO and DON THOMPSON Associated Press. December 30, 2020, 9:15 PM. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study U.S. News & World Report By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Women with advanced breast cancer who undergo surgery to remove the tumor after chemotherapy or another type of systemic treatment may live longer ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19: Northern Ireland's major milestones BBC News When a lockdown was announced in March, in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus, most of us thought it would be a few weeks of hunkering down - sticking together but staying apart. Christmas restrictions may not have been on our radars. But somewhere ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Poor countries could be left behind in COVID-19 vaccine distribution: "An unacceptable scenario" CBS News With the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine now approved in the United Kingdom, the hope is for a cheap and easy-to-store answer for much of the world, especially in the developing world. But, there is concern that poor countries will still be left behind in ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR California Identifies A Case Of Coronavirus Variant First Seen In UK NPR The new highly contagious coronavirus strain from the U.K. has spread to Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday. He made the statement during an online conversation about the pandemic with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UK authorizes Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine Washington Post LONDON — Britain on Wednesday became the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine from the University of Oxford and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, adding a second shot to the fight against a surging outbreak here driven by ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Doctor drives three hours to get Covid-19 vaccine to rural Michigan hospital CNN Dr. Richard Bates drove almost three hours to deliver a cooler holding 130 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to the hospital in Alpena, Michigan. (CNN) ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Later Cognitive Impairment MedPage Today Women who developed hypertension during pregnancy were more likely to show cognitive impairment 15 years later, a prospective study suggested. Compared with those who had normal blood pressure during pregnancy, women who developed gestational ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Extreme Psychotic Reactions In Few COVID Patients WebMD Dec. 30, 2020 -- Doctors who treat COVID-19 patients are reporting that a small number of them are developing severe psychotic symptoms weeks or months after contracting the virus, the New York Timesreported. Most of those patients had mild physical ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFAA.com Phase 1B: What you need to know and do before getting the COVID-19 vaccine WFAA.com State health officials have opened up vaccinations to Texans in Phase 1B. This includes Texans 65 years old and older and those with certain medical conditions. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report UK Is First to Authorize Easy-To-Handle AstraZeneca Vaccine U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford, a researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. Britain on Wednesday, Dec. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Health and Social Care Professionals Recognised in New Year Honours Medscape The work of more than a hundred health and social care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been recognised in this year's New Year Honours. They include a British Empire Medal (BEM) for Cath Fitzsimmons from Greater Manchester, a former ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Americans is off to a slow start; why the holdup? USA TODAY More than 12.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have shipped to U.S. states, but just over 2.5 million people received shots as of Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials say the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report What Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain? U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay) -- Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult. But a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized "motor skills training," or MST. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times England moves closer to full lockdown with millions more placed under the country's tightest restrictions. The New York Times On the same day that Britain's regulators gave emergency approval to the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, millions more people in England were told they will be placed under the country's tightest regulations ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFAE Pace of Vaccine Rollout Dismays South Carolina Lawmakers U.S. News & World Report By MICHELLE LIU, Associated Press/Report for America. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are questioning the pace of the state's coronavirus vaccine rollout, even as health officials say they're vaccinating people faster than the rest of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID-19 vaccine rollout falls short of expectations, raising questions about 2021 timeline ABC News Officials acknowledge COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been slower than expected. Over 14 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed nationwide, but only about 2.5 million shots have been administered. Officials had promised 20 million ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD WHO Leader: COVID 'Not Necessarily the Big One' WebMD Dec 30, 2020 -- A leader of the World Health Organization warned that although COVID-19 has spread death around the world, a more devastating pandemic may follow on its heels. "This is not necessarily the big one," Mike Ryan, MD, the head of the WHO ... Flag as irrelevant
	KABC-TV LA County reports highest daily COVID-19 death total amid concerns of new variant KABC-TV LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County reported its highest single-day total of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, attributing the spike in part to a backlog in reporting from the holiday weekend, with hundreds more fatalities likely to be confirmed in the coming ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Teachers Move up in Tennessee Vaccination Rollout Plan U.S. News & World Report By JOHN RABY, Associated Press. Tennessee has updated its scheduled rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations, including moving teachers into a higher priority category. Dr. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee's health commissioner, said in releasing the updated plan ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Ring In the New Year With a 'Mocktail' U.S. News & World Report The fresh fruit sangria calls for either 3 cups of unsweetened cranberry and apple juice blend or 2 cups of 100% cranberry juice and 1 cup unsweetened apple juice. Just make sure to choose 100 ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Pandemic Tougher on Mental Health For Women Than Men WebMD By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 pandemic may be taking a bigger toll on women's mental health than on men's, new research suggests. For the study, researchers examined the results ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New Year's Eve parties are a 'Covid-19 dream.' Here's why they can be especially dangerous CNN (CNN) Yes, 2020 was largely a dumpster fire. No one blames you for wanting to ring in the new year. But celebrating the wrong way could lead to months of misery due to Covid-19. "The problem is we have so much Covid-19 transmission going on in the US ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Florida, Texas Vaccinate Those 65 and Older WebMD Dec. 30, 2020 -- Florida and Texas are providing coronavirus vaccines to residents who are ages 65 and older. CDC guidelines recommend that the first doses go to health care workers and people in nursing homes, followed by people ages 75 and older and ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today More COVID Variants Expected on US Shores MedPage Today At least one of two or more new SARS-CoV-2 variants have likely made it into community spread in the United States, but they're unlikely to have much impact on vaccine effectiveness or standard precautions, CDC officials said at a briefing. The first reported ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour COVID-19 cases drop in rural Missouri, but vaccinations are still weeks away PBS NewsHour As the pandemic continues spiraling out of control in much of the U.S., the number of infections have declined in recent weeks in Scotland County, Missouri. But despite that good news, medical professionals there may not receive any doses of the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Riverside County Hospitals Plead With Public To Stop Gathering Patch.com Coronavirus hospitalizations countywide jumped to 1,484 on Wednesday, an increase of 117 patients since Tuesday. Toni McAllister's profile picture. Toni McAllister, Patch Staff. Verified Patch Staff Badge. Posted Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 2:05 pm PT | Updated ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver COVID In Summit County: Additional Vaccine Shipments Expected With 70+ Age Group Expansion CBS Denver SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo (CBS4)– Within hours of Summit County announcing on Wednesday it would begin vaccinations for community members 70 years and older, appointments were booked full. "About 3,000 people are within this group according to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, Dec. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Blood vessel damage and inflammation in the brains of deceased COVID-19 patients suggest the damage is not caused by the virus, but the body's immune response to it. Researchers from the U.S. National ... Flag as irrelevant
	St George News Local health department starting COVID-19 vaccine clinics, lack of federal help slowing distribution St George News ST. GEORGE — The local health district has announced how it will be distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to the population of Southern Utah beyond healthcare workers at the local hospitals. At the same time, officials on the local and state level blamed the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Women with advanced breast cancer who undergo surgery to remove the tumor after chemotherapy or another type of systemic treatment may live longer than those who don't have surgery, a new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate Stanford Medicine: 'Inaccurate information' led to more non-frontline workers getting COVID vaccine SFGate A number of non-frontline employees of Stanford Medicine were given the COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend, the hospital confirmed, just two weeks after residents at Stanford Hospital protested the rollout of the first allotment of vaccines to administrators ... Flag as irrelevant
	KHOU.com Phase 1B: What you need to know and do before getting the COVID-19 vaccine KHOU.com COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease); Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies; Solid organ transplantation; Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota prepares for next wave of COVID-19 vaccinations Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota public health officials are planning for the next wave of COVID-19 vaccinations, which will be targeted to essential workers and those over age 74. The state is still working on getting shots to those in the highest priority group, including 500,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Scientists trying to understand new virus variant Medical Xpress In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Chrissie Burkhiser works in the emergency room at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo. Scientists say there is reason for concern but not alarm about new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 1st Known US Case of New Variant of Coronavirus Is Spotted in Colorado U.S. News & World Report By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The first recorded case of a faster-spreading variant of the new coronavirus has been detected in a 20-year-old man in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis said ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Some 500 Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Intentionally Destroyed, Hospital Says NPR A now former employee at a Wisconsin medical center "intentionally removed" 57 vials of a coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration, forcing officials to throw out nearly 500 doses, according to an internal investigation. Aurora Medical Center officials had initially ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe 5 things to know about the new coronavirus variant that was found in the UK The Boston Globe The coronavirus has swept across the world, sickening tens of millions and killing nearly 1.8 million people while governments have struggled to control the spread. Now a new variant of the virus is raising concern, and the latest reports confirm it has arrived ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report California Has Nation's 2nd Confirmed Case of Virus Variant U.S. News & World Report By COLLEEN SLEVIN and CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press. California on Wednesday announced the nation's second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com COVID-19 Variant Found In San Diego Patch.com Researchers say the variant is no more dangerous than the original virus but is much more easily transmitted from person to person. By City News Service, News Partner. Dec 30, 2020 2:11 pm PT | Updated Dec 30, 2020 8:10 pm PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Kentucky auditor says he tested positive for COVID-19 one day after getting first vaccine dose USA TODAY LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon and his wife tested positive for COVID-19, he announced Wednesday "in the spirit of full transparency and accountability." The announcement comes after Harmon received his first vaccination dose against ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Brain damage of patients with Covid-19 Medical Xpress In an in-depth study of how COVID-19 affects a patient's brain, National Institutes of Health researchers consistently spotted hallmarks of damage caused by thinning and leaky brain blood vessels in tissue samples from patients who died shortly after ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA California hits new 1-day COVID-19 death record as hospitals prepare to ration care KTLA California broke the single-day record for COVID-19 deaths yet again Tuesday, logging 442 fatalities in a Times county-by-county tally of local health jurisdictions — a number equivalent to someone dying of the disease every three minutes. More than half of ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Aggressive RBC Transfusions No Help in Extremely Small Babies MedPage Today Extremely small newborns tolerated a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy for anemia in the multicenter TOP trial. Around 2 years of age, infants had similar rates of either death or survival but with neurodevelopmental impairment (i.e., cognitive delay, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLWT Cincinnati Florida's first-come, first-serve COVID-19 vaccination plan for the elderly leads to scramble WLWT Cincinnati Video above: Lake County, Florida, switches from appointments to first come, first serve. Florida's county-by-county plan to vaccinate its elderly population has created a mass scramble for a limited number of doses, leading to hourslong lines at vaccination ... Flag as irrelevant

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