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	health Daily update ⋅ December 1, 2020
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	The New York Times Prisons Are Covid-19 Hotbeds. When Should Inmates Get the Vaccine? The New York Times They live in crowded conditions, sharing bathrooms and eating facilities where social distancing is impossible. They have high rates of asthma, diabetes and heart disease. Many struggle with mental illness. A disproportionate number are Black and Hispanic, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccines Politico The Trump administration is shunting to the states hard decisions about which Americans will get the limited early supplies of coronavirus vaccines — setting up a confusing patchwork of distribution plans that could create unequal access to the life-saving ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: MPs Briefed on NHS Pressures, LAMP Test Accuracy Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. NHS Pressures. NHS Providers issued a briefing paper for MPs ahead of tonight's Commons vote on England's tiers. Many challenges, it said, are not captured in the national data on bed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post What World AIDS Day reminds us during the covid-19 pandemic Washington Post Dec. 1, 2020 is the first World AIDS Day commemorated since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. As the country focuses on the rollout of covid-19 vaccines to address the devastating public health crisis of 2020, Tuesday offers an opportunity to reflect on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Moderna Asks for US and EU Approval for Vaccine Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. UK Government Agrees to Buy More Moderna Vaccine Doses. The biotechnology company Moderna announced today it was filing for emergency use authorisation in the US and Europe for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Fourth state confirms mink farm coronavirus outbreaks as US looks to avoid Denmark's disaster Washington Post There are about 275 mink farms spread among 23 states; to date, 16 mink farms have had coronavirus outbreaks in Utah, Wisconsin, Michigan and Oregon, according to figures provided to The Post by the USDA. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How to Be a Caregiver The New York Times Even if you're not a caregiver now, odds are that you will find yourself in the role someday. In the United States about one in five adults is providing unpaid health or supportive care to someone they love — an aging parent, a family member or child with a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Britain races to become the first Western country to approve a coronavirus vaccine Washington Post On Friday, the government asked its regulator to begin to consider AstraZeneca's vaccine for emergency approval. Pfizer, which reports that its vaccine is 95 percent effective, submitted its own data for regulatory review earlier in the week. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Who Will Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First? The New York Times The panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, will vote in a public meeting on Tuesday afternoon, and it is expected to advise that health care workers be first in line, along with residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. If the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN After 256 days working nonstop, doctor pleads with public to help halt Covid-19 CNN (CNN) The Texas doctor captured on film cradling a distraught Covid-19 patient on Thanksgiving has spoken of the sad isolation of his elderly patients and pleaded with people to "do the basic things" to avoid infection and stay out of hospital. US hits record ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Pence tells governors coronavirus vaccine distribution could begin in two weeks CBS News Some doses of the COVID-19 vaccine could begin to be distributed as early as mid-December, Vice President Mike Pence told the nation's governors during a conference call with the White House Coronavirus Task Force Monday. "We strongly believe the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Oregon Nurse Is Placed on Leave Over TikTok Video Mocking Masks The New York Times A nurse in Oregon who mocked the state's pandemic protocols in a video that circulated on TikTok by saying she does not wear a mask in public has been placed on administrative leave, her employer said. The nurse, who was not named, is an employee at ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a good reason for women to take a heart attack more seriously than they might: A new study shows that women are more likely to develop heart failure or die within five years of their first severe heart attack ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Dementia may cause major financial problems long before diagnosis, making early detection critical Washington Post The anecdotes Lauren Nicholas was hearing were all similarly alarming: People with dementia were experiencing "catastrophic financial events" — often before they or their loves ones knew there was anything wrong with them. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline The CDC Says Now Is Not the Time to Take a Cruise Healthline The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising travelers to avoid cruising for quite a while. The agency rates cruise travel a Level 4: Very High Level of COVID-19. COVID-19 continues to surge in the United States, where more than ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus Was In US Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says NPR The coronavirus was present in the U.S. weeks earlier than scientists and public health officials previously thought, and before cases in China were publicly identified, according to a new government study published Monday. The virus and the illness that it ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Women are more likely than men to develop heart failure or die after a heart attack, study says USA TODAY Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, and a new report suggests women are particularly vulnerable. A study published Monday in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation found that women face a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Available bed 'a gift' at hospital where patients marvel that others do not take COVID-19 seriously Seattle Times EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — As the coronavirus pandemic swelled around the 160-bed Mayo Clinic hospital, the day was dawning auspiciously. Two precious beds for new patients had opened overnight. At the morning "bed meeting," prospects for a third looked ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times Mitigating the Opioid Crisis Among Seniors During the COVID-19 Pandemic Pharmacy Times 2020-12-01 14:43:00. Scott Greenwell, PharmD. The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was devastating, both to our health care systems and people alike. Although the disease can affect anyone, it has the greatest impact on ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert HIV-like virus edited out of primate genome EurekAlert (Philadelphia, PA) - Taking a major step forward in HIV research, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have successfully edited SIV - a virus closely related to HIV, the cause of AIDS - from the genomes of non-human primates. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: Coronavirus deaths across continent of Africa are far less than in US USA TODAY As countries worldwide grapple with another wave of coronavirus, one continent appears to be managing well above all others. "The entire continent of Africa has only seen 46,000 deaths from COVID-19," "The Daily Show" host and comedian Trevor Noah ... Flag as irrelevant
	Firstpost COVID-19 Scan for Nov 30, 2020 CIDRAP A small German autopsy study of COVID-19 victims in Nature Neuroscience today demonstrates the presence of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in nasal structures and the brain, suggesting that the virus crosses into the central nervous ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Why Arizona music icon Nils Lofgren's wife is 'not welcome' at this Scottsdale steakhouse AZCentral.com Amy Aiello Lofgren wasn't looking for a fight when she suggested stopping by for drinks and appetizers on the patio at Houston's Friday, as she often did before she and her husband stopped going to restaurants in March in response to a global pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com U Of A Researchers Call For Statewide Mask Mandate and Shutdown Patch.com Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey listens during a round table discussion Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York). TUCSON, AZ — The coronavirus outbreak's current surge will present Arizona with a hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots Washington Post Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — ramping up the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Discovery shines light on how cancer cells could protect themselves Medical Xpress Sydney researchers have found cancer cells can repair their DNA by using 'cables' in their nucelus. The findings open new possibilities for designing future cancer treatments. Researchers at Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Westmead, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Eating Foods That Promote Inflammation May Worsen Heart Failure U.S. News & World Report By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- People with heart failure who eat a diet high in foods that cause inflammation are twice as likely to end up in the hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Late Payments, Credit Scores May Predict Dementia MedPage Today Problems paying bills and managing personal finances were evident years before a dementia diagnosis, retrospective data showed. As early as 6 years before they were diagnosed with dementia, people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com PA Officials Discuss COVID Mitigation In Schools: Latest Updates Patch.com PENNSYLVANIA — There are no current plans to make the COVID-19 vaccine a requirement for students in Pennsylvania schools, health officials said during a news briefing on Monday, as they announced further plans to help mitigate the virus in schools. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Mystery still shrouds COVID-19 origin Medical Xpress While many scientists are racing to find vaccines to tame the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, other researchers are probing the past, trying to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of the virus: exactly where it came from. The World Health Organization ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID in Kids: The Most Telling Symptoms WebMD By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Among thousands of kids tested for COVID-19, an upset stomach, loss of taste/smell, fever and headache were symptoms most predictive of positive test results, a Canadian ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Five lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how to cope with COVID-19 USA TODAY We need humility, flexibility and tests, tests and more tests. The only way to stop a pandemic, be it AIDS or COVID, is to know exactly who is infected. Prerak V. Juthani and Dr. Howard P. Forman. Opinion contributors. A novel infection, an unknown history, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters WHO worried COVID "amnesia" will lead to another pandemic Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Monday that the world risked future pandemics if it suffered "amnesia" and did not learn from the current coronavirus crisis. FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters 'No-swab' coronavirus test from OptiGene highly sensitive, UK says Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - A type of COVID-19 test that can be taken without the need for a nose or throat swab has been found to be highly effective in identifying infectious cases, including for people not showing symptoms, the British government said on Tuesday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stanford University News Conversing with infants may affect their brain circuitry, Stanford researchers find Stanford University News While babies aren't known for being great conversationalists, talking to them can still be worthwhile. A new Stanford study finds that engaging in "conversations" with adults may help infant brains develop, especially those areas involved in language ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Why Obese People Should Get COVID-19 Vaccine Priority Slate Magazine The recent updates from Pfizer, Moderna, and now AstraZeneca about their vaccine candidates have been bright spots in what otherwise has been a terrifying past few weeks in the pandemic. But many of us won't be lining up at a Walgreens or a CVS to get ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com 'I am a scientist. There is no corona!' Maskless NJ bank customer goes on tirade in viral video. nj.com A woman who went on a tirade after refusing to wear a mask at a New Jersey bank on Black Friday has become the subject of a viral video. But it's her specific claim that's setting her apart from what has become a genre of viral mask refusers: "I'm a scientist," ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease goes on sale USA TODAY A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Fact check: Not all COVID-19 victims had underlying health conditions; new coronavirus is not 'just another flu' Reuters As COVID-19 deaths surpass 1.4 million globally and 260,000 in the United States, a post on Facebook falsely claims that "nobody has died from the coronavirus without having an underlying condition" and that "it's just another type of flu." Though pre-existing ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Sorry to Burst Your Quarantine Bubble The Atlantic Pod means something different to everyone, and that's a problem. Rachel Gutman. 7:00 AM ET. A network of red, orange, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	desmoinesregister.com November was Iowa's deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic: Over 600 Iowans died of COVID-19 desmoinesregister.com The novel coronavirus reaped a toll of more than 600 Iowans in the month of November, the deadliest month since the pandemic reached the state in March. As of noon Monday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 611 deaths from COVID-19 in ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Moderna Asking US, European Regulators to OK Its Virus Shots U.S. News & World Report Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — intensifying the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study reveals connection between gut bacteria and vitamin D levels Medical Xpress Our gut microbiomes—the many bacteria, viruses and other microbes living in our digestive tracts—play important roles in our health and risk for disease in ways that are only beginning to be recognized. University of California San Diego researchers and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Healthline Parenthood's Picks of the Best Vitamin D Drops for Baby Healthline As a new parent, you're probably going above and beyond to do everything you can to get your baby off to the healthiest start possible. In addition to making sure your baby gets enough to eat, as much snooze time as possible, and all the hugs, kisses, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Obese Americans could be prioritized for coronavirus vaccine Seattle Times Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers will meet Tuesday to discuss who should get coronavirus vaccines first. One population they may consider prioritizing: Americans who are obese — a major risk factor for severe COVID-19 that some ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Arizona reports about 820 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations continue steady rise AZCentral.com Arizona reported about 820 new COVID-19 cases and five new known deaths on Monday, while the number of patients hospitalized for the disease continued to rise to its highest level since the state's summer surge. The ongoing increase in cases and ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com OHSU seeks Portland-area residents for Phase 3 AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial oregonlive.com Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are looking for Portland-area residents to participate in Phase 3 trials of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus, officials said Monday. The university is the only institution in Oregon participating in trials ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Bird flu prevention zone set to come in at midnight BBC News Biosecurity rules have been tightened in Northern Ireland in an attempt to stop an outbreak of bird flu in commercial flocks. It follows five incidents in Britain, including one in North Yorkshire where 10,000 turkeys had to be culled. Five wild birds have tested ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Jonathan Van Ness shares powerful statement on World AIDS Day: 'So much work left to be done' USA TODAY Jonathan Van Ness is speaking out this World AIDS Day – just over a year after publicly revealing he was HIV-positive in September 2019 – and didn't mince words when advocating for his community. "It's #WorldAIDSDay - I'm HIV positive & have access to ... Flag as irrelevant
	KESQ Riverside County breaks record for coronavirus hospitalizations KESQ Riverside County reported 2,126 new cases since Friday. This brings the total number of cases to 84,412. Check out the county map below (Note Data will continue to update past today). California issues stricter mask mandate, implements 10 p.m. curfew. Flag as irrelevant

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