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White House task force warns some Covid-19 strains 'may have evolved into a more transmissible virus' There has been discussion about whether US health officials should investigate whether such a variant exists and make that identification but, so far, the official cautioned no such identification has occurred.
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US Continues To Lag In COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Former OSHA Official Says As COVID-19 deaths and illnesses mount, essential workers — who are denied the chance to work from home — are struggling to stay safe. And it's far from clear if the federal government is doing enough to protect them, according to a former top federal ...
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Naltrexone and Bupropion Promising Combo for Meth Addiction Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, told Medscape Medical News. Dr Madhukar H. Trivedi. The results indicate that the combination therapy is safe and effective for use ...
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US Cancer Death Rates Drop for Second Year in a Row The recent and rapid reductions in lung cancer mortality reflect better treatments for NSCLC, the authors suggest. For example, survival rates at 2 years have increased from 34% for patients diagnosed with NSCLC between 2009 and ...
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'Microbiomes' Might Influence COVID-19 Severity By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The bacteria in your gut may play a role in the severity of COVID-19 infection and the strength of your immune system response, a new study suggests. Not only that ...
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New research in JNCCN highlights dangerous disparities for life-saving cancer screening PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [January 13, 2021] -- New research in the January 2021 issue of JNCCN--Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds more than a third of eligible people miss timely screening tests for colorectal cancer and at ...
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California hospital fined over $40000 after Santa Clara County says it delayed reporting Covid-19 outbreak (CNN) A Northern California hospital was fined $43,000 after it delayed reporting a recent Covid-19 outbreak which resulted in the death of one employee. Santa Clara County said it issued a violation notice to Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center on ...
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More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When journalist Catherine Guthrie learned that she would need to have a mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis, she was shocked by what seemed like a cursory explanation from her surgeon about ...
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Study: College Campuses Are COVID 'Superspreaders' By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. colleges could be COVID-19 superspreader sites, and the first two weeks of classes are the most dangerous, researchers warn. They studied 30 campuses ...
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Disneyland Vaccination Center Opens To Lines, Othena Site Buckles ANAHEIM, CA— If you are trying to get a handle on how to get vaccinated in Orange County, you are not alone. On Wednesday, Cars lined up on the streets near Disneyland Resort of hopefuls awaiting their dose of coronavirus vaccine. As of Wednesday ...
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Covid-19 infection grants immunity for five months, UK study suggests A nurse works with a patient inside the intensive care unit of London's St. George's Hospital on January 6. London (CNN) People who have ...
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Orange County's Senior Citizens Remain Hardest Hit By Coronavirus On Wednesday, 31 more COVID-19 fatalities were reported, and 3,847 more residents have tested positive for coronavirus even as officials opened up the county's first vaccination supersite at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.
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Why Heart Disease Deaths Rose During COVID-19 Surge As COVID-19 cases rose, fewer people were being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, likely putting many at higher risk for cardiac events like a heart attack. As cardiovascular disease diagnoses went down, experts found that mortality rates from heart ...
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Overcoming needle phobia to get the COVID-19 vaccine: 'A huge victory.' For nearly four decades, even the sight of a needle or thought of getting an injection terrified Allyson Clark. The fear was so intense that she avoided most medical care as an adult ...
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, January 14 Of those monitored, 6,614 people were found to have had the virus before and among them, 44 developed possible new infections. The study concluded that past infection reduces the chances of catching the virus again by 83% for at least five months, Zamira ...
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COVID-19 infection gives some immunity, but virus can still be spread, study finds LONDON (Reuters) - People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months, but there is evidence that those with antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a study of British healthcare workers has found.
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Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate drinking is often touted as heart-healthy, but a large new study finds that even one drink a day might raise the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is a ...
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Covid-19: UK daily deaths at record high and Scotland rules tightened It takes the total number of deaths to 84,767. Another 47,525 new cases have been recorded, according to the government's coronavirus dashboard. The figures come as the prime minister warned there was a "very substantial" risk of intensive care capacity in ...
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Ohio researchers say they've identified two new Covid strains likely originating in the US "This new Columbus strain has the same genetic backbone as earlier cases we've studied, but these three mutations represent a significant evolution," Dr. Dan Jones, lead author of the study, said.
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AHA News: Is It OK to Exercise When You're Sick? By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- If you are sick and plan to exercise this cold and flu season, experts say to use your head – and recognize the body's ...
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Alcohol and Afib: Risk Evident With Just a Few Sips a Day Despite the purported cardiovascular benefits of light drinking, small amounts of alcohol were still linked with incident atrial fibrillation (Afib) in a large observational study. Increased Afib risk was observed with just one daily drink containing 12 g ethanol (HR ...
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Covid-19: Kidneys being turned down for transplant surgeries in NI When the suspension was first introduced, restrictions meant kidney transplants would only happen for patients who were difficult to find a suitable match for and only if a deceased donor kidney became available.
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People's 'Microbiomes' Might Influence COVID-19 Severity: Study By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The bacteria in your gut may play a role in the severity of COVID-19 infection and the strength of your immune system response, a new study suggests.
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'The end of COVID-19 is in sight': OC officials declare at new Disneyland vaccine distribution center Robert Valentine, 75, gets a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday from nurse Karen L. Simerlink at the Central Net Training Center in Huntington Beach, the same day Orange County opened a new vaccine distribution site at Disneyland in Anaheim.
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Fact check: Genetic materials from mRNA vaccines do not multiply in your body forever A video shared online in which a man discusses mRNA vaccines includes numerous false claims, including that the vaccines become part of recipients' bodies, that they alter DNA, and that they haven't been tested. The video begins with a man describing ...
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Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A rare brain disease that causes loss of language skills doesn't lead to memory loss, a new study finds. The condition is called primary progressive aphasia and about 40% of people who have it have ...
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Congressional coronavirus cases show that one vaccine dose does not immediately protect against infection WASHINGTON – Three members of Congress contracted the novel coronavirus after sheltering in a crowded room as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, testing positive shortly after getting a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Those positive tests do not ...
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'Magic mushrooms' grow in man's blood after injection with shroom tea A man brewed a tea from "magic mushrooms" and injected the concoction into his veins; several days later, he ended up at the emergency department with the fungus growing in his blood. The man spent 22 days in the hospital, with eight of those days in the ...
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Antibody-rich convalescent plasma may lower risk of COVID death The blood-collection centers, researchers, and study participants were blinded to the antibody concentrations at the time of transfusion. Among the 3,082 patients included in the analysis, all of whom had at least one ...
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How to get a vaccine in NJ: Who is eligible, how to sign up, do I have to pay? How to get a vaccine in N.J.: Who is eligible, how to sign up, do I have to pay? Updated Jan 14, 2021; Posted Jan 14, 2021. Residents in assisted living facility receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Residents at Juniper Village at Chatham receive their first ...
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New 'Columbus strain' of coronavirus evolved in the US Two new COVID-19 variants have been found in Ohio, and they appear to have originated in the United States, researchers announced on Wednesday (Jan. 13). One of these variants, dubbed the "Columbus strain," has three gene mutations that haven't ...
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NJ COVID vaccine update: 4.47M residents now eligible to get vaccinated starting today Gov. Phil Murphy announced the first major expansion to the vaccine program after federal health officials changed guidance for eligibility and advised states not to hold back second doses. In addition ...
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As sites shift from Covid-19 testing to vaccinations, health officials warn balance is needed (CNN) Many NFL and Major League Baseball stadiums, from New York to Los Angeles, have been Covid-19 testing sites -- and now some of those same facilities are being repurposed again as Covid-19 vaccination centers. Yet many health officials warn ...
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Riverside County COVID-19 Vaccine Update Currently, the list of vaccine providers contains 146 entities, and Saruwatari said roughly half of those have been supplied with either the Moderna or Pfizer SARS-Cov-2 shots. She said distribution is going at a brisk pace but has not been sufficient to equip all ...
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COVID-19 Infection Gives Some Immunity for at Least Five Months, UK Study Finds Preliminary findings by scientists at Public Health England (PHE) showed that reinfections in people who have COVID-19 antibodies from a past infection are rare - with only 44 cases found among 6,614 previously infected people in the study.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Loss Episodic memory was preserved at initial testing and did not decline 2.35 years later, at which time PPA symptoms had been present for 6.26 years, though language skills fell significantly, reported M. Marsel Mesulam, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg ...
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COVID-19 vaccine shots begin at Disneyland parking lot, Orange County's first super site Frontline health care workers are also still being vaccinated. The Super POD (point-of-distribution) site in Anaheim off Katella Avenue and the 5 freeway is the first of four planned to be set ...
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COVID-19 vaccine: When can I get it? How will I be notified? Hundreds of KCRA 3 viewers reached out on Facebook to ask questions about California's COVID-19 vaccine distribution. KCRA 3 turned to Dr. Doug Kirk, Chief Medical Officer at UC Davis Health, to answer some of the most common questions.
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Johnson & Johnson's One-Dose COVID Vaccine Promising in Early Trial WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- A single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has shown very strong results in early clinical trials, potentially providing a significant boost to U.S. vaccination efforts. The vaccine produced an immune response of all ...
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Can Dr. Oz's 21-Day Breakthrough Diet Help You Lose Weight? Here's What a Nutritionist Says How is the Dr. Oz Diet structured? The plan calls for oolong tea first thing in the morning, followed by a small breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, a second ...
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Ohio researchers discover new strain of COVID-19 The U.S. has again hit a record high for coronavirus deaths. More than 4,300 Americans died from the virus on Tuesday. While the pace of vaccinations is picking up, with nearly 1 million shots delivered Tuesday, a possible new coronavirus strain has ...
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Florida adds nearly 14000 COVID cases and 169 resident deaths as positivity rate dips The figures represent a rise of 59,125 people getting vaccinated and 7,891 more people completing both doses compared to Tuesday's report. Miami-Dade and Broward are administering the vaccines to seniors 65 and older at ...
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2 new coronavirus variants that likely originated in US identified in Ohio: researchers This new variant "carries a mutation identical to the U.K. strain, but it likely arose in a virus strain already present in the United States," officials said. Additionally, researchers also found what was ...
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More Contagious COVID-19 Variant Detected in Wisconsin State epidemiologist Ryan Westergaard told reporters during a video conference that state health officials received confirmation Tuesday that the variant had been detected through routine genome sequencing of a positive COVID-19 test in Eau Claire County.
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Climate Change Is Spurring Malnutrition in Kids Worldwide By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Rising temperatures caused by climate change are contributing to low diet quality and malnutrition among young children in many parts of the world, ...
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More cases of UK variant found on Long Island Meanwhile, vaccine appointments at two county sites in Nassau are booking so quickly that officials are only releasing time slots "one day out," while dosages at a major county hospital are almost gone, officials said.
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Lipid biomarkers in urine can determine the type of asthma The study, which has been published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, lays the foundation for a more personalized diagnosis and may result in improved treatment of severe asthma in the future.
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Maine shifts vaccine strategy to focus on older residents, high-risk patients, emergency workers Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday she's moving older Maine residents and those with serious health problems who are more likely to suffer or die from COVID-19 up the priority list for vaccinations. Her announcement came ...
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'The first step toward normal': COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Milwaukee-area nursing homes Walgreens pharmacist Erika Medlock, left, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to nurse Celeste. For most, it was a day they had been anxiously awaiting, a step toward normalcy. The ...
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Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes' By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There's yet another reason to quit smoking: It increases the risk of deadly bleeding strokes, a new study warns. Researchers focused on a type of stroke ...
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