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	health Daily update ⋅ February 25, 2021
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	WebMD Cancer in Context: Rise of GI Cases WebMD JOHN WHYTE: And people are very familiar with pancreatic cancer. They've heard about it, often celebrities, colorectal cancer, but less so about stomach cancer and esophageal cancer. Where are we in terms of the incidence? The total number of GI cancers ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Lack of equity within priority groups leaves Covid-19's most vulnerable without vaccine, analysis suggests CNN (CNN) As demand for Covid-19 vaccines continues to outpace supply, there's still not sufficient supply to cover everyone within even the top priority groups. But by targeting vaccine distribution to more specific vulnerable populations, states could have the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Pakistan's Polio Playbook Has Lessons For Its COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout NPR It's definitely harder for the country to keep up its efforts to wipe out this highly contagious disease. (Pakistan is one of the few pockets in the world where it's still circulating.) But the lessons learned from its polio effort are proving helpful for the coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Helping People Find Covid-19 Vaccines Is Aim of CDC-Backed Site The New York Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hoping to make it easier for Americans to find Covid-19 vaccines, is backing the test of a centralized online portal where the public can search for nearby vaccination locations with doses on hand. The website ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR CDC Launches Web Tool To Help Americans Find COVID-19 Vaccines NPR The scramble to secure a COVID-19 vaccine appointment is chaotic and fierce. There are not yet enough doses for everyone who's eligible and wants to get vaccinated. As frustration rises, the federal government hasn't offered much besides assurances that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post New research shows California coronavirus variant is more transmissible Washington Post A coronavirus variant detected in California this winter rapidly became dominant in the state over five months and now makes up more than half of the infections in 44 counties, according to new research from scientists who believe this version of the virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A third vaccine for the US may be just days away CNN (CNN) The United States could be just days away from getting a third vaccine approved. In analysis released Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has met the requirements for emergency use ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Researchers find worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City CNN (CNN) Two separate teams of researchers said this week they have found a worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City and elsewhere in the Northeast that carries mutations that help it evade the body's natural immune response -- as well as the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD What Happened to Flu Season? WebMD "Nobody has seen a flu season this low, ever. And some of us have some gray hair," says William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Vanderbilt is part of a network of hospitals that are actively looking for flu cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME We'll Probably Never Eliminate COVID-19 from the US It's Still Worth Trying TIME Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, is experiencing a large decline in new COVID-19 cases as vaccination rollout continues, local health authorities said Monday. Photo by Xinhua ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times CDC Traces Covid Outbreaks in Gyms, Urging Stricter Precautions The New York Times Public health officials on Wednesday urged gym-goers to wear masks when they work out and to remain six feet apart, as new research described the rapid spread of coronavirus infections during high-intensity exercise classes at gyms in Honolulu and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Transplant Patient Dies After Receiving Lungs Infected With Coronavirus The New York Times In what appears to be the first case of its kind, a pair of donated lungs led to Covid-19 in an organ recipient, according to doctors at the University of Michigan. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Lessons From a Prison Where COVID-19 'Spread Like Wildfire' U.S. News & World Report By Kerry Klein. When news of the pandemic first reached the men incarcerated at Avenal State Prison in central California, inmate Ed Welker said the prevailing mood was panic. "We were like, 'Yeah, it's going to come in here and it's going to spread like ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg How and Where to Travel Safely This Summer: Coronavirus Q&A Bloomberg I asked Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, Gloria Guevara, chief executive officer of the industry group World Travel and Tourism Council [WTTC], and Sarah Pitt, a virologist at the University of Brighton in the U.K., about the road ahead. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Findings on 2 Ways Children Become Seriously Ill from the Coronavirus The New York Times A large study found that young people hospitalized with acute Covid-19 infection have symptoms and characteristics that differ from those with a Covid-linked inflammatory syndrome. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How to Get COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments at Pharmacies, Health Centers, Supersites Healthline Experts say the process for signing up for an appointment is similar in each of these locations. They urge the public to check a location's website to make sure there are no closures or delays before heading to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report The New York Times The new variant, called B.1.526, first appeared in samples collected in the city in November. By the middle of this month, it accounted for about one in four viral sequences appearing in a database shared by scientists. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR What Is A Cold Chain? And Why Do So Many Vaccines Need It? NPR Of the three vaccines approved for rollout in many countries, the Pfizer vaccine wins for most high maintenance with storage requirements at -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degree Fahrenheit) — a bit chillier than record low temps at the South Pole. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID-19 vaccines not believed to have impact on fertility, expert says ABC News Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses how vaccines have not been proven to impact fertility and why women who are currently pregnant may want to get vaccinated. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post People are struggling to get vaccine appointments. A 14-year-old stepped in to help. Washington Post People are struggling to get vaccine appointments. A 14-year-old stepped in to help. Image without a caption. Benjamin Kagan, 14, amassed a team of volunteers to help hundreds of people in the Chicago area register to be vaccinated as demand for the shots ... Flag as irrelevant
	BollyInside Lewy Body Dementia Genes Show Links to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Medscape "We found strong genetic evidence that variants in the genes GBA, BIN1, TMEM175, SNCA-AS1, and APOE influence the risk for developing Lewy body dementia," Scholz, chief of the neurodegenerative diseases research unit at the National Institute of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Fauci Introduces New Acronym for Long COVID at White House Briefing Medscape As officials scramble to get vaccines and protective gear to the public, scientists are working overtime to gain knowledge of the long-term effects of COVID-19, said Anthony Fauci, MD, during a wide-ranging briefing at the White House today. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Homegrown Coronavirus Variant The Stuff Of 'Nightmares' Patch.com LOS ANGELES, CA — Ongoing studies of the West Coast variant of the coronavirus have health officials in Los Angeles on edge amid mounting evidence that the variant is more contagious and more virulent. The burning question at this point, is: how ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients? U.S. News & World Report By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Feb 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with hepatitis C develop liver cancer sooner than people in other racial groups and the cancer is often more aggressive, but current screening ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's disease often have a history of depression or anxiety, which might mean an earlier emergence of memory and thinking problems, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Here's the Real-World Proof TIME The data, says Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and co-author of the paper, are "close to the best possible news.". Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report What to Know About the Coronavirus Variant Found in California U.S. News & World Report The variant, which scientists refer to as B.1.427/B.1.429, made headlines recently as it has surged in the state. Research into the variant is ongoing, but upcoming studies that have not yet been published or peer reviewed suggest it could be more contagious ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Moderna Ships a New COVID-19 Vaccine for Testing Against More Infectious Variant TIME On Feb. 24, Massachusetts-based biotech Moderna announced that has shipped a new version of its already-authorized COVID-19 vaccine to testing sites. The new vaccine is one aspect of a three-part strategy the company is taking to address new viral ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma WebMD WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- During the pandemic, people with asthma have worried that their respiratory condition might raise their risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19, but new research findings should calm their fears. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Fatal COVID From Lung Transplant; Cutting the Vax Line; Hernia Mesh Problems MedPage Today Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Patient Dies After COVID-Infected Lung Transplant. A woman in Michigan contracted COVID-19 and died last fall, two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress South African Child Gauge tackles the slow violence of malnutrition Medical Xpress And over the same period, South Africa has seen a steady increase in childhood overweight and obesity (one in eight children under the age of five) which is now double the global average. This double ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD High BP in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term WebMD "Hypertension is a silent killer," said study author Dr. Malamo Countouris, a cardiologist and co-director of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Postpartum Hypertension Clinic. "None of the women in our ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US Washington Post FILE - This Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 file photo shows influenza vaccine syringes at the L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan's Community Resource Center's Free Drive-Thru vaccination ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News England minorities: Higher COVID-19 cases, fewer vaccinated ABC News England's ethnic minority communities have higher levels of COVID-19 infection and lower levels of vaccine acceptance than other groups. By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press. February 25, 2021, 7:11 AM. • 3 min read. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Nearly half of people with potential cancer symptoms in first wave of pandemic did not contact GP, study finds Medical Xpress The research was carried out by Cardiff University and Cancer Research UK, with preliminary findings focusing on the experiences of 7,543 people from March to August 2020. Possible cancer symptoms were commonly experienced during the first wave ... Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com The Latest: Pennsylvania health network allowed employees' relatives to skip vaccine line pressherald.com Geisinger's decision to give special access to employees' relatives earned a rebuke this week from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which said the health care giant shouldn't have held vaccine clinics for eligible family members of employees. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 antibodies may protect against reinfection later, study suggests CNN MUST WATCH. How antibodies protect us from viruses 01:37. (CNN) There's new evidence that connects testing positive for Covid-19 antibodies from a prior infection with a significantly lower risk of becoming infected again in the future. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters British confident of vaccine supply from manufacturers Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it was confident in manufacturers' timely supply of COVID-19 vaccines to keep fuelling one of the world's fastest rollouts despite a slowdown this week. FILE PHOTO: British Vaccine Deployment Minister ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Should you post that COVID-19 vaccine selfie on social media? Here are the do's and don'ts. Seattle Times So, in the thick of a global pandemic, and with the shaky rollout of COVID-19 vaccines making them somewhat of a holy grail, it's no surprise selfies featuring the coveted shot are infecting social media timelines. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Which face mask is best for communication? A new study weighs in CNN (CNN) The receptionist at the doctor's office asks a question from behind her double mask and face guard on the opposite side of a large, plastic partition. "Excuse me, what was that again?" It's a phrase I repeat a lot these days. Distorted by masks and myriad ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Mother in coma 'should be allowed to die' BBC News The woman, who is in her early 30s, has been in an induced coma since giving birth to a baby boy last month. The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust said her ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New York teens 16 and older who are homeless, jailed or in foster care facilities now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine ABC News Vaccines are proven to reduce deaths and help end pandemics, but the historic speed that the coronavirus vaccines have been developed has made some people hesitant to take them. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study estimates two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations due to four conditions Medical Xpress A modeling study suggests a majority of adult COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide are attributable to at least one of four pre-existing conditions: obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure, in that order. The study, published today in the Journal of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Covid variants could 'undermine all of our efforts' if virus spreads globally, CDC director says CNBC The variant problem isn't isolate to the U.S. As more people become infected, the more likely it is that problematic coronavirus mutations will arise, Walensky said. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2021 HealthDay Pfizer and BioNTech say they plan to update their original COVID-19 vaccine and also test a third booster shot in order to prepare for the possibility that new coronavirus variants may be more resistant to the vaccine. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Access to potentially lifesaving 3D mammography isn't equal, new research shows. "This study was about whether ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Critical step forward for radiotherapy with a new method to treat cancer Medical Xpress A new research development from The University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust has shown progress for developing a potential new cancer treatment using high energy electron beams. The collaborative research team have published ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters In boost for COVID-19 battle, Pfizer vaccine found 94% effective in real world Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19 isolation linked to increased domestic violence, researchers suggest Medical Xpress While COVID-19-related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an ideal environment for increased domestic violence. Data collected in surveys of nearly 400 adults for 10 weeks beginning in April 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Common cold outbreaks to be expected as schools reopen, CDC warns Fox News Dr. Marc Siegel tells 'Fox & Friends Weekend' that public health measures such as mask-wearing have contributed to the decline. Outbreaks of the common cold could become more ... Flag as irrelevant

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