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	health Daily update ⋅ March 30, 2021
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	CNN Tuskegee isn't the only reason why some Black people are hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine CNN (CNN) To get more Black people vaccinated against coronavirus infections, Dr. Kimberly Manning is determined to keep doing what she has had a conviction to do since before the pandemic hit. "I'm determined to make sure that people who, historically, have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Extending Novavax Dose Gap 'Probably' OK, Sir Lenny's Jab Message Medscape The chief investigator of the Novavax trial in the UK, Professor Paul Heath, St George's, University of London, told Sky News that extending the gap between first and second doses beyond the 3 weeks in his trial would "probably" still be effective. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN My BMI qualified me for the coronavirus vaccine. Why did I hesitate to schedule an appointment? CNN Through process of getting vaccinated, Madeleine Thompson found herself navigating the complex relationship between weight and health. Madeleine Thompson is an associate producer for CNN Audio. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN WHO report gives four possible sources for Covid CNN The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines · What you need to know · WHO report gives four possible sources for Covid · At least 550,000 people in US have now died from coronavirus · Syria's president and his wife have recovered from Covid-19. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report At Least 11 More States to Open Virus Vaccines to All Adults U.S. News & World Report By MICHELLE R. SMITH and TERRY TANG, Associated Press. At least 11 states will open vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Americans amid a worrisome increase in virus cases and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe A look at how COVID-19 cases are increasing on Cape Cod The Boston Globe Cases of COVID-19 are rising on Cape Cod, causing alarm from local health officials and illustrating the continued threat posed by the virus and its variants even as vaccinations ramp up across the state. Both COVID-19 case numbers and positivity rates have ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus likely came from animal, not a lab, WHO draft report finds CNN (CNN) Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, a World Health Organization draft report finds. The least likely source: a laboratory leak, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday that while Covid-19 variants are playing a part in recent spikes in the number of cases, they're not the only reason. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD FAQ: What to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids WebMD Protecting children is crucial, agrees Yvonne Maldonado, MD, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases and chief of pediatric infectious diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine. "There are millions ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post What to know before heading into your vaccine appointment Washington Post All the coronavirus vaccines are free, paid for by the federal government, for anyone living in the United States — regardless of your immigration status or health insurance. Vaccine clinics cannot charge you for a shot but they may ask for your insurance ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults ABC News More than a dozen states will open vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Americans amid a worrisome increase in virus cases and concerns about balancing supply and demand for the vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour How to stay safe from COVID this summer, according to experts PBS NewsHour It's not clear how long the protection given by any existing COVID-19 vaccine lasts, or whether the vaccinated can still transmit the virus to the unvaccinated. Data so far suggests that these vaccines provide meaningful protection ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver CU Boulder Among 21 Universities Studying Whether COVID Vaccine Prevents Virus Transmission CBS Denver BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – As thousands of Coloradans get vaccinated every day, a lingering question remains: do vaccines prevent transmission of coronavirus? A new federally funded trial led by the COVID-19 Prevention Network at Fred Hutchinson ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News Babies will likely get antibodies from their vaccinated mothers, early studies show New York Daily News When Rachel Hawley walked into the old Macy's at Military Square mall to get her first COVID-19 vaccine shot, there were lots of wide eyes. She was 39 weeks pregnant. Advertisement. Hawley was eligible to get the shots, not only because she has an ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Evidence mounts Covid jab protects those around you BBC News The Covid-19 vaccine blocks pretty much all cases of serious illness - but the government has been much more cautious about saying whether it stops people carrying the virus and infecting others. Until evidence had built up from lots of people being ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Fewer requests for smoking cessation services during COVID-19 pandemic Healio The North American Quitline Consortium report examined data calls made to quitlines through 1-800-QUIT-NOW from 53 U.S. states and territories in the U.S. The quitlines provide callers information, counseling and medications to aid smoking cessation. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Black Young Adults Face Higher Stroke Risk Than Their White Peers U.S. News & World Report High blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke. It adds to the heart's workload and over time damages arteries and organs. Experts already knew stroke rates among young adults have risen in recent decades, but little was known about which adults were at ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Racial Equity In Vaccination? Dialysis Centers Can Help With That NPR Frankie Shaw was diabetic by age 22, had a stroke at 35, and for the last five years has been on dialysis, a grueling treatment regime that requires either multiple visits to a clinic each week or hours a day, multiple days a week on a home machine. Over the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Health-care professionals visit homebound and ill seniors so they can get the coronavirus vaccines Washington Post In Miami Beach, fire department paramedics are delivering vaccines to frail seniors in their own homes. In East St. Louis, Ill., a visiting nurse service is offering at-home vaccines to sick older adults who are low income and who receive food from Meals on ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: PM's warning as England lockdown eases and 180 wedding guests cut to six BBC News Secret filming at one of the biggest UK Covid testing labs has found evidence of potential contamination, discarded tests and pressure to hit targets. A BBC reporter working as a lab technician, filmed staff cutting corners and processing samples in a way that ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Mutations could render current Covid vaccines ineffective in a year or less, epidemiologists warn CNBC Mutations of the coronavirus could render current vaccines ineffective within a year, according to a survey of experts in 28 countries. Of those surveyed, almost a third gave a time frame of nine months or less. Fewer than 1 in 8 said they believed that mutations ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Want to ward off high blood pressure? Don't forget to brush and floss. A new study finds that severe gum disease may make an otherwise healthy person ... Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Doctors urge women to delay mammogram until 4-6 weeks after COVID-19 vaccine Detroit Free Press Soon after the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines came to market, doctors began to notice something different in the mammogram images of a small fraction of women who'd recently gotten their shots: enlarged lymph nodes. Swollen lymph ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Did COVID-19 stress, uncertainty stall anti-smoking push? Fox News WASHINGTON (AP) – A year after COVID-19 upended life for millions of Americans, there are troubling signs that the coronavirus may have also slowed progress against another deadly health threat: smoking. Fewer smokers called quit-smoking hotlines last ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Lessons From HIV And LGBTQ Sexual Health Can Help End The Pandemic Forbes And that's why Christine Stegling, Executive Director of Frontline AIDS, is focusing her attention on the global race to secure vaccines and treatments. That's because history has shown us (and is looking set to repeat ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Add another part of your body to the list of what COVID-19 can invade: New research shows mouth cells can be infected with the new coronavirus. Previous ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective in real-world study in Duluth, seven other sites Minneapolis Star Tribune A federal study with support from Duluth, Minn. researchers has tracked the first two COVID-19 vaccines approved in the U.S. and found that they were 90% effective in real-world conditions and prevented asymptomatic infections. Clinical trials of the Moderna ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Native American Health Clinics Offering Vaccine to Visitors U.S. News & World Report By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Indian Health Service announced Monday that it is shifting its vaccine distribution system to target individual hospitals and clinics with high demand for shots and taper supplies to hubs where ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Genes associated with increased risk of cervical cancer identified Medical Xpress The study, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, studied data from over 150,000 European women. The research is one of the first studies to pinpoint genetic variants ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV Virginia man suffers 'rare' severe reaction to COVID-19 vaccine WGN-TV Richard Terrell got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine earlier this month. He suffered a severe rash that spread over his entire body and turned his skin red. The 74-year-old was admitted to the hospital and spent five days at the VCU Medical Center. Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk New Body Announced to 'Improve and Level Up' Nation's Health Medscape A new Office for Health Promotion will be established later this year with the aim of tackling obesity, improving mental health, and promoting physical activity in England. The new body would also be charged with 'levelling up' the nation's health, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox The evidence that Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective in pregnancy is growing Vox Preliminary research also suggests vaccines might provide some protection to newborns, who are unlikely to have their own approved Covid-19 vaccine anytime soon (and are also vulnerable to more severe illness). The new AJOG ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Arizona COVID-19 updates: Ariz. discarded 228 doses of Pfizer vaccine due to no-shows AZCentral.com The COVID-19 death rate in Arizona since the pandemic began is 232 deaths per 100,000 people as of Sunday, according to the CDC, putting it sixth in the country in a state ranking that separates New York City from New York state. Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ Tuskegee isn't the only reason why some Black people are hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine KTVZ To get more Black people vaccinated against coronavirus infections, Dr. Kimberly Manning is determined to keep doing what she has had a conviction to do since before the pandemic hit. "I'm determined to make sure that people who, historically, have not ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Substance use disorders added to CDC list of health conditions that raise COVID risks Miami Herald The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added substance use disorders, such as alcohol, opioid or cocaine use, to its list of medical conditions that put individuals at greater risk of developing severe COVID-19, citing the serious effects many drugs ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated? U.S. News & World Report Symptoms can include chronic pain in the pelvis, lower back or lower abdomen; painful or heavy periods; pain during or after sex; and painful urination or bowel movements, according to Dr. Kristin Riley. She is interim chief of minimally invasive gynecologic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress We studied depression messages on YouTube videos and found dangerous and stigmatizing stereotypes prevail Medical Xpress Psychologists have proposed ways to reform mental health care such as increasing access to care through telehealth. These actions are important. However, few experts have provided recommendations for how everyday citizens can flatten the depression ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Physical inactivity could increase your risk of diseases such as dementia CNN (CNN) Not exercising enough could increase your risk of developing certain diseases by up to 8%, according to a new study. Little to no exercise increases your risk of getting noncommunicable diseases such as depression and dementia, according to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are 90% effective in 'real-world' study Livescience.com Two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were 90% effective at preventing infection with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in a "real world" study of U.S. health care and frontline workers. The study, from the Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Washington state sees zero flu deaths so far this season Fox News Experts who previously spoke to Fox News on the country's lower than usual flu activity this year said that preventative measures to protect against COVID-19 — such as wearing masks, social distancing, frequent handwashing, and avoiding indoor crowds — ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New technique provides detailed map of lung pathology in COVID-19 Medical Xpress A team led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian has used advanced technology and analytics to map, at single-cell resolution, the cellular landscape of diseased lung tissue in severe COVID-19 and other infectious lung ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Why Are Half of US Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment? U.S. News & World Report By Sarah Collins HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Over half of high-risk children in the United States are not receiving behavioral health services critical to their mental, emotional and physical well-being, new ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Loneliness in Mid-Life Linked to Higher Odds for Alzheimer's U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged folks who feel persistently lonely appear to have a nearly doubled risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Study: adolescents more likely to become addicts after trying marijuana or misusing prescription drugs Fox News "This underscores the importance of drug use prevention and screening for substance use or misuse among adolescents and young adults. Offering timely treatment and support to young people who need it must be a public health priority.". Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine How to (Try to) Talk Your Family Into Getting Vaccinated Slate Magazine But even without knowing all these factors, it seems likely herd immunity would be a challenge in the short run. Twenty percent of the population (kids under 16) are not vaccine eligible yet and there is clearly some pretty staunch vaccine resistance in the US (not ... Flag as irrelevant
	KITV Honolulu India detects new 'double mutant' variant as Covid-19 cases spike, raising fears of a second wave KITV Honolulu The rise in cases comes as the country's top researchers announced that there are nearly 800 variants of concern present in the country. Monday, March 29th 2021, 7:49 AM HST. Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Henry Ford Health System to restrict visitors at 3 hospitals as COVID-19 cases rise Detroit Free Press Visitor restrictions will be in place for Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township and Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, said Dr. Adnan Munkarah, executive vice president and chief clinical officer for the health system. Flag as irrelevant
	WBTV Less than 500 new COVID-19 cases reported in SC, no additional deaths WBTV COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTV) - South Carolina health officials say less than 500 new COVID-19 cases were reported across the state on Monday. After its reported 499 additional cases, South Carolina has had 464,169 confirmed positive cases since the start of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Fasting acts as diet catalyst in those with metabolic syndrome Medical Xpress One in four Germans suffers from metabolic syndrome. Several of four diseases of affluence occur at the same time in this 'deadly quartet': obesity, high blood pressure, lipid metabolism disorder and diabetes mellitus. Each of these is a risk factor for severe ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com CA Gears Up For Vaccine Eligibility Expansion Amid Supply Crisis Patch.com CALIFORNIA — Millions more Californians over 50 will become eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine Thursday. But the Golden State expects to receive the same weekly number of doses that it has for the past month — about 1.8 million. And supplies will ... Flag as irrelevant

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