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	health Daily update ⋅ March 5, 2021
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	The New York Times As a Doctor, I Was Skeptical About the Covid Vaccine. Then I Reviewed the Science. The New York Times Outside this vocal minority — which seems to oppose immunization based on theoretical and ideological rather than scientific concerns — it is difficult to gauge the popular mood. I get the sense that Australians feel obligated to be vaccinated, but privately many ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD She Survives Severe COVID, Gets Illness Seen in Kids WebMD "[She was] very critical," said Dr. Ekemini Ogbu, a pediatric rheumatologist at the hospital and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "Before she ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN These men and women got the Covid-19 vaccine despite some hesitancy in their communities CNN San Antonio, Texas (CNN) A college student struggling with multiple health conditions, a Texas cattle farmer eager to reunite with his 90-year-old mother and a restaurant owner who lost too many friends to the pandemic -- they are among those who got ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters South Africa in African Union talks on COVID-19 shots for 10 million people Reuters JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is negotiating with an African Union (AU) platform to buy COVID-19 vaccines for at least 10 million of its people, a senior health official said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Can Long-Term Care Employers Require Staff Members to Be Vaccinated? The New York Times Ms. Gordon feels reassured now that her mother is fully vaccinated and has returned to her assisted living facility. But what about the two home care aides who help her 98-year-old father, David, in his Upper West Side apartment? Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY COVID-19 Scan for Mar 04, 2021 CIDRAP B117 variant transmissibility · COVID among farmworkers · Skin reactions after Moderna vaccine · COVID-19 prevalence in kids · Decontaminating respirators. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY The CDC wants you to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. (Yes, you read that right.) USA TODAY If zombies were to start roaming the streets – yes, we said zombies – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants you to be prepared. In the midst of providing guidelines on an unprecedented pandemic, the Center for Disease Control updated its ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Should You Be Double Masking? Healthline cloth masks; surgical masks; KN95 masks. Recently, you may have heard about something called double masking. Simply put, this is when you wear two face masks instead of one. Should you ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Children's Mental Health Crisis Could Be a Next 'Wave' in the Pandemic U.S. News & World Report The first portion of the session explored child abuse, trauma and so-called adverse childhood experiences in a conversation with Dr. Melissa Merrick, president and chief executive officer of Prevent Child Abuse America, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing child ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Bypass Surgery Turned Doctor From Couch Potato Into Mountain Climber U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Because of the lack of oxygen at such lofty altitudes, Dr. Akil Taherbhai needed four hours to climb the last mile to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Hispanic People at Risk for Heart Disease Going Untreated WebMD Still, many did not have those conditions under good control, the study found. "This shows we have work to do," said senior researcher Dr. Fernando Testai, an associate professor of neurology ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Study: On-Premises Dining Linked To Increased COVID-19 Cases NPR As several states face criticism for lifting coronavirus-related public health restrictions, a study published Friday confirms that state-imposed mask mandates and on-premises dining restrictions help slow the spread of COVID-19. The study, published in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Popular Drug Does Not Alleviate Mild Covid-19 Symptoms, Study Finds The New York Times Ivermectin is typically used to treat parasitic worms in both people and animals, but scientific evidence for its efficacy against the coronavirus is thin. Some studies have indicated that the drug can prevent several different viruses from replicating in cells. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Study Finds Wildfire Smoke More Harmful To Humans Than Pollution From Cars NPR Tens of millions of Americans experienced at least a day last year shrouded in wildfire smoke. Entire cities were blanketed, in some cases for weeks, as unprecedented wildfires tore across the Western U.S., causing increases in hospitalizations for respiratory ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Eating Disorders: Another Consequence of COVID-19 MedPage Today During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have seen an increase in kids struggling with illnesses such as anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders, they told MedPage Today. There are no epidemiological ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Even after suffering a stroke, many Hispanic Americans still have uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure or other conditions that raise their risk of a repeat one, a new study finds. The study involved 404 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News "In many ways it's been disastrous": COVID pandemic provides perfect storm for Americans with eating disorders CBS News Jessica, who is being identified by her first name only to preserve her anonymity, has struggled with bulimia for over a decade. "I'm bingeing just so I don't snap like a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 'Sequalae of COVID-19 pandemic': Delays in breast cancer diagnoses, treatment Healio "We think this risk is most pronounced among individuals currently diagnosed with breast cancer, including those undergoing active treatment for the disease," Erica T. Warner, ScD, MPH, assistant professor in the department of medicine at Harvard Medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Study suggests link between COVID-19, blood group A and 'ancient' protein family Healio In addition, the researchers discovered that the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 had general structures that were comparable to those of galectins, an ancient family of carbohydrate-binding proteins found in all metazoans. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post AP PHOTOS: Madrid hospital staff learn to cope with virus Washington Post One by one, the medical team follows the steps they have revisited ever since the first coronavirus case was admitted to the Severo Ochoa Hospital one year ago. Only when the elderly man is stabilized and transferred to ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Why COVID-19 May Be More Deadly Than Flu, Other Coronaviruses Medscape Researchers discovered that some beneficial cytokine signals are not elevated in people who experience a SARS-CoV-2 cytokine storm, also known as cytokine release syndrome (CRS). A lack of elevation in type 1 interferon (IFN), for example, could be a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Ivermectin doesn't speed recovery from mild COVID-19, study shows CIDRAP Early administration of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin didn't significantly shorten time to clinical improvement in 400 adults mildly ill with COVID-19, a clinical trial today in JAMA finds. Led by researchers from the Centro de Estudios en Infectologia Pediatrica ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 'Now Is Not The Time To Stop Wearing A Mask,' Says CDC Director Rochelle Walensky NPR The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voiced concern on Wednesday about the recent climb in the number of new cases of the coronavirus, warning that pandemic fatigue and the loosening of restrictions may be setting the stage for ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Health Highlights: March 5, 2021 U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). Anti-Parasite Drug Won't Help Against Mild COVID-19: Study. A drug called ivermectin that's typically used to treat parasitic worms and has been viewed as a potential COVID-19 treatment does not shorten ... Flag as irrelevant
	Firstpost Call to Action on Obesity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic Medscape "Overweight is a highly significant predictor of developing complications from COVID-19, including the need for hospitalization, for intensive care and for mechanical ventilation," the WOF notes in the report. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report More Data Suggests New Coronavirus Variants Weaken Vaccines, Treatments U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There's new evidence that fast-spreading variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 are more resistant to antibody treatments and vaccines. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Accidentally Trashed, Thawed Or Expired: Reports Of COVID Vaccine 'Spoilage' Grow NPR As the speed of COVID vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. And it's more than just a handful at the end of the day because of a few appointment cancellations. Health officials are trying to address the problems that lead to waste, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress It's too soon to lift COVID restrictions, says Dr. Fauci Medical Xpress Even so, some states have begun to ease restrictions, including doing away with mask mandates, allowing businesses to fully open and increasing the number of people allowed at mass gatherings. On Thursday, Alabama became ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBAL Baltimore Why testing for COVID-19 is still important WBAL Baltimore Without testing, there's no way to keep track of where the pandemic is headed and whether vaccines are working. And there's no way to make use of one of the most important tools for fighting infectious diseases: contact tracing. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday New York sees decreasing virus positivity, but Long Island remains at higher rate Newsday There were 7,593 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday out of 270,089 test results in the state, including 687 in Nassau County and 654 in Suffolk County. While the state's seven-day average of new cases was 3.12%, Long Island's was 4.18 ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Toddlers whose mothers took certain epilepsy drugs during pregnancy are unlikely to have development delays, researchers say. The study may help clear up ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Globe and Mail Trending Clinical Topic: Single-Dose Vaccination Medscape Trending Clinical Topic: Single-Dose Vaccination. Ryan Syrek. Disclosures. March 05, 2021. 0Read Comments. Each week, we identify one top search term, speculate about what caused its popularity, and provide an infographic on a related condition. If you ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Craig Melvin's brother gets colonoscopy after colon cancer death in the family Today.com His younger brother, Ryan Melvin, 35, is part of the mission too, taking TODAY along when he underwent his first colonoscopy this week — three years after a doctor first recommended he get the screening. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report WHO Sees Ebola Risk as 'Very High' for Guinea's Neighbours U.S. News & World Report GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization officials said on Friday the risk of an Ebola outbreak spreading from Guinea to its neighbours was "very high" and that some neighbouring countries were not prepared for outbreaks or for future vaccination ... Flag as irrelevant
	Baltimore Sun Can you stop wearing masks after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Sorry, not just yet, experts say. Baltimore Sun With 50 million Americans immunized against the coronavirus, and millions more joining the ranks every day, the urgent question on many minds is: When can I throw away my mask? It's a deeper question than it seems — about a return to normalcy, about ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz Your next-wave Covid-19 vaccine questions, answered by an expert Quartz Even people who trust scientists and the vaccine development processes have questions about what to expect. So on March 3 Quartz sat down with Panagis Galiatsatos, a pulmonologist and critical care specialist at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com WA Detects More Variant Cases; DOH Updates Vaccine Outlook Patch.com While Washington has shown steady progress in tamping down coronavirus metrics since early January, health officials said the declines are beginning to level off. Subscribe. "There ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Ghana Greets Historic Vaccine Delivery With A Dose Of Skepticism WBUR The reason? On February 24, her homeland, Ghana, became the first low-resource country to receive free COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX. Get the editor's can't miss stories of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News Vaccine eligibility drops to 50 and older as Salt Lake, other counties move to moderate risk Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — All Utahns 50 and older, as well as more residents with medical issues, will be able to start scheduling COVID-19 vaccination shots starting Monday, Gov. Spencer Cox announced Thursday, promising everyone should be eligible by next ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine How tuberculosis reshaped our immune systems Science Magazine "We are [all] the descendants of people who survived past epidemics," says author Lluis Quintana-Murci, a population geneticist at the Pasteur Institute and the College of France. This paper helps identify "which are the true pathogens that have changed our ... Flag as irrelevant
	Regulatory Focus How to handle COVID variants? Global regulators turn to flu vaccines Regulatory Focus A global consortium of regulators is turning to seasonal influenza vaccine authorization as a model for how to address variant-adjusted version of authorized COVID-19 vaccines. New guidance available from the ACCESS consortium, including the United ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Inhaled CRISPR Treatment Targets Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Infections Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News If you think breathing in gene editing enzymes to treat infectious diseases, such as the flu or COVID-19, is a technology that is far-fetched or a long way off, think again. A team of investigators from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Florida reports 120 coronavirus resident deaths, 6118 new cases Orlando Sentinel Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 31,387 with the addition of 120 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 6,118 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,930,232. Flag as irrelevant
	St George News COVID-19 surge reinstates restrictions in Garfield County; ages 50 and over eligible for vaccine next week St George News More than a dozen counties in the state saw their transmission levels lower this week, including Salt Lake County where a new moderate status means events including Utah Jazz games can now have fans sit without distancing, albeit all wearing masks. Flag as irrelevant
	The Columbus Dispatch Rural Alzheimer's patients and caregivers face unique hurdles with stigma, access The Columbus Dispatch Jill Gorley, a social worker with Mercy Health in Cincinnati, is participating in the. Mary Jo Moorhead laughs uproariously while recounting the years she spent as her mother's caregiver. Her ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bustle Here's How To Tell If Your Acne Is A Sign Of A Bigger Health Issue Bustle While most breakouts are simply due to clogged pores, it's possible that they could be a sign of something else — and possibly not even acne at all. "It is important to consider your skin's natural tendencies as new acne develops," board-certified dermatologist ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Catnip Might Be Your Next Mosquito Repellent U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A common herb that makes your favorite feline high may hold the key to a mosquito-free summer in your backyard. Researchers say catnip is as effective as synthetic insect repellents, including DEET, and they ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19: Biomarkers linked to severe forms of the disease Medical Xpress Recent studies have shown that immune response plays a central role in the severity of COVID-19. Understanding the immune responses generated as the disease progresses is therefore key to determining which patients are at highest risk of developing ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX Carolina High schoolers who misuse prescription opioids are at higher risk for suicidal behaviors, study finds FOX Carolina Pictured are tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodon delivered on medical prescription. About one of every three high school students who said they were misusing prescription opioids when they were surveyed reported they had attempted suicide, according to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Christian Science Monitor Behind vaccine doubts in Africa, a deeper legacy of distrust Christian Science Monitor Vaccine hesitancy in Africa is often rooted in distrust, shaped by a long history of inequality. An effective pandemic response includes addressing those doubts. Denis Farrell/AP. A pedestrian wearing a mask to protect against COVID-19 passes a wall mural ... Flag as irrelevant

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