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	health Daily update ⋅ April 27, 2021
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	CNN The number of fully vaccinated people has outpaced those with just one dose, CDC says CNN (CNN) Fewer new people are getting their first Covid-19 shot than those finishing up their second, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the last 10 of 11 days, the number of "fully vaccinated" people has risen more ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The US is hitting the hesitancy wall for Covid-19 vaccines. Here's what experts say can help CNN (CNN) US officials say Covid-19 vaccines are our way out of the pandemic. But the US faces a stubborn challenge -- vaccine hesitancy -- which could prevent some communities from reaching widespread protection levels and suppressing the spread of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape AHA Statement Flags CV Risk of Hormonal Cancer Therapies Medscape "The statement provides data on the risks of each type of hormonal therapy so clinicians can use it as a guide to help manage cardiovascular risks during cancer treatment," Tochi Okwuosa, DO, chair of the writing group, said in a news release. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR You Don't Have To Suffer To Benefit From COVID Vaccination — But Some Prefer It NPR Roughly half of those vaccinated with the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, and in particular women, experience unpleasantness, from hot, sore arms to chills, headache, fever and exhaustion. Sometimes they boast about the symptoms. They often ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Is a Bloody Nose a Symptom of COVID-19? Healthline COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms vary between people but most commonly include a fever, cough, and fatigue. Some people, especially those over the age of 65 with preexisting health conditions, can ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Can You Have Alcohol After the Covid Vaccine? The New York Times Moderate drinking is unlikely to impair the immune response to the Covid vaccine, but heavy drinking might. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Soft bedding continues to claim infant lives despite warnings, study finds CNN (CNN) Amanda Saucedo did everything the natural parenting blogs she read told her to do before she brought her newborn son Ben into her bed to co-sleep in October 2014. "I was a single mom of two kids, so I took sleep any way I could get it," said Saucedo ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 1 in 10 women will have a miscarriage. They shouldn't be told to 'just try again,' new research says CNN A new system that provides women suffering miscarriage with physical and mental health support is needed, found new research published in The Lancet medical journal. (CNN) ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases NPR Last year, the coronavirus pandemic forced many summer camps to close and families to change their plans. Now, new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says camps will be able to open for in-person activities, provided they take ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post COVID treatment has improved, but many wish for an easy pill Washington Post If Priscila Medina had gotten COVID-19 a year ago, she would have had no treatments proven safe and effective to try. But when the 30-year-old nurse arrived at a Long Island hospital last month, so short of breath she could barely talk, doctors knew just what ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today AHA: Monitor CVD Risks in Cancer Patients on Hormonal Therapy MedPage Today Patients undergoing hormone therapy for breast and prostate cancers may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) as they age and should be closely monitored for potential cardiovascular events, according to a scientific statement from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Salt Sensitivity May Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, April 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- People who are salt-sensitive may have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a study that points to the need for better genetic testing for sodium sensitivity. Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune New US COVID-19 Cases Decline, Vaccination Pace Slows Too NPR Johnson & Johnson vaccinations have resumed, which could facilitate new vaccination pop-up clinics. At the same time, doctors in rural areas are strategizing on how to get people to get the shot. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: For all the concerns about more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Updated CDC camp guidance not prioritizing children's well-being, doctor says Fox News Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Last year, summer camps were forced to close as the coronavirus spread across the United States. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID-19 Could Raise Odds for Heart Failure, Even in Those With No Prior Heart Risk U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In rare cases, people hospitalized for COVID-19 can develop heart failure, even if their hearts were previously healthy, new research shows. The researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline MS and Brain Fog: What You Need to Know Healthline More than 50 percent of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience cognitive changes. Sometimes cognitive changes are the first sign that you have MS, although they are more likely to occur later on, as the condition progresses. These changes can ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine We'll Never Stop Fighting About Masks Slate Magazine Mary Harris: I want to be really clear about what your article was advocating for. You're advocating for some states to potentially lift their mask requirements for people when they're outdoors. So indoors, it's still important to be masked. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR As Opioid Deaths Surge, Biden Team Moves To Make Buprenorphine Treatment Mainstream NPR The Biden administration says new federal guidelines released Tuesday will allow far more medical practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug proven to reduce opioid relapses and overdose deaths. The change lowers regulatory hurdles that critics ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News COVID-19 treatment has improved, but many wish for an easy pill Fox News While vaccines are helping to curb the pandemic, easier and better treatments are needed, especially as virus variants spread. "We're seeing more and more young people get into serious ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Malaria vaccine candidate 77% efficacious in trial, researchers report Healio A malaria vaccine candidate was up to 77% efficacious among children aged 5 to 17 months after 12 months of follow-up, according to findings from a phase IIb trial that were published on The Lancet's preprint server. The findings are from a randomized ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune How to wear a face mask Chicago Tribune COVID-19 is an airborne virus, meaning it spreads when you're in close proximity to someone with the virus and inhale infectious particles. To prevent the spread between people, wearing a mask is important. Masks may slow down the spread of COVID, but ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New prostate cancer urine test shows how aggressive disease is Medical Xpress A new study published today shows how an experimental new test called 'ExoGrail' has the potential to revolutionise how patients with suspected prostate cancer are risk-assessed prior to an invasive biopsy. The research team ... Flag as irrelevant
	Alzheimer's News Today Movement Gets Youth Involved in Alzheimer's Advocacy, Education Alzheimer's News Today In its intergenerational YouthCare program, the organization taps graduate gerontology students to meet with dementia patients and do brain health exercises with them. The organization's 42 chapters, across 13 states and the District of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Innovative rapid COVID-19 test platform pairs mass spectrometry with machine learning Medical Xpress A partnership between UC Davis and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, has led to a new rapid COVID-19 test. A recent study published Nature Scientific Reports shows the novel method to be 98.3% accurate for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Rural Humboldt County sees COVID-19 spike linked to church Washington Post As of Friday, the county had reported a total of 3,717 coronavirus infections since the pandemic began. An outbreak at Eureka The Pentecostal Church led health officials to send a team to set up a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bangor Daily News Doctors scramble to understand long-COVID, but causes and prognoses are elusive Bangor Daily News Wu, 38, didn't have a fever, cough or sore throat 00 the symptoms most associated with COVID-19 at the time — so doctors at the hospital told her she was having a panic attack. But later she developed those symptoms, along with difficulty breathing, fatigue and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Experts call for comprehensive reform of miscarriage care and treatment worldwide Medical Xpress A three-paper report published in The Lancet highlights that the current approach to miscarriage care must be improved, by providing more accurate diagnosis and appropriate investigations, improved treatments to prevent miscarriage, effective management ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Florida reports 64 coronavirus resident deaths, 3513 new cases Orlando Sentinel Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 34,912 with the addition of 64 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 3,513 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 2,212,097. Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Younger people are getting sicker from COVID, Washington state hospital leaders say Seattle Times Hospital leaders Monday said that a fourth wave of COVID-19 is driving up hospitalizations in Washington, that young patients make up an increasing proportion of their workload and that some are suffering from more severe disease than earlier in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour COVID crisis: Why India's health system is on the 'brink of collapsing' PBS NewsHour While the Biden administration pledged to share vaccines with India and other countries, they will not arrive in India for some time. John Ray of Independent Television News breaks down the latest, and William Brangham speaks to experts about what it means ... Flag as irrelevant
	Infection Control Today Importance of Social Distancing Overstated, Study Says Infection Control Today MIT professors argue that unfounded fear about how COVID-19 spreads has unnecessarily forced the closure of schools, offices buildings, and other indoor venues. Not all indoor settings are the same: ventilation varies, size varies, occupancy varies. Not only ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Iowa asks for additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to be withheld as demand wanes: report Fox News The Iowa Department of Public Health confirmed the decision on Saturday, the Des Moines Register reported. "Along with several other states, we are seeing a slowdown of vaccine administration, but we are working with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Health care professionals should 'screen for and address' prenatal cannabis use disorder Healio Prenatal cannabis use disorder was linked to increased risk for major adverse neonatal outcomes, according to results of a population-based, retrospective cohort study published in Addiction. "In this study, we aimed to add new U.S. data to the relationships ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India's health system Medical Xpress Family members of a person who died due to COVID-19 perform the last rites at a crematorium in Jammu, India, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Channi Anand). Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California Nearly 278000 Residents in LA County Overdue for Second COVID-19 Shot NBC Southern California As of last week, more than 4.4 million people in the county have received at least one vaccine dose, and nearly 2.6 million had received a second dose, according to Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Orange County's Coronavirus Update: 115 In Hospital, 80 New Cases Patch.com At a glance, Orange County has seen 253,574 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Currently, there are 115 residents hospitalized due to coronavirus. Of those, a mere 23 are listed in intensive care ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study finds COVID-19 variants may offer clues in predicting patient outcomes as virus evolves Medical Xpress A multidisciplinary team of scientists at Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University used genomic sequencing to track SARS-CoV-2 as it mutated in Northeast Ohio from March 11 to April 22, 2020. The research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Concerning drop in people wanting COVID vaccines has experts asking: What can be done? Miami Herald Some states have seen a significant drop in vaccine demand, even as everyone aged 16 and up is now eligible to receive the shot. The shift has experts worried about the country's progress toward reaching herd immunity and has leaders grappling with how to ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Daily News Does vitamin C boost your immune system? New York Daily News Vitamin C as an antioxidant · Boosts production of white blood cells · Supports wound healing · May lower the risk of cancer · May reduce symptoms of the common cold · May boost eye health · Prevents iron deficiency · Best overall vitamin C supplement. Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Nanobody Cocktails Keep SARS-CoV-2 from Infecting Mice Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Tiny immune proteins known as nanobodies may encumber the SAR-CoV-2 virus, preventing it from latching onto host cells. This exciting possibility has been demonstrated by several research groups, almost exclusively in studies using in vitro assays. A new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sandusky Register Cedar Point announces reopening protocols Sandusky Register Among the more notable changes from last season, truncated also due to COVID-19: • Reservations will be required for Cedar Point and Cedar Point Shores Waterpark. Both season pass holders and single-day ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health.com Could the Pfizer Vaccine Lead to Heart Inflammation? A Report Found a Link to Myocarditis—Here's What We Know Health.com Health reached out to Pfizer and received this response: "Pfizer is aware of the Israeli observations of myocarditis that occurred predominantly in a population of young men who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Flag as irrelevant
	Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News The number of fully vaccinated people has outpaced those with just one dose, CDC says Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News Experts told CNN the reason for the trend is not immediately clear, but it could be a reflection of slowing demand. "I think this is really just hitting the hesitancy wall," said Dr. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News Disruptions to immunisation put millions of children at risk: UN Yahoo News LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Millions of children whose immunisations have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Africa, are now at risk from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio, yellow fever and diphtheria, U.N. health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com COVID-19 Vaccinations: How To Schedule An Appointment In Herndon Patch.com Using VaccineFinder.org, all Fairfax residents 16 and older may choose from a variety of appointment times and clinics offering the vaccine, including the Fairfax County Health Department, hospitals, pharmacies, and some health-care providers. Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV New mammogram screening guidelines may put women at risk WGN-TV Dr Lisa Stempel is a radiologist at Rush University Medical Center. "Breast cancer is incredibly common just surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the entire world," she said. Flag as irrelevant
	fox5sandiego.com UCSD plans to resume use of one-shot J&J COVID vaccine fox5sandiego.com LA JOLLA, Calif. – Crowds of people continue to stream into the clinic at UC San Diego for their first or second COVID-19 vaccine shots. Soon, they also will be able to get the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine there after the FDA and CDC lifted a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET MIT COVID study shows indoors, masks may be more important than social distancing CNET New MIT study examines the benefit of wearing masks. James Martin/CNET. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Wash your hands. Wear a mask. Stand at least six feet away from others. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Disruptions to immunisation put millions of children at risk - UN Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of children whose immunisations have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Africa, are now at risk from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio, yellow fever and diphtheria, U.N. health agencies ... Flag as irrelevant
	WDSU New Orleans COVID-19 in Louisiana: Tracking cases, deaths and latest restrictions WDSU New Orleans 910 new cases reported; 10,342 total deaths; 9,436 are confirmed deaths and 906 are probable deaths. 6 new deaths reported; 319 patients in the hospital, with 47 of those on ventilators. 6,933,934 ... Flag as irrelevant

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