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	health Daily update ⋅ May 11, 2021
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	CNN There is no link between the Covid-19 vaccines and infertility. Here's why CNN "No! You don't know the science!" one woman posted on Twitter in response to naysayers. "The vaccine creates an immune response to the placenta and renders a woman sterile! They know this and this is the objective! It's a shifty world sterilisation programme. Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News Hesitancy about vaccines may keep Utah from reaching herd immunity Deseret News Utah may be running out of people who are ready to get the COVID-19 shots even though less than a third of the state is fully vaccinated against the deadly virus. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found that 7% of registered voters in Utah ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The world may need to learn to live with the virus. The New York Times Early in the pandemic, there was hope that the world would one day achieve herd immunity, the point when the coronavirus lacks enough hosts to spread easily. But over a year later, the virus is crushing India with a fearsome second wave and surging in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Childhood obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol linked to poor cognitive performance in mid-30s and beyond CNN Researchers said the study was the first to highlight the impact of lifelong cardiovascular risk factors on the brain at midlife. The more cardiovascular risk factors a person had ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Experts Say BMI Measurements Are a Starting Point, Not a Goal Healthline Some experts say body mass index (BMI) is a good starting point for people to assess their overall health. Critics, however, say the measurement is outdated and discriminates against women and People of Color. The best advice is to use BMI as a tool to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com International Students Heading To CA Navigate Vaccine Hurdles Patch.com More California colleges are planning to require students to get COVID-19 vaccinations. For international students, that often means only vaccines approved by the World Health Organization will be accepted, even though not all students have access to those. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: DR Congo in race against time to vaccinate people BBC News Nurse Jeanne Dusungu is vaccinating anyone who turns up to the white Unicef tent in the grounds of North Kivu provincial hospital in Goma against Covid-19 - but very few are locals. "There are some false rumours circulating, that the vaccine is fake, that it ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD CDC Revises Website Info on How COVID-19 Spreads WebMD May 10, 2021 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday changed its website guidance on how coronavirus spreads, emphasizing that it's mainly transmitted through the air, not on surfaces. "COVID-19 spreads when an infected person ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AIDS Virus Used in Gene Therapy to Fix 'Bubble Baby' Disease U.S. News & World Report A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Florida Releases Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in Hopes to Reduce Spread of Disease U.S. News & World Report After an odyssey spanning more than a decade to secure regulatory approval, British-based biotechnology firm Oxitec, along with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD)launched the project in hope of reducing the Aedes aegypti species that spread ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Op-Ed: Why the COVID Vaccine Didn't Work for Me MedPage Today I had a liver transplant in 2006. For the rest of my life, my body's immune system will consider my transplanted liver to be "foreign tissue" and will turn its weaponry against it as it would against an invading virus or bacteria. Of course, as opposed to a virus, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times CDC limits review of vaccinated but infected; draws concern Seattle Times While that's a tiny percentage of the 95 million people fully inoculated at the time, researchers still want to find out what specific mechanisms may be spurring the infections. Rare breakthrough cases are expected since no vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Potentially fatal 'black fungus' infections on the rise in India's COVID-19 patients Livescience.com Some COVID-19 patients in India have developed a rare and potentially fatal fungal infection called mucormycosis, also known as "black fungus," according to news reports. Mucormycosis is caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes, which grow in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Vegetarians Have Healthier Biomarkers Than Meat Eaters Healthline Experts say people don't have to become vegetarian to be healthy. Instead, eating meat in moderation can lead to better health. People who follow a vegetarian diet have a healthier biomarker profile than ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Drug overdoses skyrocket in Washington state amid COVID Washington Post "The disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder hard," CDC Director Robert Redfield said at the time. The Seattle Times ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Distracted nurse gives woman 6 doses of COVID vaccine in a single shot CBS News Rome — A 23-year-old Italian woman who was mistakenly given six doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine all at once was released from a hospital on Monday without having suffered any apparent adverse reactions, local health authorities said. The incident ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Heading to the Beach This Summer? Watch Out for Ticks Healthline New research found that black-legged ticks are plentiful in the coastal brush, grasses, and sand around the beaches in California. Infectious disease doctors recommend taking preventive steps at the beach: Avoid grasses and brush where ticks live, scan your ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Ibuprofen, Similar Painkillers Won't Raise Risks for COVID Patients U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen doesn't make COVID-19 worse or more deadly, a new study finds. When the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress PARP inhibitor shrinks tumors in pancreatic cancer patients with mutations Medical Xpress More than two-thirds of pancreatic cancer patients harboring genetic mutations saw their tumor stop growing or shrink substantially after being switched from intensive chemotherapy to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib as a maintenance therapy, researchers from ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters. (HealthDay). MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There's more evidence that a switch away from meat in your diet could cut levels of unhealthy "biomarkers" that encourage disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal Kids' Weight Gain in the Pandemic Is Alarming Doctors The Wall Street Journal Doctors also report increases in weight-related health conditions, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and fatty liver disease. And some children with prediabetes are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. " ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today COVID Vax & Myocarditis; Ejection Fractions on EKG; Southerners Still Unwell MedPage Today European regulators are looking into cases of myocarditis and pericarditis among people who got the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. (FiercePharma). Data from London and Wuhan, China show first-phase ejection fraction, a measure of preclinical heart failure, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New finding suggests cognitive problems caused by repeat mild head hits could be treated Medical Xpress A neurologic pathway by which non-damaging but high frequency brain impact blunts normal brain function and causes long-term problems with learning and memory has been identified. The finding suggests that tailored drug therapy can be designed and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chron Drug overdoses skyrocket in Washington state amid COVID ABC News SEATTLE -- More people in Washington state died of drug overdoses in 2020 than any year in at least the past decade, with the surge likely driven by the effects of the pandemic, state health officials said. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Obesity markers associated with increased risk for cancer at 10 sites Healio "The associations were mostly linear among all adiposity markers," Carlos Celis-Morales, PhD, a research fellow at the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow, U.K., told Healio. "This means that the bigger or heavier you ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLS-TV COVID vaccine hesitancy puts Illinois, US behind on race to herd immunity WLS-TV CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are huge challenges in the quest for herd immunity with millions of adults in Illinois remaining unvaccinated. The I-Team examined why demand for the vaccines is dropping and what it might take to reach vaccine holdouts who are ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Could having heart disease risk factors in childhood sow the seeds of thinking declines in middle-age? It looks like it might, new research claims. "I think it was not ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC CDC: Covid is airborne farther than 6 feet — here's what that means for returning to the office CNBC The Centers for Disease Control released updated guidance on Friday about how Covid spreads, emphasizing that the virus can be spread through the air via "very fine droplets and aerosolized particles" from an infected person who is more than six feet ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTVD-TV New vaccine created by Duke doctors shows promising results in blocking COVID variants in animals WTVD-TV DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A team of scientists with the Duke Human Vaccine Institute have created a vaccine which showed promising results in animals against the original COVID-19 strain and other variants. It's called a pan-coronavirus vaccine, and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET This app dispatches CPR volunteers to help people having heart attacks CNET The app works like this: After 112 (the Danish emergency response number) is called in response to someone suffering cardiac arrest, the dispatcher will send an ambulance while also putting out a "citizen responder" request through Heartrunner. Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times Mental Health May Play Big Role in Recovery After a Heart Attack Pharmacy Times A recent study found that young and middle-aged adults who experienced severe psychological distress, such as depression or anxiety, after suffering a heart attack were more than twice as likely to suffer a second cardiac event within 5 years compared with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Stroke care for millions in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta relies on long drives, tough decisions Chicago Sun-Times Debbie Cook was in her pajamas on a summer morning in 2019 when she got a call from her son: "Something bad is wrong with Granny." The fear in his voice told Cook it was serious. She dialed 911 immediately, knowing it could take time for an ambulance ... Flag as irrelevant
	Baltimore Sun Women's Health Week: Experts from Carroll County discuss the 'specific and unique' issues women face Baltimore Sun "One of the top concerns are the female cancers — breast, ovarian and cervical cancers," Buckley said. "We have screenings for two of those — mammograms for breast cancer and Pap smears for cervical cancer. Flag as irrelevant
	Vox Got the vaccine? You can relax about your Covid-19 risk now. Really. Vox A person wearing latex gloves inserts a syringe into a vaccine vial. Robert Gilbertson, a medical worker, prepares a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Apu Gomes/AFP/ ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Flu cases were at an all-time low during the 2020-2021 season. What experts say to expect in next season's vaccine USA TODAY A year full of social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing and staying at home to prevent coronavirus spread rendered the 2020-2021 influenza season practically nonexistent. Public health and clinical laboratories reported 2,038 flu cases during the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Gene-Targeted Drug Shows Promise Against a Form of Pancreatic Cancer HealthDay TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There may be new hope for patients with a subset of pancreatic cancers tied to certain genetic mutations, a new study finds. The study involving 42 patients found that a "PARP inhibitor" drug called rucaparib ... Flag as irrelevant
	OPB News Blind patients hope landmark gene-editing experiment will restore their vision OPB News A person with a cane smiles. Carlene Knight, 54, is one of the first patients in a landmark study designed to try to restore vision in those who have a rare genetic disease that causes blindness. Flag as irrelevant
	KPTV.com Childhood obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol linked to poor cognitive performance in mid-30s and beyond KPTV.com (CNN) -- Having cardiovascular risk factors from childhood to adulthood is linked to poor cognitive performance in a person's 30s, 40s and 50s, according to new research that followed children over three decades. Researchers said the study was the first to ... Flag as irrelevant
	KCCI Des Moines Everything to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Iowa KCCI Des Moines The dashboard covers how many doses have been administered, how many were administered to Iowa residents, how many have received the first dose and the second dose, as well as other specifics. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Obesity Deadlier in Men with COVID-19 Than Women WebMD And "patients with severe obesity diagnosed with COVID-19 should be treated with particular attention given the high risk for worse outcomes," they stress. The study is published in the May 6 edition of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider COVID-19 patients in India are developing deadly 'black fungus' infections which can lead to blindness Business Insider Some hospitals in India have seen a rise in mucormycosis, a life-threatening infection known as "black fungus." Experts say steroids used to treat COVID-19 may be linked fueling the uptick by dampening patients' immune systems. One doctor in Mumbai said ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD States Turn Down Hundreds of Thousands of Vaccine Doses WebMD Each week, the federal government allocates vaccines to each state based on population size, and then state officials determine how many doses to order. Iowa asked for 29% of the state's allocated doses for next ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Seattle-area COVID hospitalizations flatten as prep starts to vaccinate younger kids Seattle Times Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are flattening across the state after rising to alarming levels as recently as two weeks ago, according to hospital leaders and the most recent data available. The numbers are still higher than desired, Cassie Sauer, CEO of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Being obese or overweight can increase the odds of developing several types of cancers, new research from the United Kingdom reveals. But shedding the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Albany Times Union More than Lyme: Beware other tick-borne diseases Albany Times Union Different infected ticks can cause different diseases beyond Lyme. A wood tick, shown here, refers to the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni). Flag as irrelevant
	KGO-TV COVID-19 live updates: LA County could reach herd immunity in July KGO-TV That is the record lowest number since the pandemic began. There were 1,377 newly recorded confirmed cases Sunday, adding to a total of 3,655,922 confirmed cases to date. More than 14 million or 45.1% of residents are fully vaccinated in California, with a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times King County's first rabies-positive bat of 2021 confirmed Seattle Times The resident alerted the health department, and the bat tested positive for rabies, officials said. The person received post-exposure treatment to protect them from developing the disease. Human and bat encounters tend to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress India doctors warn of deadly fungal infection in COVID-19 patients Medical Xpress A growing number of current and recovered COVID-19 patients in India are contracting a deadly and rare fungal infection, doctors told AFP Monday as the vast nation battles to contain a massive outbreak of virus cases. The world's second most populous ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Scientists develop better way to block viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections Phys.Org The Gellman lab added unique beta amino acids to the peptide (in purple) in a way that didn't interfere with this crucial interaction and made the peptide more stable. Credit: Victor Outlaw. Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star Jackson County OK's $5 million to improve low COVID-19 vaccination rates on East Side Kansas City Star The Jackson County Legislature approved spending $5 million in federal funds for an effort to administer COVID-19 vaccinations in Kansas City East Side zip codes where vaccination rates remain low. The funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and ... Flag as irrelevant

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