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The Latest Coronavirus Comes From Dogs A newly identified coronavirus may not pose a serious threat, but the finding highlights the need to monitor animal viruses more proactively, scientists say.
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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today Now, public health officials there are reaching out to unvaccinated residents. Community groups are knocking on doors to persuade people to be inoculated, and in some cases those who agree get appointments for doses in a temporary clinic nearby.
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Family Caregivers Feel the Pandemic's Weight The Boors, retired high school teachers who moved to a lakefront retirement home in Huron, Ohio, were managing on their own. "Then, about the time I thought maybe I should look into home health aides, the pandemic struck and I was leery of people coming ...
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Coronavirus Transmission in Queens Drove the First Wave of New York City's Pandemic NEW YORK, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The most populous boroughs in New York City, Queens and Brooklyn, likely served as the major hub of COVID-19 spread in the spring of 2020, a new study finds. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of ...
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Answers to All Your Burning Questions About Sunscreen While most experts agree that you should use sunscreen year-round to prevent damage from the sun, harmful ultraviolet rays are strongest during late spring and early summer. We've partnered with health reporters from Wirecutter, The New York Times site ...
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Cervical cancer incidence declines as rates of other HPV-associated cancers rise "As a gynecologic oncologist, I knew about cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer, but HPV can induce a lot of cancers, such as oropharyngeal, penile, anal and rectal cancers," Cheng-I Liao, MD, attending physician at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital in ...
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Britain to work with WHO on 'pandemic radar' to track diseases LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will work with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop a "pandemic radar" system to identify new coronavirus variants quickly and track emerging diseases globally to ensure the world is never "caught unawares again".
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Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain It makes sense that prolonged sedentary behavior could eventually rob people of brain power, said American Heart Association President Dr. Mitch Elkind, chief of the Division of Neurology Clinical Outcomes Research and Population Sciences in the ...
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Healthy Living Helps Prevent Dementia, Even If It Runs in the Family By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For people worried about developing dementia due to their family history, a preliminary study offers some good news: A healthy lifestyle might curb your risk.
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Live updates: New COVID cases in Minnesota below 1000 for 6 consecutive days ST PAUL, Minn. — Thursday, May 20. MDH reports 874 new COVID cases, sixth consecutive day under 1,000; Walz considers 'incentives' to boost stalling vaccination numbers; MDH: Approximately 70% of Minnesota's COVID cases are B.1.1.7; State ...
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Woman shocked by colorectal cancer diagnosis after screenings were delayed during pandemic Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Lindy Thackston's symptoms set in around Jan. 2020, with severe stomach cramps, lower back pressure ...
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CDC investigating multiple outbreaks of Salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that 34 people have required hospitalization, but no deaths have been reported as of May 20. As is often the case, the number of ...
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Big gaps in vaccine rates across the US worry health experts FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A steady crowd of people flowed into the New England Patriots' stadium for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week in Massachusetts, which is nearing its goal of vaccinating more than 4 million and plans to close ...
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Big gaps in vaccine rates across the US worry health experts A distinct geographic pattern has emerged in the U.S. drive to vanquish the coronavirus: The highest vaccination rates are concentrated in the Northeast, while the lowest ones are mostly in the South. By COLLIN BINKLEY, JAY REEVES and JOHN SEEWER ...
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Covid: Stillbirth and prematurity risks may be higher in pregnancy A large UK study suggests having coronavirus around the time of birth may increase the chance of stillbirths and premature births - although the overall risks remain low. Scientists say while most pregnancies are not affected, their findings should encourage ...
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Why drinking tea might just help in a crisis (CNN) For centuries, tea has been used for far more than quenching thirst. Around the world people drink it to relax, reinvigorate and soothe, and it's something we need now more than ever. In the UK, where tea drinkers imbibe 100 million cups every day, ...
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What Is The Keto Diet? The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, very-low-carbohydrate eating plan that aims to bring about weight loss by causing your body to enter a state of fat-burning ketosis. Although it's become ...
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Colonoscopy After 75: A Potential Lifesaver for Most By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you're over 75, being screened for colon cancer could save your life, a new study says. This week, the influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force lowered ...
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Colon cancer screening should start earlier, disease prevention experts say. Here's what you need to know. According to the task force, the move was made after modeling analyses and evidence suggested more life-years are gained and fewer colorectal cancer deaths occur when screening begins at age 45 versus 50.
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They recovered from Covid, only to die of 'black fungus.' What we know about the disease sweeping India May 21, 2021 at 6:44 a.m.. By Jessie Yeung | CNN. In early May, doctors in India began raising the alarm about a rise in mucormycosis — ...
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In Newly Discovered Case, a Coronavirus Has Jumped From Dog to Human By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new coronavirus that appears to have jumped from a dog to a child has been discovered from a case three years ago, but it's unclear what threat it may ...
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Scientists reveal structural details of how SARS-CoV-2 variants escape immune response Fast-spreading variants of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, carry mutations that enable the virus to escape some of the immune response created naturally or by vaccination. A new study from scientists at Scripps Research, along with ...
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Fierce tick season to hit NJ this year, experts say. Here's why we could see big numbers. New Jersey has been a hot spot for ticks and cases of Lyme disease for decades with no indication that will change this summer. Tick season is getting into full swing in New Jersey with May, June and July considered the prime months for Nymphal ...
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How Lung Cancer Changed Laura Dern's Life People of Color with lung cancer are less likely to receive an early diagnosis and more likely not to receive any treatment compared with white people. Actor Laura Dern teamed up with the American Lung Association to raise ...
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WHO says known COVID-19 variants respond to existing vaccines Authorized vaccines in Europe and the United States each respond to all known variants of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Scientists are still researching the rate of effectiveness and transmissibility of some existing strains of ...
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US COVID-19 vaccination pace is down by nearly half in the last month For many, a nationwide return to normalcy from the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to accelerate into the summer as more businesses and state governments prepare for a large-scale reopening. Sports stadiums are filling up, mask mandates are being shed ...
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Sudden Hearing Loss Reported After COVID Vaccines Sudden sensorineural hearing loss was reported after people received COVID-19 vaccines but appeared to occur less frequently than expected, a preliminary analysis suggested. Incidence estimates of sudden sensorineural hearing loss after COVID-19 ...
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'It's Like Hell'; India Hit by 'Black Fungus'; Vaccine Lotteries Catch On Note that some links may require registration or subscription. "It's like hell." As the Tokyo Olympics approach, a healthcare state of emergency has begun spreading across Japan. (AP News). Surviving COVID-19 only to succumb to the "black fungus." (CNN).
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Minnesota makes progress in closing gap on COVID-19 vaccine disparities Minnesota is showing some early signs of success in its effort to address COVID-19 vaccine inequities by targeting the most vulnerable communities for shots. The number of people receiving a first COVID-19 vaccine dose has increased 6.3% since state ...
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As Covid mutations spread, will herd immunity ever be possible? The theory goes that if 60-70% of a population have Covid antibodies, then the transmission of the virus would gradually decrease. Vaccine hesitancy, the role of children in transmission and the emergence of new Covid variants could prevent herd immunity ...
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Scientists Use Stem Cells to Invent a Self-Assembling Miniature Heart Chamber Cardioids differ from past heartlike inventions, which scientists created by using outside scaffolds and cells that they moved around—like constructing a wall out of bricks. Those creations aren't as useful for studying realistic heart structure and disease.
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LA County Reports Just 933 'Breakthrough' COVID-19 Cases Among 3.3M Vaccinated Residents As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine decreases, health leaders in Tarrant County are. NBC 5 News. File image. Saying the numbers highlight the ...
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Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose A month after his second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Robert Montgomery, MD, found his antibody response lacking. The surgeon and director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute in New York City is himself a heart transplant recipient -- placing ...
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Forget long workouts! Short spurts of exercise could lead to a longer life While walking in bouts of 10 minutes or more appear to have the most impact on life expectancy, shorter strolls, if there are a lot of them, can also contribute, researchers reported Thursday at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle ...
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Robotics Can Give People 3rd Thumb, But How Will Brain React? By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you've ever wished you had an extra hand to accomplish a task, never fear, scientists are working on that. But a new study raises questions about how such ...
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Fact check: No, COVID-19 vaccine isn't transmitted to others via contact The claim: Pfizer trial documents say vaccinated people can transmit vaccine to others through skin contact, with 'devastating' results. Fears about people inoculated against COVID-19 exposing those who haven't gotten a dose of the vaccine, with potentially ...
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A rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 in saliva Scientists from Hokkaido University have shown that an antigen-based test for quantifying SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples is simple, rapid, and more conducive for mass-screening. The Lumipulse G600II instrument (left) and the Lumipulse SARS-CoV-2 Ag kit ...
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Covid: Investigation into 'Yorkshire' variant Health officials are investigating a new Covid variant which has caused 49 cases of infection, mostly in Yorkshire and the Humber region. Public Health England (PHE) has been monitoring the VUI-21MAY-01 variant since April. PHE said there was "currently ...
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Get the Facts on the Vax: Maine doctors answer your COVID-19 vaccine questions What we did this time was say, 'Hey let's get a bunch of smart people in a room and look at the data right away and make a determination quickly so we can get out there and save people's lives,' said Dr. James Jarvis, of Northern Light Health. "The science ...
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To mask or not to mask: 7 things to know about new CDC guidance After months of a better-safe-than-sorry approach to life after COVID-19 vaccination, the federal Centers for Disease Control abruptly switched gears last week and greatly loosened its guidelines about masking. It was such an abrupt switch than many ...
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Big gaps in vaccine rates across the US worry health experts FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A steady crowd of people flowed into the New England Patriots' stadium for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week in Massachusetts, which is nearing its goal of vaccinating more than 4 million and plans to close its ...
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The CDC's mask guidelines are scientifically sound — if you actually read them So it's understandable that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's surprise announcement last week that it had changed its masking guidelines for fully vaccinated people feels like whiplash. The CDC now says those who are fully vaccinated ( ...
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Coronavirus Vaccines Protect Against Variants, WHO Says Diana Carolina, a medic at Memorial Healthcare System, receives a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid. WHO Europe Director Hans Kluge said during a news briefing that authorized vaccines in the U.S. and Europe were effective ...
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Health Officials Reported Additional Cases of Liver Illness The Clark County woman who died was in her 60s and had underlying medical conditions, the Southern Nevada Health District said Thursday. The recent cases of acute non-viral hepatitis ...
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Who can and can't go maskless? Amid mixed messages, here's where things stand in Seattle area The new federal mask guidelines saying that fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks indoors or outside in most instances should come with an instruction manual. Since the announcement last week from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s Newly digitized records from the 18th century are shedding fresh light on devastating outbreaks of smallpox that hit the Boston area starting in 1721. By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press. May 21, 2021, 12:05 AM. • 4 min read. Share to Facebook Share to ...
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AHA News: Black People in Rural Areas More Likely Than White People to Die From Diabetes, High Blood Pressure THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- The rate of deaths related to diabetes and high blood pressure among Black people over the past two decades improved in urban areas, according to a new study, but rural communities are ...
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Doctors Debate: Is Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Appropriate for T1c HR-, HER2+ Breast Cancer? Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is currently a consideration for patients with estrogen receptor (ER)–positive breast cancer whose tumors are more than 2 cm. This treatment consideration is based on findings from the phase 3 KRISTINE trial (NCT02131064), ...
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Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer is on the rise among people under 50, and the million-dollar question is why. Now, new research suggests that certain lifestyle factors, such as ...
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Yes, the COVID vaccine came out super-quickly—but here's why it's safe Lots of people embraced the comfort of sourdough to get them through the frightening first months of the pandemic. Ironically, the reason we can eat bread at all is because thousands of years ago a virus helped us develop a new enzyme that made it easier to ...
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