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	health Daily update ⋅ June 10, 2021
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	BBC News Why long Covid will be a long haul BBC News When Melissa Heightman set up the UK's first post-Covid-19 clinic at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) in May 2020, she expected that the bulk of her time would be filled helping patients recover from the after-effects of spending many weeks on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Republicans rebel against a powerful anti-opioid tool Politico Recent efforts to shutter needle exchanges in Republican-led areas could indicate renewed GOP backlash to the controversial programs aimed at preventing outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis, public health experts are increasingly warning. West Virginia, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News 'Miraculous' mosquito hack cuts dengue by 77% BBC News Dengue fever cases have been cut by 77% in a "groundbreaking" trial that manipulates the mosquitoes that spread it, say scientists. They used mosquitoes infected with "miraculous" bacteria that reduce the insect's ability to spread dengue. The trial took place ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Woman Dies From Dengue Fever Acquired in Florida U.S. News & World Report By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The death of a Miami woman in her 30s from locally acquired dengue fever highlights the need for awareness of a potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Pandemic Boosted Drinking Among Americans Over 50 WebMD "As we all toast the end of the worst part of the pandemic in our country, it's important to address or prevent problematic drinking of all kinds," said one of the pollsters, Anne Fernandez, a University of Michigan psychologist who specializes in studying alcohol ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape 'Misinformation' Threat to Delayed GP Data Sharing Scheme Medscape A statement backed by 120 individuals from universities, research charities, and other institutions said the trustworthy use of patient data would enable better care, better treatments, and better outcomes, and expressed concern that it had been portrayed as a " ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Case Series Offers Solution for Post-COVID Vax Clotting? MedPage Today Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) helped resolve the effects of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in three patients following receipt of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a case series in Canada found. Following administration of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times AstraZeneca Vaccine Carries Slightly Higher Risk of Bleeding Disorders, Study Shows The New York Times People receiving the Covid vaccine made by Oxford-AstraZeneca had a slightly increased risk of a bleeding disorder, and possibly other rare blood problems, researchers reported on Wednesday. The findings, from a study of 2.53 million adults in Scotland ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times A multibillion-dollar plan to end polio, and soon Seattle Times As the world adjusts to the idea of coexisting with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future, global health organizations are laying plans to eradicate another scourge that has already lingered for thousands of years: poliovirus. The Global Polio Eradication ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic A Pivotal Mosquito Experiment Could Not Have Gone Better The Atlantic An extremely common microbe can stop the insects from spreading the virus that causes dengue fever. Ed Yong. June 10, 2021. Aedes aegypti, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLS-TV The coming flu season may be severe. Here's why WLS-TV One child died from flu this year in the US. In 2019-2020, there were 199 flu-related deaths in children and 144 the season before that. Flu cases, usually counted in the tens of millions, only accounted for a few thousand this year in the US. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Michigan bet big on mass vaccine events for COVID-19. It didn't work out as hoped. USA TODAY Michigan and Minnesota both had ample opportunities to push out vaccines through professional health care settings and into the arms of patients. They have essentially the same numbers of hospitals, rural clinics and doctors per capita. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Study demonstrates 'exciting potential' of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to control dengue Healio The release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes led to a 77% reduction in the incidence of symptomatic dengue in an Indonesian city, according to researchers, who said the same approach could be used to fight other mosquito-borne diseases. The study ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News The COVID-19 virus can cause diabetes, new studies find ABC News There is troubling news for those infected with the COVID-19 virus. New studies have found that the virus may cause diabetes in addition to pneumonia and other health problems. Most people will recover from COVID without longer-term problems, but doctors ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Reports of Severe Covid or Death After Vaccination Are Rare, but Not Unexpected The New York Times No vaccine is ever 100 percent effective, experts say, stressing that the shots remain critical in reducing severe disease and death from the coronavirus. Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Laughing gas may treat depression, small study suggests Livescience.com As many as one in three cases of depression are resistant to standard treatments. Could laughing gas be an alternative? Laughing gas could help treat depression. Laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, could help treat depression, a small study suggests. (Image ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times COVID numbers are trending downward, but Washington state health officials advise caution, vaccination Seattle Times While caution is still key, Washington's Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah says the state's COVID-19 numbers are "going in the right direction." Numbers of new cases and deaths are down almost across the board, because vaccines work, said Shah at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Alec Baldwin on Dealing with Years of Lyme Disease Pain: 'This Thing Just Attacks Me' PEOPLE.com Baldwin said that he'll get "this inexplicable" joint pain from time to time now, which makes him wonder if he has chronic Lyme disease, but he knows that doctors often won't diagnose people with the condition. Flag as irrelevant
	TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Health officials worry communities with low vaccination rates could spark COVID-19 re-emergence TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press More than 85 percent of new infections are believed to be caused by variants of the coronavirus that can be more contagious and cause more severe infections. While it's true that overall case numbers ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A link between Covid-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer CNN (CNN) Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there has been a higher-than-expected number of cases of a heart ailment among young people, most often males, who've recently received their second doses of the Pfizer ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Virus Outbreaks in Hawaii Jails Prompt Inmate Lawsuit U.S. News & World Report HONOLULU (AP) — A class-action lawsuit on behalf of Hawaii inmates says the state has failed to protect people from COVID-19 outbreaks in unsanitary jails. Nearly ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX Carolina The coming flu season may be severe. Here's why FOX Carolina "It's not just flu. It's all the other respiratory viruses," Webby said. These include not only influenza, but respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, adenoviruses, the coronavirus strains that cause the common cold, rhinoviruses and others. Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Catch some rays, but do it safely: Tips for protecting skin against sunburn, skin cancer cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — When the sun makes an appearance in Northeast Ohio, people flock outside to catch some rays. Those who don't take steps to protect their skin can wind up with painful sunburns. Sunburns are more than annoying. They can be severe ... Flag as irrelevant
	TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and experts believe a big reason may be that many people with dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Tick discovery near Northern California beaches prompts warning about Lyme disease CBS News After battling Lyme disease, Dana Parish thought she was safe from ticks when she moved from New York to the California coast. Now she comes back from the beach and checks for ticks. "Unfortunately, I hate to break it to you, but that's exactly what you have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Worcester Telegram COVID-19 cases may be dropping, but ticks continue to bug Massachusetts residents Worcester Telegram Brown said the most common tick-borne diseases are Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. All three of these diseases are spread by the black-legged tick also known as the deer tick. She added that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Why We Don't Know the Animal Origins of the Coronavirus Scientific American Over the past century, many notable viruses have emerged from animals to cause widespread illness and death in people. The list includes the pathogens behind pandemic influenza, Ebola, Zika, West Nile fever, SARS, and now COVID, brought on by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Daily Herald Asia welcomes US vaccine donations amid cold storage worries Chicago Daily Herald SEOUL, South Korea -- Health officials and experts in Asia have welcomed U.S. plans to share 500 million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine with the developing world, but some say it would take more than donations alone to address huge vaccination gaps ... Flag as irrelevant
	Colorado Springs Gazette US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID Colorado Springs Gazette NEW YORK • The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and experts believe a big reason may be that many people with dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake of staying ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Heart Patients Outdo Rest of the Country in Tobacco Use MedPage Today Many people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) stayed smokers through the last decade, an observational study found, suggesting a need for more smoking cessation therapies and counseling to this population. In the nationally representative PATH study, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of poor sleep and diabetes significantly increases a person's risk of early death, a new study finds. The analysis of data from nearly 500,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Tied to Rare Cases of Low Blood Platelets U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may be linked with rare cases of low blood platelet levels, a new study suggests. Platelets are blood cells that help ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Michigan woman sickened with rare hantavirus after cleaning up after rodents New York Post The disease can be transmitted to people that are in close contact with rodent droppings, urine and saliva, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has only reported 21 cases of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Olean Times Herald Gillibrand: More funds for study, prevention of tick-borne diseases Olean Times Herald As New York state has seen what she calls an overwhelming increase in ticks, Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for millions in research to defend against the health problem. Calling New York a "hotspot" for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Zee News Monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19 safe, effective for transplant patients Medical Xpress Treating transplant patients with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies is safe and helps prevent serious illness, according to a Mayo Clinic study recently published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. These results are especially ... Flag as irrelevant
	Aljazeera.com UN calls for more action to fight AIDS amid COVID setbacks Aljazeera.com The United Nations' General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a declaration calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting "with alarm" that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and pushed access to AIDS medicines, ... Flag as irrelevant
	World Health Organization Countries reaffirm commitment to ending polio at launch of new eradication strategy World Health Organization While polio cases have fallen 99.9% since 1988, polio remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and persistent barriers to reaching every child with polio vaccines and the pandemic have contributed to an increase in polio cases. Flag as irrelevant
	KHOU.com West Nile confirmed in Harris County | Here's how the county traps and tests mosquitoes KHOU.com The little suckers die a very cold death in freezers, and then, they are sorted – one by one. Liquefied into a sample, they're then squirted onto a test plate. Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Montana 96% of recent COVID-19 hospitalizations were unvaccinated Montanans NBC Montana MISSOULA, Mont. — Some Montana hospitals are starting to see a new trend as vaccination rates have stalled. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services says of all Montanans hospitalized from COVID-19 in the last six weeks, 96% of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NorthJersey.com Fewer than 0.1% of vaccinated New Jerseyans have been infected with COVID, study shows NorthJersey.com Reinfections, hospitalizations and death from COVID-19 among fully vaccinated New Jerseyans were all extremely rare over the first four months of the vaccination campaign, according to a study released Wednesday. Only 0.06% of fully vaccinated New ... Flag as irrelevant
	Prevention.com What People of Color Should Know About Preventing Skin Cancer, According to Doctors Prevention.com 1. First, understand how melanin works. Melanin is a natural pigment found in skin and hair, and it's what gives skin its different colors. The more melanin you have, the darker your skin. And melanin serves an important function—protection from UV rays. Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Misinformation on NHS data sharing could scupper vital health research, warn experts The Independent Misleading information about a controversial plan to share GP patient data is unnecessarily fuelling fears among the public and putting life-saving research at risk, experts have warned. Health minister Jo Churchill told the House of Commons on Tuesday that ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIFR IDPH: 408 cases of COVID-19, 23 new deaths WIFR SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 408 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths on Wednesday. In addition, more than 68 percent of Illinois adults have received at ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic? HealthDay "Even before the pandemic, tobacco smoking was the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. COVID-19 has given smokers yet another good reason to stop smoking," said study author Dr. Nancy Rigotti. She is director of the Tobacco Research ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Fewer than 1 percent of vaccinated people in NJ have gotten COVID, state says nj.com There were 14 deaths among those cases, but only seven were directly related to COVID, Persichilli said. The state's communicable disease service medical director, Dr. Edward ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress India's national government has inappropriately prioritised people for covid-19 vaccination Medical Xpress Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and colleagues warn that the government's current approach to vaccination—focusing on younger age groups—"is causing huge numbers of avertable deaths and is deeply inequitable." From 3 May to ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Wisconsin-Madison COVID questions: Anxiety about the return to 'normal', other vaccines University of Wisconsin-Madison Q: I have been fully vaccinated for more than a month but am still finding it difficult to return to "normal," especially now that mask mandates and physical distancing regulations have lifted. Is there a safe way for us to begin socializing again? Flag as irrelevant
	Herald Sun Men's Health Month: Here's what you can do to stay healthy -- learn when to see a doctor KSAT San Antonio When it comes to men's health, there are a couple of conditions that are of particular interest: prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Dr. Steven Ramos, associate medical director of HealthTexas, told us about ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald AstraZeneca still vaccine of choice for over 50s after second death The Sydney Morning Herald A 52-year-old NSW woman with a severe form of the clotting disorder died two weeks after receiving her first AstraZeneca dose. She had developed a blood clot in her brain, the country's medical regulator reported in its weekly vaccine safety update. Flag as irrelevant
	Times of India Fear, pain, despair: Breaking the silence on endometriosis 'hell' Times of India I felt very alone." Endometriosis occurs when the cells that normally line the inside of the uterus migrate and grow in other parts of the body, mostly the pelvic organs including the vagina, cervix, and uterus but also the bowel and bladder. Flag as irrelevant

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