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	health Daily update ⋅ June 23, 2021
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	The Washington Post Coronavirus outbreak killed two at Fla. office, official says. A vaccinated person was spared. The Washington Post A coronavirus outbreak at a Florida government building killed two people and hospitalized several others who were unvaccinated against the virus, a county official said. The Manatee County Administration Building reopened Monday after the virus that ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN As Covid-19 deaths hit record lows, those dying are younger and more disproportionately Black than before CNN (CNN) Covid-19 deaths have fallen dramatically across the United States -- average daily deaths are less than a tenth of what they were at the peak of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University -- but nearly 300 people are still dying of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Delta Variant: What Scientists Know The New York Times The variant is gaining traction worldwide. But vaccines are driving down coronavirus case numbers in the U.S., and it's unclear whether Delta will reverse that trend. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Makarantar da yara 72 suka mutu bayan sa musu jinin cutar HIV bisa kuskure BBC News "Mun yi rashin abokai da dama, kuma abin baƙin ciki ne matuƙa,'' in ji Richard Warwick, wani dalibin makaranta a cikin karshe shekarar 1970 wanda daga bisani likitoci suka gano ya kamu da cutar HIV. Richard ya bayyana kansa a matsayin wanda ya taki ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Why I Kept My Cancer A Secret, And Why I Won't Anymore NPR I have metastatic breast cancer, MBC, stage 4. That means the breast cancer has spread to my lungs, bones and brain. There is no cure. Eventually, it kills you. Actually, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Gray Hair Can Return to Its Original Color—and Stress Is Involved, of Course Scientific American Hints that gray hairs could spontaneously regain color have existed as isolated case studies within the scientific literature for decades. In one 1972 paper, the late dermatologist Stanley Comaish reported an encounter with a 38-year-old man who had what he ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio 'Electronic nose' accurately detects ovarian, pancreatic cancers Healio An electronic, odor-based tool accurately distinguished pancreatic and ovarian cancer specimens from benign disease and control specimens by analyzing vapors emanating from blood samples, according to results of a small, preliminary study. The results ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Unusual Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Linked to COVID Vaccines MedPage Today All cases occurred in people who had received the vaccine 10 to 22 days earlier. GBS in these cases was characterized by "a disproportionately frequent and severe bilateral facial paresis," observed Seward Rutkove, MD ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Can That Daily Cup of Joe Save You From Liver Disease? MedPage Today "The idea that drinking coffee decreases the adverse risks of chronic liver disease has been brewing (excuse the pun) for some time now," Craig Gluckman, MD, a gastroenterologist at UCLA Health in West Hills, California, told MedPage Today. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times They Relied on Chinese Vaccines. Now They're Battling Outbreaks. The New York Times More than 90 countries are using Covid shots from China. Experts say recent infections in those places should serve as a cautionary tale in the global effort to fight the disease. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Statement outlines strategies for recovery after exercise in type 1 diabetes Healio Adults with type 1 diabetes should take several key steps to optimize recovery after exercise, such as adjusting insulin dosing and protein and carbohydrate intake, and carefully monitoring blood glucose, according to a consensus statement. The statement ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many older adults are still taking a daily baby aspirin to ward off first-time heart problems — despite guidelines that now discourage it, a new study finds. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 'Likely Link' Between Rare Heart Inflammation and Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines -CDC Advisers U.S. News & World Report By Michael Erman and Manojna Maddipatla. (Reuters) -Rare cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults is likely linked to vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 shots, a group of doctors advising the U.S. Centers for ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times CDC advisers are expected to discuss rare heart problems in vaccinated younger people. The New York Times The reports involve conditions called myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle; and pericarditis, inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart. Most cases have been mild, with symptoms like fatigue, chest pain and disturbances in heart rhythm that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science News How COVID-19 created a perfect storm for a deadly fungal infection in India Science News Doctors in Allahabad, India, perform surgery on a mucormycosis patient on June 5. The lethal fungal infection, which typically affects the sinuses and facial tissues, can also invade the brain. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Statin use is linked to reduced risk of cancer among heart failure patients Medical Xpress Statin use among patients with heart failure is associated with a 16% lower risk of developing cancer compared with non-statin users during an average of four years of follow-up, according to new research published today (Wednesday) in the European Heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Animal Study Suggests COVID-19 Can Infect Testes U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The new coronavirus infected the testes of hamsters in a study that adds to growing evidence that COVID-19 strikes more than just the lungs. The findings ... Flag as irrelevant
	LA Daily News Why do so many LAPD cops refuse COVID vaccines? Politics, conspiracy theories, distrust, chief says LA Daily News Only around half of Los Angeles Police Department employees have received at least one vaccine dose protecting them against COVID-19, the chief of police said Tuesday. That rate lags far behind the general public — as of last week, 67% of L.A. County ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Another Pollen Misery: It Might Help Transmit COVID-19 U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pollen is tough enough for allergy sufferers, but a new study suggests it also helps spread the new coronavirus and other airborne germs. Researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Attention anti-vaccinators: Skin reactions to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are no cause for alarm Medical Xpress Vivid photos of the red "COVID arm" rash and reports of facial swelling in patients who have received dermatological fillers after Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccination for COVID-19 may increase patients' concerns about mRNA vaccine side effects and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Why I Kept My Cancer A Secret, And Why I Won't Anymore WBUR I have metastatic breast cancer, MBC, stage 4. That means the breast cancer has spread to my lungs, bones and brain. There is no cure. Eventually, it kills you. Get ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org COVID lab-leak theory: 'Rare' genetic sequence doesn't mean the virus was engineered Phys.Org Understanding the origin of a viral outbreak can provide scientists with important information about viral lineages and allow steps to be put in place to avoid similar outbreaks in the future. As such, the origin of SARS- ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News How COVID-19 can damage the brain The Mercury News Stanford researchers have found signs of inflammation, genetic changes and impaired circuitry in the brains of people killed by COVID-19, important clues to the mysterious "brain fog" and mental struggles reported by many patients. The research also reveals ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape How Doctors Communicate About COVID-19: Like a Game of Telephone Medscape Most of my questions about the vaccine's mRNA components, efficacy, or mechanisms were answered after reading The New England Journal, the FDA emergency use authorization report, and correspondence with friends who work as scientists or health ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Young Adults Have Low Vaccination Rate, CDC Says WebMD June 22, 2021 -- The national rate of vaccinations for COVID-19 is lagging, and the CDC may have discovered why: Young Americans are not clamoring to get vaccinated. As of May 22, 57% of adults in the U.S. had received at least one dose of coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide HealthDay TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults who use marijuana appear to have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide, according to a new study from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). In fact, the risk that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Flash mob in the nucleus: Study clarifies why some proteins 'flock together' Phys.Org Each nucleus contains all the genetic information of the human being. It serves as a kind of library—but one with strict requirements: If the cell needs the building instructions for a protein, it won't simply borrow the original information. Instead, a transcript of it is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How a virtual placenta could help with early detection of at-risk babies Medical Xpress Modern ultrasound imaging tools and new technologies such as fetal DNA testing in maternal blood cannot yet predict which pregnancies are at risk of fetal growth restriction until after the baby's growth slows down. To help improve early ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Bad news: Stress can turn hair gray. Good news: it's reversible Atlanta Journal Constitution Researchers from Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have conducted the first study that offers quantitative evidence connecting the two. ExploreHow ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Women With Migraine 'High-Risk' Patients During Pregnancy Medscape Pregnant women with migraine are at increased risk for more obstetric and postpartum complications and should be considered "high risk," new research suggests. Although pregnancy is generally considered a "safe period" for women with migraine, "we ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Scientists Identify Origins and Cellular Signals of Seven Childhood and Adult Kidney Cancers Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News The investigators harnessed computational methods to analyze existing datasets and pinpoint the "cellular signals" given off by different cancers as they emerge. The results confirmed that childhood cancers are developmental in origin, occurring after errors in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio AASM deems sleep 'essential to health' in position statement Healio Sleep represents a "biological necessity" that is "essential to health," according to a position paper published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. The authors of the statement also noted that poor sleep, as well ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com CDC investigating rare heart inflammation cases in youth post-COVID-19 vaccination mlive.com Health officials are investigating whether a string of recent heart inflammation cases in teens and young adults can be linked back to COVID-19 vaccinations. On Wednesday, June 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent group of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress We shouldn't blame young people for 'jumping the queue' to get a COVID vaccine Medical Xpress What exactly is going on? It appears some younger ineligible Australians are getting the Pfizer vaccine, while others are choosing to take the AstraZenca vaccine. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Consistent fruit, vegetable consumption confers lower risks for CVD, all-cause mortality Healio Snacking on fruit after breakfast, fruit during lunch, vegetables during dinner and dairy after dinner was associated with lower risks for CVD and all-cause mortality, according to new dietary data. "Compared with examining a single food, an examination of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Oxford University explores anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment Reuters Ivermectin resulted in a reduction of virus replication in laboratory studies, the university said, adding that a small pilot showed giving the drug early could reduce viral load and the duration of symptoms in some patients with mild COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Rabid Dog From Azerbaijan Exposed Canines In Lake County: CDC Patch.com WAUKEGAN, IL — A rabid dog from Azerbaijan that arrived at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on June 10 exposed 12 people and other canines to a rabies variant previously eradicated in the United States, public health officials announced last week. Flag as irrelevant
	Mashable Indigenous community outreach jumpstarted COVID vaccinations. Can it get past a slowdown? Mashable When COVID-19 vaccines first became available in December of 2020, Chuck Hoskin Jr., principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, knew that he had to do everything he could to get them to the Nation's citizens — especially fluent speakers of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME After Weeks of Declining Vaccination Rates in the US, They Went Back Up in June. Will the Momentum Last? TIME On April 8, more than 4.3 million people in the U.S. received a COVID-19 vaccine dose. But after that peak, the numbers began to fall. By June 3, the national seven-day average for daily shots given had dropped to 850,000. But after that—with weeks to go ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Manatee County leader fear coronavirus variant behind deadly outbreak Tampa Bay Times Manatee County leaders have asked state health officials to investigate whether a more contagious and virulent strain of the coronavirus caused the deaths of two county workers and left three others in the hospital. The two workers died of COVID-19 within a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Methodology from GWAS accurately flags more deadly SARS-CoV-2 variant Medical Xpress Using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) methodology to analyze whole-genome sequencing data of SARS-CoV-2 mutations and COVID-19 mortality data can identify highly pathogenic variants of the virus that should be flagged for containment, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Switching from Western diet to a balanced diet may reduce skin, joint inflammation Medical Xpress The secret to healthier skin and joints may reside in gut microorganisms. A study led by UC Davis Health researchers has found that a diet rich in sugar and fat leads to an imbalance in the gut's microbial culture and may contribute to inflammatory skin ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Autopsy: COVID brains similar to those with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Atlanta Journal Constitution "Viral infection appears to trigger inflammatory responses throughout the body that may cause inflammatory signaling across the blood-brain barrier, which in turn could trip off neuro-inflammation in the brain," Wyss-Coray said. Flag as irrelevant
	Politico FDA approved Alzheimer's drug over internal objections Politico FDA gave the drug conditional approval earlier this month, making it the first new Alzheimer's therapy approved in nearly 20 years. A man walks past ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Conversation US How gay neighborhoods used the traumas of HIV to help American cities fight coronavirus The Conversation US Throughout the pandemic, local neighborhoods have played a critical and well-documented role providing the health and social services necessary for American communities and businesses to survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Children's birthdays may have fueled COVID-19 spread, study claims Fox News The study, published in JAMA, analyzed the potential increased risk of COVID-19 around small social gatherings by studying changes in COVID-19 rates after birthday parties. The study, which specifically looked at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Drinking coffee, including decaf, may reduce your risks for liver disease, study finds Miami Herald A study of nearly 500,000 people suggests drinking coffee, including decaf, may lower your risk of developing and dying from chronic liver disease and other liver-related problems, with benefits peaking for those who gulp three to four cups a day. Compared ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Researchers identify gut bacterium that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Healio Researchers from South Korea screened common gut bacteria for activity against SARS-CoV-2 and found a bacterium that produces compounds that inhibit the coronavirus, according to new findings presented at the virtual World Microbe Forum. "One of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Low-cost method for finding new coronavirus variants Medical Xpress For global surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, it is crucial to sequence and analyze many samples in a cost-effective way. Therefore, researchers in the Bienko-Crosetto laboratory at Karolinska Institutet ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Ivermectin to be studied as possible treatment in UK BBC News University of Oxford scientists are trialling giving Ivermectin to over-50s with Covid symptoms to see if it can keep them out of hospital. The Principle study will compare those given the drug to patients receiving the usual, standard NHS care. The drug has ... Flag as irrelevant

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