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	health Daily update ⋅ June 25, 2021
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	Medscape Statins Linked to Lower Cancer Rate in Heart Failure Patients Medscape Yiu explained that patients with heart failure are having improved outcomes and are living longer because of better treatments. The reasons for mortality are shifting from cardiovascular events to noncardiovascular conditions. "In particular, cancer deaths ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Missouri becomes hot spot for Delta variant fueling hospitalizations while vaccination efforts lag CNN (CNN) In June, Louie Michael and his wife, Patti, were admitted as Covid-19 patients at Springfield's Mercy Hospital, one of two major hospitals in southwest Missouri. Pattie was hospitalized first. She has asthma and is immunocompromised. Michael followed ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 got your nose? Study finds when taste and smell return CNN (CNN) Alisson Clark first knew she definitely had Covid-19 last September when she lost her sense of smell. "I grabbed a cup of coffee in the morning, and it just tasted hot," said Clark, who is a national media strategist at the University of Florida. "I had felt so ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Study: 17 Million Undiagnosed COVID-19 Cases in US WebMD June 24, 2021 -- Multiple by five the number of reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections early in the pandemic, NIH researchers suggest, if you want to get closer to the true number of Americans who were infected. For each infected person reported up until ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives WebMD "It's like a coupon to use in the future," said study author Dr. Jeffrey Veale. He is a renal transplantation specialist with the Kidney Transplant Exchange Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine. "And it makes ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New Therapy for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Improves Survival The New York Times The experimental treatment relies on radioactive molecules that seek out tumor cells, a strategy that may be useful against other cancers. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Months into the pandemic, the US had six times as many cases as reported, an NIH study finds. The New York Times For every coronavirus infection that was recorded in the United States in mid-2020, nearly five asymptomatic cases went undetected, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health. The study, which was released on Tuesday, reinforced previous ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech Grail delivers final study results showing its blood test's accuracy in spotting 50 different cancers FierceBiotech The final results from a Grail study of its cancer-tracing blood test found it was accurate at detecting a range of different tumors at early stages—especially those more likely to be lethal and have fewer screening options. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Some People Get a Rash after a COVID-19 Vaccine: Here's Why It's Not a Big Deal Healthline New research finds that some people develop a red, itchy, swollen, or even painful rash where they received their COVID-19 vaccine shot. However, this reaction is rare and occurs only in a small percentage of people. Experts say these reactions are ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Cervical screening error numbers 'may be higher' BBC News It was announced on Thursday that one woman had died from cervical cancer after being wrongly excluded from Scotland's screening programme. Public Health Minister Maree Todd told Holyrood 434 women who had partial hysterectomies ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Gut Reactions: Microbes in the Digestive Tract Influence COVID Severity Scientific American One of the many issues that have flummoxed scientists researching COVID-19 is the nose-to-toes diversity of its symptoms, which extend well beyond the usual range of respiratory infections: from loss of smell to blood clots and stroke to limb pain and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Why You Shouldn't Worry About the Delta Variant (if You're Vaccinated) Slate Magazine But Dr. Monica Gandhi wants you to rethink all that. COVID numbers are much better now, in her hospital and across the country. Deaths dipped below 300 a day nationwide, hospitalizations are plummeting, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Moderna, Pfizer vaccine fact sheets Politico "Based on the available data, a warning statement in the fact sheets for both health care providers and vaccine recipients and caregivers would be warranted in this situation," Doran Fink, deputy director of FDA's vaccines division, said during a CDC advisory ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in US are now among unvaccinated Fox News An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that "breakthrough" infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That's about 0.1%. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Tinnitus Bothers Millions Of Americans. Here's How To Turn Down The Noise NPR "Mine was like this high-pitched sonic sound," says Elizabeth Fraser, who developed tinnitus last fall. It came on suddenly at a time when many people delayed doctor visits due to the coronavirus pandemic. "It just felt like an invasion in my head, so I was really ... Flag as irrelevant
	KHOU.com AP: Nearly all recent COVID deaths in US among unvaccinated KHOU.com An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that "breakthrough" infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That's about 0.1%. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Nursing homes struggle to reduce a serious COVID risk: many employees resist vaccination The Boston Globe Administrators have courted holdouts with raffles, gift cards, and cash, but more than 40 percent nationwide are still unvaccinated. By Kay Lazar Globe Staff,Updated June 24, 2021, in 22 hours. CNA Uvalyn Davis served lunch to resident Jane Mellis, 94 at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When someone suffers a stroke, doctors can often remove the culprit clot obstructing blood flow to the brain. Now, a new study sheds light on why those ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline The Definitive Guide to Healthy Eating in Real Life Healthline Instead, try to prioritize whole, nutrient-dense foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, and fish, saving highly processed foods and beverages for special treats. Foods like ice cream ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Shopping Voucher Scheme to Boost Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Medscape E-cigarettes, behavioural support, and short- and long-acting nicotine replacement therapy, were beneficial in helping people quit smoking, according to the guidelines drawn up in partnership with Public Health England. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Blood test for early detection of cancer: final study results support screening use Medical Xpress GRAIL, Inc. (California, U.S.), the company developing and funding the research, has now made the multi-cancer early detection test available in the U.S. by prescription only, and to complement other, existing screening methods such as those for breast, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post CDC: HIV tests rare in medical settings among WVa drug users The Washington Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Emergency departments and inpatient medical personnel rarely conducted HIV testing on intravenous drug users in a West Virginia county with one of the nation's highest spikes in such cases, according to a federal investigation ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Researchers identify how most common breast cancer becomes resistant to treatment Medical Xpress City of Hope, a world-renowned cancer research and treatment center, has identified how cancer cells in patients with early-stage breast cancer change and become resistant to hormone or combination therapies, according to a new study published in Nature ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19 origins still a mystery: Study finds virus was 'highly human adapted' Medical Xpress Scientists using computer modeling to study SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, have discovered the virus is most ideally adapted to infect human cells—rather than bat or pangolin cells, again raising questions of its origin. In a paper ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Up to 1 in 6 people with COVID-19 report long COVID symptoms Medical Xpress The researchers analyzed anonymised data from 1.2 million primary health records across the UK together with 10 population-based cohort studies with 45,096 participants. Using existing cohort studies, whose participants are surveyed regularly, allowed the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune The delta between the Delta variants Fortune Happy Thursday, readers. What is it that sustains a virus? Transmissibility, of course. The ability to take advantage of its host to the full extent possible while, in the pathogen's "mind," also spreading to others. But our bodies have a way of fighting back and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose Science Magazine During clinical trials of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccines, no one who had survived infection with the virus was tested. A year after the pandemic was declared, vaccination of previously infected persons is a reality. Reynolds et al. Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Have you had COVID-19? You still need to get vaccinated, Arizona health officials say AZCentral.com It's unclear how much COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Arizona and across the U.S. is driven by people who believe they have natural immunity from a prior infection. But the issue has been widely discussed on social media. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Oxford researchers say they developed blood test predictor of vaccine efficacy Reuters FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Researchers at Oxford University said on Thursday they have developed a method to predict the efficacy of new COVID-19 vaccines based on a blood test, potentially offering a short-cut around massive clinical trials that are ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All COVID Survivors HealthDay "Persistent COVID-19-related anosmia [loss of smell] has an excellent prognosis, with nearly complete recovery at one year," according to a team led by Dr. Marion Renaud, an otorhinolaryngologist at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg. Flag as irrelevant
	WCVB Boston COVID-19 deaths are still falling in the US, but the data shows these groups are still most at risk WCVB Boston Now, vaccines have demonstrated high enough protection against severe disease for the CDC director to call most new COVID-19 deaths "entirely preventable" — even as the dangerous delta variant is on the rise. Flag as irrelevant
	WCVB Boston Misinformation is the greatest threat to COVID-19 vaccination efforts, surgeon general says WCVB Boston Video above: 'What do you tell parents who are hesitant to vaccinate their child?' With a dangerous COVID-19 variant on the rise, health experts are urging people who are still hesitant to get their vaccinations. But the U.S. surgeon general warns a big ... Flag as irrelevant
	EcoWatch The 5 Best Collagen Supplements to Try in 2021 EcoWatch Protein - 10 grams per scoop (11 grams serving size) · Source - Hydrolyzed bovine collagen peptides · Other Ingredients/Flavors -. Dark Chocolate (cocoa powder, natural flavor, sea salt, stevia leaf extract, monk fruit) ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate COVID variant first gained foothold in rural Missouri SFGate KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A highly contagious coronavirus variant that is contributing to a surge of cases in Missouri first gained a foothold in rural areas of the state where vaccinations rates are low, a pattern not seen previously, state health officials say. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post CDC: HIV tests rare in medical settings among WVa drug users ABC News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a study in a West Virginia county that resulted from one of the nation's highest spikes in drug-related HIV cases. By JOHN RABY Associated Press. June 24, 2021, 3:22 PM. • 3 min read. Share to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Bay Area In Pandemic, Drug Overdose Deaths Soar Among Black Americans NBC Bay Area An 81-year-old African American COVID-19 patient is brought from the emergency room into the ICU ward at Roseland Community Hospital on December 14, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-linked multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children diagnosed more in Black and Latino child Medical Xpress Researchers also found cardiac complications, including systolic myocardial dysfunction and valvular regurgitation, were more common in MIS-C patients who were critically ill. Of the 124 patients, 63 were ultimately diagnosed with MIS-C ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: High risk kidney patients in tapeworm drug trial BBC News The drug Niclosamide has been re-formulated into a nasal spray to be used twice a day. Before the vaccine, data shows one in five kidney patients with Covid receiving dialysis or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org SARS-CoV-2 virus can find alternate route to infect cells Phys.Org Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston.com What we know so far about the mosquito-borne disease EEE in Mass. this year Boston.com Last week, crews across the state began their annual mosquito trapping and testing program on their way to sussing out the first carriers of the disease, state epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown told Boston.com on Thursday. Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 232 new cases; 35290 vaccinations to hit 70% KTVZ Last week the Oregon Health Authority released an update to the vaccination metrics dashboard showing the number of people remaining to be vaccinated to reach 65% vaccinated by demographics and county. On Thursday, a ZIP code ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 99% of New US COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths Occurring Among the Unvaccinated HealthDay FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unvaccinated people now account for nearly all COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the United States, federal government figures show. An Associated Press analysis of May data from the U.S. Centers for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Crohn's diagnosis sparked mission of advocacy for Pittsburgh college student Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On the surface, Jaclyn Lenhart seems like any other college student. The 21-year-old Pine native and rising senior at Slippery Rock University has a regular workout routine, enjoys crafting, leads a Bible study on campus, does social media for 412 Tickets and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated Kansas City Star Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren't vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com Baystate pediatrician: 'Getting vaccines much safer' than risking COVID masslive.com Some 300 million doses of the two vaccines have been administered and the not-all-verified reports are being investigated for any possible link to them. The majority of confirmed cases are said to be in male adolescents and young adults age 16 years or older, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Siliconrepublic.com Immunologists discover new trick used by MRSA superbug -- may aid vaccine development EurekAlert New research has uncovered a novel trick employed by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus to thwart the immune response, raising hopes that a vaccine that prevents deadly MRSA infections is a little closer on the horizon. Immunologists from Trinity ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Here's Why Experts Are Comfortable With Myocarditis Numbers MedPage Today The CDC's vaccine advisors concluded on Wednesday that while the risk of myocarditis is real for young people following an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine -- particularly after the second dose -- the benefits far outweigh the risks. The U.S. isn't the only country to ... Flag as irrelevant
	KENS5.com Nearly 60% of people are fully vaccinated | Track Bexar County's vaccine progress KENS5.com KENS 5 is tracking the latest numbers from the coronavirus pandemic as well as the vaccine efforts in San Antonio and across Texas. Flag as irrelevant
	El Paso Herald-Post CDC: HIV tests rare in medical settings among WVa drug users Seattle Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Emergency departments and inpatient medical personnel rarely conducted HIV testing on intravenous drug users in a West Virginia county with one of the nation's highest spikes in such cases, according to a federal investigation ... Flag as irrelevant
	GPB Respiratory Infection RSV Surges In South As Mask Use, Distancing Decline GPB The CDC this month issued an advisory about the rise of RSV, which can lead to severe disease in young children and older adults. Credit: Georgia Health News. Doctors in Georgia and other Southern states have seen since April an unusual surge of a ... Flag as irrelevant

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