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	health Daily update ⋅ July 21, 2021
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	WebMD Lockdowns Don't Harm Health More Than COVID, Review Shows WebMD Although evidence has shown that COVID-19 restrictions by the government have not increased suicide rates, there has been a widespread decline in mental health during the pandemic. But the causes of the mental health decline are difficult to untangle. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Why Exercise Can Help Prevent Alzheimer's WebMD July 20, 2021 -- Wendy Suzuki, PhD, was a successful scientist and academic. But in her 50s, Suzuki, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the New York University Center for Neural Science, was so immersed in work that she had no social life, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Statins May Help Protect Against Severe COVID-19 WebMD TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Could cholesterol-lowering statins help lower your risk of dying from COVID-19? For patients with a history of high blood pressure or heart disease, the answer appears to be yes. At least that's the conclusion of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Diabetes and Dementia Risk: Another Good Reason to Keep Blood Sugar in Check U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- There are many reasons to avoid getting diabetes, or to keep it controlled if you already have it: Higher risks for heart disease, stroke and for having a foot or leg amputation. But here's another ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Cape Cod COVID-19 cluster grows to more than 130 infected, prompting renewed mitigation efforts ABC News Six Texas lawmakers and a fully vaccinated spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have tested positive for COVID-19 after interacting with the lawmakers in Washington, D.C.. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Breastfeeding for any amount of time linked to lower blood pressure in toddlers, study finds CNN CHILD is a longitudinal study that tracks the health of thousands of Canadian mothers and their children born between 2009 and 2012. Read More. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times PEPFAR Is Still Without a Leader. HIV Activists Want to Know Why. The New York Times Dr. Birx served from April 2014 to February 2020, when she left to join the White House coronavirus task force. Dr. Angeli Achrekar, a deputy, has acted as PEPFAR's interim leader since President Biden took office. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Red and processed meat linked to heart disease, mega study says CNN Researchers defined a "healthy diet" as one containing lots of fruits and vegetables. Photos: Fill your plate with superfoods. Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times Just One More Shot: Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy During a Pandemic Pharmacy Times The beginning of the 2020-2021 influenza season brought much anticipation about how the cocirculation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 might affect the health care system. Social distancing measures and mask wearing were likely to lower the influenza rates, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline 9 Invisible Sunscreens for Dark Skin Healthline To properly cater to darker skin tones, sunscreen needs to be applied daily and liberally, without the fear of producing a white cast. If you have darker skin, and would prefer sunscreen to melt into ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News The Latest: South African firm to produce Pfizer vaccine ABC News JOHANNESBURG — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first time the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday. The Biovac Institute based in Cape ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com 'This is an emergency right now': UAB doctor on Delta variant, rising cases in Alabama al.com And it's rising exponentially. So now is a time for everyone to hit the pause button and rethink how they individually are responding to this pandemic. The amount of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Study estimates 1.5 million children lost parents or grandparents to Covid-19 CNN "Covid-19 has created this urgent crisis affecting children in almost every nation," Dr. Susan Hillis of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Response Team, who worked on the study, told CNN. "For every two Covid-19 deaths, one child ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: What happens when people no longer have to wear masks? BBC News Masks and face coverings are no longer compulsory in most public places in England but the government is still recommending them in crowded places. So what does the evidence show about the effect of masks and what happens when they're no longer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Marley, 6, was the only person with this rare genetic condition – and now her family has hope Today.com Since Marlene Berthoud was diagnosed as the only person with the genetic condition, doctors have identified more children and found a potential treatment. July 20, 2021, 1:13 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. By Meghan Holohan. Since Marlene "Marley" ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- While there's been much talk about pandemic lockdowns being a burden on people's health, new research finds the effects of large COVID-19 outbreaks ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American At Least Two Million Children Have Lost a Parent or Grandparent Caregiver to COVID Scientific American The consequences of orphanhood, defined as occurring when a child has lost a mother, a father or both, can last a lifetime. As the world passes the grim milestone of four million reported COVID-19 deaths, our study reveals that 2 million children at a minimum ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 1.5 Million Kids Worldwide Lost Parent or Other Caregiver to COVID-19 U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another finding that illustrates the tragic toll the pandemic has taken on families around the world, a new study shows that 1.5 million children have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Demon Sperm Doc's Pals Launch Twisted New Crusade to Stop Vaccines Daily Beast Among other wild assertions in the predictably absurd document, the motion seeking an injunction filed by "America's Frontline Doctors" falsely claims the three vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S. do not actually curb the spread of the deadly virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe 33 people test positive for COVID-19 at West Yarmouth nursing home, health officials confirm The Boston Globe The outbreak in the Cape Cod nursing home comes as the number of COVID cases in Provincetown spiked dramatically after the July 4th weekend, raising concerns about a resurgence of the virus. The Boston Public Health Commission issued ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may not perform as well against Delta variant, says study MarketWatch JNJ says data from study 'do not speak to the full nature of immune protection'. Bottles of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine await transfer into ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com Return of masks? Mayor LaToya Cantrell eyes new COVID rules and 'all options are on the table' NOLA.com The warning about a return to COVID rules comes amid rising cases and hospitalizations. The Louisiana Department of Health reported on Tuesday that there were 98 new coronavirus cases in Orleans Parish, pushing the 7-day average ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ These routine shots already are required in schools, as more states ban Covid-19 vaccine requirements KTVZ By Jacqueline Howard, CNN. As debates abound over whether coronavirus vaccinations should be required in public schools, many experts point out that students already are required to receive several other routine vaccinations to attend childcare or ... Flag as irrelevant
	LA Daily News LA County reports uptick in nursing home cases, as coronavirus numbers continue to rise LA Daily News The spike at nursing homes follows an overall case increase that has worried public health officials enough to reinstitute a mask mandate that requires everyone older than 2, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask indoors when in a publicly ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times We Need to Know How Menopause Changes Women's Brains The New York Times This might turn out to be a crucial window to try to prevent Alzheimer's and other chronic diseases that often accompany older age. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY More than a million children around the world may have been orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds USA TODAY The countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers included the United States, South Africa, Peru, India, Brazil and Mexico. "We know from our research that loss of a parent ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California Pasadena to Require City Workers To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Indoor Mask Wearing NBC Southern California City health officials reported 51 new infections between Saturday and Monday, but no additional deaths. In all, Pasadena has reported 11,558 cases of COVID-19 and 351 deaths. By City News Service • Published July 20, 2021 • Updated 3 hours ago. Pause. Flag as irrelevant
	WPLG Local 10 Even some healthcare workers at Jackson Memorial didn't want a COVID-19 vaccine, so what's wrong? WPLG Local 10 MIAMI, Fla. – Call it COVID surge 2.0 and the reason by all accounts is squarely placed on people who remain unvaccinated. On Tuesday, Local 10 News learned that even at Miami's public hospital, Jackson Memorial, 42 percent of its staff were still not ... Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com Maine COVID-19 cases rising steadily, but CDC not alarmed yet pressherald.com State health officials reported 153 new cases of COVID-19 for the three-day period from Saturday through Monday but no additional deaths. Maine's seven-day daily case average has now increased to 49, compared with 20 cases on average just weeks earlier. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Poll: Unvaccinated Americans Say Vaccines Are Riskier Than Virus U.S. News & World Report A large share of unvaccinated Americans say the COVID-19 vaccine poses a greater risk to their health than the virus itself, according to a poll released Tuesday – contradicting broad agreements among scientists about the safety of the vaccines. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Ulcerative Colitis and Thyroid Disease: Understanding the Connection Healthline Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in the colon and rectum. Yet, those aren't the only organs that can be impacted when you ... Flag as irrelevant
	9News.com KUSA Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Larimer County 9News.com KUSA > Above video: 2018 report on West Nile Virus. To protect yourself: Use insect repellents when you go outdoors. Repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC17News.com TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports the largest number of new coronavirus cases since December ABC17News.com There are currently 707 active cases in the county, an increase of 75 from Monday. Boone County's 707 active cases is the highest since Jan. 25 when 770 cases were reported. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 20,198. Flag as irrelevant
	Parade Here's What You Need to Know About the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Parade The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the definition of post-COVID syndrome is when "new, recurring or ongoing" symptoms occur four or more weeks after infection. Flag as irrelevant
	WJHL-TV News Channel 11 Health expert: Vaccine hesitancy causing concern as Delta COVID-19 variant spreads WJHL-TV News Channel 11 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – As the COVID-19 positivity rate and hospitalizations rise, health experts warn the Delta variant is the culprit. One healthcare leader is concerned that vaccine hesitancy is putting the population at risk. Ballad Health Physician ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Michigan sees spike in Legionnaires cases The Hill The department states most healthy people who encounter the bacteria will not get sick. Legionnaires is most dangerous for people over the age of 50, current or former smokers, people with chronic lung disease, people with weak immune systems and people ... Flag as irrelevant
	wvua23.com Alabama Suffers 'Self-Inflicted Wound' of Worsening COVID-19 U.S. News & World Report MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is suffering a "self-inflicted wound" from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are all but forgotten, a health ... Flag as irrelevant
	KATU Overdose deaths in Washington expected to break record in 2021 KATU OLYMPIA, Wash. — The number of overdose deaths in the state of Washington is on pace to break another record in 2021, state health officials said Tuesday, after a tragic, record-breaking 2020. Preliminary data shows 418 overdose deaths in the first three ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Breathing in smoke from wildfires may significantly increase the spread of COVID-19, researchers say. The warning, from a new study of links between ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express India reports first human death from bird flu Reuters NEW DELHI, July 21 (Reuters) - An 11-year-old boy has died in India from a bird flu virus of the H5N1 strain, the first such fatality in the country, highlighting a potential new risk for the world's second-most populous nation battling the coronavirus pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	YourErie Mosquitoes in Harborcreek test positive for West Nile Virus YourErie The mosquito group was collected July 7, 2021. This is the first mosquito group to test positive in Erie County in 2021. At this time, no human cases have been reported in Erie County. Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Coffee doesn't raise your risk for heart rhythm problems, study finds Atlanta Journal Constitution Heart arrhythmias occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate your heartbeats don't work properly. If the thought of that first cup of coffee in the morning sets your heart aflutter, a new report has good news for you. In the largest study of its kind, ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSDK.com Missouri's COVID hotspots continue up I-44 toward St. Louis KSDK.com JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A surge in COVID-19 cases is moving up Interstate 44 in Missouri, with the latest hotspot advisory including counties on the fringe of the greater St. Louis metro area. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued a ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Spending more time in nature crucial to children's mental health and development, study says USA TODAY To test how access to green spaces affected children, researchers analyzed 3,568 students, ranging from ages 9 to 15, at 31 schools in London. The study was conducted over four years, with participants being analyzed for their cognitive development and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Expert Warns of Delta Summer if More Aren't Vaccinated WebMD "If you're vaccinated, you should not worry about the Delta variant. If you're not vaccinated, you are really in trouble because it is likely that you will get infected," Carlos del Rio, MD, said at a media briefing Monday sponsored by Emory University in Atlanta. Flag as irrelevant
	KOMO News Breakthrough COVID cases prompts new calls to mask up in Washington state KOMO News OLYMPIA, Wash. — The upswing in COVID-19 cases around Washington and the increased danger from the variants is causing some of the state's health leaders to mask up, including those who are fully vaccinated because of breakthrough cases that are ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California Pasadena first in Southern California to require city workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 10News Pasadena City Manager Steven Mermell told the City Council Monday night the vaccination policy is being drafted by staff. City spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said about 60% of the city's 2,000 employees have attested to being ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine less effective against Delta variant, study says nj.com Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is less effective against coronavirus variants than the original virus, according to a study posted online Tuesday. The study, published by bioRxiv but not yet peer reviewed, indicated the vaccine's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Alaska Public Media News Alaska returns to high alert level as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations climb Alaska Public Media News "This pandemic is clearly not over, and it is being driven primarily by people who are unvaccinated," Dr. Joe McLaughlin, Alaska's state epidemiologist, said in a phone interview on Tuesday. "What ... Flag as irrelevant
	Evansville Courier & Press Vanderburgh County's COVID cases fall 6.6%; Indiana cases surge 32.6% Evansville Courier & Press New coronavirus cases leaped in Indiana in the week ending Sunday, rising 32.6% as 3,101 cases were reported. The previous week had 2,338 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Indiana ranked 25th among the states where coronavirus was ... Flag as irrelevant

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