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	health Daily update ⋅ July 22, 2021
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	The New York Times LA County's Public Health Chief Discusses the Mask Mandate The New York Times Thursday: A conversation with Barbara Ferrer about how Los Angeles County is grappling with the Delta variant. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Young people intubated with Covid-19 should be 'a gigantic wakeup call,' Alabama doctor says CNN (CNN) With Covid-19 cases rising and vaccination rates on the decline, health experts say they are concerned about the next chapter in the pandemic -- especially for younger Americans, who they say are feeling the impacts. "We do know that in our ICUs, we ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How worried should vaccinated people be of Covid-19 breakthrough infections? CNN (CNN) Coronavirus infections are on the rise again in the United States. While more than 99% of deaths are among those unvaccinated, anecdotal reports abound of breakthrough infections, or cases of fully vaccinated people who still test positive for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine What vaccinated people should really know about their risk from the delta variant. Slate Magazine Now that everyone was fully vaccinated, it seemed totally reasonable to fly there, and to have everyone gather, unmasked, together. It was a relief and a joy. They even went to a hockey game indoors with thousands of people. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline What are the Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening? Healthline Having your breasts regularly checked for signs of cancer is an important part of taking care of your health. That's because many breast cancer screening tests can detect cancer long before you might notice symptoms on your own. Breast cancer screening ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Monkeypox: More than 200 contacts tracked in US for rare disease BBC News More than 200 people in 27 US states are being tracked for possible rare monkeypox infections, health officials say. They fear people may have come in to contact with a Texas man who brought the disease in from Nigeria earlier this month. The man ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Why the Vaccinated Are Still at Risk From Coronavirus Bloomberg With Covid-19 shots reaching billions of people, reports have grown more common of people getting infected with the coronavirus despite being vaccinated. Just as a natural infection doesn't guarantee protection from reinfection with the virus, neither does ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post CDC advisers to discuss additional coronavirus doses for vulnerable patients The Washington Post These patients include U.S. adults who are organ transplant recipients, people on cancer treatments, and people living with rheumatologic conditions, HIV and leukemia. They are more likely to become seriously ill from covid-19, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Man flees Australian Covid quarantine using a bed sheet CNN (CNN) A 39-year-old man allegedly used a rope made from bed sheets to shimmy down from a fourth floor hotel room and flee Australian quarantine, police said. The man arrived in Western Australia from Brisbane on Monday afternoon, but didn't meet the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Babies Who Are Breastfed Have Lower Blood Pressure, Better Heart Health Healthline Experts say this is because breast milk contains hormones that set the stage for better long-term health outcomes. Officials recommend babies should be breastfed until they're 6 months old, but only 1 in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN These routine shots already are required in schools, as more states ban Covid-19 vaccine requirements CNN (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 classes in the United States. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Nation's largest hospital group supports mandatory coronavirus vaccines for health workers The Washington Post The nation's largest hospital association called Wednesday for all health workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as case numbers surge again. "To protect all patients, communities and personnel from the known and substantial risks of COVID-19, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Experts: Spend Opioid Settlement Funds on Fighting Opioids U.S. News & World Report As a possible $26 billion settlement with opioid producers looms, some public health experts are citing the 1998 agreement with tobacco companies as a cautionary tale of runaway government spending and missed opportunities for saving more lives. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Frontline workers in Nevada say they are 'reliving 2020' as new infections surge to highest point in 5 months ABC News "Basically, we're reliving 2020 in 2021," Dr. Angie Honsberg, medical director for the intensive care unit at University Medical Center told ABC News. "We, unfortunately, are back to having a very high number of COVID patients. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Nevada becomes latest Covid-19 hotspot, as hospitalizations rise and vaccination rates plateau CNN Las Vegas (CNN) At Robert Taylor's Las Vegas barbershop, the buzzing sounds of clippers and friendly banter are a welcome return to normalcy after a small Covid-19 outbreak among his staff. Three of his barbers were out sick with Covid-19 in the last ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Provincetown COVID-19 cluster grows to 256 confirmed cases, town manager says The Boston Globe But as of Tuesday, the number of cases had nearly doubled, Town Manager Alex Morse wrote in a Facebook post. Officials are investigating the vaccination status of those who tested positive, he said. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe There's a surge in COVID on the Cape. Should you cancel your vacation? The Boston Globe Overall, Barnstable County has the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases among Massachusetts counties. We spoke to infectious diseases experts to answer some of the questions that this uptick has sparked. Related ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Eating Meat Raises Risk of Heart Disease: Study U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Eating beef, lamb, pork and processed meats spells trouble for your heart, and the more you eat, the worse it gets, new research warns. The meta-analysis ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Unvaccinated Staff Linked to Rising Nursing Home Cases, Deaths Bloomberg Washington (AP) -- Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times This is why vaccinated people are still testing positive for COVID-19 Fortune The more SARS-CoV-2 is circulating in a community, the higher the chance of infection. In some instances, those infections will break through the protective shield that vaccine-induced immunity provides to cause Covid symptoms. In rare cases, the illness may ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Ohio's chief medical officer warns delta variant means it's 'when, not if' unvaccinated will get COVID-19 cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With the delta variant of the coronavirus spreading in Ohio, the state's chief medical officer on Wednesday offered a stark warning that anyone who hasn't received a COVID-19 vaccine will almost certainly develop an infection. The delta ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid in Scotland: 'Reassuring' results in Covid vaccine side effects study BBC News As of Wednesday morning, 3,987,074 people in Scotland had received the first dose while 3,010,505 had had their second. The Dundee University team said it was keen to hear from more people aged ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch The 'hidden pandemic of orphanhood': An estimated 1.5 million children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19 MarketWatch The study was funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a branch of the National Institutes of Health. NIDA funded the research because of the close link between losing a parent or secondary caregiver and increased substance use as a result of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Eminetra Louisiana Reports 3rd-Highest Daily COVID-19 Count U.S. News & World Report By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana health officials reported 5,388 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and said it's the third-highest daily count since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. Hospitalizations for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine When will COVID-19 vaccines be fully approved—and does it matter if they are? Science Magazine A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is administered at a mobile clinic in Los Angeles County, which has pockets of vaccine hesitancy. Irfan Khan/ Los Angeles Times ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPLG Local 10 Doctor hopes his scary COVID story convinces people to get vaccinated WPLG Local 10 Dr. Daniel Chan, the Chief of Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine for Memorial Healthcare in Broward County, says his entire family caught COVID in mid-December. He tested positive right when vaccines were just ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News What is a COVID-19 vaccine 'breakthrough' case? ABC News What is a COVID-19 vaccine "breakthrough" case? It's when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they're ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN CDC advisers will meet Thursday to discuss need for coronavirus boosters and J&J vaccine safety CNN (CNN) Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Thursday to make recommendations on how to address new safety issues concerning the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine and to review preliminary data on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Doctors urge return to routine breast, cervical screening: 'We need patients to come in as soon as they can' Chicago Tribune As people avoided hospitals during the pandemic and nonurgent appointments were canceled, something skipped by many were routine screening appointments like Pap smears or breast exams. A year later, doctors are starting to see the results of missed ... Flag as irrelevant
	desmoinesregister.com Iowa health officials cast wary eye toward surging COVID cases in Missouri; early signs of 'potential crisis' feared desmoinesregister.com The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iowa has doubled in the last month, but the 101 patients reported Wednesday is still half as many as the state reported in April. The number of Iowans testing positive for the virus is also curving back up ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cincinnati.com As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations tick up in Ohio, officials urge vaccination Cincinnati.com COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the climb again in Ohio, and although the numbers are much smaller than their peak during the winter or even a few months ago, health officials are concerned by the rate at which they are increasing. Two weeks ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dickinson Press North Dakota Doctors Answer Questions on Vaccines, Fertility U.S. News & World Report Three doctors who specialize in reproductive health appeared in a virtual town hall across North Dakota in an attempt to clear up misinformation about effects of COVID-19 vaccines on fertility and pregnancy. By Associated Press. |. July 21, 2021. Flag as irrelevant
	Parade Whether You're Dealing With High Blood Pressure or Want to Avoid It in the Future, Here Are the 25 Best Foods to Eat Parade Your body needs certain minerals, known as electrolytes, to regulate blood pressure and other physiological functions, says Kate Patton, RD, a registered dietician at Cleveland Clinic's Center for Human Nutrition. Sodium and potassium are two minerals that ... Flag as irrelevant
	WWLTV.com St. Tammany coroner slams anti-vaccine videos as 'dangerous' WWLTV.com MANDEVILLE, La. — With a surge in cases and positivity rate for COVID-19 as the delta variant surges in Louisiana, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner came out firing at what he called "dangerous" anti-vaccine videos that are moving on social media while ... Flag as irrelevant
	desmoinesregister.com The average number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Iowa has more than doubled in the past two weeks desmoinesregister.com Iowa's COVID-19 hospitalizations are back over 100 for the first time since May, with the state reporting 101 Iowans hospitalized on Wednesday with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. However, that total remains far ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV What is a COVID-19 vaccine 'breakthrough' case? WGN-TV COVID-19 vaccines work by teaching the body to recognize the virus. So if you're exposed to it after vaccination, your immune system should be ready to spring into action and fight it. Flag as irrelevant
	The Macomb Daily Michigan experiencing increase in Legionnaires' disease The Macomb Daily The cases in Macomb County are not yet considered an outbreak. Macomb County has 15 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease as part of what the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian UK scientists back Covid boosters as study finds post-jab falls in antibodies The Guardian Scientists have backed proposals for Covid boosters in the autumn after blood tests on hundreds of people revealed that protective antibodies can wane substantially within weeks of second vaccine shots being given. Falls in antibodies after vaccination are ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com State investigating potential hepatitis A outbreak in Montgomery after Applebee's worker tests positive for virus al.com The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating a potential hepatitis A outbreak after a food handler at a Montgomery Applebee's tested positive for the virus, the agency said Wednesday. ADPH suggested any customers of the Applebee's at 3195 ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post 'It's too late': Doctor forced to turn down COVID patients begging for vaccine New York Post While Alabama has the lowest percentage of fully vaccinated people in the country – just 33.7 percent of the state's population – the seven-day average of coronavirus deaths stood at eight as of Tuesday, far below the peak of 154 deaths that was reached in late ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill CDC investigating deaths of immunized nursing home residents: report The Hill A CDC presentation slide provided to the AP revealed that in the Grand Junction area of the county, 16 fully vaccinated residents at a memory care facility were infected and four had died. ADVERTISEMENT. Flag as irrelevant
	myfox8.com ECU's school of medicine working to understand long-term COVID-19 symptoms myfox8.com "Probably the most consistent feature is fatigue beyond anything they've ever experienced before. Frequently we see patients with not only fatigue but the shortness of breath," said Paul Bolin, the chair of medicine at East Carolina University's Brody School of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Chicago Delta Variant: What We Know About the Strain That's Causing a Surge in COVID Cases NBC Chicago Public health officials are sounding alarm bells throughout the United States, as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has led to a massive surge in cases in recent weeks. According to research from Johns Hopkins University, the average number of daily ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News More than 200 people in 27 states have been exposed to monkeypox Deseret News Andrea McCollum, who leads the poxvirus epidemiology unit at the agency's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, told STAT News that state and local health officials are working with the CDC to assess the exposed people. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times More than 1.5 million children have lost a caregiver to the pandemic, a study says. The New York Times Many more children will experience such losses as the virus rages in many countries, the researchers predict, and the bereaved are likely to be at risk for an array of further traumas that may include mental health problems, abuse, chronic diseases and poverty. Flag as irrelevant
	WWLTV.com St. Tammany sees highest single day COVID spike since January WWLTV.com "We're on our way to a fourth spike in cases," Parish President Mike Cooper said. St. Tammany Parish has a 42 percent vaccination rate. "If ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 1 in 20 Cases of Dementia Occurs in People Under 65 U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Dementia is largely a disease of old age, but a new study finds that up to 5% of all cases are among people in the prime of their lives. Looking at 95 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News This mysterious Monkey B virus has been found in China Deseret News Per Fox News, the veterinarian suffered from severe nausea and a fever for two months. These symptoms occurred after he dissected two monkeys for research, The Washington Post reports. Researchers collected blood and saliva ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times of San Diego Daily COVID Cases Exceed 500 Again in San Diego as Delta Variant Circulates Times of San Diego "The best protection we have against COVID-19 is getting vaccinated," said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer. "The vaccines are extremely effective at preventing serious illness from COVID-19. If you have not gotten immunized, do it now.". Flag as irrelevant
	KNWA A CLOSER LOOK: nearly 114000 US children lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19, study finds KNWA ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — In the U.S., 104,884 children were orphaned — meaning at least one parent died as a result of COVID-19 or from a COVID-related illness, based on mortality data from March 2020 through April 2021, according to The Lancet ... Flag as irrelevant

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