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	health Daily update ⋅ July 28, 2021
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	CNN US surgeon general says putting a mask back on will help, but vaccinations will stonewall the pandemic CNN (CNN) While people putting their masks back on indoors will help reduce the spread of Covid-19 across the country, getting more Americans vaccinated is still central to ending the pandemic, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Tuesday. "The bottom ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN CDC updates guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in certain areas CNN New unpublished data showing that vaccinated people infected with the Delta coronavirus variant can have as much virus as those who are unvaccinated is the primary driver for the CDC's latest mask guidance change, a source involved with the decision ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Masks are back, as Delta variant forces dramatic reversal in US CNN "We have a pandemic because of the unvaccinated and they're sowing enormous confusion," Biden said. "If those other hundred million people got vaccinated, we'd be in a very different world." ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You? WebMD ACE inhibitors have been around longer and studied more extensively, so doctors prescribe them more often. But the new findings suggest that ARBs might be a better choice for people just starting on medication, the researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times As Infections Rise, CDC Urges Some Vaccinated Americans to Wear Masks Again The New York Times Revising a decision made just two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that people vaccinated against the coronavirus should resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces in parts of the country where the virus is ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Second COVID Vaccine Safe After Allergic Reaction to First WebMD "Our take home message is that immediate allergic symptoms after mRNA vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna do not preclude their future use," senior author Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, says. Blumenthal is an allergist/immunologist ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Changes to Eyes May Signal Long COVID: Study WebMD Bitirgen's team investigated that hypothesis with a real-time, noninvasive, high-resolution imaging laser technique known as corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) to look for nerve damage in the cornea and the density of dendritic cells. These cells have a key ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report FDA Panel Advisor Who Panned New Alzheimer's Drug Speaks Out U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An outside advisor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's review of the controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm is now speaking out, arguing that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission NPR The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance on wearing masks Tuesday. In a reversal of its earlier position, the agency is recommending that some fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas where the virus is circulating ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes The Most Common Causes Of Memory Loss Forbes On the other hand, hyperthyroidism happens when the gland produces too much thyroid hormone. This hormone controls the way cells use energy, and when these levels are off, short-term memory loss can occur. If treated early, this memory loss may be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Can Antihistamines Help Stop Allergic Reactions to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines? Healthline Many people experience a range of side effects from COVID-19 vaccines, including soreness at the injection site, fatigue, or headache, that resolve on their own within a day or two. There is a small risk of experiencing a serious allergic reaction to certain ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline CDC Advises Vaccinated People in High Transmission Areas to Wear Masks Indoors Healthline Fully vaccinated people who do contract the virus have a very low risk of severe illness, hospitalization, or death. But they can spread the disease to others. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Dementia Cases Will Nearly Triple Worldwide by 2050: Study U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The global total of people living with dementia will rise nearly three-fold by 2050, researchers say. Cases are projected to increase from an estimated 57.4 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American The Crucial Vaccine Benefit We're Not Talking about Enough Scientific American Vaccine trials are typically designed to determine whether an immunization prevents people from getting sick. These are the efficacy numbers in the headlines—as high as a 95 percent reduction in symptomatic COVID cases for the two FDA-authorized mRNA- ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Are middle-aged people unhealthier than ever? BBC News About one in three middle-aged Britons has multiple health conditions - such as chronic back pain, mental ill health and high blood pressure, a study suggests. But is this decline just an inevitable part of middle age every generation has to face - or is this ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Health officials: Masks recommended again for indoor use in many Arizona counties, all schools AZCentral.com Hunter Sansone, age 13, receives his shot from Dr. Cara Christ of the. Federal health officials are recommending people wear masks indoors in counties with high COVID-19 transmission rates and that ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Oregon recommends masks as state tops 1000 daily coronavirus cases, hospitalizations climb 25% overnight oregonlive.com Meanwhile, state officials reported 259 people with COVID-19 are actively hospitalized, up 52 from Monday, the biggest daily jump since the start of the pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Whitmer: No new state mask rule expected despite updated CDC guidance Detroit Free Press Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday she does not expect the state will issue a mask mandate or any other new COVID-19 pandemic orders any time soon, despite federal health officials issuing new guidance that calls on even some who are fully vaccinated ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Experts weigh in on new CDC mask guidance The Boston Globe Citing new information about the ability of the Delta variant to spread among vaccinated people, CDC officials Tuesday also recommended indoor masks for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to schools, regardless of vaccination status. Flag as irrelevant
	The Tennessean Do vaccines protect against the delta variant? What to know about symptoms, testing as cases rise The Tennessean The delta variant accounts for about 83% of the nation's COVID-19 cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variant, which was first detected in India in December, is significantly more contagious and spreads faster than any ... Flag as irrelevant
	NorthJersey.com CDC recommends K-12 students and residents in 6 NJ counties wear masks indoors NorthJersey.com The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines for mask-wearing Tuesday to recommend that everyone in K-12 schools — students, staff, teachers and visitors — should wear masks, even if they are vaccinated. In addition ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times After liver transplant, she spent decades living with hepatitis C Tampa Bay Times Catherine Coonfield awoke from a three-week coma with her parents at the 33-year-old's bedside. You had a liver transplant, they told her. It was 1987. She remembers having trouble breathing, her neighbor calling 911 and the doctors saying she wouldn't ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News Michigan surpasses 900K COVID-19 cases The Detroit News Michigan on Tuesday surpassed 900,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The state added 1,762 cases and 19 deaths from the virus on Tuesday including totals from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The figures bring Michigan's total number of cases to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes People With Mental Health Disorders Nearly Twice As Likely To Die From Covid, Study Finds Forbes Patients with mental health disorders are roughly two times as likely to die from Covid-19 than people who do not have a mental illness, new research published Tuesday found, prompting researchers to urge public health officials to do more to prioritize ... Flag as irrelevant
	WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Orange County to announce changes to COVID-19 rules, guidelines Wednesday WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – As Florida sees a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings plans to take action to slow the spread of the virus in Central Florida's most populous county. In an exclusive interview with News 6 on Tuesday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Statesman Journal Oregon coronavirus update, July 27: Health officials urge masks as state tops 1000 cases Statesman Journal We'll update this story with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Oregon on Tuesday, July 27. State recommends masks indoors. Oregon's health agency is now recommending everyone — including people ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 'To See This Resurgence is Disheartening,' Healthcare Workers Combat Spike in COVID-19 Hospitalizations NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, Dr. Barbara Chapman said there was a sense of hope in the medical community after being on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic for months. That hope, according to Dr. Chapman, has recently turned ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Gianforte Won't Endorse Masks Despite COVID-19 Case Rise U.S. News & World Report HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana health officials reported on Tuesday more than 250 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time in over five months. Flag as irrelevant
	WSOC Charlotte NC surpasses 1000 Hepatitis A cases tied to 2017 national outbreak WSOC Charlotte RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that the state has surpassed 1,000 reported cases of hepatitis A associated with a national outbreak that began in April 2017. According to the state, 63% ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Lung Cancer Staging: How It's Determined and More Healthline Doctors evaluate the size, location, and spread of tumors to determine what stage the cancer is. Lung cancer is identified by numbered stages 0 through 4, as it progresses, with subcategories within each stage. The treatment for lung cancer depends on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston.com 'It's reasonable': What public health experts are saying about the CDC's updated mask guidance Boston.com During an appearance on "Good Morning America," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the change was made because the agency saw new evidence in recent days that showed fully vaccinated individuals who had rare breakthrough infections from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com Masking expected to return, as new COVID-19 cases increase pressherald.com Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah told the Bangor City Council on Monday that masks are likely coming back. "We probably need to be prepared, even for fully vaccinated folks, for the time being ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline If You're Vaccinated and Are Exposed to COVID-19, Here's What You Should Do Healthline They say vaccinated people have a low risk of transmitting the novel coronavirus to others, although they should be cautious around unvaccinated people and those with compromised immune systems. They say a vaccinated person should get tested ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR How An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-Destruct KPBS For the first time, scientists have shown that a new kind of genetic engineering can crash populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes. In the landmark study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers placed the genetically ... Flag as irrelevant
	9News.com KUSA Study: Improving air quality can reduce chance of dementia 9News.com KUSA Dr. Xinhui Wang, Ph.D., an assistant professor of research neurology, worked with her colleagues at the University of Southern California to study how air pollutants specifically impact dementia and more specifically, "what reducing them might mean for long- ... Flag as irrelevant
	KATU Oregon Health Authority asks people to mask up in all indoor public settings KATU PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority is recommending people use masks in public indoor settings as the state continues to see a large jump in coronavirus cases, primarily in unvaccinated people, that is driven by the highly contagious Delta ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News Provincetown COVID-19 cluster rises to 833 cases The Boston Globe Of the 833 cases confirmed as of Wednesday, Morse wrote, "501 are Massachusetts residents, 210 of which reside in Provincetown." He said seven hospitalizations to date have been associated with the cluster. Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com Hospital morgues fill as COVID-19 death count climbs in Missouri pressherald.com A Springfield hospital announced Tuesday that it expanded its morgue capacity amid an increase in COVID-19 deaths, while St. Louis began offering immunization incentives for some city employees and the county where Kansas City is located said it would ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Desert Sun Riverside County sees a 'five-fold' increase in COVID-19 case rate, positivity rate The Desert Sun Riverside County has experienced a more than five-fold increase in its COVID-19 case rate and positivity rate over the past two months, according to county data presented at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting. Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Flag as irrelevant
	Vox Mandate the vaccine, not masks Vox Local and state governments could require vaccines for their employees, health care workers, schools, and public spaces, from restaurants to museums. Even without any government support, private organizations could act alone, requiring vaccinations ... Flag as irrelevant
	KATU Oregon sees 'sharp rise' with 1032 new coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths KATU PORTLAND, Ore — Oregon saw a jump in the state's COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as the health officials reported more than 1000 new coronavirus cases and five new fatalities. In the latest report, the Oregon Health Authority reported 1,032 new confirmed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News How effective is the Sinovac vaccine? Deseret News New research on Sinovac vaccines has shown that antibodies decline below a key threshold six months after the second dose of the vaccination, reported Reuters. The same research also found a third Sinovac booster shot can provide a strong immune ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOIN.com Delta variant rises across the region, vaccinations urged again KOIN.com The top outbreaks have recently come in Jackson and Umatilla Counties. Oregon Health Officer Dean Sidelinger said the sequenced cases of the Delta variant have increased from 30% to 50% in the most recent week of reporting — plus a tenfold increase over ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indianapolis Star Citing rising cases and hospitalizations, Yolo County reimposes order requiring masks indoors Los Angeles Times Yolo County on Tuesday ordered that everyone must wear a mask or face covering in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status, beginning Friday. In issuing the order, the county's Health Department said cases of coronavirus per 100,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFAA.com State's first human case of West Nile virus reported in Dallas County this year, health officials confirm WFAA.com According to health officials, West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and most people exposed to the virus don't get sick. But about 20% of people develop symptoms like headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea and fatigue. Flag as irrelevant
	TribLIVE Pennsylvania officials warn of uptick in hard-to-spot ticks as summer wears on TribLIVE The Department of Environmental Protection has collected twice as many small, immature ticks in Pennsylvania this year compared to last year, prompting warnings for residents to check themselves thoroughly after outdoor activities. Black legged tick nymphs ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com When will we reach COVID herd immunity? Why Alabama could see upswing in COVID deaths al.com Herd immunity occurs when a large enough portion of the community becomes immune to a disease, making the spread unlikely. Once that level is reached – either through vaccinations or infection - even non-vaccinated individuals, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBTV North Carolina hepatitis A outbreak surpasses 1000 cases with 16 deaths WBTV CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina's Hepatitis A outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases with 16 people who have died from the infection. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the state has surpassed 1,000 ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Light drinking linked to fewer risks in heart disease patients: study New York Post While research on drinking is abundant — and abundantly inconsistent, at times — conventional thinking would suggest that people with cardiovascular disease, known internationally as CVD, should reduce alcohol intake, which can increase blood pressure ... Flag as irrelevant
	WCTV COVID-19 'long hauler' shares story of months-long battle with virus WCTV TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - For many people recovering from COVID-19, symptoms fade within about two weeks. But for some, they can linger for months. "Long COVID-19 syndrome," or "long haulers" affects a small percentage of people, but health ... Flag as irrelevant

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