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	health Daily update ⋅ February 1, 2022
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	The Atlantic We're Thinking About Endemicity All Wrong The Atlantic There are countless ways for a disease to go endemic. Endemicity says nothing about the total number of infected people in a population at a given time. It says nothing about how bad those infections might get—how much death or disability a microbe might ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Healthy Living Could Offset Genetics and Add Years Free of Heart Disease U.S. News & World Report By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- People who follow seven rules for healthy living – such as staying physically active and eating a healthy diet – could ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Adults with Disabilities Have Longer Hospital Stays for COVID-19 Healthline Experts say medical staff should have detailed plans when releasing a person with disabilities from a hospital. They add that caregivers should instruct people with disabilities on safety protocols such as mask wearing and physical distancing. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Over 1 Million Years of Life Lost to Fatal Overdoses in Youth MedPage Today "​​Unintentional drug overdose represents an unacceptable mortality burden for this vulnerable population. All of these deaths were preventable," Hall told MedPage Today. The cross-sectional retrospective study analyzed data from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill New York City offering free same-day delivery of COVID-19 antiviral pills The Hill Currently, the Food and Drug Administration has given emergency use authorization to two oral, at-home COVID-19 treatments. Newly confirmed New York City mayor Eric Adams ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Cervical cancer kills Black women at a disproportionately higher rate than whites NPR Four years ago, when Kimberly Williams was a 42-year-old mother of two, she received a life-changing cancer diagnosis. "My doctor called and said that he wanted to see me in his office, so I was very nervous," Williams recalls. "When I went in, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters South African scientists will study link between COVID variants and untreated HIV Reuters LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Leading South African scientists are set to investigate COVID-19 and HIV in tandem, amid mounting evidence that the collision of the two pandemics could be generating new coronavirus variants. Flag as irrelevant
	Infection Control Today Long COVID Will Linger Even After the Pandemic Leaves Infection Control Today A recent study illustrated that long COVID's physical, mental, and cognitive symptoms can cling to some patients for at least a year. The patients in the study initially had to go to intensive care units (ICUs) because of the severity of infection. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Pesticides at Work Could Raise Odds for COPD Lung Disease U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Workplace exposure to pesticides may boost a person's risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds. COPD is a group of lung diseases ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox What causes long Covid? Scientists are zeroing in on the answer. Vox Scientists have proposed numerous hypotheses to explain long Covid's myriad symptoms since research began in earnest after the first wave of cases in 2020. Early suspects included a weakened immune system, widespread inflammation, and even low sex hormone ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times US urges Pfizer to apply for vaccine for children under 5 Los Angeles Times U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old while awaiting data on a three-dose course, aiming to clear the way for the shots as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scottish Daily Record January is cervical cancer awareness month in the US NPR WISE: Williams had had an abnormal pap smear in her 20s. But she said her doctors never talked to her about the human papillomavirus, HPV, or about her risk of developing cancer from it. Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Everything to know about Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine CNET If you got Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and live in San Francisco, you can get another booster — even if you already got a second shot months ago. Third doses for people who got Johnson & Johnson aren't recommended by the US Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Raleigh News & Observer Should NC mandate COVID vaccine for some high school students? Board to discuss idea. Raleigh News & Observer Commission For Public Health will take up a petition Wednesday to add the COVID vaccine to state immunization requirements for children who are 17 years old or who are entering 12th grade as of July 1. If the rule is adopted, North Carolina would join a ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Coronavirus in Oregon: Weekly cases fall 22% in surest sign omicron is receding oregonlive.com Weekly coronavirus cases in Oregon fell 22% in the past seven days, state data released Monday shows, marking the clearest evidence yet that the highly transmissible omicron variant is receding. The Oregon Health Authority tallied about 43,600 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Denmark ends most COVID-19 restrictions ABC News Denmark has become one of the first European Union countries to scrap most pandemic restrictions as the country no longer considers the COVID-19 outbreak "a socially critical disease." ByThe Associated Press. February 1, 2022, 1:24 AM. • 2 min read. Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Channel Denver to drop 'mask or vax' requirement Friday for businesses; still required in schools The Denver Channel DENVER – People will no longer be required to wear masks or show proof of vaccination to enter Denver businesses starting Friday, though the mask requirement will continue for schools and child care facilities, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Monday. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Blood Pressure Crises Sending More Americans to the ER U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitalizations for dangerously high blood pressure more than doubled in the United States from 2002 to 2014, new research shows. Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch 22 recent COVID-19-related research findings Becker's Hospital Review 5. Heart function recovery returned within three months in children exposed to COVID-19 who developed related MIS-C, a multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a study published Jan. 19 in the Journal of the American Heart Association found. Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Alcohol consumption can directly cause cancer, study says New York Post In a recent large-scale genetic study led by Oxford Population Health and published in the International Journal of Cancer, a team from Oxford, Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, worked to investigate gene variants ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 'Stealth' Version of Omicron Variant No Cause for Alarm, Experts Say HealthDay MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The so-called "stealth" variant of omicron is not likely to cause another devastating wave of COVID-19, experts say. The new version of the variant, called BA.2, does not appear to cause more severe disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	FactCheck.org Scientist Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Vaccine Safety for Children FactCheck.org But social media users have shared video of Dr. Robert Malone misleadingly asserting that the COVID-19 vaccines are "not working" and claiming without evidence that many children "will be hospitalized" and may experience brain damage and infertility due to ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Vaccine offered to vulnerable 5-11 year olds in Jersey BBC News These children, in a clinical at risk group, will be offered two paediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine, eight weeks apart. The deputy medical officer for health, Dr Ivan Muscat ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSB Atlanta COVID-19 vaccination rates among students at APS schools range from 1% to 64% WSB Atlanta ATLANTA — Atlanta Public Schools has released data on how many students have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 across APS schools. The numbers are based on students five years old and older who are currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Flag as irrelevant
	Targeted Oncology PARP Inhibitor Maintenance Therapy for Ovarian Cancer Targeted Oncology Chirag A. Shah, MD: When we talk about the mechanism of action of PARP inhibitors, it is a molecule that's primarily involved in DNA repair. In patients who have inherited a predisposition to inhibited DNA repair, our patients with BRCA mutations or ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News AP source: US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID shots ABC News U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old. By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press. January 31, 2022, 7:28 PM. • 3 min read. Flag as irrelevant
	Medgadget Exclusive-US Diabetes Deaths Top 100000 for Second Straight Year, Federal Panel Urges New Strategy U.S. News & World Report By Chad Terhune and Robin Respaut. (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Americans died from diabetes in 2021, marking the second consecutive year for that grim milestone and spurring a call for a federal mobilization similar to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times CDC: Give 4th COVID vaccine shot to immunocompromised patients Tampa Bay Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reached out to pharmacists Jan. 26 to reinforce the message that people with moderate to severe immune suppression are eligible for fourth covid shots. The conference call came a day after KHN reported ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer Man denied vital kidney transplant in NC over not getting COVID vaccine, he says Charlotte Observer Carswell told news outlets he won't get the vaccine, causing him to be refused a transplant. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, the Winston-Salem hospital where he wanted to have the procedure, said it requires its transplant patients to be vaccinated. Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Study: Workplace Pesticide Exposure Linked With COPD Risk AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Investigators analyzed 12 categories of workplace agents, but only the composite category of pesticides was found to be linked with developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A new analysis of occupational hazards suggests exposure to pesticide ... Flag as irrelevant
	WCNC.com No, it is not more common to get Myocarditis from the vaccine than from the COVID-19 virus WCNC.com There have been several claims on social media that say the COVID-19 vaccine causes more heart issues than contracting COVID-19. Author: Meghan Bragg. Published: 5:42 AM EST February 1, 2022. Updated: 10:03 AM EST February 1, 2022. Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com What's the future of COVID? Experts confident 'virus is here to stay,' but what does that mean? masslive.com "The virus is here to stay," said Dr. Jeremy Luban, a professor of molecular medicine and biochemistry and molecular pharmacology at UMass Chand Medical School. "The question is what exactly will the conditions be? Is it going to be like having an annoying ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill First HIV vaccines administered in Moderna clinical trial The Hill "The search for an HIV vaccine has been long and challenging, and having new tools in terms of immunogens and platforms could be the key to making rapid progress toward an urgently needed, effective HIV vaccine," says Mark Feinberg, president and CEO ... Flag as irrelevant
	Raleigh News & Observer Coronavirus omicron updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 31 Raleigh News & Observer We're tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates. More than 4,000 hospitalized. At least 2,421,799 coronavirus cases have been reported in North Carolina, and at least 20,757 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times US gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine Los Angeles Times U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that's already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago. The action by the Food and Drug Administration ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Pandemic takes toll on heart health: 41% report at least 1 issue in survey Today.com The pandemic has been taking a toll on Americans' hearts — even those who've never had COVID-19 — with 41% reporting they have experienced at least one cardiac-related issue since March 2020, according to a Cleveland Clinic survey released on Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 6 Milwaukee New omicron variant detected in Wisconsin; 1.5x more transmissible FOX 6 Milwaukee MILWAUKEE - The new omicron variant BA.2 has been detected in Wisconsin, according to a tweet from Dr. Ben Weston, Chief Health Policy Advisor for Milwaukee County. The tweet by the doctor notes BA.2 is an offshoot of BA.1 and is 1.5 times more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Aljazeera.com Are we nearing the end of the COVID-19 pandemic? Aljazeera.com The virus may now be less deadly as vaccines continue to provide vital protection but new variants can still emerge. Plus, how an 'immunity debt' may have led to an increase in meningitis B cases and the symptoms to look out for. Flag as irrelevant
	EndocrineWeb Hyperglycemia: What Is High Blood Sugar? EndocrineWeb Your body needs glucose to properly function. Your cells rely on glucose for energy. Hyperglycemia is a defining characteristic of diabetes—when the blood glucose level is too high because the body isn't properly using or doesn't make the hormone insulin. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times 'Stealth' subvariant could stall Omicron surge's freefall in Illinois Chicago Sun-Times SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' once soaring Omicron surge took another nose dive with sharp drops in new cases and the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals — but a new subvariant could stall the speed of that descent. The Illinois Department of Public ... Flag as irrelevant
	Jamestown Post Journal New Cases Of COVID-19 Drop Across New York, Country Jamestown Post Journal A panel of doctors and administrators from UPMC provided an update Monday morning on the status of the virus and a new drug, Evusheld, that reportedly helps prevent COVID-19. Dr. Donald Yealy, UPMC ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lewiston Sun Journal Number of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals jumps back up Lewiston Sun Journal COVID-19 hospitalizations increased Monday after declining several days last week, but recent wastewater testing at two southern Maine locations suggests the spread of the omicron variant could be easing. There were 382 people in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	MIT News How Omicron escapes from antibodies MIT News A computational study shows that dozens of mutations help the virus' spike protein evade antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2. Anne Trafton | MIT News Office. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Study Examines Years Of Life Lost For Adolescents, Young Adults To Unintentional Drug Overdose Newswise "Adolescents and young adults dying of overdose are deprived of many years of work, ​community, and family life. Our study shows overdose mortality among adolescents and young people is unacceptably high. Public health interventions ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News He's declining a coronavirus vaccine at the expense of a lifesaving transplant: 'I was born free, I'll die free' The Seattle Times For more than four years, Chad Carswell, 38, has suffered from severe kidney disease. In July 2020, he started on dialysis — but now his kidneys are functioning at just 4%. In an interview with The Washington Post, Carswell said he recently applied for ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian 'Very worrying': MMR vaccine rates in England at 10-year low The Guardian The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the NHS will launch a joint appeal on Tuesday urging parents and guardians to ensure their children have had their measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines – as well as other routine jabs – before starting school. Flag as irrelevant
	WNDU-TV Health officials hopeful by recent drop in COVID cases despite pandemic high peak in January WNDU-TV SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - It's the last day of January, a month that has seen more COVID-19 cases than most. "Ten days ago, the cases per 100,000 per week was almost up to 1,300 — the highest that we have seen at any point in the pandemic," St. Joseph ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net New study on mutation origination fundamentally challenges neo-Darwinism News-Medical.net A new study by a team of researchers from Israel and Ghana has brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a core assumption at the heart of evolutionary theory by showing a long-term directional mutational response to ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Measles warning for young children as MMR jab rate drops in England BBC News More than one in 10 school entry-age children in England are at risk of measles because they have not had their vaccine shots, data reveals. Coverage for the two doses of MMR that helps protect five-year-olds against the serious illnesses of measles, ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net 3C-like protease inhibitor clinical candidate, S-217622, as a treatment for SARS-CoV-2 News-Medical.net In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, a team of researchers discovered S-217622, a non-covalent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 3C-like protease (3CLpro) inhibitor clinical candidate, for the treatment ... Flag as irrelevant

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