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	health Daily update ⋅ February 26, 2022
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	The Washington Post CDC's new approach to covid means most Americans can go without masks The Washington Post The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask recommendations for the vast majority of the country Friday under a new framework to monitor the coronavirus that immediately affects about 70 percent of Americans — a process that state and ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR It's safe to unmask in many places, says the CDC. These experts aren't quite ready NPR According to the new CDC metrics, about 70% of the U.S. population lives in a place where they no longer need to wear a mask to protect themselves and others. Their calculation is based on three variables: rates of new cases, new hospital admissions and ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR CDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country NPR The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is relaxing its mask guidance for communities where hospitals aren't under high strain. Under the new guidance, nearly 70% of the U.S. population lives in an area considered to be low ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times CDC Study Raises Questions About Agency's Isolation Guidelines The New York Times More than half of people who took a rapid antigen test five to nine days after first testing positive for the coronavirus or after developing Covid-19 symptoms tested positive on the antigen test, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times New CDC Guidelines Suggest 70 Percent of Americans Can Stop Wearing Masks The New York Times The recommendations no longer rely only on the number of cases in a community to determine the need for restrictions such as mask wearing. Instead, they direct counties to consider three measures to assess risk of the virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The pandemic has taken a toll on children's mental health. An expert weighs in CNN (CNN) The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact around the world, causing millions of deaths and leading to many more people becoming severely ill and losing loved ones. It also has led to many mental health impacts, including on children and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How Do You Test for Diabetes at Home? Plus, the Best Home Test Kits Healthline Because A1C tests provide an overall picture of your blood sugar levels, they're a good indicator of how your body manages glucose. At-home diabetes tests allow you to take a blood sample at ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Does your life pass before you as you die? New brain research suggests you have flashbacks USA TODAY Researchers have now reported what they say may be the first evidence of such memory recalls in a human brain near death, in the peer-reviewed Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. The patient treated was an 87 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Researchers Say Vitamin D3 Bolsters Immune System Better Than Vitamin D2 Healthline Experts say you can obtain a sufficient amount of vitamin D by being out in the sun for up to 30 minutes. Certain foods, such as milk, cheese, and breakfast cereals, are fortified with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Carlisle Sentinel Sudden Reaction to a Food? It Could Be Adult-Onset Allergy WebMD FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives. You're not a kid and you've been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what's going on? Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Low-meat and meat-free diets linked to lower cancer risk, study finds Today.com Those who followed a low-meat diet — especially men — had a reduced risk for colorectal cancer, vegetarian postmenopausal women had a lower risk for breast cancer and being vegetarian or pescatarian was associated with a reduced risk for prostate cancer in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com 'Monk' star Jason Gray-Stanford: I thought I was healthy — then I went into heart failure Today.com Jason Gray-Stanford is an actor best known for his voice work as well as starring as Lt. Randy Disher in the hit TV show "Monk." He is also the recipient of a heart transplant. In honor of American Heart Month, he shared his experience of living with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com HIIT training: What is it and why is it good for your health? Today.com You've likely heard of HIIT workouts — but you may not know exactly what they are or how to incorporate them into your routine. HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training and it's one of the most popular forms of exercise, in part due to its high ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape COVID-19 Not Cause of Long-Term Type 1 Diabetes? Medscape This study was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways. A review of about 1.8 million people living in Scotland during 2020-2021 showed no association between a SARS-CoV-2 infection that occurred more ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNA COVID-Related Diabetes May Be Temporary; Racial Disparities Widen With Omicron Infections U.S. News & World Report Patients with severe COVID-19 who develop diabetes while hospitalized may have only a temporary form of the disease and their blood sugar levels may return to normal afterward, according to new findings. Researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cornell Chronicle Scientists identify key regulator of malaria parasite spread Cornell Chronicle A finding from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers sheds new light on the transmission of malaria, one of the biggest global public health challenges. Malaria kills a young child every two minutes – more than any other infectious disease. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Five things we still need to keep an eye on BBC News The legal restrictions that ruled our lives for two long years are gone in England and on their way out across the UK. We've moved from being "under the thumb" of Covid to "living with" the virus. However, the pandemic is far from over - Covid is here ... Flag as irrelevant
	Popular Science Long COVID can manifest in dozens of ways. Here's what we know so far. Popular Science But the pathogen "can affect nearly every organ system," Al-Aly explains. "The heart, the brain, the kidneys." He says scientists are still puzzled by how a respiratory virus can cause so many symptoms outside the lungs, and for so long. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek CDC: Many Healthy Americans Can Take a Break From Masks U.S. News & World Report The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip, with less of a focus on positive test results and more on what's happening at hospitals. Flag as irrelevant
	KOLO Urgent care providers see a spike in eating disorders during the pandemic KOLO "you know, a piece I think people forget is the food shortage that was happening, which could cause a huge amount of anxiety, especially for someone who is having an eating disorder, if they have a specific type of food that they rely on.". Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Could treatment for doggie dementia yield clues for Alzheimer's disease in humans? Phys.Org A groundbreaking new study is underway at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital to understand the response to three different medications in the treatment of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CCDS) in aging dogs, with the long-term hope ... Flag as irrelevant
	TribLIVE CDC loosens mask guidance, Pa. health chief says state moving into 'next phase' of living with covid TribLIVE As the federal government loosens masking guidance for a majority of healthy Americans, Pennsylvania officials said they will follow suit while keeping an eye on covid-related hospital admissions and case counts should they begin to rise again. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Gender-Affirming Meds Have Drastic Impact on Suicide Risk in Trans Youth MedPage Today Gender-affirming medical interventions may help protect transgender and nonbinary (TNB) youths from suicide, a study suggested. In a prospective cohort study of 104 such youth, those who initiated puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones had a ... Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Case-Control Study Identifies Potential Link Between COVID-19, Chronic Dacryoadenitis AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Comparing lacrimal gland tissues of a patient who had COVID-19 with a control case of chronic bilateral dacryoadenitis showed that SARS-CoV-2 might target lacrimal glands, causing eyelid swelling due to chronic dacryoadenitis after infection. Flag as irrelevant
	WTAE Pittsburgh What Pa. and Allegheny Co. health officials are saying about updated CDC COVID-19 mask guidance WTAE Pittsburgh While Pennsylvania got no advance word of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new guidance on COVID-19 will look like, the state's acting health secretary says Pennsylvania follows CDC guidance. The CDC guidelines for determining when ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Hospitals plan to continue mask wearing, regardless of updated CDC guidance ModernHealthcare.com Health systems are looking forward to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new focus on hospital beds and admissions to determine a community's COVID-19 risk level, though they are concerned about pulling back safety precautions amid an ... Flag as irrelevant
	MD Magazine Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening MD Magazine Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, MD: That's a very good segue to Dr Shah: can you talk about newborn screening a little? Knowing you have sickle cell disease is a good step, but knowing your child has sickle disease is the first step. Getting them plugged into ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News Michigan adds 3120 cases, 96 deaths from COVID-19 over 2 days The Detroit News Of Friday's tallied deaths, 54 were identified during a delayed records review, according to the state health department. If a death certificate is matched to a confirmed COVID-19 case and that record in the state's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today What is the difference between pandemic, endemic, and epidemic? Medical News Today Dengue fever: This condition is endemic to tropical and subtropical regions because, as with malaria, it spreads through mosquito bites. The Aedes mosquito carries viruses that can cause dengue fever. Hepatitis B: The ... Flag as irrelevant
	lehighvalleylive.com Pa. readying for next phase of COVID response with eye toward easing mask guidelines lehighvalleylive.com Pennsylvania is preparing for the next phase of its response to COVID-19 as the CDC reportedly prepares to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines. Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter said the state is doing significantly better with ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel New Study says Coronavirus has Ability to Speed Up its Evolutionary Pace for Short Periods The Weather Channel The research, published in the Molecular Biology and Evolution journal, detailed "mutational bursts" in the virus before returning to its "normal" rate of mutation. The study is led by Australia's Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. Flag as irrelevant
	INFORUM North Dakota's active COVID-19 infections decline 90% since pandemic high 1 month ago INFORUM Nearly half of new positive cases reported in the last week were in people who were not fully vaccinated, according to North Dakota Department of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce ... Flag as irrelevant
	11Alive.com WXIA COVID in Georgia | Case, death and hospitalizations data Feb. 25 11Alive.com WXIA State and federal officials with the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are continually monitoring the spread of the virus. They are also working hand-in-hand with the World Health Organization to track the spread around the ... Flag as irrelevant
	KUTV 2News Feb. 25 data: 11 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Utah; 372 hospitalized KUTV 2News SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KUTV) — Another 11 people have died as a result of COVID-19, according to the latest report from the Utah Department of Health. Officials said 372 people were hospitalized with the disease. Another 425 cases of coronavirus have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times of India India needs to remain vigilant as neighbouring countries not polio-free: Mandaviya Times of India The minister, who launched the National Polio Immunisation Drive for 2022 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age in the Ministry of Health, said over 15 crore children aged below five years will be vaccinated against the disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGEM Tri-States to get millions from national opioid settlement agreement WGEM Illinois will receive about $760 million to combat the opioid epidemic. The majority of money will go to the Illinois remediation fund to be used for abatement programs. "I hope it goes for a couple things ... Flag as irrelevant
	kwwl.com ECMO therapy cuts Covid-19 patients' chance of dying by half, if they can get it kwwl.com For extremely sick patients, an advanced form of life support called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, cuts the risk of dying from Covid-19 by half, according to a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University. Flag as irrelevant
	Science News A chain mail–like armor may shield C. difficile from some antibiotics Science News Chain mail–like armor may help keep one superbug safe from bacteria-killing medicines. Clostridioides difficile bacteria are notorious for taking over the guts of people who have taken antibiotics to treat other infections. If the antibiotic clears out ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Study: Dosing change could reduce COVID-19 vaccine heart side effect in teens UPI.com In the analysis of 225,000 first doses and 163,000 second doses of the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine administered to those ages 12 to 17 years in Hong Kong, 43 cases of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, were reported. Flag as irrelevant
	KENS5.com CDC still recommends masking indoors in San Antonio, despite relaxed guidance KENS5.com SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio residents should continue to wear masks indoors, despite new Centers for Disease Control guidance that will allow 70 percent of Americans to ditch face coverings. The CDC's will use new, hospitalization-focused metrics to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes India 1889 Russian flu that could hold they the key to Covid-19's future Forbes India A rapid coronavirus test in Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2022. A mysterious respiratory pandemic that spread in the Russian Empire in the late 19th century could help scientists anticipate the future of COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com Federal officials confirm bird flu detected in New York KSTP NEW YORK (AP) — A highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a non-commercial backyard flock of birds on Long Island in New York, federal authorities confirmed Saturday. Samples from the flock were tested at the Cornell University Animal ... Flag as irrelevant
	WHSV HEART MONTH 2022: The Heart Failure Clinic at Augusta Health WHSV I follow them for approximately 30 days," Tami Collins, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), said. "I work with those patients to up titrate their heart failure medications. I talk with them about the type of diet they should be eating, fluid intake, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Tips for a healthy heart Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Things that cause this condition are too much fat and cholesterol in the blood, high blood pressure, smoking, and too much sugar in the blood, likely due to diabetes." Buys said certain types of people are more at risk for heart disease than others, such ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Cancer breakthrough reveals old drugs with new tricks may limit spread Science Daily Date: February 24, 2022; Source: University of Edinburgh; Summary: The treatment of cancer could be revolutionized by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat depression and heart disease, could reverse key changes in cancer cells that are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sudbury.com Sudbury's health unit reports one new COVID-related death The Sudbury Star According to data posted to the health unit's website, the deceased individual resided in Greater Sudbury. No other information was provided. The health unit has reported 107 COVID-related deaths since the beginning of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Evening Standard UK reports 31933 Covid cases and 120 deaths as weekend daily figures axed Evening Standard In the latest figures, there were 120 deaths recorded in 24 hours within 28 days of a positive test. The vaccination rollout continued to be a great success with a total of 139,698,351 jabs administered across the UK. Flag as irrelevant
	The Jerusalem Post You lose 300 calories a day sleeping, study claims The Jerusalem Post Who wouldn't want to lose weight without a single drop of effort? New research has found an easy way to do this and it doesn't require you to move even one bit. Twitter Email LinkedIn Whatsapp Facebook ... Flag as irrelevant
	State College News City of Milwaukee Weekly COVID-19 Update City of Milwaukee Additionally, 45.1% of fully vaccinated individuals have received a booster dose. Of children ages 5 to 11, 16.1% have completed their pediatric COVID-19 vaccine series and 21.5% have received at least one dose. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Crucial regulator of malaria parasite transmission identified News-Medical.net Malaria remains one of the biggest global public health challenges. It kills a young child every two minutes, more than any other infectious disease. Malaria parasites, of which Plasmodium falciparum is the most widespread and lethal, are transmitted ... Flag as irrelevant

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