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	health Daily update ⋅ March 24, 2022
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	NPR Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID NPR Edelstein's study was one of those included in a recent analysis of the evidence on long COVID and vaccination done by the UK Health Security Agency. That review found vaccinated people tend to have lower rates of long COVID after an infection than those ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape 'Profound Implications': COVID Ups Diabetes Risk 40% a Year Later Medscape COVID-19 infection appears to significantly raise the risk for diabetes by about 40% at 1 year, indicate new data from a very large Veterans Administration population. "If patients have a prior ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A CDC airport surveillance program found the earliest known US cases of Omicron subvariants. The New York Times The results, which have not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, suggest that pooled testing of international travelers may be an effective and efficient way to keep tabs on new variants and pathogens. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Cranberries Care for Cardiovascular Health Medscape Blood vessel function improved in men following daily consumption of cranberries for a month. Researchers suggest the amount of cranberry needed to achieve these benefits was realistically achievable. In the new study, published in the journal Food ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID long-hauler marks 2 years grappling with 'bewildering array' of agonizing symptoms ABC News For these people, surviving the coronavirus was the just beginning of fighting long-term symptoms and the road to recovery. Jennifer Dornan-Fish. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Antibiotic Use Midlife May Lead to Cognitive Decline in Women Healthline There may be a link between the gut microbiome and cognitive decline. Experts caution that decisions about antibiotics should be made in consultation with a health professional. Doctors already know several key modifiable risk factors for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters BA.2 Is Behind More Than 1 in 3 COVID Cases in US WebMD March 23, 2022 -- More than a third of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now caused by the Omicron subvariant BA.2. Although the proportion of BA.2 cases is increasing, overall infections are still declining from the record highs seen in January, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms HealthDay THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of people taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol may get an unanticipated benefit: They may be less likely to develop movement and balance problems like those seen in Parkinson's disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape BA.2 Is Behind More Than 1 in 3 COVID Cases in US Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. More than a third of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now caused by the Omicron subvariant BA.2. Although the proportion of BA.2 cases is increasing, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Risk of A-Fib Up With Occupational Exposure for Firefighters HealthDay WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For firefighters, a higher number of fires fought per year is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation, according to a study published online March 23 in the Journal of the American Heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Bird flu cases surge in the US What we know so far. CNBC The Avian influenza virus is harvested from a chicken egg as part of a diagnostic process in this undated U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) handout image. Erica Spackman | USDA | Reuters. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Rise in heart disease, stroke deaths seen during first year of pandemic Healio CDC data show heart disease and stroke deaths increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic due to factors other than an aging population, reversing prior trends and widening race disparities. Stephen Sidney. Flag as irrelevant
	DNA India Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Rises After COVID; Organ Transplant From Donors Who Had COVID Likely Safe U.S. News & World Report Comparing these patients to more than 8 million people not infected with the coronavirus, researchers found that among every 1,000 people, there were 13 more new cases of diabetes among the COVID-19 patients after 12 months than among the uninfected ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Organs Donated by People Who Had COVID Are Safe WebMD WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For those waiting during the pandemic for a new kidney or liver, new research is reassuring: Organs from deceased donors who had COVID-19 did not cause infection in recipients and posed no risk to health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Rates of neurological events higher with SARS-CoV-2 infection than with COVID-19 vaccine Healio Incidence rates for Bell's palsy, encephalomyelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome were higher in unvaccinated people with SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with those vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers reported in BMJ. "Immune-mediated neurological ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Job exposures may raise AF risk for firefighters Healio Paari Dominic, MD, associate professor of medicine and molecular and cellular physiology and director of clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Ochsner-Louisiana State University Health Shreveport. "Firefighters may be a unique, high ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline What Is Your Risk of Getting the Omicron BA.2 Subvariant? Healthline Recent researchTrusted Source finds the current dominant strain, called BA.2 or the "stealth" Omicron subvariant, could evade natural and vaccine-induced immunity. Cases are rising in multiple countries, including those that had previously evaded some ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Fight Alzheimer's in your mid-30s by tracking these warning signs CNN "We have shown for the first time that the associations between cholesterol and glucose levels and the future risk of Alzheimer's disease extend much earlier in life than previously thought," senior study author Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune Utah tallies 35 more coronavirus deaths Salt Lake Tribune (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) COVID-19 testing and vaccinations are provided in the east with of the Utah Capitol complex for the start of the 2022 legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hub at Johns Hopkins Study: Children's antibody responses to COVID-19 are stronger than adults' The Hub at Johns Hopkins Infants and toddlers who experienced community infection with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, had significantly higher levels of antibodies against the virus compared to adults, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Businessman stuck in Costa Rica after flesh-eating bug infected his genitals New York Post A British man developed a flesh-eating disease that infected his genitals after undergoing a minor medical procedure during a recent business trip to Costa Rica, according to a report. Colin Graw, 47, who traveled to the Central American country to ... Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Statin Use Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinsonism, Study Finds AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Cardiovascular disease that accumulates in the brains of older adults may influence the development of parkinsonism, according to new research released Wednesday, which found that adults taking statins have a reduced risk of developing these motor symptoms ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mic This brain implant allowed a fully paralyzed man to communicate Mic Before his total paralysis, the man had been using eye movements to communicate. Before he became locked in, scientists implanted electrodes in his brain in the areas that control movement and tried to match auditory signals meaning "yes," and "no," to his ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post North Dakota Cancels Poultry Shows, Swaps, Exhibitions U.S. News & World Report North Dakota animal health officials have canceled all shows, public sales, swaps and exhibitions of poultry and other birds in the state because of concerns about potential exposure to avian influenza. By Associated Press. |. March 24, 2022. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Diabetes Risk May Increase 40% After Having COVID-19 Healthline People who have had COVID-19 are at higher risk to develop diabetes, according to new research. After recovering from COVID-19, people were at 40 percent increased risk for having diabetes. Study focused on people getting medical care from Veterans ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio COVID-19 surge from BA.2 not certain in US, experts say Healio CDC data show that the omicron BA.2 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 accounted for approximately 35% of COVID-19 cases in the United States during the week ending March 19, up from around 22% the week before. Data also show a decrease in the 7-day moving ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Blood Sugar, Cholesterol Issues in 30s Could Raise Alzheimer's Risk HealthDay Investigators found that folks who developed Alzheimer's disease later in life were more likely to have had lower levels of high density (HDL) or "good" cholesterol and higher levels of dangerous blood fats called triglycerides as early as age 35 compared ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Stroke Tied to Higher Risk for Depression and Other Mood Disorders HealthDay WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within the first year, according to new research that compared their risk to the general public as ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay A New Male Birth Control Pill Works — in Mice HealthDay WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Science is moving closer to a male contraceptive pill, and human clinical trials of a non-hormonal version could begin later this year, researchers say. The experimental contraceptive works in mice, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WATE 6 On Your Side Why Knoxville is one of the worst places to live if you have allergies WATE 6 On Your Side KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — East Tennessee is one of the most challenging places to live if you have allergies with Knoxville ranked as number 35 out of the top 100 list by the Asthma, and Allergy Foundation of America. Sue Wright has lived in Knoxville ... Flag as irrelevant
	Courier Journal The new omicron subvariant BA.2 arrives in Louisville. Will we see another surge? Courier Journal A new, more infectious "subvariant" of COVID-19 has been detected in wastewater samples from west Louisville and likely is spreading elsewhere, according to Dr. Jeff Howard, medical director of the Louisville health department. Flag as irrelevant
	The Spokesman-Review COVID-19 infection associated with greater likelihood of Type 2 diabetes, according to patient records review The Spokesman-Review Their data was compared to the medical records of more than 4.1 million VA patients who were not infected during the same period and another 4.28 million who received medical care from VA in 2018 and 2019. This kind of study cannot prove cause and effect, ... Flag as irrelevant
	MinnPost What the omicron subvariant BA.2 might mean for Minnesota MinnPost BA.2 behaves a lot like omicron — its symptoms are similar. And like omicron, BA.2 seems to be well-controlled by COVID-19 vaccines, particularly in people who have gotten a booster shot. Flag as irrelevant
	Hartford Courant Researchers find 'vicious cycle' between daytime napping and Alzheimer's dementia Hartford Courant Boston medical researchers in a new groundbreaking study have discovered a "vicious cycle" between daytime napping and Alzheimer's dementia. The Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers found a link between the two: Excessive daytime napping predicted ... Flag as irrelevant
	WAFB BRG doctor shares ways to minimize your risk of getting colon cancer WAFB BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It's National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors said it is a good time to get your regular screening. "I do know that here in south Louisiana, we do have a higher incidence of colorectal cancer compared to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News Experts say the US might not see the next COVID-19 surge coming Deseret News The United States may be vulnerable to an unseen surge of COVID-19 cases right now, according to multiple health experts. Why it matters: The United States has reached a lull period in the coronavirus outbreak. All of that could be upended without much ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID-19 pandemic diverts resources from tuberculosis fight, with 20 per cent drop in diagnoses ABC News Before 2020, tuberculosis was the leading infectious disease killer in the world, claiming 1.5 million lives each year; Researchers say resources have been diverted from studying and diagnosing diseases like TB to fight the COVID ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California Cedars-Sinai Says Artificial Intelligence Tool May Help Predict Heart Attacks NBC Southern California Developing an artificial-intelligence algorithm that expedites the process to quantify a patient's coronary plaque, researchers say their technology accurately predicted the five-year heart attack risk for 1,611 people. Flag as irrelevant
	WFMZ Allentown What to know about the tick-borne virus gaining prevalence in Pa. as we head into the warmer months WFMZ Allentown EASTON, Pa. - As people are headed outside to enjoy warmer weather, state officials are raising awareness about a different tick-borne virus that's becoming more prevalent in Pennsylvania. The state Department of Environmental Protection says Deer Tick ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Birth control pill for men expected to start human trials this year Fortune (Hormonal pills carry the potential of weight gain and changes in libido and could lower levels of good cholesterol, causing potential heart issues.) The research team noted that mice who were given the compound, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian The Covid pandemic two years on – where we are now in the UK, in numbers The Guardian On 23 March 2020, the day on which the prime minister announced the first UK lockdown, just over 1,000 people had died of a new and frightening coronavirus. Two years later, that figure now stands at above 188,000. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Surge in alcohol-related deaths raged in US during onset of COVID pandemic, study says Miami Herald "It shows you that the pandemic has a serious impact on our lives in a variety of ways beyond the virus itself," said Dr. Aaron White, senior scientific advisor with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and lead author of the study, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	World Bank Group TB Unbowed: The cost of missed TB targets in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic World Bank Group Even more concerning, we saw for the first time rising TB deaths with 1.5 million people dying, an increase of 100,000 cases compared to 2019. Limited access to care and treatment, including preventive treatment and treatment of multidrug resistant TB (MDR ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSTP With spring season comes return of tick concerns KSTP As more Minnesotans head outdoors with the arrival of spring, Mayo Clinic is issuing reminders about health concerns related to ticks. Mayo Clinic stated Tuesday there are concerns in the Midwest over the Lone Star tick due to increasing numbers. Flag as irrelevant
	Inverse Cone snail venom is incredibly toxic — it might also be a surprising treatment for human pain Inverse The sea dweller lives underwater and preys on fish, worms, and other gastropod mollusks. Snails don't have claws, razor fangs, or enormous stature to attack their prey. Instead, the creatures have evolved some rather unique — and painful — skills to hunt. Flag as irrelevant
	@theU New potentially painkilling compound found in deep-water cone snails @theU But the cone snails' venom has more secrets yet to be revealed. In a new study published in Science Advances, researchers report that a group of cone snails produces a venom compound similar to the hormone somatostatin. Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com COVID might raise Type 2 diabetes risk nj.com Those who fell ill with COVID-19 had a 46% greater likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes or being put on medication to control their blood sugar, according to a Washington Post report on the results. The study noted even those who suffered minor or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Which Covid variant affects your upper, lower respiratory tract and how severe it can get Livemint As news of a probable fourth Covid-19 wave emerges, while China battles a resurgence of the pandemic fueled by the Omicron variants, here is a guide to which mutated variant of the SARs-COV-2 is likely to affect your Upper Respiratory tract and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Cape Town News World TB day: Tuberculosis has killed more people than any other single infectious agent in history Cyprus Mail By Tom Wingfield and Jessica Potter,. In recent years, conflicts in Ethiopia, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen have caused huge suffering. They have devastated the health and wellbeing of local populations and led to countless unnecessary deaths. Flag as irrelevant
	TODAY Covid-19: Jail for man who dodged MC for fear of losing new job, repeatedly left home TODAY Zac Leow Zhi Xiang deliberately refused to pick up a medical certificate (MC) after visiting a clinic to seek treatment for a cough. It would have required him to stay home for five days under the law. Flag as irrelevant

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