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	health Daily update ⋅ July 23, 2022
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	The New York Times WHO Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency The New York Times For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring a global emergency. This time the cause is monkeypox, which has spread in just a few weeks to dozens of countries and infected tens of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Transcript: Coronavirus: New Variants with Rochelle Walensky The Washington Post MR. DIAMOND: Hello, and welcome to Washington Post Live. I'm Dan Diamond, a national health reporter here at The Post. It's been barely 24 hours since the White House announced that President Biden tested positive for covid-19. It's a spotlight on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Monkeypox can look different than what doctors thought. Here's what they're learning NPR Such a broad geographic spread suggests "widespread human-to-human transmission is currently underway," said Dr. Maria van Kerkhove, with the World Health Organization, in June. This transmission has "likely been ongoing for several weeks, if not months," ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Rare Case of Polio Prompts Alarm and an Urgent Investigation in New York The New York Times The scene in Rockland County on Friday morning might well have been from a time capsule: residents rolling up their sleeves and getting vaccinated for polio, the highly infectious and sometimes fatal disease that has made an unexpected appearance in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Coronavirus booster shots for people under 50 on hold amid drive to speed up new vaccine The Washington Post Booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine for people younger than 50 are on hold as the Biden administration tries to accelerate a fall vaccination campaign using reformulated shots that target the now-dominant omicron subvariants, according to federal ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN CDC reports the first two monkeypox cases in children in the US CNN Both have symptoms but are in good health and receiving treatment with an antiviral medication named tecovirimat or TPOXX, which the CDC recommends for children under the age of 8 because they are considered to be at higher risk from infection. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR The first US polio case was discovered in nearly a decade. Should you worry? NPR The good news is most people have nothing to worry about. "Unless you're unvaccinated," according to retired family physician and polio survivor Marny Eulberg. The New York State Department of Health said ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern CNN (CNN) The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The decision was announced Saturday morning after WHO convened its second emergency committee on the issue on Thursday. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Monkeypox on the Rise in the US: Could it Become Endemic? Healthline Many people report difficulty in getting tested and few vaccines are available. Healthline asked three infectious disease experts how they think the response to monkeypox is going, and what the biggest hurdles to containing this disease are ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post First cases of monkeypox in children in US confirmed The Washington Post The first two cases of monkeypox in U.S. children have been confirmed as part of a record outbreak of more than 2,500 infections nationwide, a top health official said Friday. The pediatric cases, in an infant and a toddler, are likely the result of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Neuroscientist Alleges Irregularities in Alzheimer's Research Medscape A US neuroscientist claims that some of the studies of the experimental agent, Sumufilam (Cassava Sciences), a drug that targets amyloid beta (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are flawed and, as a result, has taken his concerns to the National ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times California's LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise Los Angeles Times Antonio Palacios recovered from COVID-19 in early June just in time for back-to-back weekends at Southern California's largest Pride celebrations — in West Hollywood and Los Angeles — where he immersed himself in a community that, at times, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Gene therapy reduced risk of excessive bleeding for people with hemophilia B, early trial data suggests CNN Hemophilia B is a bleeding disorder that slows the blood clotting process. Tek Image/Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images. CNN ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sky News Should Monkeypox Be Considered an STD? Experts Debate WebMD July 22, 2022 – As the number of monkeypox cases keeps growing, a discussion has opened on whether it should be considered a sexually transmitted disease (STD) like herpes, gonorrhea, or HIV. Monkeypox is almost always spread through skin-to-skin ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Gene therapy reduced risk of excessive bleeding for people with hemophilia B, early trial data suggests CNN Hemophilia B is a bleeding disorder that slows the blood clotting process. (CNN) A one-time novel gene therapy can reduce the risk of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET What We Know About the Monkeypox Vaccine CNET Many cases of the disease have been detected at sexual health clinics, possibly because monkeypox lesions can resemble those of sexually transmitted diseases like herpes. But the majority of the people being impacted by the current outbreak are ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News US confirms first cases of monkeypox in children ABC News Both children have monkeypox symptoms, but officials said that they are currently in good health and are receiving TPOXX, a Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for smallpox that has been made available for children under special expanded access ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape No Evidence Low Serotonin Causes Depression? Medscape Tryptophan depletion has been thought to reduce serotonin and has been utilized to investigate whether lower serotonin levels might lead to depression, Horowitz said. However, a meta-analysis and a systematic review of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times I'm a Virologist, and I'm Setting the Record Straight on Variants and Reinfections The New York Times The blitz of Omicron variants has felt like one long wave. And many questions have arisen amid the tumult. Are we seeing the emergence of entirely new coronavirus variants that are impervious to immunity from vaccines and previous infections? Flag as irrelevant
	Healio SARS-CoV-2 infection in third trimester increases odds of preterm birth Healio The risk for preterm birth was not higher among women infected during the first or second trimesters, researchers said, and infection was not associated with pregnancy loss. However, they cautioned that the study was conducted before omicron became the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Can Collagen Help Treat Psoriasis? Here's What the Research Says Healthline Still, collagen may have some benefit for psoriasis treatment. It may help reduce inflammation. The skin plaques that form with psoriasis are believed to result from inflammation, which can have long-term health ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Why It's Way Harder to Get Tested for Monkeypox Than It Should Be TIME Current tests can detect only orthopoxvirus, the larger family of viruses to which monkeypox belongs. Any positive orthopoxvirus tests then have to be sent to the CDC to confirm that monkeypox is indeed the particular virus the individual is carrying. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How a Potassium-Rich Diet Can Help Women Improve Their Heart Health Healthline Experts say foods rich in potassium include bananas, potatoes, beans, and spinach. They say you can maintain good heart health by eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, keeping processed foods to a minimum ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic America Is Running Out of 'COVID Virgins' The Atlantic Through sheer luck and a healthy dose of terror, he made it through the first pandemic year without getting sick. Shielded by the J&J vaccine and a Moderna booster, he dodged infection when I fell ill last November and coughed up the coronavirus all over ... Flag as irrelevant
	Voice of America Monkeypox Virus Could Become Entrenched as New STD in US Voice of America FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Go Bananas for Female Heart Health U.S. News & World Report By By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It may sound bananas, but new research shows eating this potassium-rich food can improve heart health. Avocados and salmon also are high in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlanta Voice COVID-19 deaths fall 9% this week as BA.5 dominates: 10 CDC findings Becker's Hospital Review The U.S. reported modest increases in COVID-19 cases and admissions this week as the highly transmissible omicron subvariant BA.5 accounts for nearly 78 percent of infections nationwide, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review ... Flag as irrelevant
	GPB Monkeypox cases are 'skyrocketing' in Georgia and across the country, public health experts say GPB Some members of Atlanta's LGBTQ community are angry and frustrated about the explosion of monkeypox cases. The disease is believed to occur primarily through large respiratory droplets in human to human contact. Respiratory droplets generally cannot ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSTP EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypox KSTP FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Opinion: This monkeypox outbreak didn't have to happen CNN Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP is an infectious disease epidemiologist, faculty at Boston University's Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, senior director of the system-wide special pathogens program at NYC Health + Hospitals and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Bay Area COVID case rates are once again lower than California's The Mercury News After four months of having to claim the highest COVID rates in California, the Bay Area has dropped back to its familiar position through most of the pandemic — among the state's lowest infection rates. Earlier this month, Los Angeles and San Diego ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Monkeypox: 'Highly probable' case in Jersey BBC News Anyone concerned about the disease is asked to call their GP and avoid close physical contact with others. Most cases are mild and symptoms include unusual or unexpected spots, ulcers or blisters, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Salmonella linked to pet turtles has hospitalized five, CDC says Medical Xpress Tiny turtles are the cause of a multistate outbreak of salmonella that has led to five hospitalizations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The agency has linked an outbreak that has infected at least 15 people in 11 ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News Monkeypox is being driven overwhelmingly by sex between men, major study finds NBC News Now infectious disease specialists are developing an increasingly refined understanding of the predominant conduits of monkeypox transmission, as well as the typical disease course patterns. "These data point clearly to the fact that infections are so ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Large monkeypox study identifies new symptoms Healio According to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine, 98% of the patients with monkeypox were gay or bisexual men, 75% were white and 41% had HIV. Sexual activity was the suspected cause of 95% of the monkeypox infections. Flag as irrelevant
	FRANCE 24 Hoping for a breakthrough, the search for answers on long Covid continues FRANCE 24 A new US study is the latest to identify several factors that make some people more susceptible to long Covid than others. Yet with millions around the globe experiencing debilitating symptoms weeks or months after first being infected, the medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today Diabetes: Experimental drug may help restore insulin-producing cells Medical News Today Researchers investigated whether they can reprogram pancreatic stem cell-like cells into insulin-producing beta-cells for potential diabetes treatment. They found that the genes that regulate insulin expression could be reactivated by using a drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Defect in a protein causes motor disorders in flies News-Medical.net For this purpose, the researchers studied fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, which they had genetically modified in such a way that they cannot form Creld. In the animals, the heart rate was slowed in a characteristic way - a sign of energy deficiency. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Long COVID: It's Not Just Adults MedPage Today Post-COVID-19 conditions (PCCs), aligning with what's come to be known as long COVID, persisted at 3 months for many children who sought emergency care for acute illness, according to an international pediatric hospital network study. Flag as irrelevant
	BioTechniques.com Most cited and most notorious: how the 2006 Alzheimer's paper potentially misled research BioTechniques.com Physician and neuroscientist Matthew Schrag (Vanderbilt University, TN, USA) raised concern about the validity of a research paper published in 2006 regarding the primary role of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques in causing the neurodegenerative disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WJLA Pet turtles linked to Salmonella outbreaks in 11 states, including Virginia WJLA WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a Salmonella outbreak linked to pet turtles that have made at least 15 people sick and five hospitalized in 11 states, including Virginia. Flag as irrelevant
	Health Policy Watch Malaria Vaccine Rollout by WHO and Gavi to Proceed Despite Limited Efficacy Health Policy Watch The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are planning to go ahead with the mass rollout of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine, starting with three countries in Africa — Ghana, Kenya and Malawi — despite the Bill and ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News New study estimates how many children will get long Covid NBC News "This identifies those children that we need to stay in closer touch with" as they recover following a positive Covid test, said study co-author Dr. Nathan Kuppermann, a professor in the department of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the University of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Monkeypox: Virus can be spread through 'any close physical contact' The Independent Monkeypox can be spread through "any close physical contact", doctors have warned as the number of confirmed cases continue to soar in the UK. Experts found that the virus can be transmitted through large respiratory droplets and potentially even ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC NEWS 4 CDC: Salmonella outbreak linked to online purchases of small turtles, 1 in SC sickened ABC NEWS 4 COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted an investigation notice in regards to a Salmonella outbreak that may be linked to purchases of small turtles. According to health officials, 15 people across 11 ... Flag as irrelevant
	KKTV 11 News Monkeypox case identified in El Paso County KKTV 11 News "Individual risk to the public continues to be low. Monkeypox may begin with flu-like symptoms that may include fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, and exhaustion," part of a news release issued by El Paso County Public Health reads. Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV 18000 monkeypox vaccines headed to Chicago WGN-TV CHICAGO — About 18,000 monkeypox vaccines are expected to arrive in the city this weekend, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. Pritzker said Chicago will receive 15,440 monkeypox vaccines from the federal government as soon as Saturday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	EURACTIV EMA recommends approval of Imvanex vaccine against monkeypox EURACTIV While monkeypox cases continue to grow and the World Health Organisation is deciding whether this outbreak should be announced as an 'emergency of international concern', the European ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News First case of Monkeypox identified in El Paso County KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is completing the contact tracing in this case and those who are considered high-risk will be vaccinated. There have been 36 cases in Colorado. According ... Flag as irrelevant
	Monash University New discovery could pave the way for improved treatments for diabetes Monash University In a world-first, a study by Monash University has discovered a pathway to the regeneration of insulin in pancreatic stem cells, a major breakthrough toward new therapies to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Using the pancreas stem cells of type 1 ... Flag as irrelevant

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