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	health Daily update ⋅ August 17, 2022
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	NPR Is there enough monkeypox vaccine to go around? Maybe yes, more likely no NPR As monkeypox cases continue to mount – topping 31,000 cases globally – governments of wealthy nations have been scrambling to buy vaccines. But what's available for the rest of the world? NPR spoke with two people in a position to know: Matt Linley is ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN First possible case of human-to-dog monkeypox transmission 'not surprising,' WHO says CNN "Given the dog's skin and mucosal lesions as well as the positive monkeypox virus PCR results from anal and oral swabs, we hypothesise a real canine disease, not a simple carriage of the virus by close contact with humans or airborne transmission (or both) ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Why a Century-Old Vaccine Offers New Hope Against Pathogens The New York Times In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when prevention seemed light years away, several scientists launched trials to see whether a tuberculosis vaccine developed in the early 1900s might protect people by bolstering the immune system. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What to Know About the West Nile Virus in New York City The New York Times The city recorded its highest number of infected mosquitoes at 1,068 positive pools across the five boroughs compared to 779 at this time last year, according to the health department. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Are monkeypox vaccines getting to people most at risk? It's hard to tell, but early data isn't promising CNN (CNN) About three months into the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in the US, there are more than 12,000 cases and counting. But despite a growing supply of the Jynneos vaccine -- and a new strategy that could stretch the current supply five times further ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Monkeypox Doesn't Need to Be Renamed The Atlantic In June, more than two dozen virologists and public-health experts put out a call for a "neutral, non-discriminatory and non-stigmitizing" nomenclature for the virus and its subtypes; World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Polio May Have Been Spreading in New York Since April The New York Times A wastewater sample collected in April in Orange County, N.Y., tested positive for the virus, pushing back the earliest known detection in the area. Officials had previously announced that the virus had been found in wastewater samples dating back to May ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Was I Vaccinated Against Polio? Young Adults Wonder. The New York Times Michelle Tynan, 32, texted her mother a question last week that had never crossed her mind before: Had she received the polio vaccine? "Yes you did!" her mother wrote back, sending a picture of her polio vaccination records and another, less pressing ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New COVID bivalent vaccine expected in US in the fall ABC News The UK just became the first country to approve the new booster shot. ByABC NEWS. August 16, 2022, 1:28 PM. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New York City reports 2 human cases of the West Nile virus as the city sees record number of infected mosquitoes CNN Across the city's five boroughs, 1,068 mosquito pools have tested positive for the virus, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The city recorded 779 positive pools at the same time last year. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How Cutting 1 Gram of Salt Per Day Can Lower Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke Healthline The researchers looked at data to see how reducing daily salt consumption would affect health. They analyzed data in three ways: Salt reduction of 1 gram per day within the first year; Reducing salt intake ... Flag as irrelevant
	Voice of America What Is a 'Vaccine-Derived' Poliovirus? Voice of America New York health officials announced in July that an unvaccinated adult man from Rockland County had been diagnosed with polio—the first case of the life-threatening disease in the United States since 2013. The virus that causes polio was later detected ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC 'Was I vaccinated for polio?' and other trending questions about the virus, answered by a doctor CNBC People who are not immunized against the virus are encouraged to get up-to-date with their vaccines immediately, the agency says. Here's what you should know. According to the CDC ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Meth Plays Big Role in Drug ODs in Rural America U.S. News & World Report "Methamphetamine is increasingly contaminated or adulterated with fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin," said lead researcher Dr. Todd Korthuis, director of the Addiction Medicine Section at Oregon Health & Science University, in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Polio has been circulating for months in New York City area and poses an ongoing risk to the unvaccinated, CDC says CNBC An unvaccinated young adult in Rockland County, a suburb of New York City, who caught polio in June and suffered paralysis had no history of international travel. The individual caught polio through local transmission, though the virus was introduced ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Are High-Tech Blood Pressure Monitors Really Worth It? U.S. News & World Report By By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to taking your blood pressure at home, smart devices with lots of bells and whistles are no better than old-school monitors, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Cornea Implants Made From Pig Skin Restored Eyesight in a Small Clinical Trial Smithsonian Fourteen patients who were blind could see again after the surgery, and three of them attained perfect vision. Sarah Kuta. Daily Correspondent. August 16, 2022 3:08 p.m.. Eye exam In a small clinical trial involving 20 patients, bioengineered corneas ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Fear and Unpleasant Memories Depend on Integrated Parallel Pathways Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News A study published in the journal Cell Reports has identified two distinct populations of neurons in the thalamus and the brainstem that are activated by threat cues from the senses. Both these populations express a protein called CGRP (Calcitonin Gene- ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSAT San Antonio TRUST INDEX: If you've had the smallpox vaccine, do you need one for monkeypox? KSAT San Antonio Questions about the monkeypox vaccine have flooded our KSAT Trust Index inbox. We tapped Dr. Jason Bowling, an associate professor and infectious disease specialist in the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio and chief epidemiologist at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times Herald-Record Sewer clues: How NY wastewater samples revealed polio's silent spread Times Herald-Record MIDDLETOWN - The hunt for polio starts in an unlikely and less-than-desirable place: a closet-sized room where twice a week, workers siphon off 250 milliliters of the roughly 5.5 million gallons of raw sewage that washes into the Middletown Wastewater ... Flag as irrelevant
	KXAN.com First Texas child believed to have monkeypox in Harris County KXAN.com Travis County Commissioners voted Tuesday to extend the local state of monkeypox disaster declaration approved by the county and City of Austin last week. Data reported by Austin Public Health found there are nine confirmed cases and 88 presumptive cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gothamist West Nile virus detected in 2 people in Brooklyn, Queens amid 'record number' of infected mosquitoes Gothamist The human infections included one each in Brooklyn and Queens, the health department said, bringing the nationwide count to 54 cases so far this year with four deaths. West Nile virus activity has been steadily rising citywide ... Flag as irrelevant
	13newsnow.com WVEC Virginia Beach Health Department gives out hundreds of monkeypox vaccines 13newsnow.com WVEC VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As of Tuesday, t. Virginia Beach Public Health Department officials said over the past month, they've given out about 415 monkeypox vaccines to help prevent the spread. Director Dr. Caitlin Pedati said her staff has given out ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert How the brain gathers threat cues and turns them into fear EurekAlert The research, published in Cell Reports on August 16, 2022, may lead to new therapies for fear-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or hypersensitivity disorders such as autism, migraines and fibromyalgia. Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times Monkeypox vaccine-maker warns it can't keep up with demand Becker's Hospital Review The world's only pharmaceutical company with an approved monkeypox vaccine said it can't match the current demand and may move to outsourcing production, Bloomberg reported Aug. 17. So far, Bavarian Nordic has already sold millions of doses, with the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Texas Public Radio COVID — and now monkeypox — in the back of everyone's minds as Texas schools enter pandemic year 3 Texas Public Radio COVID-19 seemed to be pretty far in the back of everyone's mind at a back-to-school block party held by Judson ISD, a suburban school district just outside San Antonio. There were free hot dogs, a number of performances, resources for parents, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Upjobsnews.com The neutralizing breadth of antibodies targeting diverse conserved epitopes between SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 pnas.org Antibody therapeutics for the treatment of COVID-19 have been highly successful. However, the recent emergence of the Omicron variant has posed a challenge, as it evades detection by most existing SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (nAbs). Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today CDC: Paralytic Polio an Ongoing Risk for the Unvaccinated MedPage Today No additional U.S. cases of poliomyelitis have been identified, according to a new CDC report detailing the nation's first case in nearly a decade, but wastewater specimens in multiple New York counties indicate community transmission and ongoing risk ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spectrum News NY1 West Nile Virus reported in 2 humans, record number of mosquitos citywide Spectrum News NY1 NEW YORK–Health officials detected two human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV), one each in Brooklyn and Queens, and a record number of infected mosquitoes have been discovered citywide, the city's Department of Health & Mental Hygiene said Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	Science Blood abnormalities found in people with Long Covid Science The Long Covid patients, most of them struggling with intense fatigue, brain fog, and other symptoms, had low levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that helps the body control inflammation, glucose, sleep cycles, and more. Flag as irrelevant
	Inside Precision Medicine Controlling COVID-19: What Can We Learn From Previous Pandemics? Inside Precision Medicine With advancements in modern medicine and public health, we have the possibility to shift the tide in our favor. Antiviral drugs and vaccines play an especially important role in this process. If before our immune system ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times Fatigue, headache among top lingering symptoms months after COVID Science Daily Date: August 8, 2022; Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University; Summary: Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by individuals an average of more than four months out from having COVID-19, investigators report. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Novel non-invasive detection technique detects carotid artery stenosis News-Medical.net Motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed arteries in the neck, which are a risk factor for stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Scientist More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it New Scientist "Having most people with covid-19 being unaware of their infection status, especially while actively transmissible, makes it likely a major driver of the ongoing pandemic," says Susan Cheng at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California. Flag as irrelevant
	pharmaceutical-technology.com Valneva's Lyme disease vaccine faces final clinical test in a sparse landscape pharmaceutical-technology.com VLA15 could tip the scales against Lyme disease, but public perception of tick-borne disease vaccines remains critical. By Adam Zamecnik. sign saying beware of ticks Source ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cincinnati.com Monkeypox, COVID-19 and school: What you need to know to keep your kid safe Cincinnati.com Parents should be aware, Dr. Jen Wall Forrester says, but not necessarily worried about monkeypox yet. She is an associate chief medical officer at UC Health and associate professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She also ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Monkeypox symptoms on skin: Man shows how rashes changed day by day Livemint A monkeypox-infected patient has shared a detailed picture of his symptoms, which were visible on the skin, and shared them on social media. The patient, Silver Steele, who is an adult movie star took to Instagram to spread awareness of the monkeypox ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com Animal tranquilizers increasingly found mixed in drugs could lead to overdoses, deaths, Worcester DA warns masslive.com Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. is raising the alarm that overdoses and deaths could increase in the region due to an animal tranquilizer being mixed in with drugs in the region. Xylazine, an animal sedative, is increasingly ... Flag as irrelevant
	ScienceAlert You're Probably Taking Your Pills Wrong, New Study Finds ScienceAlert When you pop a pill, it begins a long and convoluted journey into your stomach, through the twisting intestines, and then into the bloodstream. But its absorption might be hindered – so much so that it could take an hour longer for the stomach to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Why are they changing the name for monkeypox? What's the origin of the name? ABC News A group of experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has given new names to the monkeypox virus variants. And the names for the virus and the disease itself look set to change soon too. Let's unpack the changes and why this is happening. Flag as irrelevant
	Spectrum News 1 Worcester DA warns of dangerous sedative found in local drugs Spectrum News 1 Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer not approved for human use, can cause drowsiness, amnesia, slow breathing and heart rate, as well as dangerously low blood pressure. What You Need To Know ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Is universal healthcare progress related to changes in childhood vaccination rates? EurekAlert In the new study, researchers used the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment to compare differences in childhood immunization coverage based on countries' progress toward UHC. Immunization data were derived from the WHO/UNICEF ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Zika Simmers On Back Burner As World Copes With String Of Viral Menaces Kaiser Health News A frightening outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness in 2015 and 2016 left many children around the world with devastating brain damage. The New York Times reports on how families and researchers are struggling to find a cure as attention dried up in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald Langya virus is a warning about what we're doing to the world - and ourselves The Sydney Morning Herald Langya does not present an imminent pandemic threat. It is important because it's yet another warning about the way we are changing the world. Animal viruses spill over into humans all the time. Our actions are ... Flag as irrelevant
	UN News Millions more children to benefit from world's first malaria vaccine: UNICEF UN News The pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world's first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer disease, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	The Jerusalem Post Chemicals found in pots and pans linked to liver cancer - study The Jerusalem Post By WALLA! Published: AUGUST 16, 2022 08:22. Dividing cancer cell (photo credit: INGIMAGE). Dividing ... Flag as irrelevant
	WAFB Louisiana hopes to improve vaccination rates WAFB BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - During National Immunization Awareness Month, Louisiana leaders are looking to get more vaccines into the arms of more people. While COVID-19 vaccines continue to be important, health officials say all vaccines are also ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Monkeypox Vaccine Supplies Are Running Short, Maker Warns Barron's Monkeypox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic BAVA +1.69% warned it may no longer be able to supply enough shots to satisfy demand as more people get infected. The Copenhagen-listed company (ticker: BAVA.Denmark) makes a smallpox vaccine, which is alone in ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech Scientists home in on hormone linked with liver cancer in NASH cases FierceBiotech The findings, published Monday in Cell Metabolism, center on a hormone primarily secreted by fat cells that had been found to be a checkpoint for further progression of liver disease. A team led by Jiandie Lin had ... Flag as irrelevant

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