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	health Daily update ⋅ August 19, 2022
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	NPR How monkeypox spreads NPR That's because the monkeypox virus is transmitted mostly by skin-to-skin contact. Although it is not considered a sexually transmitted disease, most documented cases in the United States are among men who have had sexual contact with men. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR There's a bit of good news about monkeypox. Is it because of the vaccine? NPR Some health officials credit the monkeypox vaccine – and its quick rollout – as the key factor that's slowing the spread of the virus in the U.K.. "Over 25,000 have been vaccinated ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A Repeat of Covid: Data Show Racial Disparities in Monkeypox Response The New York Times Hispanic residents were overrepresented among vaccine recipients. They made up 16 percent of the at-risk population, but received 23 percent of shots. Hispanic men so far represent the largest share of monkeypox patients. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Long Covid risk extends two years after infection. Here's how to assess your risk CNN Adult risk of developing seizure disorders, brain fog, dementia and other mental health conditions remain high two years after recovering from Covid-19, the study found. Flag as irrelevant
	Economic Times Most People With Omicron Don't Know They're Infected WebMD Aug. 18, 2022 -- Most people with Omicron likely don't know it. That's according to a study in JAMA Network Open, which says 56% of people who have the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are unaware of their infection. ADVERTISEMENT. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape AHA Statement Outlines Symptoms of Common Heart Diseases Medscape Symptoms of six common cardiovascular diseases (CVD) — acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, valvular disorders, stroke, rhythm disorders, and peripheral vascular disease — often overlap and may vary over time and by sex, the American Heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Think You Might Have Monkeypox? Here's What to Do CNET Anyone with exposure to a person (or, while this is less likely in the current outbreak, an animal) should monitor themselves for symptoms for 21 days, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News White House to ship more monkeypox vaccines to states as cases climb past 13500 ABC News Some clinics aren't yet trained in this injection method, and hesitation about intradermal administration from the vaccine manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic, has also fueled confusion. Still ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Almost half of cancer deaths globally are attributable to preventable risk factors, new study suggests CNN (CNN) Globally, nearly half of deaths due to cancer can be attributable to preventable risk factors, including the three leading risks of: smoking, drinking too much alcohol or having a high body mass index, a new paper suggests. Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Scientists' big monkeypox fear: It will spread to wild animals and be here to stay Los Angeles Times The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the World Health Organization have cautioned since the start of this outbreak that the disease could spread to pets. Many of the routine ways dogs show affection for owners ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Can COVID-19 cause hair loss? Doctors see an influx of patients with the symptom ABC News Research from the Cleveland Clinic shows that "shock hair loss" can be brought on by financial stress, anxiety and other emotional shocks rampant amid the pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Are Artificial Sweeteners Really Harmless? Medscape New research discounts the long-held notion that aspartame and other nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS) have no effect on the human body. In a study, researchers found that these sugar substitutes are not metabolically inert and can alter the gut microbiome ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Monkeypox Vaccine Plan Prods Cities and States to Adopt New Dosing Regimen The New York Times Instead, it is trying to stretch the existing stockpile by promoting a different method of administration that uses one-fifth as much per shot. Federal health officials say that is just as effective when injected into the skin instead of a full dose into ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American First US Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Highlights the Importance of Vaccination Scientific American The first case of polio in the U.S. since 2013 has shaken New York State, particularly because it occurred in an area where many people are not vaccinated against the disease. Rockland County recently announced that a young adult living in the area had ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: New Report Details What to Know About Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms U.S. News & World Report Some – like chest pain during a heart attack or a droopy face during a stroke – are sudden and severe, while others last years with varying intensity. Factors such as sex, cognitive function and depression can complicate the recognition or diagnosis of ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Will polio spread like COVID-19? Experts say it's unlikely but the unvaccinated are still at risk USA TODAY Health experts are calling it a "wake-up call," but they don't think the single case or subsequent viral detection will lead to a country-wide outbreak akin to COVID-19 or monkeypox, as over 90% of the country's young children are vaccinated against polio. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Health officials suspect a Nebraska child died from the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri after swimming CNN (CNN) A brain-eating amoeba typically found in freshwater lakes and rivers may have killed a child in what would be Nebraska's first known death from the parasite, health officials said. The child, whose age was not disclosed, died this week in Douglas ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Antiviral effect of cetylpyridinium chloride in mouthwash on SARS-CoV-2 Nature.com Furthermore, we demonstrated that CPC shows anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects without disrupting the virus envelope, using sucrose density analysis and electron microscopic examination. In conclusion, this study provided experimental evidence that CPC may inhibit ... Flag as irrelevant
	Voice of America WHO Approves Lifesaving Ebola Drugs Voice of America The World Health Organization says clinical evidence shows two monoclonal antibody treatments are effective at saving the lives of many people stricken with the deadly Ebola virus. The action follows a systematic review and analysis of randomized ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Monkeypox breakthrough infections are real. 'This vaccine will not be a silver bullet,' WHO officials say Fortune A patient shows his hand with a sore caused by an infection of the monkeypox virus, in the isolation area for monkeypox patients at the Arzobispo Loayza hospital, in Lima on Aug. 16. ERNESTO ... Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister What Parents Need to Know About Monkeypox and School This Fall WebMD Monkeypox infection in children appears in the same way it shows up in adults. The most common sign of monkeypox in children and adults is a skin rash that looks like raised bumps, according to the CDC. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Millions of American adults use hallucinogenic drugs, study finds The Hill "Factors such as changes in risk perception, in the specific types of drugs available and in expectations of beneficial effects of 'micro dosing' may all have led to increased use of certain hallucinogens in recent years.". Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Bavarian Nordic signs up US firm for packaging monkeypox vaccine Reuters Aug 18 (Reuters) - Danish biotech firm Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO) said on Thursday it has signed up a U.S.-based manufacturer to package its Jynneos monkeypox vaccine and the production is expected to begin later this year. The company aims to finish ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and breakthrough infections in the Virus Watch cohort Nature.com Increasing anti-S levels are associated with a reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Hazard Ratio 0.85; 95%CIs: 0.79-0.92). We do not find evidence that this antibody relationship with risk of infection varies by second dose vaccine type (BNT162b2 vs. Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Biden admin adds 1.8M extra doses to monkeypox vaccine supply as New York urges more aid Healthcare Dive Federal officials are pledging to accelerate access to monkeypox vaccines and treatments as concerns grow that the U.S. is ill-prepared against an infectious virus. The Biden administration said on Thursday they would release 1.8 million additional ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Monkeypox-fueled hate echoes the HIV/AIDS era, even in rainbow cities The Washington Post Statistics show that incidents like this — and far worse — are on the rise as public health workers already are combating the stigma surrounding monkeypox, a virus shared through close personal contact that can infect anyone but has predominantly hit gay ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTHR Veterinarian warns of ticks, Lyme disease year-round WTHR INDIANAPOLIS — August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and veterinarians say Lyme disease is on the rise in pets this year. There is a higher-than-average risk for pets in Indiana because of the warmer weather and longer seasons for tick ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events The Washington Post NEW YORK — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors like the size of the event, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Characterization of interactions of dietary cholesterol with the murine and human gut microbiome Nature.com Mice were exposed to an alkyne-functionalized variant of cholesterol and 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon sequencing of faecal samples identified diet-derived cholesterol-interacting microbes from the genera Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Dog That Caught Monkeypox Highlights Risk to Pets and Wild Animals Scientific American Monkeypox is a poxvirus in the same family as variola – the virus that causes smallpox – and cowpox viruses and likely evolved in animals before jumping to humans. Monkeypox causes painful lesions in both humans and animals and, in rare cases, can be ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Breakthrough monkeypox cases emerge Becker's Hospital Review Preliminary reports on monkeypox vaccinations suggest the vaccine is not 100 percent effective, and some breakthrough cases are occurring, the World Health Organization said during an Aug. 17 media briefing. In some cases, breakthrough infections are ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca What we know about why some kids are missing routine vaccinations CBC.ca Some children across the country have fallen behind on their routine immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, with vaccination rates dropping off by several percentage points in some provinces. Pediatricians and other health officials say the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Monkeypox cases jump 20% in 1 week, WHO finds: 5 updates Becker's Hospital Review "More than 35,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported to WHO, from 92 countries and territories, with 12 deaths," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD. "Almost 7,500 cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu ICMR planning sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients The Hindu Monkeypox typically manifests itself with fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complications. It is usually a self-limited disease with symptoms lasting for two to four weeks. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net SARS-CoV-2 variant neutralization and novel mAbs reveal protection against Omicron in new research News-Medical.net In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) transmission dynamics and neutralization by vaccine-induced antibodies and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca NL expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility to more members of LGBT community and contacts CBC.ca Newfoundland and Labrador is expanding eligibility for vaccination against monkeypox thanks to an influx of more doses of Imvamune — a vaccine used for smallpox that also provides protection from monkeypox. Until Thursday, Chief Medical Officer of ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net What is the increase in suspected SARS-CoV-2 reinfections across different demographics? News-Medical.net Genetic variation between different severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants has raised concerns regarding reinfections. Studies have reported reinfection with a SARS-CoV-2 variant after a history of infection by comparing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Standard Serum Institute, other firms eye tie-ups to develop monkeypox vaccine Business Standard SII CEO Adar Poonawalla had told Business Standard that it was collaborating with Greenlight Biosciences, a US-based company with technology, to make mRNA vaccines, for a handful of vaccines, including one for shingles. "We are even looking at doing ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX10 News Man diagnosed with Lyme disease a decade ago reacts to vaccine trial FOX10 News JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you enjoy the great outdoors, you've probably done a tick check when you leave the woods to avoid complications from a bite. But an added layer of protection in the form of a Lyme disease vaccine is getting closer to reality. Flag as irrelevant
	FOX21News.com The State Health Department adressing monkeypox FOX21News.com COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) hosted a press conference on Thursday to discuss how the state is tackling monkeypox. CDPHE said they are using the lessons learned from the pandemic to help address ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Standard US study finds diabetes drug metformin may reduce Covid death risk by half Business Standard The researchers from the University of Minnesota in the US noted that metformin, also known as Glucophage, has been used in the 1950s as an anti-viral called "Fluamine." In more recent research, the drug has been found to affect inflammation pathways, they ... Flag as irrelevant
	Colorado Public Radio Monkeypox in Colorado: Young adult men in the Denver area are most at risk as cases continue to climb Colorado Public Radio Seth Wenig/AP Photo A woman administers the monkeypox vaccine at a walk-in clinic at the North Jersey Community Research Initiative in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Flag as irrelevant
	San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area begins new monkeypox vaccination method for 5-fold increase in shots San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area health care providers have begun administering the monkeypox vaccine using the newly approved injection method that allows them to inoculate up to five times more people than the previous technique could. Public vaccination sites in Santa ... Flag as irrelevant
	KFVS Emergency order aims to reduce the spread of monkeypox in Missouri KFVS An emergency rule from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) adds the monkeypox virus to the list of diseases that must be reported to local health authorities or to DHSS within one day of discovery. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Microbial regulation of cholesterol homeostasis Nature.com However, there is some evidence that commensal bacteria can also directly metabolize cholesterol and related steroids in unique ways, suggesting that gut microbial cholesterol metabolism may be an underappreciated contributor to sterol-related disease. Flag as irrelevant
	Nursing in Practice NHS vape starter kit vouchers could help the heaviest smokers quit, trial finds Nursing in Practice A study published by the University of East Anglia found that giving a £25 vape-shop voucher to smokers made it much easier to give up smoking tobacco by removing some of the upfront costs and patients anxieties of the change. Flag as irrelevant
	KARE11.com U of M study finds diabetes medication can lower odds of COVID hospitalization, death KARE11.com A trial led by researchers with the University of Minnesota Medical School found metformin could reduce the likelihood of severe COVID outcomes. Author: Alexandra Simon. Published: 4: ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Scientist Mosquitoes have more ways to smell us than we thought New Scientist Mosquitoes with human-scent receptors removed from their antennae can still smell humans, which suggests their olfactory system has built-in redundancy. Female mosquitoes rely on the cocktail of smells that humans and other animals emit to detect the ... Flag as irrelevant
	AOP UK researchers examine the impact of long COVID on the workforce AOP An estimated 80,000 people had left work due to long COVID by March 2022. Symptoms experienced by those with long COVID include heart and lung conditions, shortness of breath, fatigue, fever, headaches, brain fog and other neurological problems. Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC 'Window of opportunity' to stop monkeypox spread could be closing as vaccine rollouts stall CNBC Concerns are mounting that the window of opportunity for containing the escalating monkeypox outbreak may be closing. Health officials have warned that failure to get the outbreak under control could see it spillover into other populations or species. Flag as irrelevant

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