By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kLFxgq
Saturday 31 October 2020
Crispr Gene Editing Can Cause Unwanted Changes in Human Embryos, Study Finds
By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kLFxgq
Friday 30 October 2020
Cruise Ships May Set Sail on Sunday, but Only With Crew
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3mE0UAS
Lies Spread on Social Media Hamper Vaccinations
Every 1 point increase in the effort to discredit vaccines is linked to an average 2% drop in annual vaccine coverage around the world, and a 15% increase in negative tweets about vaccination, researchers found.
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Grocery Workers at Risk for COVID Without Symptoms
Because a high percentage of them have no symptoms when they are infected, they could become sources of future spread, the researchers said.
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Supersreaders Spur Record New U.S. COVID Cases
The Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center reported that 88,521 new coronavirus cases were recorded Thursday in the United States -- the most in a single day since the start of the pandemic.
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Will the Hardest-Hit Communities Get the Coronavirus Vaccine?
By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35OQXKk
Thursday 29 October 2020
For Some, Postpartum Depression Lingers for Years
Of nearly 4,900 new mothers researchers followed, one-quarter had depression symptoms at some point in their child's first three years.
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1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Prescribed Inappropriate Drugs
In fact, these patients are prescribed twice as many drugs as needed and are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or wind up in the emergency department.
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The Pandemic Diet: How to Lose the ‘Quarantine 15’
Another survey, done in August by RunRepeat, found that 41% of the 10,000+ respondents in the U.S. had gained more than 5 pounds since quarantine began -- and those are people visiting a website devoted to running.
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Voices of Crohn’s Disease
Four people living with Crohn's disease share their stories.
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Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug is Mediocre. It Will Be a Blockbuster Anyway.
By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34BnUum
Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34DCT7a
Wednesday 28 October 2020
A Closer Look at Joe Biden's Health
So just how healthy is Biden? Quite healthy, according to the most recent medical assessment released by Biden’s doctor in December 2019.
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We Asked Five Experts for COVID Thanksgiving Advice
Thing you're ready for Thanksgiving during a pandemic? We asked five scientists and doctors for their best tips.
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Manage Risk to Stay Safe for COVID Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving will be another holiday impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the CDC and other experts recommending either significantly scaled-down, socially distanced activities or replacing the usual traditions with virtual ones to avoid exposure to the airborne illness.
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Is Your Teen Ready to Drive?
Research suggests that young drivers with poor working memory -- a type of cognitive skill -- are significantly more likely to have a car accident.
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S.T.D. Rates Are Falling, Data Show. That May Not Be Good News.
By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31Pi5Yv
COVID-19 Antibodies Decline Over Time, Study Shows
Rather than building up immunity, the number of people with antibodies fell from 6% at the start of the study to 4.4% at the end – a drop of about 26.5%, the release said.
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Early Skin-to-Skin Contact Helps Baby's Brain
Research suggests that skin-to-skin contact in the first few months of an infant's life can play a key role in baby’s development.
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Task Force: Screen for Colon Cancer at Age 45
Average folks should start being screened at age 45 to prevent colon cancer, five years earlier than is now recommended, the nation's top preventive medicine panel says.
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Tuesday 27 October 2020
Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Studies Showing Waning Coronavirus Antibodies
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2HIRqWa
Pfizer C.E.O. All but Rules Out Vaccine Before Election Day
By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jAARsC
Pfizer C.E.O. All but Rules Out Vaccine Before Election Day
By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31Q3YCd
Spouses Share a Lot, Including Heart Health: Study
A new study found couples often share the same behaviors and risk factors that can lead to heart disease.
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Patients With Worst COVID May Be Key Plasma Donors
Plasma trials are continuing, but doctors are unsure how to select COVID-19 survivors who are most likely to have strong antibody responses.
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Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought
In fact, about 77% of COVID-19 patients who were directly measured had smell loss, but only 44% said they did, researchers found.
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Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35BoCak
Diet Drinks Don't Do Your Heart Any Favors
People who drank diet sodas were just as likely to develop cardiovascular disease than people who regularly downed sugary drinks.
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Colon Cancer Screening Should Start Earlier, at Age 45, U.S. Panel Says
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37Lte0c
This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?
By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2G7rtz0
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19
Moderate-to-severe cases of psoriasis are treated with drugs that suppress the immune system. This analysis of the international PsoProtect registry found that more than 90% of psoriasis patients survive infection with the new coronavirus.
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A Chance to Expand Medicaid Rallies Democrats in Crucial North Carolina
By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2HEDpcb
CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak
The outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes has been reported in three states. All 10 infected people were hospitalized and one death was reported in Florida.
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This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?
By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34BjHa9
Monday 26 October 2020
Nurses Are at High Risk for Covid Among Health Workers, C.D.C. Says
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Nurses Are at High Risk for Covid Among Health Workers, C.D.C. Says
By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3oxUwgC
COVID Syndrome Seen in Kids Also Strikes Adults
To date, there have been more than 1,000 cases of MIS-C in the United States, resulting in 20 deaths.
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A Malaria Mystery, Partly Solved: What Happens When the Rains End?
By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3oBuid9
Advocates Welcome Down Syndrome Guidance for Adults
Life expectancy has increased dramatically -- from 25 years in 1983 to 60 years today -- which is why advocates say these guidelines are sorely needed.
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States, U.S. Hit Set New Records for COVID Cases
Six states set daily records for new cases, the country as a whole set new records for daily case counts and the U.S. also surpassed the previous high for 7-day averages for coronavirus infections.
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Sunday 25 October 2020
Saturday 24 October 2020
UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare Recipients
By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34rctVK
Friday 23 October 2020
Voting in the Covid Pandemic: Wear a Mask and Bring Your Own Pen
By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FYr9T8
Two Companies Restart Virus Trials in U.S. After Safety Pauses
By BY KATHERINE J. WU, CARL ZIMMER, SHARON LAFRANIERE AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FVcRmf
Searching for Clues to COVID-19 Immunity
Getting more specific answers about how the immune system responds to the virus that causes COVID-19, including whether recovery is likely permanent, is crucial not only to those who have recovered. These answers can help inform vaccine makers to make the most effective vaccines as well.
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The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. What’s the Plan Now?
By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31BoIgC
Poverty May Up Black Children's Health Risks Early
The research adds to mounting evidence that children of Black parents who are also poor face greater health inequities than whites.
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The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives
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