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Texas hospitals shift into high gear as COVID cases surge Insight from Dr. Ivonne Lopez, medical director of McAllen Hospital Group. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DqEgus

Growing number of faith practitioners vow civil disobedience to hold services during COVID restrictions Prayer vs. protest: Fox News contributors Dr. Marc Siegel and Pastor Robert Jeffress examine varying coronavirus restrictions. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Pgg5lm

Double standard? Dr. Fauci dismisses another positive hydroxychloroquine study White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci says the hydroxychloroquine study conducted by Henry Ford Hospital was 'flawed'; reaction from Dr. Stephen Smith, founder of the Smith Center for Infectious Diseases and Urban Health, and Dr. Ramin Oskoui, cardiologist and CEO of Foxhall Cardiology. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/318kyfq

Dr. Fauci credits travel ban with saving lives, refuses to specifically blame protests for spreading COVID Members of the White House coronavirus task force testify on Capitol Hill; reaction from House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Fox News contributor Mike Huckabee and ACU chairman Matt Schlapp. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2XicWFV

Dr. Marc Siegel on key takeaways from White House coronavirus task force members' Capitol Hill testimony Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joins 'Outnumbered' with insight. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2BMMhcO

Convicted killer released from California prison due to COVID-19 concerns Reaction from Yolo County assistant chief deputy district attorney Melinda Aiello. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/315IXCd

Sister speaks out against early prison release of brother's killer Convicted murderer being released over COVID-19 concerns; Dena Love speaks with Trace Gallagher on 'The Story.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2XijWT8

Number 10's scientific advisers today also upped the R rate in the UK, saying they now believe it stands between 0.8 and 0.9. It had been as low as 0.7 since May. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/33cKkBV

The Prime Minister today postponed the relaxation of lockdown in England to stem rising infections. But extremely clinically vulnerable Britons are allowed to return to work as planned. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31jXWc3

NHS statistics reveal infections nearly tripled in Shropshire in the week ending July 28, rising by 280 per cent after 19 people caught the virus. In Swindon, cases surged by 225 per cent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/33dmoyg

Almost 75 per cent of adults polled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) across England said they had socialised with others during the last seven days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39GzXrd

Start cervical cancer screening at age 25, not 21, American Cancer Society says in update In an update to cervical cancer screening guidelines, The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends starting screenings at age 25, with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the preferred method of testing every 5 years through age 65. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/33bRGp1

Dr. Marc Siegel reacts to House coronavirus committee hearing Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘America’s Newsroom.’ via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2BMGVOJ

2nd US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate While deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. are mounting rapidly, public health experts are seeing a flicker of good news: The second surge of confirmed cases appears to be leveling off. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3gfC33C

Dr. Fauci: Hope to have safe, effective vaccine by late fall or early winter Dr. Anthony Fauci delivers his opening statement as he testifies in front of the House of Representatives’ special select committee investigating the coronavirus. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2D7iSKX

By BY MARIA CRAMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2P8AN6C

People who get most of their news from social media rather than traditional news sites are more likely to harbor misconceptions about COVID-19, according to a new Canadian study. The study also found that people who are exposed to those misconceptions on social media are less likely to comply with important public health recommendations regarding the coronavirus pandemic, such as physical distancing. These differences in the attitudes and behaviors of people who get their news from social media versus traditional media held even after the study took into account such factors as scientific literacy and socio-economic differences. The findings are troubling. “There is a real danger that without concerted efforts to reduce the amount of misinformation shared on social media, the large-scale social efforts required to combat COVID-19 will be undermined,” the study’s authors write. How the study was done For the study, a team of researchers from McGill University in Montreal collected

Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline will use government funds in exchange for millions of doses of an experimental vaccine. Dr. Anthony Fauci and other health officials are testifying before a House panel. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/33dnpGk

Maggie Cheney on the challenges facing farms; Kenji on why you salt vegetables. Read More from Serious Eats https://ift.tt/2Xg9mvZ

NBA restarts season in 'the bubble' amid coronavirus concerns What will the season look like? Sports reporter Jared Max weighs in. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/312aTad

By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3k0Qkn1

Inadequate testing and protracted delays in producing results have crippled tracking and hampered efforts to contain major outbreaks. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/30ey69I

The head of Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, is a former GSK executive who as of May held just under $10 million in its stock. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2XfFeku

Inadequate testing and protracted delays in producing results have crippled tracking and hampered efforts to contain major outbreaks. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/30ey69I

In the absence of a unified message from the national government, local officials and opportunists have filled the gap with misinformation and quack remedies. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/33pgLgD

Severe gingivitis with tooth loss was associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/30c5oXb

COVID-19 patient didn't recognize body after double transplant A Chicago woman who last month became the nation's first COVID-19 patient to undergo a double lung transplant said Thursday that she woke up days later, unaware about the surgery and unable to "recognize my body.” via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DiXmD0

By BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33cvSK8

Eating a diet high in sugar and processed foods could dent our long-term health in part by changing how well our bodies respond to exercise. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3gmUlQN

CDC director seeing more suicides, drug overdoses than COVID deaths among high schoolers Phil Kerpen, president of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, joins Laura Ingraham to discuss the dangers of keeping America's schools closed. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/39GeI8Z

Ohio sees peak in coronavirus hospitalizations, bans hydroxychloroquine The Ohio Department of Health reported 1,122 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Tuesday, which is the highest daily number in the state since the beginning of the pandemic, reports say. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2D2wGqe

Wearing face masks reduces the number of times that people touch their faces — particularly their eyes, nose and mouth — in public, a behavioral change that may help prevent the transmission of COVID-19, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open. In countries where mandatory mask-wearing policies were implemented early in the pandemic and where compliance with those policies has been high, the reduction in face-touching has been particularly dramatic. People in China, for example, put their hands to their faces four times less often, and people in South Korea do it six times less often since mask-wearing became mandatory, the study reports. These findings support those of another, smaller study published online earlier this month. That study found that health care workers in the United States touched their faces four times less often when wearing face masks than when not wearing them. Health officials believe facial coverings can play an important role in limit

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The spread is rapid in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Wisconsin, states critical to President Trump’s re-election hopes. California and Florida set single-day death records. A virus patient recovered after a rare double lung transplant. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3jNlIW2

Coronavirus live updates: Get the latest developments here Get the latest news on COVID-19 here. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3gfOIU7

Show off the best of your ripe, sweet, and tart summer fruit with these recipes for pies, galettes, crisps, and cobblers. Read More from Serious Eats https://ift.tt/338TsHz

Can the coronavirus spread through the air? Can the coronavirus spread through the air? via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3jQpsWS

Fauci suggests goggles, eye shield for better protection against coronavirus Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Wednesday said wearing goggles or an eye shield in addition to a face mask would provide more complete protection against the coronavirus, according to a report. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3hNufGK

It is hard to know how much my patient, caught in an eternal childhood, understood about his cancer. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3jLC9lD

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By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3hOlHPL

There’s still a persistent partisan gap in the level of concern and in mask wearing. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3382eWh

It’s the second study in a week to report promising results in monkeys for a vaccine candidate. But the real test will come with human trials that are now underway. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3fkEvEZ

Mayra Ramirez was the first of a small but growing number of people whose only hope of surviving the coronavirus was to replace their lungs. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/39JcbuK

Many seniors comply with the physical distancing and stay-at-home orders, even as we understand that social isolation generates the lethal byproducts of loneliness. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3fefJpU

The young boy’s grandmother saw strange red lines snaking around his body. Could this be an allergic reaction? A rare autoimmune disease? from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/39GTB6m

California man gets liver, nephew donates liver -- in separate operations: report After two years of searching, a California man finally received a new liver during a live donor transplant last May – just a week apart from when his nephew donated his liver to another man, according to a report. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3hNVzEF

Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down results from studies on hydroxychloroquine Two studies saw lower COVID death rate among patients given hydroxychloroquine; other studies found the drug gave no benefit. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DcWpvP

Hydroxychloroquine banned by Ohio pharmacy board for coronavirus treatment Starting on Thursday, Ohio pharmacies, clinics and other medical facilities will be prohibited from dispensing or selling the malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine, to treat the novel coronavirus.  via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3fenYlL

Coronavirus deaths in US top 150K, researchers say The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. hit 150,000 on Wednesday, by the far the highest in the world, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3gnYIe0

Maryland expands mask-wearing requirements to all indoor public spaces On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that masks would be required in all indoor public areas and in outdoor spaces where social distancing isn’t possible. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Xb7bK7

Certain vaccines may provide broad protection against infections. But new research doesn’t prove these vaccines can turn back the coronavirus, experts said. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2CQL8BJ

New York's coronavirus deaths in worst week still outnumber Florida, Texas death tolls since pandemic's start The Sun Belt states have seen a major spike in coronavirus cases and deaths in recent weeks. However, data from John Hopkins University (JHU) suggests that the growing death tolls in states like Florida and Texas still pale in comparison to the deaths that have taken place in New York.  via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3jUmtN2

Federal officials urged states to take aggressive action to slow the spread of the virus while the president talked up nonexistent “virus-free” areas. Big retailers are mandating masks, but enforcement is an issue. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/335LO0s

Sen. Blackburn says she ‘hopes’ there will be a bi-partisan agreement on COVID-19 relief package Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn tells ‘America’s Newsroom’ kids need to be back in school and people need to get back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2CPtnmk

Coronavirus live updates: Get the latest developments here Get the latest news on COVID-19 here. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2EqdItP

Waitrose's Fruit Jellies, which proudly claim to be 'made with fruit juice', are loaded with a staggering 62g of the sweet stuff in half a packet (100g). It comes amid a UK crack-down on obesity. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2COMFYZ

Revellers and staff who have been in the Crown and Anchor, in Stone, Staffordshire, are being told to get swabs done - and anyone who has been in close contact with them should now have a test. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hK24Zh

NHS data today showed Oldham recorded 54.3 coronavirus cases for every 100,000 people between July 20 and 26 - a rise of 191 per cent in seven days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2P4JQ8x

The plans, revealed in a board meeting for NHS England and NHS Improvement chiefs yesterday, are set to be put in place before December. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jSnZzt

Associate medical director of the Infection Control Program Pediatric at the University of Chicago, Allison Bartlett, said that wearing gloves can make people feel complacent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30aqCo8

There’s not just one coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Now there are many, each requiring its own mix of solutions. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/39AJ2BP

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