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MinnPost provides updates on coronavirus in Minnesota Sunday through Friday. The information is published following a press phone call with members of the Walz administration or after the release of daily COVID-19 figures by the Minnesota Department of Health. Here are the latest updates from August 31, 2020: One more Minnesotan has died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Monday, for a total of 1,817.  The person who died was in their early 70s and was a resident of a long-term care facility. Of the 1,817 deaths reported in Minnesota, 1,339 have been among residents of long-term care. The current death toll only includes Minnesotans with lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 tests. MDH also said Monday there have been 75,864 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota. The number of confirmed cases is up 675 from Sunday’s count and is based on 11,346 new tests. You can find the seven-day positive case average here. Since the start of the outbreak, 6,480 Minneso

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Your brain’s powers of facial recognition are going to need some time to get used to the coverings we’re wearing to keep each other healthy. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3jwsFtH

The country, which has lost more than 64,000 people to the virus, now the world’s third-highest death toll. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3jvsgaV

Ministers are set to hold a consultation on whether to keep the system in place in England, Wales and Scotland. It allows women up to ten weeks pregnant to take abortion pills at home. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31GPtAQ

Up to 90 percent of people tested for COVID-19 in Massachusetts, New York and Nevada in July carried barely any traces of the virus, a new report says. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2G8WjGZ

Sarah Gilbert, the lead expert behind Oxford University's Covid vaccine, said modern lifestyles, intense farming and deforestation drove up the risk of outbreaks of zootonic infections. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QDUB2j

Callousness, deceitfulness and manipulativeness - signs of a sociopath - were traits commonly found among people who broke Covid-19 safety rules, according to a study of 1,600 Brazilians. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/34RNBXZ

The jump in infections comes as the daily rate continues to decline. New Delhi is reopening its subway, even as India sets global records for new cases. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2DcOTl3

MinnPost provides updates on coronavirus in Minnesota Sunday through Friday. The information is published following a press phone call with members of the Walz administration or after the release of daily COVID-19 figures by the Minnesota Department of Health. Here are the latest updates from August 30: 75,189 confirmed cases; 1,816 deaths Two more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Sunday, for a total of 1,816. Of the people whose deaths were announced Sunday, one was in their 90s and one was in their 50s. One of the two deaths announced Sunday was a resident of a long-term care facility. Of the 1,816 COVID-19 deaths reported in Minnesota, 1,338 have been among residents of long-term care. The current death toll only includes Minnesotans with lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 tests. MDH also said Sunday there have been 75,189 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota. The number of confirmed cases is up 932 from Saturday’s count and i

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A federal agency is resurrecting a version of Predict, a scientific network that for a decade watched for new pathogens dangerous to humans. Joe Biden has also vowed to fund the effort. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2YPtgPn

Common conditions often manifest differently on dark skin. Yet physicians are trained mostly to diagnose them on white skin. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2Qzqfhu

High school football returns in Alabama amid COVID pandemic Josh Niblett, head football coach at Hoover High School, explains how his players are being kept safe. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3hJorhJ

Colon cancer warning signs to watch for Actor Chadwick Boseman's death raises awareness; insight from Dr. Roshini Raj, NYU Langone associate professor of medicine and gastroenterologist. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/31FCC1H

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Ayahuasca, a vomit-inducing hallucinogenic brew, draws thousands of people each year — including former soldiers — to jungle retreats that have become an unlicensed and unregulated mental health marketplace. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3lzas0j

Online and offline platforms are helping strangers form social connections, which are crucial for our health, especially in a pandemic. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/34HRiiO

The cancer that killed Chadwick Boseman is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and rates are rising among younger people. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2QI2dAN

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When we can’t go outside without covering our faces, there’s a special appeal in the opportunity to uncover everything else. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/31DeGMt

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Restaurants struggle amid ongoing restrictions James Mermigis, New York attorney for Lakeside Diner owner, Brian Brindisi on the struggle of restaurants during ongoing restrictions. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3hGScQv

Rep. Devin Nunes on California’s reopening strategy amid coronavirus pandemic California Rep. Devin Nunes, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, joins ‘Fox and Friends Weekend.’ via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2QB7avo

Biden ad blames Trump for canceled sports seasons Fox News analyst, Lawrence Jones on how sports are getting political and the return of America's sports. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/32ExlXs

Salon owner on running for Texas State Senate seat Shelley Luther, Dallas salon owner who was jailed for defying coronavirus orders, joins ‘Fox and Friends Weekend.’ via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Qz1r9c

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Some patients are still receiving staggering bills. Others don’t qualify because conditions other than Covid-19 were their primary diagnosis. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2G9R7Tl

The usual diagnostic tests may simply be too sensitive and too slow to contain the spread of the virus. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2EIJWAL

A program aimed at helping U.S. coronavirus patients without insurance has left some facing large bills instead. Some college students are decamping to far-flung locations. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/31EQfhW

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Pressing our hearts together is my husband’s fast-track return to the intimacy he grew up with. For me, growing up with a more reserved British dad, it took some getting used to. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/34FAUiV

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The figures come from Pew Research Center, a Washington DC-based think tank, which interviewed more than 14,000 adults in 14 economically advanced countries. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3lnxC9Y

Drugs regulator the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will be given powers to approve a vaccine without the go-ahead from the European Medicines Agency. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gB4p7O

Health Secretary Matt Hancock chaired a 'Gold Command' meeting yesterday to discuss further action in badly-hit areas. Officials have yet to confirm where will face tougher measures. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jrAhhb

Care homes in the UK have been ravaged by the coronavirus. But officials have never released figures showing how badly some homes have been hit. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32wayNO

Professor Neil Mortensen, president of the The Royal College of Surgeons, revealed services were slow to pick up again due to Covid-19 safety measures. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32z2X0F

Susan Perry is part of an ever-smaller club — current MinnPost writers who started at the website’s launch. But today, after some 3,000 Second Opinion columns and a multitude of awards, she’s saying goodbye . MinnPost illustration by Hugh Bennewitz Susan Perry In 2007, Susan set out to make sense of the latest health research and trends — as she put it, “separating the hype from the evidence.” An experienced health writer, she combed the medical journals and explained not only the results of new studies but their context, limitations and potential ramifications as well. A look at her early columns shows subjects that would come back again and again as new studies came out. MinnPost readers always got the straight scoop on what was known, and not known, whether it was the danger of cat bites or the prevalence of lawnmower injuries.  If it had to do with health and well-being or their opposite, Susan was on it. She often chose offbeat subjects for the end-of-the-week columns,

This is my last posting for Second Opinion. After 13 years, I’ve decided to retire from the column. Writing it for MinnPost has been an incredibly rewarding experience, but I want to put more “space” into my days. If this past year has taught us anything, it’s that we should not take our time with friends and family for granted. Susan Perry When I told my 11-year-old grandson that I would no longer be working every day and could therefore spend more time hanging out with him, he did a little happy dance. I have lots of people to thank, but I’d like to start with those of you who’ve been regular readers of Second Opinion. Over the years, I’ve had thoughtful e-mail exchanges with many of you, and I’ve also read with interest all the comments that you posted at the end of my articles. Early on, I realized I would not be able to respond to every comment (I simply didn’t have the time), but I did read and learn from them. Many of the points you made helped to inform what I wrote the n

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A coalition of local health departments called on Trump administration officials to change new recommendations that people without Covid-19 symptoms do not need to be tested. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/34Cu5i9

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After saying that those exposed to the virus need not get tested, the agency’s director clarified that “testing may be considered” for those people. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2Er3QRc

King's College London researchers analysed documents from between 1938 to 1945, comparing the public's wartime response to our behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32uNOgV

EXCLUSIVE: Ewan Fisher, 19, of Nottingham, spent weeks in intensive care after his lungs failed the night before he was due to start his GCSE exams. He needed an artificial lung to save his life. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QtQbv3

The robots headed into Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy in Hindley, near Wigan. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YGHrX0

A new study from the University of Edinburgh found that a homemade single-layer cotton mask reduced the number of infectious coronavirus droplets by more than 1,000 times. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jdJHwC

The £8.4million will be spread across three separate studies in the UK tasked with investigating the immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2D3hIQG

Researchers tested old mice with senylotic drugs, which target and eliminate old cells, and was shown to reduce mitochondrial DNA levels, which causes inflammation and is linked to organ rejection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jp7zNZ

Three officials clad head-to-toe in hazmat suits boarded the plane as it sat on the tarmac in London Stansted. Ryanair passengers were left gripping their seats in horror. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31Cgcid

CDC director Dr Robert Redfield issued a statement on Thursday saying coronavirus 'testing may be considered for all close contacts' of COVID-19 patients including those without symptoms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jhNVDm

Scientists led by Cambridge University created a synthetic version of a protein known as Cerebellin-1, called CPTX, that links brain messaging neurons together. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gDLwkG

A team of scientists at the University of Alberta in Canada found in lab tests that the medicine GC376 could destroy the virus that causes Covid-19, even though it was made for a different coronavirus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/34FabTt

Two new studies of elite athletes found that working out amplifies the immune response to a flu shot. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/34A2CgQ

Scientists have studied Loreen Willenberg for decades, with the 66-year-old insisting she has never taken medication to keep the virus at bay. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gtu3LT

The study analysed data from the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow before and during lockdown. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hyAPB3

The proportion of vulnerable under-65s taking up the offer of a free flu jab in England dropped from 48 per cent in 2018-19 to 44.9 per cent in 2019-20, Public Health England data shows. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hB7eXP

Dozens of research groups around the world are playing the long game, convinced that their experimental vaccines will be cheaper and more powerful than the ones leading the race today. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3jmjhbQ

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly changed its recommendations, saying people without Covid-19 symptoms should not get tested. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2Eza2WS

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With Covid-related restrictions in place, massage therapists are reimagining ways to help their clients. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/31vxM7a

After what felt like a sting, a red blotch grew and darkened on his shin. And then a twin rash somehow showed up on the other leg. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2Qt6FDB

A team at Imperial College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute have been given a $1.5million (£1.14million) grant by US philanthropists to trial the technology. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aYaGZX

Researchers at Imperial College London found people who had never had a broken bone had more flexible collagen in their hip bones. Osteoporosis drugs may reduce this flexibility. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gwpX5t

University College London (UCL) has quizzed 70,000 people in the UK. Just half of people said they were more likely on balance to return to how things were before lockdown. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gFb9BT

Experts compared the diets of more than half a million Britons with the recommendations in Public Health England's Eatwell Guide. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gxPk6Q

A new study found hospital admissions for strokes dropped but the biggest decline was seen from March 23 to April 19 2020, which saw a 31% fall compared to the same time period last year, from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3llMtl8

Peter Scott-Morgan, 62, from Devon, who has motor neurone disease, appears in Channel 4's documentary Peter: The Human Cyborg tonight, as he uses technology to transform his life. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jiSKw6

The CDC report says the four camps put in a number of measures including pre-arrival quarantine, testing before and after arriving, mandatory face masks and social distancing. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jbfdv4

Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) have found that about 13 per cent of women carry the gene, compared to 7 per cent of men. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Eypliy

The study by researchers in New York found the best outcomes for apixaban, sold under the brand name Eliquis, and low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs), such as Fragmin. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gwRRyv

The new real-world micro-bots could monitor nerve impulses in the heart or brain, according to scientists from Cornell University who created the machines. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2EGG0QQ

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) conducted the research on the naturally occurring chemical Citriodiol, found in Mosi Guard. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QqNV7F

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Blood thinners may increase coronavirus survival by 50%, decrease intubations 30%: Study study finds coronavirus patients had improved survival rate by 59 percent and less intubations by 30 percent when given anticoagulants via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2YFZ4Gm

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A new study from Yale University found men tended to have high levels of pro-inflammatory proteins called cytokines early in the infection, which can lead to deadly cytokine storms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YAzbHT

Scientists at the University of North Carolina raised the concern because research shows the flu jab is less effective in obese people because high blood sugar disrupts the immune system. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3luoHDQ

Scientists at Guangzhou Medical University in China looked at 20 past studies and found any length of nap was unhealthy for people who slept at least six hours at night. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aZS0cv

NHS England confirmed that nine more people have died in its hospitals since Saturday, August 22, and the two deaths in Scotland are the country's first since July 16. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hvFLXn

Scientists at the Soroka University Medical Centre in Israel wanted a faster way than a blood test to look for the protein troponin, which is dumped into the bloodstream during a heart attack. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gqTNs1

The University of Oxford said the rule was over simplistic.and there should be a grading system depending on how 'risky' a place is. A bar, pub or nightclub would be deemed high risk. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gxIkHg

The Paralympian, 27, who won gold in 2012, looked emotional as he heard surgeon Per Hall speaking about the 'very dark days' when Jonnie was admitted to hospital as a five-year-old with meningitis. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hq8a1b

Doctors at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust in Surrey will trial the breath testing machine, which has already been used to detect lung cancer, on over 200 people to see if it works for Covid-19. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32m3NxS

A new study from Tulane University found that hospitalized coronavirus with metabolic syndrome were five times more likely to be admitted to the ICU or be placed on a ventilator. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aTx86w

The number of older Americans who go to a hospital emergency room for breathing difficulties related to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases on the day before a major thunderstorm, according to a study published online recently in JAMA Internal Medicine . Each year, on average, about 3,700 visits to hospital emergency rooms for respiratory problems by people aged 65 and older can be attributed to thunderstorms, the study estimates. That’s not a trivial number. And it’s likely to grow. As the study’s authors point out, global warming is expected to increase  the number of severe thunderstorms in the United States in the coming years. This is not the first evidence of the phenomenon that has been dubbed “thunderstorm asthma.” Several places — most notably, Melbourne, Australia, in 2016 — have reported rare outbreaks of asthma in the immediate aftermath of a thunderstorm. The outbreaks are sometimes so large that they’ve overwhelmed the local health car

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A February meeting of biotech executives became a coronavirus “superspreading” event with a transmission chain across the globe. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3hzhb8m

Women produce a more powerful immune response than do men, a new study finds. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3ldy5vg

In my Black community, therapy was stigmatized as something for people who could not handle challenges. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2Qmvp0d

A review of studies confirms an old home remedy: honey for colds. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3gmHmxr

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they avoided targeting the coronavirus's infamous spike proteins in a bid to make their vaccine safer, longer-lasting and it may even cover other viruses. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QmnTCD

Experts at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Oxford say that one in ten cases of the condition are linked to people carrying excess weight as a child or teenager. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3liKUED

The 22.5 per cent rise in sedentary behaviour seen in Britain is far higher than the rise of less than 0.2 per cent in Italy, 7.4 per cent in Germany, and the 17.8 per cent increase in France. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QrmFWO

Researchers from the University of Nottingham say the woman, who later became one of the first three people to die of the disease, may have caught it as early as February 9. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2D1ou9M

East Kent Hospitals has been accused by families of covering up the deaths of newborns by only referring a handful of cases to coroners. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gqgf4J

Researchers looked at a total of 1.7million women from the UK, US and Sweden, 56,000 of whom were pregnant, finding no differences in the rate of infection or hospitalisation with Covid-19. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gt3DtJ

Department of Health bosses have yet to declare the final daily figure, which is often higher because it takes into account victims in all settings.By contrast, four deaths were announced yesterday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2EuGDx9

Adrian Rogers, 46, from Retford, Nottinghamshire, had surgery scheduled for early April. But doctors decided it was 'too risky'. He has now been told his cancer is terminal - meaning it can't be cured. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31pfyUU

Cambridge-based AstraZeneca has begun human trials of its monoclonal antibody therapy which works by injecting people with immune molecules taken from Covid-19 patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32lURIR

NHS England policy dictates that all patients must be tested before they are admitted to hospital but not everyone has to be tested again before they leave, unless they are going into a care home. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jaSLSU

White House insiders claim the US President is considering speeding up regulatory approval for the jab, originally developed by Oxford University scientists. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ECsFcj

British firm Excalibur Healthcare Services will trial the AstraZeneca-made medication AZD1656 to see if it can reduce serious illness or death among Covid-19 patients with diabetes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hsE90N

The nation’s testing efforts will be further overwhelmed once influenza, R.S.V. and other seasonal viruses arrive. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2YzfekN

The desolate beauty of the winemaking tradition on Lanzarote, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, is evidence of human resilience in the face of adversity. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/34qYdgn

In a new C.D.C. survey, 18- to 24-year-olds reported the highest levels of symptoms of anxiety and depression, and a quarter of them said they had seriously considered suicide. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2CRiDDI

There is compelling evidence that two classes of drugs normally prescribed following breast cancer treatment can also help prevent the disease. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3howhND

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The drug safety watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has set out new rules which ban retail outlets from selling stimulant laxatives to under-18s. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hulNwj

Fighting tears, the nurse explained that a potentially life-saving NHS drug trial Wendy Peake had been due to be enrolled in had been cancelled due to Covid-19. Doctors had said it was her only chance. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aQum24