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In an Era of Face Masks, We’re All a Little More Face Blind

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Health By BY ELIZABETH PRESTON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31Jbyil via IFTTT Face, Masks, Prosopagnosia (Brain Disorder), Psychology and Psychologists, Eyes and Eyesight, Senses and Sensation, Emotions, Research, your-feed-science 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.

U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year

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Health By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. AND THOMAS KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34JAF6w via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, Disease Rates, Epidemics, Presidential Election of 2020, Livestock Diseases, Avian Influenza, Ebola Virus 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.

Dermatology Has a Problem With Skin Color

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Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34N0XVC via IFTTT your-feed-science, Skin, Black People, Doctors, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Skin Cancer, Race and Ethnicity, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Minorities, Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS), Textbooks, Hispanic-Americans, Medical Schools, Eczema, Psoriasis, Medicaid Common conditions often manifest differently on dark skin. Yet physicians are trained mostly to diagnose them on white skin.

What to Know About Colon Cancer

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Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2G4WXoR via IFTTT your-feed-science, Colon and Colorectal Cancer, Tests (Medical), Bowels, Colon, Black People, Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Digestive Tract, Cancer, Colonoscopy, your-feed-health 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.

Trump Program to Cover Uninsured Covid-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise

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Health By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2QCiyXL via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Hospitals, United States Politics and Government, Medicaid, Federal Aid (US), your-feed-healthcare Some patients are still receiving staggering bills. Others don’t qualify because conditions other than Covid-19 were their primary diagnosis.

Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be.

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Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3bjnfj3 via IFTTT Tests (Medical), Contact Tracing (Public Health), Quarantines, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Medicine and Health, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment, your-feed-healthcare The usual diagnostic tests may simply be too sensitive and too slow to contain the spread of the virus.

FOX NEWS: Maine inn linked to coronavirus outbreak from wedding gets license reinstated

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Maine inn linked to coronavirus outbreak from wedding gets license reinstated The Big Moose Inn gets its license reinstated after being revoked for violations surrounding wedding reception linked to 87 covid-19 cases adn one death via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/32xfVMw

FOX NEWS: Obesity can increase coronavirus-related death risk by almost 50%, report says

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Obesity can increase coronavirus-related death risk by almost 50%, report says Obesity may increase the risk of coronavirus-related deaths by 50%, according to a recently published report in the journal Obesity Reviews. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2YLACmK

FOX NEWS: Buying masks, delivering food: Teens are stepping up in the pandemic

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Buying masks, delivering food: Teens are stepping up in the pandemic In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, communities across the country have discovered a powerful resource that has stepped forward to make a difference: America’s teenagers. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3gBpPBN

FOX NEWS: Dog food recalled over salmonella concerns: FDA

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Dog food recalled over salmonella concerns: FDA Heads up, pet owners: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week (FDA) announced a dog food recall over concerns the product may be contaminated with salmonella.  via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/31zYWKa

FOX NEWS: Hand sanitizers packaged in food, drink containers could cause serious injury, death: FDA

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Hand sanitizers packaged in food, drink containers could cause serious injury, death: FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning on Thursday over alcohol-based hand sanitizers packaged in food and drink containers, and the potential for "serious injury or death if ingested." via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/34H9mK1

FOX NEWS: Cat drugs may fight coronavirus in humans, study says

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Cat drugs may fight coronavirus in humans, study says Two coronavirus drugs used in cats might help humans infected with novel coronavirus, according to a preliminary study recently published in the journal Nature.  via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2EH0mJV

FOX NEWS: Severe coronavirus disease, death 'rare' among kids, UK study finds

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Severe coronavirus disease, death 'rare' among kids, UK study finds Amid the pandemic, reports surfaced of COVID-19 cases and deaths among children and young people, though a new study from the UK highlights how rare these cases really are.  via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2QxMDb5

Two P.R. Experts at F.D.A. Have Been Ousted After Blood Plasma Fiasco

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Health By BY SHEILA KAPLAN AND KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3hQrBRb via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Appointments and Executive Changes, Vaccination and Immunization The agency’s chief spokeswoman, Emily Miller, was removed from her position just 11 days into the job.

When Retirement Comes Too Early

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Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3hD3ghv via IFTTT your-feed-science, Labor and Jobs, Part-Time Employment, United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Age, Chronological, Unemployment, Wages and Salaries, Recession and Depression, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-health Workplaces have grown steadily less friendly to older employees, and the pandemic has pushed more of these workers from the labor market.

The Psychiatrist Will See You Online Now

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Health By BY BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34DmYpL via IFTTT your-feed-science, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Telemedicine, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Anxiety and Stress, Mental Health and Disorders, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Computers and the Internet, Depression (Mental), your-feed-health Experts have long predicted that psychotherapy was poised to go virtual. The pandemic may prove them right.

Schools Find Health Risks in Water After Covid-19 Lockdowns

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Health By BY MAX HORBERRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3b2fwp7 via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Education (K-12), Shutdowns (Institutional), Water Pollution, Water, Quarantines, Legionnaires' Disease, Plumbing, Interscholastic Athletics, your-feed-science, your-feed-education, your-feed-health A number of schools found the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease in their water, and experts say more should expect to see it.

What if the First Coronavirus Vaccines Aren’t the Best?

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By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34FSnrs via IFTTT your-feed-science, Clinical Trials, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Research, Proteins, Antibodies 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.

Midnight virus update

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By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Qzp9Cd via IFTTT

A Woman May Have Been Cured of H.I.V. Without Medical Treatment

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By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2ErWrAY via IFTTT

One Meeting in Boston Seeded Tens of Thousands of Infections, Study Finds

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By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31sNekw via IFTTT