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Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38U28CO via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Disease Rates, Throat, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Contagiousness is the hallmark of the mutated virus surfacing in the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3857Vqd via IFTTT Black People, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hispanic-Americans, Social Media, Vaccination and Immunization Many Black and Hispanic Americans mistrust government officials, and instead have turned to physicians they have long known.

Health By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2JxEqDQ via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Reports of Covid-19 cases that appeared shortly after a single shot of a two-dose vaccine shouldn’t cause concern.

Health By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35132fL via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Reports of Covid-19 cases that appeared shortly after a single shot of a two-dose vaccine shouldn’t cause concern.

Health By BY REBECCA ROBBINS, FRANCES ROBLES AND TIM ARANGO from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aTiWg1 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Public-Private Sector Cooperation, States (US), your-feed-healthcare Health officials and hospitals are struggling with a lack of resources. Holiday staffing and saving doses for nursing homes are also contributing to delays.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3rJb72e via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Disease Rates, Shutdowns (Institutional), Vaccination and Immunization, Nursing Homes, your-feed-science A more contagious variant of the coronavirus may alter the course of the pandemic in the United States, researchers said.

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Health By BY REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3oeKiRL via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-healthcare, States (US) “We know that it should be better, and we’re working hard to make it better,” said Moncef Slaoui, a leader of the federal effort to accelerate vaccine development and distribution.

Health By BY JONATHAN CORUM AND CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3o7CS2E via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Clinical Trials, Immune System, Vaccination and Immunization, Antibodies Using inactivated coronaviruses to train the immune system.

Health By BY JONATHAN CORUM AND CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Ju9iFc via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Clinical Trials, Immune System, Vaccination and Immunization, Antibodies, Nanotechnology Using a coronavirus protein to train the immune system.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aUpXgn via IFTTT Chronic Condition (Health), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals, your-feed-healthcare, Lungs, Heart Significant numbers of coronavirus patients experience long-term symptoms that send them back to the hospital, taxing an already overburdened health system.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3hs0ex7 via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-healthcare It’s the first confirmed U.S. case of the variant, which has overwhelmed hospitals in Britain.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38M6bRE via IFTTT your-feed-science, Diet and Nutrition, Alcoholic Beverages, Science and Technology, Obesity, Weight, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Breastfeeding, Men and Boys, Women and Girls, Oils and Fats, Diabetes, Omega-3 Fatty Acids The government’s new nutritional recommendations arrive amid a pandemic that has taken a huge toll on American health.

Science By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3aQeI8R via IFTTT Dairy Products, Agriculture and Farming, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Cattle, your-feed-science A small group of animal welfare scientists is seeking answers to that question. Facing a growing anti-dairy movement, many farmers are altering their practices.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3nXqrWY via IFTTT your-feed-science, Tests (Medical), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment Knowing the amount of virus carried in the body could help doctors predict the course of a patient’s illness.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2WUdBN6 via IFTTT Dairy Products, Agriculture and Farming, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Cattle, your-feed-science A small group of animal welfare scientists is seeking answers to that question. Facing a growing anti-dairy movement, many farmers are altering their practices.

Health By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3rCSGMH via IFTTT Black People, Deaths (Obituaries), Poverty, Doctors, Medicine and Health, Nobel Prizes He used medicine to take on poverty, racism and the threat of nuclear destruction. Two groups he helped start won Nobel Peace Prizes.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38KSjr3 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Whooping Cough, Shingles (Disease), Diphtheria, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Influenza, Elderly, Epidemics, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Pneumonia, your-feed-healthcare, Vaccination and Immunization, Hepatitis, Tetanus, Minorities, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Age, Chronological, Content Type: Service Even as older adults await the coronavirus vaccine, many are skipping the standard ones. That’s not wise, health experts say.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2L2ioJG via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Mental Health and Disorders, Brain, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Immune System Most had no history of mental illness and became psychotic weeks after contracting the virus. Cases are expected to remain rare but are being reported worldwide.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3mWK8wU via IFTTT your-feed-science, Polls and Public Opinion, Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Deaths (Fatalities) Polls show that pervasive skepticism is melting, partly because of the high efficacy rates in trials and the images of real people getting the shot.

Health By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3poPCBX via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Families and Family Life, Parenting, Deaths (Fatalities), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Hospitals, Hygiene and Cleanliness, your-feed-healthcare They’ll be vaccinated but their families won’t, at least not yet. So for now all the precautions remain in place.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER AND ERNESTO LONDOÑO from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3pmDG3J via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The clinical trial in Turkey was much smaller than those of other major vaccine candidates, making the researchers’ claims for it less certain.

Health By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3mPBBLO via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Anaphylactic Shock, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Immune System, Allergies, your-feed-healthcare The patient, who has a severe shellfish allergy, recovered quickly with treatment. Until now, reports of severe reactions had been linked to the Pfizer vaccine.

Health By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34Gcwgs via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Poliomyelitis, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, your-feed-healthcare Many older Americans, shut in during this year’s pandemic, share haunting recollections from the polio era of their childhood.

Health By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37IAauy via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Disease Rates, Measles, Vaccination and Immunization, your-feed-health, Polls and Public Opinion Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci and others are quietly shifting that number upward.

Health By BY JONATHAN CORUM AND CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38tq5ki via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Clinical Trials, Immune System, Vaccination and Immunization, Antibodies Using inactivated coronaviruses to teach the immune system.

Health By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38BFsqQ via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Disease Rates, Measles, Vaccination and Immunization, your-feed-health, Polls and Public Opinion Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci and others are quietly shifting that number upward.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38up4IN via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, Shutdowns (Institutional), Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization Researchers warn that the British variant is so contagious that new control measures, including closing down schools and universities, may be necessary.

Health By BY KATIE THOMAS AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3nKzWIX via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Antibodies, your-feed-healthcare Here’s information about who these therapies can help, how much they cost and how to find out if you can get them where you live.

Health By BY KATIE THOMAS AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34GI71l via IFTTT Antibodies, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals, your-feed-healthcare While such treatments are promising, their use has been slowed by testing lags, overwhelmed hospitals and a perception the therapies are only for well-connected people.

Health By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3rkXt5t via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Blood Clots, your-feed-healthcare Giving anticoagulants to hospitalized Covid-19 patients is routine. But high doses may sometimes do more harm than good, a safety board finds.

Health By BY KATIE THOMAS AND CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37H1eKP via IFTTT Hospitals, Nonprofit Organizations, Conflicts of Interest, Appointments and Executive Changes, Executive Compensation, your-feed-healthcare Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center gave Dr. José Baselga a payout after he resigned under fire in 2018 over his ties to health care companies.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2KkO4u9 via IFTTT Pulse Oximetry, Black People, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Research, Race and Ethnicity, Oxygen, your-feed-healthcare A study showed that the devices, which measure oxygen levels in the blood, were three times more likely to give misleading readings in people with dark skin.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37EFj6V via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Genetics and Heredity, Antibodies, your-feed-health A newly identified variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be more contagious than established ones. Here’s what scientists know.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aFj2HM via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Genetics and Heredity, Antibodies, your-feed-health A newly identified variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be more contagious than established ones. Here’s what scientists know.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34C4Yv8 via IFTTT Nursing Homes, Elderly, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elder Care, your-feed-healthcare The start of a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign at U.S. nursing homes has brought hope to many families. But it may be a while before restrictions loosen. Here are answers to common questions.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34tMTiC via IFTTT Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Masks, Protective Clothing and Gear, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Workplace Hazards and Violations, Defense Production Act, your-feed-healthcare Health care workers are urging the incoming Biden administration to use the Defense Production Act to increase domestic manufacturing of personal protective equipment.

Health By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH AND JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34wIdsq via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Labor and Jobs, Nursing Homes, Elderly, your-feed-healthcare The recommendation was a compromise aimed at getting the coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable of two high-risk groups.

Health By BY SIOBHAN ROBERTS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2KLrDOc via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Altruism, Medicine and Health, your-feed-healthcare, Mathematics, Research Using game theory, researchers modeled two ways of prioritizing vaccinations, to see which saved more lives.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38mY5i5 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Immune System, Antibodies, Influenza, Evolution (Biology), Genetics and Heredity, Viruses Officials in Britain and South Africa claim new variants are more easily transmitted. There’s a lot more to the story, scientists say.

Health By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2J3b9k6 via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Breastfeeding, Bell's Palsy The approval sets the stage for widespread inoculations in the United States with a second coronavirus vaccine.

Health By BY DENISE GRADY, ABBY GOODNOUGH AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3pa1NCL via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing Homes, your-feed-healthcare, Public-Private Sector Cooperation, United States Politics and Government The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for millions more Americans to be immunized next week.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3myA4Kf via IFTTT your-feed-science, Prisons and Prisoners, Probation and Parole, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Prison Guards and Corrections Officers, Chronic Condition (Health), Vaccination and Immunization, Black People, Elderly, Disease Rates As prison outbreaks rise, the state has moved inmates forward in the line to receive inoculations.

Health By BY JONATHAN CORUM AND CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gY5xnY via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Vaccination and Immunization, Immune System, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Antibodies An adenovirus helps prime the immune system to fight the coronavirus.

Health By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2WqS12u via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Allergies, Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Asthma, Immune System, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-healthcare Four people so far have had allergic reactions after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Experts say that shouldn’t deter most people from getting a jab.

Health By BY KATIE THOMAS AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34mmi7h via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Factories and Manufacturing, your-feed-healthcare The smaller number of expected doses, which appeared to be the result of a scheduling hiccup, reignited tensions between the federal government and Pfizer over vaccine supply.

Health By BY DENISE GRADY, ABBY GOODNOUGH, CARL ZIMMER AND KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aiiBTT via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals, your-feed-healthcare, Vaccination and Immunization An advisory group’s recommendation will mean millions more Americans can be inoculated, extending protection against Covid beyond big urban areas into rural and suburban regions.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34meBxP via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Addiction (Psychology), Opioids and Opiates, OxyContin (Drug), Drug Abuse and Traffic, your-feed-healthcare It was the first time in years that members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma have taken questions publicly, and the exchanges were tense.

Health By BY JONATHAN CORUM AND CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34jkjQY via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Immune System, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Antibodies, Clinical Trials Two shots can prime the immune system to fight the coronavirus.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3oYuFNX via IFTTT Dogs, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Content Type: Personal Profile Valerie Louie rescued dogs and matched them with families, including ours. These beloved pets helped countless people bear up during the pandemic, making her death a particular Covid-19 cruelty.