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☆ Covid-19 boosters could prevent about 90,000 US deaths this winter, but only if more people get them, analysis suggests
  + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Covid-19 vaccinations could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars this winter. A new analysis suggests that if more people in the United States get their booster by the end of the year, about 90,000 Covid-19 deaths could be prevented this fall and winter. But if booster vaccinations continue at their current pace, the nation could see a peak of more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths per day this winter, according to the study, published Wednesday by The Commonwealth Fund. There are now more than 400 daily Covid-19 deaths, on average, in the United States. Federal health officials have said that Americans may need to get a single updated Covid-19 vaccination every year.
☆ Experimental Alzheimer's drug: After promising data, experts say many questions remain
  + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
CNN —The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab made big news last week when the companies testing it released trial results that showed the drug met its goals, making it one of the first dementia drugs to return positive results. By some counts, lecanemab is the 16th drug that’s been developed to clear toxic amyloid plaques from the brain. Or did the companies that are testing it – Biogen and Eisai – run a smarter clinical trial that finally showcased the potential of these kinds of medications? Clinical trial results were mixed, with only one showing a small benefit to patients. He says he might change his mind if analysis of the clinical trial shows that one group of people got more of a benefit than others.
☆ US sees increase in respiratory infections that can lead to acute flaccid myelitis in children, CDC data shows
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
There was an increase in acute respiratory illnesses and emergency department visits driven by rhinovirus and enterovirus in children and adolescents this summer, new CDC data shows. The rise might be more specifically attributed to enterovirus D68, which, in rare cases, can lead to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. The CDC has detected increases in enterovirus D68 every two years or so, and this month, the agency warned doctors to be on the lookout for infections. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team. Enterovirus D68 causes symptoms that mirror those of common colds, with cough, shortness of breath, wheezing and sometimes fever.
☆ More layoffs hit CNN as CEO Chris Licht sets strategy and shuffles talent across the organization
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Lucia Moses | Emilia David | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN is laying off a small number of people in its audio division. A company rep said audio remains an important area for the company and that it's refining its strategy. CNN is laying off people in its audio division, according to affected staffers. One product manager posted on LinkedIn that their position had been eliminated and that the company told staff it planned to produce fewer audio series in 2023. "Audio is an important growth area for the company," the CNN rep said.
☆ Study links Covid-19 vaccination to small, temporary change in menstrual cycle
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Naomi Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —People who got the Covid-19 vaccine reported slightly longer menstrual cycles, but the change was temporary, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Medicine. “We found no differences in menses length in any group of vaccinated individuals, compared with the unvaccinated cohort,” the study says. The changes to the length of the cycle didn’t remain in the cycle after vaccination, the authors said – apart from in the group that received two doses in one cycle. For the vaccinated cohort, they looked at three prevaccine cycles and at least the first Covid-19 vaccine dose cycle. Nearly two-thirds of the 15,000 vaccinated participants had received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, although participants had also received the Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines among others.
☆ Alzheimer’s drug slows progression of cognitive decline in clinical trial, drugmakers say
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Amanda Sealy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —A monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease called lecanemab slows the progression of cognitive decline by 27% compared with a placebo, drugmakers Biogen and Eisai said Tuesday. Alzheimer’s is a very heterogeneous disease.”But he says that does not diminish the potential significance of the trial. “In the past, reducing amyloid in the brain has not always been tied to cognitive improvements or any meaningful clinical improvements. Biogen is also the company behind another Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, which was controversially approved by the FDA in June 2021. Aduhelm was the first new Alzheimer’s drug approved in nearly 20 years, but there were questions about its efficacy and cost.
☆ Rising Covid-19 cases in the UK may be a warning for the US
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —There are signs that the United Kingdom could be heading into a fall Covid-19 wave, and experts say the United States may not be far behind. A recent increase in Covid-19 cases in England doesn’t seem to be driven by a new coronavirus variant, at least for now, although several are gaining strength in the US and across the pond. Spector runs the Zoe Health Study, which uses an app to let people in the UK and US report their daily symptoms. After seeing a downward trend for the past few weeks, the Zoe study saw a 30% increase in reported Covid-19 cases within the past week. In the US, some models have predicted that Covid-19 cases will begin to rise again in October and continue to increase into the winter.
☆ A CIA doctor investigating the mysterious Havana syndrome says he got symptoms of the illness himself
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A CIA doctor dispatched to investigate the so-called Havana syndrome opened up about his own illness. The anonymous doctor told CNN he started experiencing symptoms of the syndrome himself while in Cuba. Reports of this syndrome, nicknamed "Havana syndrome" because of where it was first reported in late 2016, are officially referred to as "anomalous health incidents" (AHIs). Andrews was awakened by a sudden loud noiseAndrews told CNN that he was in "disbelief" when he started experiencing the symptoms himself. The so-called Havana syndrome has come under intense scrutiny in recent years, as more and more US cases have been reported.
☆ What is rainbow fentanyl? Colorful pills drive new warnings
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
"Colored fentanyl pills have been around for a few years. At the time, the agency said that it and its law enforcement partners seized the brightly colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills across 18 states. While he and his colleagues are aware of rainbow fentanyl warnings, he hasn't heard any patients or parents mention it. When it comes to rainbow fentanyl, "the fentanyl itself is going to be the same issue as the counterfeit pharmaceutical fentanyl. The only difference between rainbow fentanyl and the fentanyl products of the past appears to be the coloring.
☆ Ohio's new abortion law forces doctor to fight to protect her patient's life
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Elizabeth Cohen | Danielle Herman | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
After careful consideration, Tara and Justin chose to terminate the pregnancy, both to protect Tara's life and to prevent Griffyn from suffering. But she says she consulted with a hospital lawyer, who said Tara couldn't get the abortion because of the new Ohio law. "I literally have never felt more helpless in my life," Justin added. In her email, Whitmarsh said that protections for the mother are "extremely clear" under Ohio law and that "the life of the mother is protected by the law undeniably." She explained that she then had "an abortion to save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance."
☆ Cancer death rates fall steadily in the US, with more survivors than ever
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —More people are surviving cancer than ever before in the United States, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research. The report notes that there were only 3 million US cancer survivors in 1971. Declines in smoking and improvements in catching and treating cancer early are driving the change, according to the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022, released Wednesday. The reversal of Roe v. Wade is also expected to affect cancer care by limiting health care options for pregnant women with cancer, the report said. The Covid-19 pandemic had an effect on cancer in the US, with nearly 10 million breast, colorectal and prostate cancer screenings missed in 2020.
☆ The Covid-19 emergency may end, but there’s no rule to say when the pandemic is over
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
For now, it remains a public health emergency in the United States, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, and it’s still a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, according to WHO. Each country, in turn, declares its own public health emergency – declarations that carry legal weight. In the United States, for example, the end of the public health emergency will have ramifications for health care coverage and cost-sharing of Covid-19 tests and treatments. At this point, WHO is not saying whether it will recognize an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, he said, WHO will continue to assess the need for the public health emergency, and an expert committee meets every three months to do that.
☆ Drug overdose death rates highest among American Indian people and middle-age Black men, study shows
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased sharply throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, reaching record levels in 2021. But by 2021, rates among Black men had surpassed those of American Indian men. In 2021, overdose death rates among Black men ages 35 to 64 were higher than any other demographic group. Drug overdose deaths continue to rise, with the CDC’s latest provisional data showing that more than 109,000 people died of a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending March 2022. Relative to state population, rates of overdose deaths were by far the highest in West Virginia, with 83 overdose deaths for every 100,000 residents.
☆ For the first time, US task force proposes recommendation to screen for anxiety in adults
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Naomi Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
The task force defines anxiety disorders as "characterized by greater duration or intensity of a stress response over everyday events." Screening tools already availableThe anxiety recommendation would apply to adults 19 and older who do not have a diagnosed mental health disorder. The statements are for anxiety screening in adults over the age of 65 and for screening of suicide risk in adults. The task force members also hope the recommendations will elevate awareness about the need for mental health screening and treatment. "We would like people to be honest, to provide their input and perspectives," Pbert said, adding that the task force will read every comment.
☆ Flint residents reported high rates of depression, PTSD years after water crisis
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —In a new study, researchers say that the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan, show that environmental disasters like the water crisis can have long-term consequences for mental health. Flint residents reported changes to the water’s color, smell and taste soon after the city turned to the Flint River as a water source in April 2014. Researchers found that 1 in 5 Flint residents met the criteria for presumptive major depression, 1 in 4 for presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and more than 1 in 10 for both disorders. Eight years after the water crisis began in Flint – even with new pipes and a different water source – some city residents recently told CNN they still don’t trust the water. In a statement, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health said community mental health centers can provide therapy, peer support and intensive outpatient programs for people in need of psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment.
☆ Biden's comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Some public health experts worry that political motives are driving the President's desire to declare the pandemic over, rather than protection of the public's health. It's a 9/11, week after week after week," said Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health. The World Health Organization recognizes a global health threat as something different: a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC. The US also recognizes a public health emergency. Covid-19 is still considered to be a public health emergency both domestically and around the world.
☆ Monkeypox in China: Don't touch foreigners, says senior health official after first case emerges
  + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —A top Chinese health official has warned people against touching foreigners, a day after mainland China confirmed its first case of monkeypox. Cases of monkeypox, which causes flu-like symptoms and blister-like lesions, began emerging around the world in May. “It’s good to open the country’s door, but we can’t just let everything in,” one Weibo user wrote. “We are willing to buy car insurance in case of accidents, but we will not refuse to drive,” one person wrote. “We will wear face masks to prevent catching Covid, but we will not refuse to go outside.”Another user, responding to Wu’s guidance, was more blunt: “After how the Covid-19 pandemic was handled, can you still trust him?”
☆ Some sex assault survivors have to pay thousands of dollars for emergency department visits
  + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Researchers used national data for emergency room visits and found that 16% of victims had to pay out-of-pocket for their emergency department visits in 2019, according to a research letter published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The charges averaged $3,551 for most survivors, with those who are pregnant having to pay even more: $4,553 on average, the researchers found. Victims with private health insurance were also still expected to cover approximately 14% of their emergency department costs out-of-pocket. “Such costs may particularly burden low-income women and girls who disproportionately are victims of sexual assault,” the researchers wrote. “The health care system needs to stop enforcing sexism.
☆ Worries over stigma are driving a push to rename monkeypox, but the process is slow
  + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
The naming of the species is the responsibility of WHO's International Committee on Taxonomy of VirusesScientists have been calling this virus "monkeypox" for 64 years. The current species known as "monkeypox virus" and the others would then be renamed to "orthopoxvirus 'something,' " he said in an email to CNN. Prior to more modern conventions about names, scientists would name a variant for the region where it emerged and was circulating. It cited "growing concern for the potentially devastating and stigmatizing effects that the messaging around the 'monkeypox' virus can have on these already vulnerable communities." "Stigma and discrimination can be as dangerous as any virus," Tedros said when he declared monkeypox a global health emergency in July.
☆ End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, ‘so let’s seize this opportunity’
  + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Naomi Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday. “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020,” he said. “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic. The United States reported the highest number of weekly deaths followed by Japan, Russia, Brazil and the Philippines. Overall, there have been more than 6.4 million deaths reported globally as of September 11.
☆ Dr. Gupta: This treatment for 'brain fog' from long-Covid just might surprise you
  + stars: | 2022-09-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: 1 min
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on an experimental treatment for "brain fog" that could help what some long-Covid patients experience.
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