Elizabeth Moseley

President Trump and his administration are trying to reopen the US economy as quickly as possible. However, it’s not going to happen soon since health experts have declined the claim of tracing contacts of coronavirus patients. On 27 April Trump said that they have a blueprint which describes how all the states should unblock their capacity and should try to expand their testing platforms which will help them to conduct contract racing. Trump said with full confidence that we have gotten good at tracing, but these claims are told by the Trump administration only.

Health officials from centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said that people who tested positive for coronavirus would need to be traced and isolated to reopen the economy. Even though this plan was good, some experts are now opposing it. Many analysts say that Trump is making a mistake of reviving the economy early because this virus which has killed more than 60000 people in the United States is far more dangerous than anyone imagined.

The thing about contact tracing systems is that they cannot handle the challenge of pandemic situations like a COVID-19 virus. Health officials think we don’t even have sufficient policies that will help us to achieve the target of contact testing coronavirus patients. There are millions of people who will get affected if the economy gets reopened. There are some reports also stating that Google and Apple are trying their best to team up, and build a contact tracing app, which will help to detect positive patients.

Technology will play a key role in developing contact tracing systems; however, it’s not that much easy as it seems. The Trump administration is planning to spend millions of dollars on hiring contract tracers, but this idea might need some more clarification from health experts.

According to a recent report from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 60000 death been reported so far. Rise in the number of death is not only because of the coronavirus but also because of other illnesses. Because of the pandemic situation, many people are not visiting hospitals on the fear of this deadly virus. Dr. Arnold Monto University of Michigan researcher said that everybody is currently afraid to go to the hospital, and that’s why they are dying more frequently in the absence of getting proper treatment. There is no doubt that coronavirus has become popular in some places because many people are getting diagnosed with it daily, and killing hundreds of people. However, it’s not the only thing which is increasing the number of deaths in the country because people with heart disease and other illnesses require daily needs also.

They are not getting medical help because of the lockdowns happening all over the country. In Connecticut, the situation is quite worse because it has reported 2335 coronavirus deaths in April. Statistically, it has an average 2500 deaths in a month; however; the deaths mentioned above happened because of the coronavirus only. Other states like New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan witnessed 3000 more deaths in a single week, and it’s been certified by CDC statistics. The number of fatalities is currently about one week, and health experts think that the number would get significantly increased in upcoming weeks when they will get a more clear picture of the ongoing situation.

So far, the COVID-19 death toll has crossed the 60000 benchmark, which is an indication that this virus is far worse than expected. However, deaths happening because of car crashes are still the same in some areas, even during the lockdown. In some areas, car crash deaths are still the same because some people are deciding to drive like crazy even when there is no traffic.

Since everybody is currently worried about the pandemic situation which they have to face because of the coronavirus outbreak, famous singer Beyonce has come to the rescue of those suffering mental health issues. The famous Beyonce announced that her charity organisation BEyGOOD is partnering with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to donate $6 million for mental health betterment. On her website, a statement was released, which stated that the organisation realises the extra burden faced by health workers in psychological pressure as well as financial. They are trying to help those who are giving the essential services during this pandemic situation.

The statement further mentioned the African-American community living in major cities where the condition is worse, and they will need help during this time. The organisation will be able to provide these needy people food, medical services and personal good care facilities which are necessary for them. BeyGOOD has decided to partner with Jack Dorsey to help people, and they will be contributing more than $ 6 million. The statement further mentioned assisting local communities in Houston, New York, Detroit, and New Orleans. Beyonce earlier also honoured those people who have helped others during hard times on various occasions.

She said we all are like family and we need everyone’s voices, abilities and strength to fight this pandemic situation. Before this announcement, Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z also donated $6.2 million along with Rihanna to Jack Dorsey’s charity. Big celebrities coming forward to help needy people is quite encouraging especially for those people who are truly in need. Beyonce also mentioned how everyone should be patient and brave enough to fight the coronavirus pandemic because otherwise, we won’t be able to defeat it. Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, has already pledged to donate more than one-third of his net worth.

Grand Island, Nebraska, is witnessing quite a big problem because the recent report from Public Hospital shows that the number of cases of coronavirus has increased. Health officials from this city said since many people are getting ill because of the coronavirus, they are witnessing a spike in patients. While speaking about the current condition in City Health, director Teresa Anderson said they have no room for error, and everyone should do their required duty. Number of patients who have been put on ventilators are increasing, and hospitals are running out of ventilators for seriously ill patients.

Forty-eight patients have been put on respirators, and more than 118 cases have been registered in the Intensive Care Unit, where they are getting necessary treatment from doctors. Doctors said that they are witnessing many people who have to put on ventilators, but they are lacking this facility, which is creating a big problem.

Health officials are saying that they want to create more rooms for the upcoming patients because they think the numbers will increase in the next few days, and they have to prepare for it. Hospital business has gone down by more than 30%, which is also affecting the functionality of various hospitals. The number of patients who are on a ventilator requires unique health treatments. Hospital authorities don’t want to take any risk and expect many patients will need a ventilator in upcoming days.

Even though all cases in Grand Island city are less as compared to other Metropolitan cities, doctors are taking care of it neatly. The peak is coming, and it will happen in the next 12 weeks, and they have already been preparing for this situation. They can’t say the exact number of patients will be admitted, the peak is inevitable, and people are requested to follow the required precautions.

Dr. Anthony Fauci recently said that the number of people who are dying because of a coronavirus outbreak might reach 60000. Previously many health officials reports stated the number of death patients might reach 1 lakh to 2 lakh. However, foresee said that this number might not be that much more significant, and it could be less than 60000. He backed up his statement busting the fact that the Trump administration’s decision to make lockdown nationwide. Doctor Anthony thinks in the whole country is in lockdown; there are high chances that the number of patients dying because of a coronavirus outbreak will be significantly reduced.

Dr. Anthony is a member of the White House and also leading the Coronavirus team in discovering the vaccine. According to him, since the US government is trying to create a cure for this deadly virus, they are most likely going to succeed at it. All scientists across the country are trying to find out q cure by implementing the knowledge, and he believes soon there will be an antidote for coronavirus also.

While giving an interview with a famous news channel doctor, Anthony said about the death toll not increasing because of the lockdown decision. He decided to focus on talking about the health issues of ordinary Americans. According to him, many hospitals and health care centers in big cities like New York las Vegas are giving good results because the number of patients in these big cities has reduced significantly. The USA was supposed to follow precaution by locking down the country.

However, negligence has cost country lots of things. But steel governments planning to discover a new vaccine and making sure people stay at their home will get back things to normal. During March, he mentioned about the death toll in between 1 lakh to 2 lakh; however, now he has reversed a statement and said the number could be less than 60000, which could be a good thing in the current situation.

Experts fear that San Francisco might be hitting an epidemic of a fatal drug overdose. The Public Health Department has released data stating that there have been more than 300 deaths due to drug overdose in the city last year. Experts have said that this three-digit increase has been driven by the synthetic opioid fentanyl. This drug is more powerful than heroin and pure morphine. San Francisco had seen a short-lived decline with only 186 overdose deaths in 2016; however, it steadily increased with 222 deaths in 2017 and 259 deaths in 2018. The Health Commission has claimed that there have been at least 330 drug overdose deaths in San Francisco last year.

The director of substance research at the Department of Public health Dr. Phillip Coffin has said that deaths due to overdose of cocaine, meth, and opioids have been stable for the past 15 years. However, fentanyl has increased the death toll in recent years in San Francisco and other American cities. He has said that drug overdose deaths have escalated in the second half of 2018 and the first half of 2019. Deaths due to overdose are generally driven by fentanyl. There have been nearly 162 deaths due to fentanyl overdose last year in San Francisco.

Authorities are trying to neutralize the effect of fentanyl’s potency by harm reduction tactic of getting people to smoke it rather than snorting as injecting fentanyl has the highest risk of fatal overdose. Health authorities are working round the clock to make overdose reversal drug naloxone accessible in the city to stabilize the effect of overdose. Nevertheless, there are experts, who do not promote harm reduction tactics. They believe that it creates a permissive culture of drug abuse and increases drug overdose fatality in the long run. Health officials are also promoting prescription of buprenorphine to bring down overdose deaths in the city. Meth related deaths are also on the rise, there had been at least 126 deaths related to meth in 2018.

It has been proven that moderate to vigorous exercise is good for everybody. It improves sleep patterns, blood pressure and protects against many life-threatening diseases. Now, a new study has revealed that moderate to vigorous exercise can also prevent anxiety and depression as it boosts the mood as well. Experts say that parents should encourage their adolescent children to indulge in physical activity when the first sign of depression begins. The study has found out that even light exercise can help in protecting children from depression. However, unless the kid is an athlete, it is difficult to keep them away from social media. Most of the children are severely under the influence of new-age social media platforms and Cellphone, which is not a good sign.

This study has been published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry. The study shows that 60 minutes of physical activity at the age of 12 can reduce the risk of depression at the age of 18 by 10 percent. These physical activities include running, biking, walking, doing house chores, painting, or playing an instrument. The lead author of the study Aaron Kandola has said that we do not need to include more intense exercise in our routine to improve mental health rather it takes easy and light movements. Senior author of the research Dr. Joseph Hayes has said that many initiatives have been taken to promote intense exercise but we need to focus on light movement exercises as well. Dr. Joseph Hayes is a psychiatrist and clinical consultant at the University of London.

Experts have urged school authorities to come forward and include light movement in the exercise schedule of the children. They have said that it does not require much effort to fit these things into the daily routine of the kids. As a part of the study, around 4257 children under the age group of 12 to 16 years were made to wear instruments to track their movements over three days. Accelerometers recorded the physical movement of the children at least for 10 hours each day. These machines turned out to be better than other methods of movement tracking used in prior studies. The study has revealed that sedentary behavior in children has increased, as they grow older. The risk of depression has been reported highest among the physically inactive children. Each additional hour of sitting idle at the age of 12 is associated with an 11 percent increased risk of depression. At the age of 14, it has been linked with an 8 percent higher risk of depression. While at the age of 16, additional hours of being inactive have shown a 10.5 percent higher risk of mental disorder.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given a thumbs up to the first-ever treatment for peanut butter allergy in children. The new drug is called AR101 or Palforzia, which increases children’s tolerance level to the small quantity of peanuts. It also lowers down the risk of side effects of accidental exposure. However, it does not treat the allergy caused by the food item. Palforzia has been approved for the children between the age group of 4 to 17 years. It is available in the powder form, which can be sprinkled on the food. It will be sold for $890 per month. Peanut butter can be life threatening in children at times.

As per the officials of the FDA, peanut allergy affects nearly 1 million children in the US. However, the allergy outgrows in only one out of five kids. Peter Marks the Head of FDA’s Biologics Evolution and Research has said that there is no cure for such allergies. People who are allergic to peanuts should avoid exposure; else, it can result in severe and life-threatening reactions. The new drug Palforzia works on immunotherapy. Children are given a small but increasing amount of peanut protein for six months under medical supervision during the treatment. They are advised to take a daily dose of the medicine to be able to stand accidental exposure.

The agency has said that there is a risk of a fatal anaphylactic reaction that is still the same so patients should avoid consuming peanuts. Peanuts are common food allergen in the United States. Dr. Peter Marks said that when Palforzia is used along with peanut avoidance, the drug becomes an FDA approved treatment for preventing the risk of these allergic reactions in kids who are allergic to it. According to the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, more than 2.5 percent of all children are allergic to peanuts in the United States. Peanut allergy is linked with Anaphylaxis, which is potentially a deadly condition. People with such conditions require immediate medical attention. Hive, cramping, indigestion, swelling, dizziness, and even fainting are common symptoms of peanut allergy.

US health regulators have expanded the approval of using a fish oil-based drug for reducing the risk of serious heart attacks. The Food and Drug Administration or FDA has approved the broader use of Vascepa after an independent panel voted unanimously in favor of it. The decision was taken based on positive clinical trial data. Vascepa is a highly purified form of omega-3 fatty acid. It was approved by the FDA in 2012 for people with sky-high triglycerides. Triglycerides is a type of fat in the blood that can increase the risk of heart-related diseases. The FDA has now allowed its use in a group of adults with not so extreme levels of triglyceride and having multiple risk factors like heart disease and diabetes.

The approval for expanded use allows it to tap into the market of around 15 million Americans. Vascepa is expected to control about 12 percent of the US market in the next few years. Roth Capital Partners has predicted the peak annual sales of USD 3.2 billion by 2030. Drugmaker Amarin has set a list price of USD 303.65 per month. The exact amount paid by patients will vary by insurance and the company said it will provide financial support. In clinical testing, Vascepa reduced risks of potentially deadly complications including heart attack, strokes by 25 percent. A study was conducted for five years on 8200 patients and was funded by the manufacturer. The patients were already taking medicines to control diabetes or lower bad cholesterol.

Chances of heart complications were reduced by 25 percent in patients taking Vascepa. It reduced the risk of death by 20 percent compared with patients taking dummy capsules of mineral oil. Heart disease is one of the major causes of deaths in the United States. By 2035, 45 percent of US citizens are estimated to be diagnosed with some form of heart disease. The American Heart Association said that it would result in annual treatment costs in excess of USD 1 trillion. Millions of Americans take omega-3 fatty acids for supposed heart benefits. But the dosages are way below Vascepa’s potency.

Watching television is the most impactful lifestyle habit that is related to childhood obesity, as per the study published on Wednesday. The study was conducted by a team of researchers managed by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. Parents were requested to complete questionnaires on their kids’ lifestyle habits. The researchers considered five activities: physical activity, TV time, plant-based food eating, sleep time, and ultra-processed food eating. In order to examine these, they measured the children’s body mass index, blood pressure, and waist circumference who were at four and seven years of age. Martine Vrijheid, a researcher in the ISGlobal Programmed on Childhood & Environment and co-leader of the study, said that unhealthy behaviors be likely to join and interconnect.

The study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity was on the basis of data obtained from 1,480 children joined in a Spanish research network. The study was on the impact of pollutants throughout pregnancy and their special effects on offspring. The researchers also measured the time used up by children on other sedentary activities, containing a drawing, doing puzzles, and reading. These activities did not appear related to obesity or overweight. One theory is that kids may look at advertisements for beverages and food that have high sugar, saturated fat, and salt while watching programs.

The study also tells that looking at TV has interrupted sleep. Persons who commonly sleep fewer than seven hours a night have lesser levels of specific microRNAs, according to another study available in the journal Experimental Physiology. The MicroRNAs molecules act as biological indicators of cardiovascular health. MicroRNAs display is the main role in regulating vascular health. The public health movements targeted to decrease childhood obesity is not stopping the problem. The American youngsters share between 2 and 19 years old, having obese increased from 14% in 1999 to 18.5% in 2016. There was also a notable jump in obesity between the 2 to 5 years old children with 14%.

A charity found that thing with cancer therapy was the “holy grail” of the disease’s research, meaning the public was unaware of developments that made patients live longer. The Cancer Research Institute (ICR) said that this effect could lead to an overly binary “cure or nothing” approach to cancer that might not help. Not only masking progress but also not understanding how to best deal with future disease.

A survey by the association found that, although people diagnosed with cancer have improved their lives by ten years. And their quality of life has improved, very few people believe that cancer can be organized in the long term. From the last ten years, it has been observed that patients tend to live more ten years from the time cancer is diagnosed. Therefore making it more manageable. In contrast, more than 40% said they believe they can treat heart disease for the long term, and more than 70% of people say they can treat diabetes. The Cancer Research Institute a charity and research institute, has focused mainly on treatment neglected the considerable progress achieved. The ICR states that the reality of many advanced cancers is that there is no cure yet, but they are trying. To provide personalized treatment so that patients’ life can be extended. The charity is shouting for more considerable attention to the ability of cancer resistance treatments to make more people live longer. A poll of 2,100  members and 365 patients found that one-third have misinterpreted the widely used term “clear all”. To indicate that the disease has cured completely than just being untraceable and still May relapse. 20% of the public and 17% of cancer patients do not know that cancer can resist treatment and relapse.

Hence there are different treatments for cancer like radiation therapy, surgery, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, etc. Health experts are trying to discover more and more treatments and medicines to finish cancer.