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Children With A Neurologic Comorbidity May Experience Nearly Twofold Greater Risk For Postoperative Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Healio (8/10, Ernst) reports, “Children with a neurologic comorbidity experienced an almost twofold greater risk for postoperative pneumonia,” researchers concluded in a 349,163-child retrospective study of youngsters “aged younger than 18 years who had i...

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CDC Study Finds Benefits Of COVID-19 Vaccines Outweigh Risks

Bloomberg (8/10, Rutherford) reports a study issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the “benefits of COVID-19 vaccines used in the U.S. outweigh the risk of serious adverse events seen in a relatively small number of Americans.”...

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Research In Mice Explores Role Of Gut-Brain Axis, S-Equol-Producing Bacteria In Epilepsy

Neurology Advisor (8/10, Akirov) reports, “Theiler murine encephalomyelitis virus...infection leads to significant alteration in gut microbiome, including loss of S-equol-producing bacteria, highlighting the role of this metabolite and the gut-brain axis...

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Moderna To Build mRNA Vaccine Facility In Canada

The Wall Street Journal (8/10, Schwartz, Vieira, Subscription Publication) reports Moderna Inc plans to build a facility in Canada to make mRNA vaccines. CEO Stéphane Bancel said there are ongoing discussions about building similar facilities in Europe an...

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Guinea Quarantines 155 People After Man Dies Of Marburg Virus

The Washington Post (8/10, Paquette) reports, “Guinea has ordered 155 people into quarantine after confirming West Africa’s first known case of the Marburg virus...that has killed one person in the nation’s forested south.” Officials also “scrambled Tuesd...

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Public Health Experts Want President Biden To Take Immediate Action To Prevent New Coronavirus Variants

The Washington Post (8/10, Diamond, Abutaleb) reports scores of “public health experts, scientists and activists on Tuesday demanded that President Biden take urgent steps to confront the global spread of the coronavirus, warning that without immediate ac...

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Delta Variant Causing COVID-19 Surge Growing Across The Country

Reuters (8/9, Caspani, Bernstein, Shumaker) reports, “Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the United States are at a six-month high, fueled by the rapid spread of the Delta variant across swathes of the country grappling with low vaccination rates.”...

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Rapid Screening Tests For COVID-19 May Miss Significant Fraction Of Infected Persons, Study Finds

MedPage Today (8/9, Gever) reports on research finding that “two widely used rapid screening tests for COVID-19, which check for SARS-CoV-2 antigens, missed a significant fraction of infected individuals when used in a real-world setting.” The study inclu...

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3GCR-GN And VRE Are Most Common Drug-Resistant Bacteria In The Gut Of Patients In ICU

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/9, Mermelstein) reports on research finding that “third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative organisms (3GCR-GN) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are the most common drug-resistant bacteria colonized in...

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Home Dialysis Reduces COVID-19 Exposure, May Prevent Future Infection Transmission, According To Study

Healio (8/9, Webb) reports, “After finding that patients who received dialysis in-center had higher rates of COVID-19, researchers advocated for ‘a major shift’ to home-based care as a means to reduce the risk for transmission of future infectious disease...

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CDC Investigating Fourth US Case Of Melioidosis This Year

The AP (8/9, Stobbe) reports that four people in the US have had “melioidosis caused by a bacteria that lives in soil and water” according to the CDC, which is “investigating the latest fatal case.” Cases were reported in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and T...

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West Nile Virus Infections Detected In Southern California

The Los Angeles Times (8/9, Pinho) reports, “The first West Nile virus infections of 2021 have been detected in Los Angeles and Orange counties.” One person “was hospitalized for a West Nile virus-induced fever in late July and is recovering.” In addition...

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Epidemiologist Says Delta Variant May Be “Most Contagious Virus...In Living Memory”

The Hill (8/9, Oshin) reports Larry Brilliant, a former WHO epidemiologist said on CNBC Friday that the Delta variant of COVID-19 “is maybe the most contagious virus that we’ve ever seen in living memory.” Brilliant “said it feels like the world is still...

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Senate Democrats Unveil $3.5 Trillion Budget Proposal With Medicare Expansion, Prescription Drug Price Plans

The Washington Post (8/9, A1, Romm) reports, “Senate Democrats released a sweeping $3.5 trillion budget blueprint on Monday that proposes to expand Medicare,” along with other “central elements of President Biden’s economic agenda” including “fresh effort...

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In Areas With Growing COVID-19 Outbreaks, Tests May Be More Difficult To Get

Kaiser Health News (8/6, Galewitz, Bluth, Bichell) reported, “As the nation confronts its latest and worsening surge of covid cases, consumers are again facing delays getting tested.” The situation “appears mostly in the South and Midwest, where infection...

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Fauci Calls For More COVID-19 Testing To Study Breakthrough Cases

Politico (8/8, Greene) reports that NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Sunday and “urged...that more coronavirus testing be done among vaccinated people to learn more about breakthrough cases.” While Fauci said that “no va...

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Transgender Women With HIV Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy May Have Higher Rates Of Sustained Viral Suppression, Study Finds

Healio (8/6, Downey) reported, “Transgender women with HIV who received gender-affirming hormone therapy experienced significantly higher rates of sustained viral suppression.” The study included 59 people who received care at the University of Tennessee...

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Study Compares Immune Response From Various Influenza Vaccines

Healio (8/6, Stulpin) reported on a randomized trial finding that “immunization with recombinant quadrivalent influenza vaccines improved antibody responses at 1 month after vaccination compared with egg-based vaccines.” The trial compared “the immune res...

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FMT May Contribute To Persistence Or Clearance, But Not Transmission, Of Pks+ E Coli In Patients With Multiple rCDI, Researchers Say

Gastroenterology Advisor (8/6, Soreca) reported, “Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) contributes to persistence or clearance, but not transmission, of polyketide synthase (pks+) Escherichia coli (E coli) in patients with multiple recurrent Clostridioi...

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US To Authorize COVID Vaccine Boosters For Those With Weakened Immune Systems Within Days Or Weeks, Officials Say

The Washington Post (8/6, A1, McGinley, Sun, Hawkins) reported, “Federal health officials are racing to ensure that millions of Americans with weakened immune systems can get additional shots of coronavirus vaccines to protect them against the highly cont...

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Children With A Neurologic Comorbidity May Experience Nearly Twofold Greater Risk For Postoperative Pneumonia, Study Indicates

CDC Study Finds Benefits Of COVID-19 Vaccines Outweigh Risks

Research In Mice Explores Role Of Gut-Brain Axis, S-Equol-Producing Bacteria In Epilepsy

Moderna To Build mRNA Vaccine Facility In Canada

Guinea Quarantines 155 People After Man Dies Of Marburg Virus

Public Health Experts Want President Biden To Take Immediate Action To Prevent New Coronavirus Variants

Delta Variant Causing COVID-19 Surge Growing Across The Country

Rapid Screening Tests For COVID-19 May Miss Significant Fraction Of Infected Persons, Study Finds

3GCR-GN And VRE Are Most Common Drug-Resistant Bacteria In The Gut Of Patients In ICU

Home Dialysis Reduces COVID-19 Exposure, May Prevent Future Infection Transmission, According To Study

CDC Investigating Fourth US Case Of Melioidosis This Year

West Nile Virus Infections Detected In Southern California

Epidemiologist Says Delta Variant May Be “Most Contagious Virus...In Living Memory”

Senate Democrats Unveil $3.5 Trillion Budget Proposal With Medicare Expansion, Prescription Drug Price Plans

In Areas With Growing COVID-19 Outbreaks, Tests May Be More Difficult To Get

Fauci Calls For More COVID-19 Testing To Study Breakthrough Cases

Transgender Women With HIV Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy May Have Higher Rates Of Sustained Viral Suppression, Study Finds

Study Compares Immune Response From Various Influenza Vaccines

FMT May Contribute To Persistence Or Clearance, But Not Transmission, Of Pks+ E Coli In Patients With Multiple rCDI, Researchers Say

US To Authorize COVID Vaccine Boosters For Those With Weakened Immune Systems Within Days Or Weeks, Officials Say