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  • Research Examines Pathogenesis Of Insulin Resistance In Patients With Obesity And NAFLD

    Gastroenterology Advisor (7/19, Schad) reports, “In patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), alterations in adipose tissue biology likely increase the release of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and exosomes into circulation and ar...
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  • RA, COVID-19 Pneumonitis Share Common Pathogenic Pathways That Could Become Novel Treatment Targets, Study Suggests

    Medwire News (7/19, Barnard) reports, “Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and COVID-19 pneumonitis share some common pathogenic pathways that could be targeted in the development of treatment strategies for COVID-19.” Researchers evaluated publicly available datas...
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  • Research Highlights Autoimmune Pathogenic Process In MS

    Neurology Advisor (7/19, Akirov) reports, “According to the outside-in paradigm, microbes trigger the autoimmune pathogenic process leading to multiple sclerosis (MS), while the inside-out paradigm suggests the autoimmune pathogenic process is triggered b...
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  • Even Mild, Asymptomatic COVID-19 Triggers Strong Antibody Response In Children, Teens, Study Finds

    HealthDay (7/19, Preidt) reports, “Even a mild or asymptomatic case of COVID-19 triggers a strong antibody response in children and teens, new research shows.” Researchers “measured antibody response in 69 young patients, aged 2 months to 21 years, with a...
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  • Third Wave Of COVID-19 Adds To An Already Tense Situation In South Africa

    The Wall Street Journal (7/19, A1, Steinhauser, Parkinson, Subscription Publication) reports that a third wave of COVID-19 infections, powered by the Delta variant, is adding to an already tense situation in South Africa. Violent riots have broken out as...
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  • UK Will Not Vaccinate Most Under 18 For Now

    The AP (7/19) reports, “The British government has decided not to inoculate most children and teenagers against COVID-19 until more data on the available vaccines becomes available.” The government did say that “children as young as 12 with severe neuro-d...
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  • Canada Surpasses US COVID-19 Vaccination Rate, Data Show

    HealthDay (7/19, Preidt) reports, “As of Saturday, more than 49% of eligible people in Canada were fully vaccinated, and 70% had received at least one dose of vaccine,” while the “rates in the United States are about 48% and 55.5%, respectively.” In EU, f...
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  • CDC Director Warns Of “Preventable” COVID-19 Cases Among Unvaccinated Americans

    The New York Times (7/16, Anthes, Petri) reported, “As the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus fuels outbreaks in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Friday that ‘this is becoming a pa...
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  • UK Research Institute Provides £20M For Research On Long COVID-19

    Bloomberg (7/17, Martin) reported the UK’s National Institute for Health Research on Sunday “announced about 20 million pounds ($27.5 million) in funding for 15 studies analyzing the causes of long Covid and its physical and mental health impacts.” A stud...
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  • Research Provides Greater Understanding Of Pathogenesis Of Vitiligo

    According to Dermatology Advisor (7/16, May), while “genetic factors play the largest role in the risk for developing vitiligo...recent research has provided a greater understanding of the pathogenesis of the autoimmune disease as well as its future thera...
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  • Delta COVID-19 Variant On The Rise In The US, With Bigger Surges In Under-Vaccinated States

    New York Times (7/17, Leatherby, Walker) reported COVID-19 cases in the US are “slowly rising again,” primarily “in places with low vaccination rates” as the Delta variant of the disease spreads. Public health officials “expect this trend to continue, put...
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  • More Than One-Fourth Of Patients With COVID-19 Not Fully Recovered After Six Months, Study Says

    HealthDay (7/16, Preidt) reported a study published in PLOS ONE “suggests that more than a quarter of adults who had COVID-19 in 2020 weren’t fully recovered six to eight months later.” The study of 431 patients with COVID-19 “found that 26% did not fully...
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  • Indonesia Becomes World’s New COVID-19 Epicenter

    The New York Times (7/17, Abdurachman, Paddock, Suhartono) reported, “Indonesia has become the new epicenter of the pandemic, surpassing India and Brazil to become the country with the world’s highest count of new infections.” On Thursday, “authorities re...
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  • Disease Experts Warn World Remains At Risk As COVID-19 Infections Rise

    The Washington Post (7/17, A1, Achenbach) reported on its front page that disease experts are warning the world is in a “bad place” with COVID-19, as cases surge with the rise of the Delta variant and “most of the world remains unvaccinated.” In the US, i...
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  • Study Indicates Around 8% Of MSM Worldwide May Have Syphilis

    HealthDay (7/16) reports on research finding that “nearly 8 percent of men who have sex with men (MSM) may have syphilis.” The research included “345 prevalence data points from 275 studies across 77 countries, with a total of 606,232 participants.” The f...
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  • Data Show Decline In Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing In VA System From 2011 To 2018

    HealthDay (7/16) reported on research finding that within “the Veterans Affairs (VA) system, outpatient antibiotic prescribing decreased from 2011 to 2018.” The research included data on “antibiotic use among VA outpatient clinics across the United States...
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  • Study Finds Exposure To Some Nonantimicrobial Drugs Associated With Increased Risk For Drug-Resistant Infections

    Healio (7/16, Stulpin) reported on research finding that “exposure to commonly prescribed nonantimicrobial drugs was associated with an increased risk for drug-resistant infections in a study of more than 1,800 patients at an Israeli hospital.” Specifical...
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  • Some European Countries Increasing Vaccine Requirements

    The AP (7/17, Becatoros) reported, “European nations are scrambling to ramp up vaccination drives, using a carrot-and-stick approach to persuade the reluctant to get their shots,” and “Greece became the latest...requiring proof of vaccination or recent re...
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  • CDC Advisory Panel To Make Recommendations On Giving Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Immunocompromised Patients

    The Washington Post (7/15, Sun, Abutaleb, McGinley) reports, “The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which makes vaccine recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is scheduled at a July 22 meeting to discuss” whether he...
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  • Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Causing Fatal Pneumonia Infections Among Pediatric Patients In Bangladesh, Researchers Say

    HealthDay (7/15, Thompson) reports, “Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is causing deadly pneumonia infections among large numbers of children in the South Asian nation of Bangladesh, a rising threat that could one day reach American shores,” according to phys...
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