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  • Health Officials Investigate Whether Myocarditis Is A Rare Side Effect Of COVID-19 Vaccines In Young People

    The AP (6/4, Tanner, Neergaard) reports health officials “are trying to determine whether heart inflammation that can occur along with many types of infections could also be a rare side effect in teens and young adults after the second dose of COVID-19 va...
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  • Sepsis Found In Higher Rates During Pandemic Among Children Who Had Surgery, Research Finds

    Modern Healthcare (6/3, Gillespie, Subscription Publication) reports on research finding that “Children who received surgery during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 developed life-threatening sepsis at higher rates than pre-pandemic.” The a...
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  • Researchers Estimate That HIV Incidence In The US Has Declined By 73% From Its Peak, But Racial Disparities Have Increased Since The Beginning Of The AIDS Epidemic

    Healio (6/3, N. Dreisbach) reports that in a study published in the CDC’s MMWR, researchers estimate that “the annual incidence of HIV in the United States declined 73% from a peak of 130,400 infections in 1984 and 1985 to 34,800 infections in 2019.” Howe...
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  • Two Groups Of Chinese Scientists Under Scrutiny As “Lab-Leak” Theory Is Revisited

    The Washington Post (6/3, A1, Dou, Kuo) reports two groups of Chinese scientists based in Wuhan are under increased scrutiny as the “lab-leak” theory is revisited. Both groups, led by Tian Junhua at the Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
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  • Comparison of Serum Free and Bioavailable 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Control Patients

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  • Trimester-Specific Reference Intervals of Serum Urea, Creatinine, and Uric Acid Among Healthy Pregnant Women in Zhengzhou, China

    Abstract Not Available
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  • First- and Second-Trimester Reference Intervals for Thyroid Function Testing in a US Population

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  • Use Of Antibiotics In US Declined Significantly From 1999 To 2018, But Has Stalled In Last Decade, Study Indicates

    Healio (6/2, Stulpin) reports researchers found the use of antibiotics in the US “declined significantly from 1999 to 2018, though none of that decline occurred over the last decade despite a push for antimicrobial stewardship.” The findings were publishe...
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  • FDA Warns Against Unauthorized At-Home Coronavirus Tests Produced By Lepu Medical Technology

    Fox News (6/2, Hein) reports the FDA “warned consumers to stop using an unauthorized COVID-19 at-home rapid test and antibody test over concerns that the kits may produce false results.” The tests made by Lepu Medical Technology “were distributed to pharm...
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  • Some Genetic Testing May Only Screen Small Subset Of Pathogenic Variants For Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Research Suggests

    HCPlive (6/2, Iopoce) reports, “While familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common inherited cardiovascular disease,” research indicates that “some genetic testing may only screen a small subset of pathogenic variants.” Investigators arrived at t...
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  • Investigators Say They Have Developed Touch-Based Test That Measures Blood Sugar In Sweat

    HealthDay (6/2, Mann) reports, “A new quick and painless sensor that measures blood sugar in human sweat may mean far fewer finger pricks for the millions of people who live with diabetes,” investigators concluded after developing an “investigational, tou...
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  • Moderna Plans To Offer Low Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine To Protect Children And Fight Variants

    Reuters (6/2, Miller) reports Moderna is preparing “to halve the dose of its COVID-19 vaccine...so that it can also be used to combat variants and inoculate children.” In a deal with Lonza, Moderna “said a new drug substance production line in Geleen, Net...
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  • Group Issues Report Criticizing COVID-19 Vaccine Passes

    The Hill (6/2, Rodrigo) reports that the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) has released a report finding that “apps to track the coronavirus vaccination status of Americans are ineffective, amplify existing inequalities and pose thorny priv...
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  • Israeli Health Officials Say There Is A Probable Link Between Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine And Myocarditis

    Bloomberg (6/2, Odenheimer) reports, “Israel health officials have found a probable link between Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine and dozens of cases of heart inflammation in young men following the second dose of the vaccine, the Health...
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  • Biden Announces Efforts To Reach Goal Of 70% Of Adults With At Least One COVID-19 Shot By July 4

    The Washington Post (6/2, Pager, Sun, Wagner) reports on Wednesday, President Biden announced “new private sector initiatives...to encourage Americans to get vaccinated” in an effort to reach the “goal of 70 percent of adult Americans with at least one sh...
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  • Survey Suggests Some Mothers Are Hesitant To Vaccinate Themselves Or Their Children

    MedPage Today (6/2, Firth) reports, “Mothers are particularly hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves and their children, according to the latest data.” According to the COVID States Project, a nationwide survey revealed higher rates of...
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  • New White House Scientific Adviser Says He Wants To Have A Vaccine Ready For The Next Pandemic In 100 Days

    The AP (6/2, Borenstein) reports Eric Lander, the new White House scientific adviser, “wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing a potential viral outbreak.” During an interview, Lander “painted a ro...
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  • HbA1c May Have Prognostic Value For People Without Diabetes And No History Of CVD, Researchers Say

    MedPage Today (6/1, Lou) reports, “Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) could have prognostic value for people without diabetes and no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD),” investigators concluded in “an observational study of nearly 4,000 middle-age individua...
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  • Elevated Albuminuria May Be Associated With Subsequent Mortality From Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, Study Indicates

    Pulmonology Advisor (6/1, A. Schad) reports researchers found in a longitudinal study that “elevated albuminuria may be associated with subsequent mortality from chronic lower respiratory disease and from influenza and pneumonia, independent of diabetes o...
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  • EPA Levels May Be Tied To HF Rates In High-Risk Patients Taking Icosapent Ethyl, Study Indicates

    Healio (6/1, Vecchione) reports, “In patients from the REDUCE-IT trial assigned icosapent ethyl, those who achieved high or moderate levels of eicosapentaenoic acid had better HF outcomes compared with those who achieved low levels,” researchers concluded...
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