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Compared With DTIs, ctDNA Was Able To Measure Disease Burden More Objectively For Patients With DLBCL, Study Finds

Cancer Network (5/21, Fowler) reported that “compared with diagnosis-to-treatment intervals (DTIs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) was able to measure disease burden more objectively for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to res...

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Presence Of COVID-19 Virus In Olfactory System May Explain Loss Of Smell In Some Patients, Researchers Say

USA Today (5/23, Weintraub) reports, “As the pandemic continues, more information is accumulating about the loss of smell that afflicts as many as 70% to 80% of people who catch COVID-19 and seems particularly common among those with mild disease.” The vi...

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Certain Biomarkers Linked To Adverse Outcomes Among Patients With NAFLD And COVID-19, Researchers Find

Healio (5/21) reported, “Researchers found certain diagnostics linked to adverse outcomes among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease during COVID-19, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.” In this “retrospective study, research...

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Region Of Birth Associated With Time To Diagnosis Of TB Among Foreign-Born People In The US, Study Indicates

Healio (5/21, Dreisbach) reported, “Researchers found an association between region of birth and time to diagnosis among foreign-born people in the U.S. with tuberculosis, suggesting that where a person was born may predict progression from latent TB to T...

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Researchers Identify Bartonella Quintana In 15% Of Homeless People In Denver

Healio (5/21, Dreisbach) reported researchers identified “Bartonella quintana, the bacterial pathogen that caused trench fever among soldiers during World War I,...in 15% of people experiencing homelessness during a recent outbreak in Denver.” The finding...

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CDC Investigating Reports Some Young COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Have Experienced Myocarditis

The New York Times (5/22, Mandavilli) said the CDC is investigating “reports that a very small number of teenagers and young adults vaccinated against the coronavirus may have experienced” myocarditis, “according to the agency’s vaccine safety group.” The...

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Biden Administration Works With Dating Sites To Promote COVID-19 Vaccines

The Washington Post (5/21, Iati, Wan) reported the Biden administration is working with nine dating sites, including Tinder and Bumble, to promote COVID-19 vaccines. Under the partnership, the dating sites have added features allowing people to share thei...

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Some Hospitals Drop COVID-19 Testing Requirement For Vaccinated Patients Undergoing Surgery

Modern Healthcare (5/20, Bannow, Subscription Publication) reports some hospitals no longer require vaccinated patients to undergo COVID-19 testing before surgery. Emory Healthcare, Hartford HealthCare, UnityPoint Health, and other health systems “have sc...

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Lower Blood Levels Of Vitamin D Binding Protein May Be Biomarker For Multiple Sclerosis, Study Indicates

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (5/20, Abduallah) reports researchers observed “lower blood levels of vitamin D binding protein” (VDBP) in people newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), which suggests low VDBP levels may be a biomarker for the disease...

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High Serum Phosphorus Levels May Be Risk Factor For Primary Failure Of Arteriovenous Fistulas, Researchers Say

Renal & Urology News (5/20, Persaud) reports, “High serum phosphorus levels may be a risk factor for primary failure of arteriovenous fistulas,” researchers concluded. The 482-patient study revealed that “high serum phosphorus levels significantly correla...

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US Reports Fewer Than 30,000 COVID-19 Cases For Five Consecutive Days

CNBC (5/20, Rattner) says, “The U.S. has reported fewer than 30,000 cases for five straight days, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows, bringing the seven-day average of daily new infections to about 30,300.” This is “the first time daily case...

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Existing COVID-19 Vaccines Appear To Protect Against Variants, WHO Says

Reuters (5/20) reports that the COVID-19 vaccines “currently being deployed in the fight against the pandemic in Europe appear able to protect against all variants that are circulating and causing concern, the World Health Organization’s regional director...

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Scientists Discover New Coronavirus That Originated In Dogs In People Hospitalized With Pneumonia In Malaysia

The Hill (5/20, Guzman) reports scientists discovered a new coronavirus “in patients who were hospitalized with pneumonia in Malaysia.” The coronavirus originated in dogs, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Healio (5/20, Dreis...

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COVID-19 Vaccines Were Not The Cause In Cases Of Sudden Hearing Loss, Researchers Say

The Los Angeles Times (5/20, Kaplan) reports researchers investigated cases of sudden hearing loss in people who received a COVID-19 vaccine and concluded the hearing loss was not caused by the vaccine. The findings were published in JAMA Otolaryngology-H...

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Some Hospitals Relax Visitation Policies As Vaccination Rates Increase

HealthDay (5/20, Thompson) reports some hospitals have relaxed “visitation policies over the past month as vaccination rates increase and COVID case counts decline.” The CDC issued new guidelines saying hospitals can consider allowing limited visitors if...

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CDC Data Show Black Americans Have The Lowest Vaccination Rate Compared To Other Racial Groups

Kaiser Health News (5/20, Recht, Pradhan, Weber) reports, “Black Americans’ COVID-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation’s campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and Native Americans show the highest rates overall, according...

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WHO Report Says Efforts To End HIV, Hepatitis, And STIs By 2030 Were Off-Track Even Before The COVID-19 Pandemic

Healio (5/20, Stulpin) says, “Efforts to end HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs by 2030 were off-track even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, according to a new” WHO report. The report “highlighted achievements and gaps in strategies to address HIV, viral h...

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Implementation of a Sample Pooling Strategy for the Direct Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Institutional Experience

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More People Undergo HCV Screening When There Is Reduced Effort In Attaining A Laboratory Order Compared To People Who Have To Request Screening Themselves, Study Indicates

Healio (5/19, Burba) reports researchers found “more patients underwent hepatitis C virus [HCV] screening when there was a reduced effort in attaining a laboratory order compared with patients who had to request screening on their own.” The findings were...

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Genomic Test Aims To Separate Current And Former Smokers Into Groups With Higher Or Lower Risks For Lung Cancer

FierceBiotech (5/19, Hale) reports Veracyte’s “Percepta genomic test aims to separate current and former smokers into groups with higher or lower risks for lung cancer, allowing those whose nodules are most likely benign to avoid additional procedures, wh...

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Compared With DTIs, ctDNA Was Able To Measure Disease Burden More Objectively For Patients With DLBCL, Study Finds

Presence Of COVID-19 Virus In Olfactory System May Explain Loss Of Smell In Some Patients, Researchers Say

Certain Biomarkers Linked To Adverse Outcomes Among Patients With NAFLD And COVID-19, Researchers Find

Region Of Birth Associated With Time To Diagnosis Of TB Among Foreign-Born People In The US, Study Indicates

Researchers Identify Bartonella Quintana In 15% Of Homeless People In Denver

CDC Investigating Reports Some Young COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Have Experienced Myocarditis

Biden Administration Works With Dating Sites To Promote COVID-19 Vaccines

Some Hospitals Drop COVID-19 Testing Requirement For Vaccinated Patients Undergoing Surgery

Lower Blood Levels Of Vitamin D Binding Protein May Be Biomarker For Multiple Sclerosis, Study Indicates

High Serum Phosphorus Levels May Be Risk Factor For Primary Failure Of Arteriovenous Fistulas, Researchers Say

US Reports Fewer Than 30,000 COVID-19 Cases For Five Consecutive Days

Existing COVID-19 Vaccines Appear To Protect Against Variants, WHO Says

Scientists Discover New Coronavirus That Originated In Dogs In People Hospitalized With Pneumonia In Malaysia

COVID-19 Vaccines Were Not The Cause In Cases Of Sudden Hearing Loss, Researchers Say

Some Hospitals Relax Visitation Policies As Vaccination Rates Increase

CDC Data Show Black Americans Have The Lowest Vaccination Rate Compared To Other Racial Groups

WHO Report Says Efforts To End HIV, Hepatitis, And STIs By 2030 Were Off-Track Even Before The COVID-19 Pandemic

Implementation of a Sample Pooling Strategy for the Direct Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Institutional Experience

More People Undergo HCV Screening When There Is Reduced Effort In Attaining A Laboratory Order Compared To People Who Have To Request Screening Themselves, Study Indicates

Genomic Test Aims To Separate Current And Former Smokers Into Groups With Higher Or Lower Risks For Lung Cancer