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Researchers Examine Flow Of Virus-Laden Airborne Particles Inside Vehicles

The New York Times (1/16, Anthes) reported in a new study, researchers “used computer simulations to map how virus-laden airborne particles might flow through the inside of a car,” and “their results, published in early January in Science Advances, sugges...

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Previous Coronavirus Infection May Offer Less Protection Against New Variant Initially Identified In South Africa, Scientists Say

Reuters (1/18, Cocks, Winning) reports, “Previous infection with the coronavirus may offer less protection against the new variant first identified in South Africa, scientists said on Monday, although they hope that vaccines will still work.” What’s more,...

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US Records 11% Drop In New COVID-19 Cases Since Hitting Peak Last Week

CNN (1/18, McPhillips) reports, “New Covid-19 cases in the United States have been trending down since hitting a peak last week, but experts say it’s too soon to be overly optimistic.” The US reported “1.5 million new Covid-19 cases in the past seven days...

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Health Officials Say Another New COVID-19 Strain Is Showing Up More Frequently In California

The Los Angeles Times (1/17, Nelson) reports, “As the total number of coronavirus infections in California approaches 3 million, health officials said Sunday that a new strain – different from a highly contagious variant first identified in the United Kin...

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SARS-CoV-2 RNA Shedding May Be Prolonged But Duration Of Viable Virus Is Relatively Short, Meta-Analysis Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/15, van Paridon) reported, “According to a meta-analysis of studies regarding coronavirus viral kinetics, SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding can be prolonged but the duration of viable virus is relatively short.” Researchers “analyzed 7...

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Antibody Treatments For COVID-19 Reportedly Being Underutilized In US Hospitals

CNBC (1/15, Higgins-Dunn) reported, “The U.S. has shipped over half a million doses of antibody treatments that have the potential to keep high-risk Covid patients out of hospitals if given early enough in their infection,” yet “the drugs are still being...

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Qiagen Warns Against Re-Engineering Standard Coronavirus Tests To Monitor For New Variants

Reuters (1/14, Burger, Skydsgaard) reports Qiagen “warned against re-engineering standard tests to monitor for new variants of the coronavirus, saying the more onerous decoding of the entire viral genome was the best method.” The German company “supplies...

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FDA Approves First Rapid Handheld Blood Test For Suspected Mild TBI

Medscape (1/14, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports the FDA approved Abbott Laboratories’ i-STAT Alinity TBI plasma test, “the first rapid handheld blood test for suspected mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).” The test “measures glial fibrillary acid...

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Higher Disease Activity, Levels Of Cytokines Or Chemokines May Be Tied To Increased Diabetes Mellitus Risk In RA, Study Indicates

Healio (1/14, Laday) reports, “Higher disease activity and levels of cytokines or chemokines are associated with an increased risk for diabetes mellitus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [RA],” investigators concluded in a study that “included 1,866 V...

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Biomarkers In Sperm May Help Identify Men At Risk Of Fathering Children With Autism, Small Study Indicates

HealthDay (1/14, Preidt) reports, “Biomarkers in sperm may help identify men at risk of fathering children with autism,” investigators concluded in a study that “examined sperm epigenetics – the molecular processes that affect gene expression – in 13 men...

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WHO Team Encounters Obstacles As It Arrives In Wuhan More Than Year After Coronavirus Emerged

The New York Times (1/14, Hernández) reports, “More than a year after a new coronavirus first emerged in China, a team of experts from the World Health Organization finally arrived on Thursday in the central city of Wuhan to begin hunting for its source.”...

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Young Children Half As Likely As Adults To Transmit UK-Identified Coronavirus Variant, Research Suggests

The New York Times (1/14, Mandavilli) reports, “It wasn’t until last fall that many parents started to breathe easier, as it became clear that elementary schools, at least, were not cesspools of infection with the coronavirus. But the alarming news of a m...

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Scientists Identify Two New Variants Of SARS-CoV-2 In Ohio

Newsweek (1/14, Gander) reports scientists have identified two new variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Ohio. One of the strains named COH.20G/501Y has been dubbed the “Columbus strain,” because “scientists believe it became the dominant form in the city late last y...

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Researchers Examine Incidence Of High-Risk Anal HPV In Gay And Bisexual Men With HIV

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/14, van Paridon) reports researchers found “other than human papilloma virus (HPV) type 16, the incidence of high-risk anal HPV was higher among gay and bisexual men with HIV.” The findings were published in The Journal of In...

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As Pandemic Surges In US, More States Turn To National Guard For Coronavirus Vaccine Help

The New York Times (1/14, Steinhauer) reports, “As the pandemic continues to rage nationwide and a vaccine program to control it struggles, governors are increasingly turning to the National Guard to help expedite the process.” At least 16 states and terr...

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Herd Immunity to COVID-19: Alluring and Elusive

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Will the B.1.1.7 variant evade the Vaccine/Tests?

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Review Study Indicates There Is No Statistically Significant Difference In The Sensitivity Of Saliva Versus Nasopharyngeal Swabs For Detection Of SARS-CoV-2

HealthDay (1/12) reports researchers found in a review study that “there is no statistically significant difference in the sensitivity of saliva versus nasopharyngeal swabs for detection of” SARS-CoV-2. The findings were published in the Annals of Interna...

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Current Polygenic Risk Scores For Depression Not More Likely To Be Tied To MDD Than Other Known Risk Factors, Researchers Say

Healio (1/13, Gramigna) reports, “Current polygenic risk scores for depression were not more likely to be linked to major depressive disorder [MDD] than were other known risk factors, according to results of a case-cohort study” involving “17,098 individu...

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Decrease In Activation Of LEF1 Gene May Explain Why Some Patients With BD Do Not Respond To Lithium, Small Study Suggests

Medscape (1/13, Brauser, Subscription Publication) reports that in a “small study” involving “three participants with” bipolar disorder (BD) “type 1 who were classified as ‘responders’ to treatment based on a validated scale measurement, three who had BD...

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Researchers Examine Flow Of Virus-Laden Airborne Particles Inside Vehicles

Previous Coronavirus Infection May Offer Less Protection Against New Variant Initially Identified In South Africa, Scientists Say

US Records 11% Drop In New COVID-19 Cases Since Hitting Peak Last Week

Health Officials Say Another New COVID-19 Strain Is Showing Up More Frequently In California

SARS-CoV-2 RNA Shedding May Be Prolonged But Duration Of Viable Virus Is Relatively Short, Meta-Analysis Suggests

Antibody Treatments For COVID-19 Reportedly Being Underutilized In US Hospitals

Qiagen Warns Against Re-Engineering Standard Coronavirus Tests To Monitor For New Variants

FDA Approves First Rapid Handheld Blood Test For Suspected Mild TBI

Higher Disease Activity, Levels Of Cytokines Or Chemokines May Be Tied To Increased Diabetes Mellitus Risk In RA, Study Indicates

Biomarkers In Sperm May Help Identify Men At Risk Of Fathering Children With Autism, Small Study Indicates

WHO Team Encounters Obstacles As It Arrives In Wuhan More Than Year After Coronavirus Emerged

Young Children Half As Likely As Adults To Transmit UK-Identified Coronavirus Variant, Research Suggests

Scientists Identify Two New Variants Of SARS-CoV-2 In Ohio

Researchers Examine Incidence Of High-Risk Anal HPV In Gay And Bisexual Men With HIV

As Pandemic Surges In US, More States Turn To National Guard For Coronavirus Vaccine Help

Herd Immunity to COVID-19: Alluring and Elusive

Will the B.1.1.7 variant evade the Vaccine/Tests?

Review Study Indicates There Is No Statistically Significant Difference In The Sensitivity Of Saliva Versus Nasopharyngeal Swabs For Detection Of SARS-CoV-2

Current Polygenic Risk Scores For Depression Not More Likely To Be Tied To MDD Than Other Known Risk Factors, Researchers Say

Decrease In Activation Of LEF1 Gene May Explain Why Some Patients With BD Do Not Respond To Lithium, Small Study Suggests