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    Newsweek (9/15, Jarvis) reports that in response to allegations of abuse “over the rate of hysterectomies and a refusal of COVID-19 testing” at an ICE facility, “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said the U.S. must ‘atone’ for human rights violations agai...
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  • Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Exposure May Substantially Increase Risk Of Developing AD/HD, Research Suggests

    HCPlive (9/15, Walter) reports research indicates that “endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure could substantially increase the risk of developing” attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). For “the cross-sectional analysis, the investigators coll...
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  • CDC Data Indicate COVID-19 Disproportionately Killing Hispanic, Black, American Indian Children

    The Washington Post (9/15, Wan) reports, “The coronavirus is killing Hispanic, Black and American Indian children at much higher numbers than their White peers, according to federal statistics released Tuesday.” The figures “show there have been 391,814 k...
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  • Punctured Lungs May Occur In As Many As 1 In 100 People Hospitalized With COVID-19, Study Indicates

    HealthDay (9/15, Preidt) reports researchers found “punctured lungs occur in as many as 1 in 100” people hospitalized with COVID-19. The researchers also found that out of the “patients with a punctured lung, 63% survived, but older patients had an increa...
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  • Expert Says COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought More Attention To Cytokine Storm Syndrome

    Healio (9/15, Volansky) reports “increased attention on fatalities from cytokine storm syndrome in the COVID-19 setting have drawn attention to these immune events, which may ultimately benefit both patients with the virus and those with certain rheumatic...
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  • Michigan Health Department Announces Suspected Case Of Eastern Equine Encephalitis In Barry County Adult

    The Detroit Free Press (9/15, Shamus) reports the Michigan health department announced that “an adult from Barry County is suspected of having the rare and dangerous mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis.” The state health department is calling...
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  • CDC Data Show 120 Hospital Patients Were Infected Per Day With Coronavirus Between May, July

    The Wall Street Journal (9/15, Evans, Subscription Publication) reports previously unpublished CDC data show 120 patients per day, on average, were infected with COVID-19 inside US hospitals between May 14 and July 14. The figures suggest that hospitals w...
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  • Push To Highlight Racism As Public Health Threat Said To Have Gained Momentum This Summer

    The Washington Post (9/15, Bellware) reports “the push to highlight racism as a public health threat, one that shortens lives and reduces quality of life in a manner similar to smoking or obesity, gained even more momentum in the summer.” The piece sugges...
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  • Increasing Death Rates Related To Drug Poisonings, Suicide And Alcohol May Vary Based On Geography, Demographics, Researchers Say

    Healio (9/15, Gramigna) reports, “Increasing death rates related to drug poisonings, suicide and alcohol varied significantly based on demographics and geography,” investigators concluded after analyzing “national vital statistics data of U.S. residents a...
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  • Nevada’s Clark County Extends “Stop, Swab & Go” Coronavirus Testing Program

    The Las Vegas Review-Journal (9/14, Katsilometes) reports, “Clark County’s ‘Stop, Swab & Go’ [coronavirus] testing program has been extended through Sept. 25 after it fell well short of its goal of administering 60,000 tests.” The initial testing spree, “...
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  • Fetal Exposure To Cadmium May Impact Development Of Asthma And Allergies In Childhood, Research Suggests

    Healio (9/14, Welsh) reports researchers found “exposure to cadmium in the womb may impact the development of asthma and allergic diseases in childhood.” The findings were presented at the virtual European Respiratory Society International Congress.
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  • 23andMe Examines Relationship Between Genetics, Blood Type, And SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk

    STAT (9/14, Sheridan) reports 23andMe shared research on the preprint server medRxiv that indicates “a person’s genetic code could be connected to how likely they are to” become infected with SARS-CoV-2 “and how severely they could experience the disease...
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  • Company Says Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Shorten Recovery Time For Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

    The AP (9/14, Marchione) reports Eli Lilly announced that the addition of the anti-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant (baricitinib) to remdesivir shortened recovery time for patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The company shared the results...
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  • Five Connecticut Residents Contract Vibrio Vulnificus Infections From Long Island Sound

    USA Today (9/14, Yancey-Bragg) reports Connecticut state health officials announced that five people have been hospitalized after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, also known as “flesh-eating bacteria,” from Long Island Sound this summer. According to the st...
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  • Social Distancing May Have Decreased Spread Of Many Common Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Study Suggests

    Medscape (9/14, Kilgore, Subscription Publication) reports researchers analyzed EHR data and found that “diagnoses of 12 common pediatric infectious diseases in a large pediatric primary care network declined significantly in the weeks after COVID-19 soci...
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  • The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Reportedly Interfering With Efforts To Fight HIV In The US

    The AP (9/14, Thanawala) reports the COVID-19 pandemic has interfered with efforts to fight HIV in the US. Healthcare workers in many southern states have reported a decrease in HIV testing since the COVID-19 pandemic started. For example, Mel Prince, exe...
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  • HPV Vaccination Rates Have Increased In Recent Years, Study Suggests

    HealthDay (9/14, Norton) reports researchers found HPV vaccination rates are increasing among children in the US. According to the study, 38% of girls and 5% of boys had received at least one dose of the vaccine in 2011, but “in 2017, more than half of 15...
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  • Problems With COVID-19 Data Collection In Texas Lead Some To Distrust Numbers

    The New York Times (9/13, Walker, Jones) reports, “Delays, discrepancies and abrupt leaps in coronavirus case and death counts in Texas have baffled residents and frustrated local officials.” In the state, “inconsistencies and problems with [COVID-19] dat...
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  • Michigan Launches Education Campaign On COVID-19 Precautions, Testing

    The Detroit News (9/14, LeBlanc) reports Michigan’s “health department Monday launched a $5 million public education campaign encouraging people to wear masks, social distance, wash their hands and get tested for” COVID-19. The campaign, called “Spread Ho...
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  • Coronavirus Pandemic Has Led To Decrease In Testing Children For Lead Poisoning, CDC Report Says

    Kaiser Health News (9/11, Zeltner) reported the coronavirus pandemic has led to a decrease in children being tested for lead poisoning as many families skip or delay pediatric appointments. According to the CDC, the decrease has been largest “in the Upper...
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