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Many Public Health Offices Are Reportedly Struggling Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

The Washington Post (8/31, Janes, Wan) reports, “At the very moment the United States needed its public health infrastructure the most, many local health departments had all but crumbled, proving ill-equipped to carry out basic functions let alone serve a...

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Americans Continue To Grapple With Issues Regarding Coronavirus Testing

The Washington Post (8/29, A1, Weiner, Mufson, McGinley) reported that as the school year commences, “the demand for cheaper, faster and more accessible coronavirus testing is” on the rise. However, “slow and sometimes erroneous test results and confusion...

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Coronavirus Tests Diagnosing Many People Who Are Unlikely To Be Contagious, Experts Say

The New York Times (8/29, Mandavilli) reported, “Some of the nation’s leading public health experts are raising a new concern in the endless debate over coronavirus testing in the United States: The standard tests are diagnosing huge numbers of people who...

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Companies Race To Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing As Schools Reopen, Flu Season Approaches

The Wall Street Journal (8/30, A1, Krouse, Abbott, Subscription Publication) reports companies are rushing to increase testing for the coronavirus as schools begin to reopen and as the flu season approaches, saying their goal is to prevent a repeat of Jul...

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Genetic Variant May Be Tied To Reduced Risk For Developing Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis, Study Indicates

Healio (8/28) reported “people who carry a certain genetic variant” of PNPLA3 “are at lower risk for developing severe alcoholic hepatitis,” investigators concluded in a study that sought “to determine the effect of rs72613567 on severe alcoholic hepatiti...

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Researchers Describe First Case Of Coronavirus Reinfection In The US

Reuters (8/28, Beasley) reported researchers in Nevada have identified the first case of coronavirus reinfection in the US. The researchers say a 25-year-old man in Reno tested positive for the virus in April and again in May, and that the man was infecte...

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FDA Commissioner Promises Transparent Review Of Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

Bloomberg (8/30, Armstrong) reports FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn “promised that the review of a potential Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. will be transparent to the public, with any clearance by the agency driven by data alone.” During an interview on Sunda...

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Experts Warn Smaller Gatherings Can Also Spread Coronavirus

USA Today (8/30, Ortiz) reports that large public gatherings have garnered criticism from officials and on social media, but smaller gatherings can also contribute to the spread of coronavirus. Experts warn that smaller gatherings may spread the virus dur...

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CDC Director Changes Coronavirus Testing Guidance

NBC News (8/27, Edwards) reports the CDC “appears to have backtracked on [coronavirus] testing guidance.” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said in a statement that “all close contacts of confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients” should consider getting tes...

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White House Announces $760M Deal To Provide 150 Million Rapid Tests

The Washington Post (8/27, Bernstein, Kim) reports the White House announced a $760 million deal Thursday with Abbott Laboratories to produce 150 million rapid coronavirus tests that will allow users to obtain results in 15 minutes. The Post adds that “Wh...

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Analysis: Out-Of-Network COVID-19 Tests Cost Far More Than In-Network

FierceHealthcare (8/27, Minemyer) reports, “Out-of-network costs for COVID-19 testing far outpace the costs for in-network tests, according to a new report from America’s Health Insurance Plans.” The AHIP analysis “finds that a test for the novel coronavi...

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Researchers Say Genetic Disease Risk Can Be Affected By The Rest Of The Genome In People With A Single-Gene Variant That Contributes To High Genetic Disease Risk

Health IT Analytics (8/27, Kent) reports researchers found “in people with a single-gene variant that contributes to high genetic disease risk – specifically for heart disease, breast cancer, or colorectal cancer – the rest of the genome can alter that ri...

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Some Children Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Have Conjunctivitis, Researchers Say

TODAY (8/27, Breen) reports researchers found that some children infected with SARS-CoV-2 “may show eye symptoms,” such as conjunctivitis. Researchers “examined 216 children” who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and found that “49 (22.7%) of the children st...

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Community-Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection Tied To Higher Short-Term Risk For Myocardial Infarction, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/27, van Paridon) reports researchers found “community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection is associated with an increased short-term risk for myocardial infarction, which, in turn, is associated with subseque...

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Researchers Say After Implementation Of The 13-Valent PCV13, Most Non-PCV13 Serotypes May Have Low IPD Potential

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/27, van Paridon) reports researchers found “after implementation of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), most non-PCV13 serotypes had low invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) potential.” The findings were publ...

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Experts Worry That Many Schools May Find Reservoirs Of Legionella Bacteria In Water That Has Been Left To Stagnate For Months

The New York Times (8/27, Horberry) reports Legionella bacteria has been found in the water supplies of some schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and experts say the bacteria may be lurking in the water supplies of many other schools. Experts say Legionella...

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Scientists Map Mosquito Immune Cells That May Play Role In Fighting Malaria

Reuters (8/27, Kelland) reports scientists “created the first full map of mosquito immune cells and found a new type of cell that could have a role in how mosquitos are able to fight off malaria.” The scientists published their findings in Science and the...

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FDA Authorizes Rapid Coronavirus Test That Does Not Require Lab Equipment

The AP (8/26, Perrone) reports that the FDA “on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results.” This “15-minute test from Abbott Laboratories will sell for $5.” Reuters (8/26, O'Donne...

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FDA Approves Coronavirus Test Partly Developed By Missouri’s Washington University

The AP (8/26, Ballentine) reports a Washington University “saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday.” The St. Louis-area university “worked with biotechnology comp...

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Many Public Health Offices Are Reportedly Struggling Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

Americans Continue To Grapple With Issues Regarding Coronavirus Testing

Coronavirus Tests Diagnosing Many People Who Are Unlikely To Be Contagious, Experts Say

Companies Race To Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing As Schools Reopen, Flu Season Approaches

Genetic Variant May Be Tied To Reduced Risk For Developing Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis, Study Indicates

Researchers Describe First Case Of Coronavirus Reinfection In The US

FDA Commissioner Promises Transparent Review Of Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

Experts Warn Smaller Gatherings Can Also Spread Coronavirus

CDC Director Changes Coronavirus Testing Guidance

White House Announces $760M Deal To Provide 150 Million Rapid Tests

Analysis: Out-Of-Network COVID-19 Tests Cost Far More Than In-Network

Researchers Say Genetic Disease Risk Can Be Affected By The Rest Of The Genome In People With A Single-Gene Variant That Contributes To High Genetic Disease Risk

Some Children Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Have Conjunctivitis, Researchers Say

Community-Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection Tied To Higher Short-Term Risk For Myocardial Infarction, Study Indicates

Researchers Say After Implementation Of The 13-Valent PCV13, Most Non-PCV13 Serotypes May Have Low IPD Potential

Experts Worry That Many Schools May Find Reservoirs Of Legionella Bacteria In Water That Has Been Left To Stagnate For Months

Scientists Map Mosquito Immune Cells That May Play Role In Fighting Malaria

Dr. Who?

FDA Authorizes Rapid Coronavirus Test That Does Not Require Lab Equipment

FDA Approves Coronavirus Test Partly Developed By Missouri’s Washington University