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CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Across 23 States

The Hill (7/25, Deese) reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “is investigating an outbreak of salmonella across 23 states, with reports of hundreds of people being sickened.” The agency announced “on Friday an additional 87 illnesses, an...

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HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Designation For Additional 90 Days

Modern Healthcare (7/23, Cohrs, Subscription Publication) reported, “HHS Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday officially extended the COVID-19 public health emergency designation for another 90 days.” Substantial “funding and regulatory relief for hospitals an...

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For Patients With High Viral Load, At-Home Coronavirus Swabs May Pick Up 95% Of Positive Cases Found In Clinic, Research Indicates

NBC News (7/23) reports that at-home swabs “for the coronavirus may be nearly as accurate as when the test is administered by health care workers, a research letter published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open suggests.” The researchers “found that the at-hom...

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States Reportedly Looking For Alternatives As Coronavirus Testing Backlogs Grow

Kaiser Health News (7/23, Volz, Galewitz) reports states are trying to find ways to clear coronavirus testing backlogs with some people waiting weeks or months for results. For example, Montana announced on Wednesday “it is dropping Quest Diagnostics.” Me...

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Shortage Of Pipette Tips, Other Lab Supplies Hampering Efforts To Track, Curb Coronavirus Spread

The New York Times (7/23, Wu) reports, “Labs across the country are facing backlogs in coronavirus testing thanks in part to a shortage of” pipette tips. As the tally “of known coronavirus cases in the United States fast approaches 4 million, these new sh...

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Some Health Authorities Throughout US Narrowing SARS-CoV-2 Testing Recommendations Due To Lack Of Testing Materials, Delays In Results

The Wall Street Journal (7/23, Abbott, Lovett, Subscription Publication) reports some US health authorities are narrowing their recommendations for coronavirus testing as testing materials run short, and results are delayed. For example, California’s heal...

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Two Austin-Based Companies Receive Emergency Approval From FDA For Coronavirus Serology Tests

The Austin (TX) American Statesman (7/23, Carlson, Subscription Publication) reports, “Two Austin-based biotechnology companies are shifting gears to speed up development of testing technology in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to expand test...

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Texas Universities Plan To Use Coronavirus Testing To Help Keep Campuses Safe

The Houston Chronicle (7/23, Webb) reports colleges will use coronavirus testing as well as other measures to try to keep campuses safe after they reopen. For example, “the Texas A&M University System, the University of Texas at Austin and Rice University...

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Neurofilament Light Chain In Cerebrospinal Fluid May Be Early Biomarker Of Huntington’s Disease, Study Suggests

Neurology Today (7/23, Collins) reports a study published in The Lancet Neurology suggests “neurofilament light chain (NfL) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)” is “an important biomarker able to show measurable abnormalities” in people with Huntington’s dis...

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Scientists Study How Slavery Impacts The Genetics Of Black Americans

The Wall Street Journal (7/23, Marcus, Subscription Publication) reports researchers published a study in the American Journal of Human Genetics on how slavery impacted the genetics of African-Americans.

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Scientists Identify Extinct Virus Related To Smallpox In Human Remains From The Viking Age

The New York Times (7/23, Gorman) reports scientists have identified the DNA of a virus similar to smallpox in human remains from the Viking Age in northern Europe, according to a paper published in Science. The virus identified in the human remains from...

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TIME Highlights Search For COVID-19 Origins

TIME (7/23, Campbell, Park) reports that the way in which COVID-19 “entered the human population to wreak such a devastating toll is the foremost issue of global scientific concern today.” According to TIME, “The search for ‘patient zero’ – or the ‘index...

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Group Of Experts Urges Political Leaders To Shut Country Down, Start Over On Containing Coronavirus

CNN (7/23, Erdman, Howard, Christensen, Hetter) reports that more than “150 prominent US medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and others have signed a letter urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging...

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Poll Finds 75% Of Americans Favor Face Mask Requirements

The AP (7/23, Blood, Swanson) reports, “Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over spiking coronavirus cases and...

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From Panic to Pandemic: Laboratory Emergency Response Plans

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection–Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: An Autopsy Series With Clinical and Laboratory Correlation

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New CDC Guidelines Say Patients With COVID-19 No Longer Need Tests To Come Out Of Isolation

The New York Times (7/22, McNeil) reports that most Americans “recovering from Covid-19 can come out of isolation without further testing to show they no longer carry the coronavirus, federal health officials said on Wednesday.” Instead, patients “may be...

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Rapid, Inexpensive Coronavirus Tests May Be Valuable, Even If Less Accurate, Some Scientists Say

NPR (7/22, Harris) reports that “the next generation of [coronavirus] tests will focus on speed.” There is “a rapid test that is comparatively cheap but much less accurate than the tests currently on the market” that’s “ready to go up for FDA approval, an...

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In Patients With COVID-19, Blood Test Assessing C-Reactive Protein Levels May Help Determine Whether Glucocorticoid Treatment Is Beneficial, Study Suggests

Healio (7/22, Michael) reports, “A blood test to assess C-reactive protein levels in patients with COVID-19 may help determine who would benefit from treatment with glucocorticoid and who would not, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospita...

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Bundled Rapid Testing For HIV, HCV At Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs May Increase Awareness Of Infection Status, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/22, Van Paridon) reports researchers found “providing bundled, rapid testing for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at substance use disorder treatment programs may increase awareness of infection status among people w...

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CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Across 23 States

HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Designation For Additional 90 Days

For Patients With High Viral Load, At-Home Coronavirus Swabs May Pick Up 95% Of Positive Cases Found In Clinic, Research Indicates

States Reportedly Looking For Alternatives As Coronavirus Testing Backlogs Grow

Shortage Of Pipette Tips, Other Lab Supplies Hampering Efforts To Track, Curb Coronavirus Spread

Some Health Authorities Throughout US Narrowing SARS-CoV-2 Testing Recommendations Due To Lack Of Testing Materials, Delays In Results

Two Austin-Based Companies Receive Emergency Approval From FDA For Coronavirus Serology Tests

Texas Universities Plan To Use Coronavirus Testing To Help Keep Campuses Safe

Neurofilament Light Chain In Cerebrospinal Fluid May Be Early Biomarker Of Huntington’s Disease, Study Suggests

Scientists Study How Slavery Impacts The Genetics Of Black Americans

Scientists Identify Extinct Virus Related To Smallpox In Human Remains From The Viking Age

TIME Highlights Search For COVID-19 Origins

Group Of Experts Urges Political Leaders To Shut Country Down, Start Over On Containing Coronavirus

Poll Finds 75% Of Americans Favor Face Mask Requirements

From Panic to Pandemic: Laboratory Emergency Response Plans

SARS-CoV-2 Infection–Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: An Autopsy Series With Clinical and Laboratory Correlation

New CDC Guidelines Say Patients With COVID-19 No Longer Need Tests To Come Out Of Isolation

Rapid, Inexpensive Coronavirus Tests May Be Valuable, Even If Less Accurate, Some Scientists Say

In Patients With COVID-19, Blood Test Assessing C-Reactive Protein Levels May Help Determine Whether Glucocorticoid Treatment Is Beneficial, Study Suggests

Bundled Rapid Testing For HIV, HCV At Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs May Increase Awareness Of Infection Status, Study Indicates