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OSHA Investigations Have Nearly Doubled Due To Exponential Increase Of Fatalities, Catastrophic Injuries Among Healthcare Workers

Modern Healthcare (6/19, Kacik, Subscription Publication) reported, “There has been an exponential increase of fatalities and catastrophic injuries among healthcare workers, which has nearly doubled the number of Occupational Health and Safety Administrat...

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Review Study Suggests Postoperative Continuation Of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Reduce Risk Of Surgical Site Infection When Best Practice Standards For Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Are Followed

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/19, Gupta) reported researchers found in a meta-analysis that “when best practice standards for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis were applied, postoperative continuation of antibiotic prophylaxis was found to have no benefit i...

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Proposed House Bill Includes $30 Billion For Healthcare Infrastructure

Modern Healthcare (6/19, Cohrs, Subscription Publication) reported, “House Democrats unveiled this week that their more than $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal includes $30 billion for hospitals and other healthcare providers.” The “Democrats’ plan set...

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Study Suggests Coronavirus Continued To Spread In San Francisco’s Hispanic Community Despite Lockdown

CNN (6/18, Erdman) reports, “When San Francisco implemented its shelter-in-place order in mid-March, the coronavirus continued to spread through the city’s Hispanic population in parts of the densely populated Mission District, researchers at the Universi...

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Swedish Study Suggests Around 6.1 Percent Of Swedes Have Antibodies To SARS-CoV-2

Reuters (6/18, Ahlander) reports a Swedish study found that around 6.1 percent of Swedes have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, which is much lower than the percentage needed to have so-called herd immunity. Sweden’s chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, said, “Th...

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New Consensus Guideline Recommends Genetic Testing For All Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer Or Who Have A Family History Indicative Of Hereditary Prostate Cancer

Renal & Urology News (6/18, Charnow) reports, “Genetic testing is recommended for all men with metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) or who have a family history indicative of hereditary PCa, according to a new consensus guideline.” The consensus guideline “wa...

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Pilot Project Demonstrates That Quick Diagnosis Through rWGS Improves Outcomes And Reduces Care Costs For Critically Ill Newborns

Modern Healthcare (6/18, White, Subscription Publication) reports, “A $2 million state-funded pilot project implemented across five California hospitals has shown that rapid whole-genome sequencing (rWGS) allowed critically ill newborns to quickly receive...

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People With HIV Still Have Shorter Life Expectancy Despite Advances In Treatment, Study Indicates

HealthDay (6/18, Mozes) reports people with HIV “still face much shorter lives than other adults – even if they’re treated with medications that make the virus undetectable.” Researchers found that people living with HIV “at age 21 had an average life exp...

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Antibodies To SARS-CoV-2 May Only Last A Few Months After Infection, Study Suggests

The New York Times (6/18, Mandavilli) reports researchers found antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 “may last only two to three months, especially in people who never showed symptoms while they were infected.” However, experts warn that the lack of antibodies doesn’...

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Researchers Say Multiple Strains Of A Hypervirulent Variant Of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Are Emerging In New York City

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/18, Van Paridon) reports researchers found “multiple strains of a hypervirulent variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae are emerging in New York City.” The findings were published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

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Governors, Mayors Order Use Of Face Masks As Coronavirus Cases Spike

Reuters (6/19, Hay) reports that California, North Carolina and a number of US cities have “mandated or urged mandatory mask use on Thursday to get a grip on spiraling coronavirus cases as at least six states set daily records.” Putting “aside concerns ab...

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Survey Reveals Gaps In Public’s Knowledge Of Coronavirus

CIDRAP (6/18, Van Beusekom) reports researchers at Harvard University found “large gaps in the public’s knowledge of COVID-19 incidence, modes of transmission, symptoms, and preventive behaviors such as staying home,” according to a study published in JAM...

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EPA Drops Regulation Of Chemical Linked To Brain Damage In Infants

The AP (6/18, Knickmeyer) reports the EPA “ended an Obama-era drive to regulate a widespread contaminant [perchlorate] in drinking water linked to brain damage in infants.” The EPA “rejected warnings that the move will mean lower IQs for an unknown number...

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Linking Statistics With Testing Policy to Manage COVID-19 in the Community

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A Resident’s Perspective of SARS-CoV-2 Testing Using the Double Diamond Model of Design Process

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FDA Warns Three Companies Selling Unapproved At-Home Coronavirus Testing Kits

The AP (6/17, Perrone) reports the FDA is “cracking down on three companies for selling at-home blood tests for coronavirus, warning that the products have not been shown to safely and accurately screen for COVID-19.” The agency “sent warning letters to t...

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Researchers Say CAR-T Cells Can Eliminate Senescent Cells In Mice

STAT (6/17, Begley) reports researchers found in mice that “CAR-T cells can eliminate the senescent cells partly responsible for many diseases of aging.” The study was published in Nature, and suggests that CAR-T cells might have potential as “senolytics,...

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In The Fight Against Coronavirus, Hundreds Of Healthcare Workers Have Died, But Official Tally Of Deaths Is Unknown

The Washington Post (6/17, Babb, Shammas, Cha) reports that “hundreds of U.S. health-care workers – not just nurses and physicians but also EMTs, paramedics and medical technologists --” have “died fighting a virus against which humans have no known immun...

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European Study Suggests Blood Types Could Be Linked To Risk Of Severe Coronavirus Infection

CNN (6/17, Fox) reports that European scientists “say they have found two genetic variations that may show who is more likely to get very sick and die from coronavirus, and they say they have also found a link to blood type.” The researchers’ “findings, p...

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In Atlanta, Black Patients With COVID-19 More Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Those Who Are White, Study Demonstrates

Reuters (6/17, Chander) reports a CDC study of patients with “in Atlanta has found that black patients are more likely to be hospitalized than white patients, highlighting racial disparities in the U.S. healthcare system.” Specifically, “about 79% of blac...

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OSHA Investigations Have Nearly Doubled Due To Exponential Increase Of Fatalities, Catastrophic Injuries Among Healthcare Workers

Review Study Suggests Postoperative Continuation Of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Reduce Risk Of Surgical Site Infection When Best Practice Standards For Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Are Followed

Proposed House Bill Includes $30 Billion For Healthcare Infrastructure

Study Suggests Coronavirus Continued To Spread In San Francisco’s Hispanic Community Despite Lockdown

Swedish Study Suggests Around 6.1 Percent Of Swedes Have Antibodies To SARS-CoV-2

New Consensus Guideline Recommends Genetic Testing For All Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer Or Who Have A Family History Indicative Of Hereditary Prostate Cancer

Pilot Project Demonstrates That Quick Diagnosis Through rWGS Improves Outcomes And Reduces Care Costs For Critically Ill Newborns

People With HIV Still Have Shorter Life Expectancy Despite Advances In Treatment, Study Indicates

Antibodies To SARS-CoV-2 May Only Last A Few Months After Infection, Study Suggests

Researchers Say Multiple Strains Of A Hypervirulent Variant Of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Are Emerging In New York City

Governors, Mayors Order Use Of Face Masks As Coronavirus Cases Spike

Survey Reveals Gaps In Public’s Knowledge Of Coronavirus

EPA Drops Regulation Of Chemical Linked To Brain Damage In Infants

Linking Statistics With Testing Policy to Manage COVID-19 in the Community

A Resident’s Perspective of SARS-CoV-2 Testing Using the Double Diamond Model of Design Process

FDA Warns Three Companies Selling Unapproved At-Home Coronavirus Testing Kits

Researchers Say CAR-T Cells Can Eliminate Senescent Cells In Mice

In The Fight Against Coronavirus, Hundreds Of Healthcare Workers Have Died, But Official Tally Of Deaths Is Unknown

European Study Suggests Blood Types Could Be Linked To Risk Of Severe Coronavirus Infection

In Atlanta, Black Patients With COVID-19 More Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Those Who Are White, Study Demonstrates