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More Than A Third Of Americans Misused Cleaners And Disinfectants To Try To Prevent Coronavirus Infection, CDC Survey Suggests

Reuters (6/5, Chander, Roy) reported, “More than a third of Americans misused cleaners and disinfectants to try to prevent infection by the coronavirus, according to a survey” conducted by the CDC. The survey cited Americans using bleach to wash food, usi...

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US Laboratories To Be Required To Collect Demographic Information On Those Receiving Coronavirus Tests Beginning August 1

The Washington Post (6/4, Goldstein) reports the federal government released new guidance that will require laboratories to collect demographic information on people being tested for coronavirus or coronavirus antibodies beginning August 1. Under the new...

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Second Round Of Testing Shows No Herd Immunity To Coronavirus In Spain

The AP (6/4) reports that a second round “of random testing in Spain for antibodies to the new coronavirus indicates that a third of those infected do not develop symptoms, Spanish health authorities said Thursday.” The results “confirmed preliminary find...

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Researchers Observe U-Shaped Relationship Between Serum Urate Levels, Mortality Among US Men

MedPage Today (6/4, Walsh) reports, “A U-shaped relationship between serum urate levels and mortality was observed among U.S. men in a large cross-sectional survey...reported” Kristin D’Silva, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, “during the o...

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Tear Gas Can Cause Lung Damage Which Is Particularly Concerning During The Coronavirus Pandemic

ProPublica (6/4, Song) reports police have used tear gas in many cities in response to protesters, but “tear gas is not safe, according to a number of experts interviewed by ProPublica.” The chemical can “cause long-term health consequences and can hurt t...

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High Blood Levels Of Uric Acid Are Linked To Higher Risk Of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia In Men With Parkinson’s Disease, Study Indicates

Parkinson’s News Today (6/4, Carvalho) reports that research indicates “high blood levels of uric acid...are linked to an increased risk of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in men with Parkinson’s disease.” The findings were published in the European Journal o...

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Medical Journals Retract Two Major Studies Questioning Efficacy Of Different Drugs On COVID-19

The Wall Street Journal (6/4, Hopkins, Gold, Subscription Publication) reports two studies that questioned the efficacy of different drugs for treating COVID-19 were retracted Thursday by major medical journals. The Lancet pulled a study saying hydroxychl...

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Patients With Coronavirus Who Have High Blood Pressure Have Higher Risk Of Dying From The Infection, Study Indicates

CNN (6/4, Fox) reports that research indicates patients with coronavirus who have “high blood pressure have twice the risk of dying from the infection.” The findings were published in the European Heart Journal.

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Coronavirus Pandemic Reportedly Interferes With Efforts To Curb Cases Of Congenital Syphilis

Kaiser Health News (6/4, Barry-Jester) reports the number of cases of congenital syphilis has been rising in recent years, and while public health officials have been working on steps to address the problem, there are “so many resources diverted to stoppi...

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UK Hosts Summit To Raise Funding For GAVI And Discuss Future Distribution Of Potential Coronavirus Vaccines

The AP (6/4, Cheng, Kurtenbach) reports the UK hosted a coronavirus vaccine summit that “raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the new c...

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Clinical Evaluation and Utilization of Multiple Molecular In Vitro Diagnostic Assays for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2

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COVID-19 Testing Explained

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Wuhan Tests 10 Million People For Coronavirus And Identifies 300 People Who Test Positive But Without Symptoms

The AP (6/3) reports Wuhan, China, “tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented 19-day campaign to check an entire city,” and identified 300 people who tested positive, “all of whom had no symptoms.” The AP adds, “The city found no infections amon...

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Diagnostic Testing To Verify Asthma Diagnosis In US May Save More Than $56 Billion Over 20 Years, Study Suggests

Pulmonology Advisor (6/3, Moeller) reports researchers found “implementing diagnostic testing to verify an asthma diagnosis in the United States could save more than $56 billion over 20 years.” The findings were published in the Journal of Allergy and Cli...

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Using Genetic Risk Scores May Help Identify Patients At High Risk Of Heart Attack Who Are Not Presently Identified With Traditional Clinical Methods, Researchers Say

Health IT Analytics (6/3, Kent) reports, “Using genetic risk scores could help identify patients at high risk of heart attack who are not presently identified using traditional clinical methods,” researchers concluded after applying polygenic risk scores...

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Researchers Say Screening For Genetic Mutations Linked To Breast Cancer And Ovarian Cancer Can Be Safely And Effectively Done From Home

HealthDay (6/3, Gordon) reports researchers found screening for genetic mutations linked to breast cancer and ovarian cancer may be safely and effectively done from home. The findings were presented at the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program.

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People With Genetic Mutations That Lower LRRK2 Levels May Live As Long As Those Without, Study Indicates

Parkinson’s News Today (6/3, Inacio) reports researchers found in a large genetic study that “people carrying gene variants that lower leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) levels...live as long as those without such variants, and show no related lung, liv...

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Hydroxychloroquine May Not Prevent Infection With SARS-CoV-2, Study Indicates

The New York Times (6/3, Grady) reports researchers in the US and Canada found in “the first controlled clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine” that the drug “did not prevent” infection with SARS-CoV-2. The New York Times adds the “trial was the first to te...

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Children Under Age 12 May Play Little Role In Transmitting Coronavirus, Study From Netherlands Suggests

Reuters (6/3, Sterling) reports, “A study by the Netherlands’ National Institute for Health (RIVM) published on Wednesday concluded that children under the age of 12 play little role in transmitting the new coronavirus.” The study published in “Nederlands...

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Obesity May Greatly Increase Odds Of Children Developing Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests

HealthDay (6/3) reports, “If a child is infected with the new coronavirus,” having obesity “appears to greatly raise the odds for developing a severe form of COVID-19, a new study finds.” According to the research, “eleven (22%) of the 50 kids” had obesit...

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More Than A Third Of Americans Misused Cleaners And Disinfectants To Try To Prevent Coronavirus Infection, CDC Survey Suggests

US Laboratories To Be Required To Collect Demographic Information On Those Receiving Coronavirus Tests Beginning August 1

Second Round Of Testing Shows No Herd Immunity To Coronavirus In Spain

Researchers Observe U-Shaped Relationship Between Serum Urate Levels, Mortality Among US Men

Tear Gas Can Cause Lung Damage Which Is Particularly Concerning During The Coronavirus Pandemic

High Blood Levels Of Uric Acid Are Linked To Higher Risk Of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia In Men With Parkinson’s Disease, Study Indicates

Medical Journals Retract Two Major Studies Questioning Efficacy Of Different Drugs On COVID-19

Patients With Coronavirus Who Have High Blood Pressure Have Higher Risk Of Dying From The Infection, Study Indicates

Coronavirus Pandemic Reportedly Interferes With Efforts To Curb Cases Of Congenital Syphilis

UK Hosts Summit To Raise Funding For GAVI And Discuss Future Distribution Of Potential Coronavirus Vaccines

Clinical Evaluation and Utilization of Multiple Molecular In Vitro Diagnostic Assays for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19 Testing Explained

Wuhan Tests 10 Million People For Coronavirus And Identifies 300 People Who Test Positive But Without Symptoms

Diagnostic Testing To Verify Asthma Diagnosis In US May Save More Than $56 Billion Over 20 Years, Study Suggests

Using Genetic Risk Scores May Help Identify Patients At High Risk Of Heart Attack Who Are Not Presently Identified With Traditional Clinical Methods, Researchers Say

Researchers Say Screening For Genetic Mutations Linked To Breast Cancer And Ovarian Cancer Can Be Safely And Effectively Done From Home

People With Genetic Mutations That Lower LRRK2 Levels May Live As Long As Those Without, Study Indicates

Hydroxychloroquine May Not Prevent Infection With SARS-CoV-2, Study Indicates

Children Under Age 12 May Play Little Role In Transmitting Coronavirus, Study From Netherlands Suggests

Obesity May Greatly Increase Odds Of Children Developing Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests