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  • Researchers Exploring Whether Dogs Can Detect Coronavirus

    The Washington Post (4/29, Brulliard) reports, “As some states move to reopen after weeks of shutdowns, infectious disease experts say the prevention of future coronavirus outbreaks will depend on scaling up testing and identifying asymptomatic carriers.”...
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  • Researchers Say ctDNA Can Predict Which Patients With NSCLC Will Relapse After Surgical Resection

    Cancer Therapy Advisor (4/29, Primeau) reports researchers found in the TRACERx study that “minimal residual disease detection by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) predicted patients with stage I to III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who would relapse aft...
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  • Herpes Simplex Virus-1 More Complex Than Previously Thought, Study Indicates

    HealthDay (4/29, Reinberg) reports the herpes simplex virus-1 now appears “more complex than scientists had thought, a new study finds.” Previously, researchers “believed that there were about 80 so-called open reading frames in the herpes gene, but there...
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  • Neither Treatment Of Nor Complete Eradication Of H. Pylori Infection May Be Tied To Future CDI, Researchers Say

    Healio (4/29, Young) reports, “Neither treatment of nor complete eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection was associated with future Clostridioides difficile infection [CDI] in a large study of United States veterans,” investigators concluded after an...
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  • Niger Sees New Polio Outbreak

    The AP (4/29, Cheng) reports, “The World Health Organization says Niger has been struck by a new outbreak of polio, following the suspension of immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The outbreak was started “by a mutated virus that origin...
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  • Majority Of Americans Cannot Or Will Not Use Mobile Apps To Track Coronavirus Exposure, Poll Suggests

    Reuters (4/29) reports the majority of Americans “either do not own smartphones or would not use apps backed by Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple Inc to trace who has been exposed to the new coronavirus, according to a poll by the Washington Post and Univer...
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  • Clinical Labs Reportedly Face Many Obstacles Trying To Validate Coronavirus Serology Tests

    GenomeWeb (4/28, Johnson) reports, “Against a backdrop of dynamic federal regulations and a quickly expanding commercial landscape, labs are facing unusual obstacles in validating serology testing for COVID-19.” GenomeWeb adds, “Issues with test accuracy...
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  • Coronavirus Antibody Tests Suggest It Is Deadlier Than The Flu

    The Washington Post (4/28, Achenbach) reports, “Results from coronavirus antibody tests have started to trickle in, and they bolster the consensus among disease experts that the virus is significantly more lethal than seasonal flu and has seeded the most...
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  • Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factor For Multiple Neurodegenerative Conditions Including Alzheimer’s Disease And ALS

    Health IT Analytics (4/28, Kent) reports researchers at two institutions “uncovered a new genetic risk factor for multiple neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease” and ALS. The “researchers sequenced and analyzed whole genomes of more...
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  • Researchers Say Somatic “Driver” Mutations Are Frequently Present In Genes Related To Endometrial Cancer

    Cancer Therapy Advisor (4/28, Moench) reports researchers found that “whole-genome DNA sequencing studies of normal endometrial glandular tissue have revealed the frequent presence of somatic ‘driver’ mutations in cancer-related genes.” The findings were...
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  • US Now Has More Than One Million Coronavirus Cases As Some States And Cities Ease Lockdowns

    USA Today (4/28, Rice, Yomtov) reports the US now has more than one million cases of coronavirus, which is “nearly a third of the world’s cases.” USA Today adds that “despite warnings from national health leaders that the country could face a second wave...
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  • Patients May Continue Shedding SARS-CoV-2 For Up To Six Weeks After Symptoms Begin, Study Suggests

    Reuters (4/28, Larkin) reports researchers found in a small study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases that “patients may continue to shed the SARS-CoV-2 virus for up to six weeks after symptoms emerge,” based on tests using throat or deep nasal cavi...
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  • Scientists In Wuhan Identify Genetic Markers Of Coronavirus In Airborne Droplets

    The New York Times (4/28, Chang) reports, “Adding to growing evidence that the novel coronavirus can spread through air, scientists [in Wuhan] have identified genetic markers of the virus in airborne droplets, many with diameters smaller than one-ten-thou...
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  • Microbes In Gut May Affect Severity Of COVID-19 Illness, Research Suggests

    Newsweek (4/28, Gander) reports, “The microbes that live in the human gut could affect a healthy person’s chances of developing a severe case of COVID-19, according to a preliminary study.” The research team “used 20 blood protein biomarkers they previous...
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  • Children Living With HIV May Have Deficits In Bone Architecture And Reductions In Bone Strength Compared To Uninfected Children, Study Indicates

    Infectious Disease Advisor (4/28, Masoud) reports researchers found that “children living with HIV demonstrate deficits in bone architecture and reductions in bone strength, compared with uninfected children.” The findings were published in the Journal of...
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  • Germany’s Coronavirus Infection Rate Rises After Country Eased Lockdown Restrictions

    Newsweek (4/28, Lemon) reports, “After Germany declared the coronavirus pandemic “under control” and moved to ease lockdown restrictions, the European country’s infection rate has now risen.” Earlier in April, “Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said th...
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  • White House Unveils Blueprint To Help States Expand Testing, Rapid Response Programs As Governors Consider Lifting Stay-At-Home Orders, Reopening Businesses

    USA Today (4/27, Subramanian, Jackson) reports, “The White House unveiled a blueprint on Monday designed to help states expand coronavirus testing and rapid response programs as governors weigh gradually lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening schools a...
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  • Saliva-Based Coronavirus Testing May Be More Accurate And Consistent Than Alternative With Nasal Swab, Research Suggests

    HealthDay (4/27, Thompson) reports researchers at Yale say that coronavirus testing using saliva samples may offer benefits over the alternative with nasopharyngeal swabs. HealthDay adds that “saliva samples taken from just inside the mouth were more accu...
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  • Large Pharmacy Chains, Retailers Ramping Up Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing

    Reuters (4/27, Mrinalika) reports that “CVS Health Corp and Walgreens Boots Alliance on Monday unveiled plans to expand COVID-19 testing capabilities to meet increasing demand.” Starting in May, “CVS Health will offer self-swab tests to individuals meetin...
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  • Half Of States Need To Increase Coronavirus Testing To Consider Easing Restrictions, Analysis Suggests

    STAT (4/27, Begley) reports that over “half of U.S. states will have to significantly step up their [coronavirus] testing to even consider starting to relax stay-at-home orders after May 1, according to a new analysis by Harvard researchers and STAT.” The...
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