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Researchers At MIT Use Machine Learning To Discover New Antibiotic That Appears Effective In Mice

STAT (2/20, Ross) reports researchers at MIT “used machine learning to identify a molecule [halicin] that appears capable of countering some of the world’s most formidable pathogens” and published their findings in Cell. The researchers found that halicin...

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Research Suggests Novel Coronavirus Is More Fatal For Men Than Women

The New York Times (2/20, Rabin) reports that the novel coronavirus “appears to pose a particular threat to middle-aged and older adults, particularly men.” The article says that “although men and women have been infected in roughly equal numbers, researc...

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People With HIV May Have Higher Rates Of COPD And Be Diagnosed Earlier On Average Than Those Without HIV, Study Suggests

HealthDay (2/20, Preidt) reports researchers found that “adults with HIV have higher rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are diagnosed with the lung disease years earlier than those without HIV.” The findings were published in CMAJ O...

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CDC Says This Season’s Flu Vaccine Has Been 45% Effective Overall So Far

The AP (2/20, Stobbe) reports this season’s flu “vaccine has been 45% effective against both types of flu across all ages,” according to a CDC report. The agency “estimates that the vaccine has been about 50% effective against” the strain of Type B flu “t...

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Chinese Study Suggests Novel Coronavirus Is More Contagious Than Those That Cause SARS And MERS

CNN (2/19, Griffiths, Gan) reports the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted “a comprehensive study of more than 72,000 confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus” that “revealed new information about the deadly infection...

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Cardiovascular Factors Usually Evaluated In Annual Physical May Predict CHD Development As Accurately As An Advanced Genetic Test, Researchers Demonstrate

Health IT Analytics (2/19, Kent) reports “cardiovascular factors typically evaluated in an annual physical, including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, diabetes, and smoking status, are just as accurate in predicting who will develop coronary heart dise...

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Influenza Activity High, Still Rising As Of Week Ending February 8

Medscape (2/19, Brown, Subscription Publication) reports “influenza activity is still high and rose again during the week ending February 8 (week 6), according to a February 14 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” Throughout...

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Patients With Chronic HCV May Have Clinical Benefits With DAA That May Persist, Become More Apparent In Long-Term Follow-Up, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/19, Schad) reports “combination therapy with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) confers real clinical benefits in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and these benefits appear to persist and become mor...

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Empirical Anti-MRSA Therapy May Not Be Tied To Reduced Mortality For Any Group Of Patients Hospitalized For Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Healio (2/19, Stulpin) reports, “Empirical anti-MRSA therapy was not associated with reduced mortality for any group of patients hospitalized for pneumonia, even those at high risk for MRSA,” researchers concluded after comparing “30-day mortality among 8...

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Many Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Are Unaware Of Their Increased Risk For HPV And The Vaccine That Can Prevent The Infection, Study Suggests

Reuters (2/19, Rapaport) reports researchers conducted a small survey in New York City and found that “many young men who have sex with men are unaware of their increased risk for contracting the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) and of the vaccin...

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Group Of Democratic Senators Call For Emergency Funding From Congress To Respond To Coronavirus

The Hill (2/19, Hellmann) reports 25 Democratic Senators wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney calling for “emergency funding from Congress to respond to the coronavirus.” In their letter, the senators said state and loc...

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Proposed Illinois Legislation Would Prohibit Religious Exemptions To Vaccinations

The Chicago Tribune (2/19, Thayer) reports that proposed state legislation in Illinois would prevent parents from claiming “religion as a reason to refuse vaccinations for their children – a move backed by public health officials as a way to stave off out...

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Chinese Study Suggests Novel Coronavirus Is More Contagious Than Those That Cause SARS And MERS

CNN (2/19, Griffiths, Gan) reports the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted “a comprehensive study of more than 72,000 confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus” that “revealed new information about the deadly infection...

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Cardiovascular Factors Usually Evaluated In Annual Physical May Predict CHD Development As Accurately As An Advanced Genetic Test, Researchers Demonstrate

Health IT Analytics (2/19, Kent) reports “cardiovascular factors typically evaluated in an annual physical, including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, diabetes, and smoking status, are just as accurate in predicting who will develop coronary heart dise...

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Influenza Activity High, Still Rising As Of Week Ending February 8

Medscape (2/19, Brown, Subscription Publication) reports “influenza activity is still high and rose again during the week ending February 8 (week 6), according to a February 14 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” Throughout...

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Patients With Chronic HCV May Have Clinical Benefits With DAA That May Persist, Become More Apparent In Long-Term Follow-Up, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/19, Schad) reports “combination therapy with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) confers real clinical benefits in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and these benefits appear to persist and become mor...

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Empirical Anti-MRSA Therapy May Not Be Tied To Reduced Mortality For Any Group Of Patients Hospitalized For Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Healio (2/19, Stulpin) reports, “Empirical anti-MRSA therapy was not associated with reduced mortality for any group of patients hospitalized for pneumonia, even those at high risk for MRSA,” researchers concluded after comparing “30-day mortality among 8...

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Many Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Are Unaware Of Their Increased Risk For HPV And The Vaccine That Can Prevent The Infection, Study Suggests

Reuters (2/19, Rapaport) reports researchers conducted a small survey in New York City and found that “many young men who have sex with men are unaware of their increased risk for contracting the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) and of the vaccin...

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Group Of Democratic Senators Call For Emergency Funding From Congress To Respond To Coronavirus

The Hill (2/19, Hellmann) reports 25 Democratic Senators wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney calling for “emergency funding from Congress to respond to the coronavirus.” In their letter, the senators said state and loc...

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Proposed Illinois Legislation Would Prohibit Religious Exemptions To Vaccinations

The Chicago Tribune (2/19, Thayer) reports that proposed state legislation in Illinois would prevent parents from claiming “religion as a reason to refuse vaccinations for their children – a move backed by public health officials as a way to stave off out...

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Researchers At MIT Use Machine Learning To Discover New Antibiotic That Appears Effective In Mice

Research Suggests Novel Coronavirus Is More Fatal For Men Than Women

People With HIV May Have Higher Rates Of COPD And Be Diagnosed Earlier On Average Than Those Without HIV, Study Suggests

CDC Says This Season’s Flu Vaccine Has Been 45% Effective Overall So Far

Chinese Study Suggests Novel Coronavirus Is More Contagious Than Those That Cause SARS And MERS

Cardiovascular Factors Usually Evaluated In Annual Physical May Predict CHD Development As Accurately As An Advanced Genetic Test, Researchers Demonstrate

Influenza Activity High, Still Rising As Of Week Ending February 8

Patients With Chronic HCV May Have Clinical Benefits With DAA That May Persist, Become More Apparent In Long-Term Follow-Up, Study Suggests

Empirical Anti-MRSA Therapy May Not Be Tied To Reduced Mortality For Any Group Of Patients Hospitalized For Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Many Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Are Unaware Of Their Increased Risk For HPV And The Vaccine That Can Prevent The Infection, Study Suggests

Group Of Democratic Senators Call For Emergency Funding From Congress To Respond To Coronavirus

Proposed Illinois Legislation Would Prohibit Religious Exemptions To Vaccinations

Chinese Study Suggests Novel Coronavirus Is More Contagious Than Those That Cause SARS And MERS

Cardiovascular Factors Usually Evaluated In Annual Physical May Predict CHD Development As Accurately As An Advanced Genetic Test, Researchers Demonstrate

Influenza Activity High, Still Rising As Of Week Ending February 8

Patients With Chronic HCV May Have Clinical Benefits With DAA That May Persist, Become More Apparent In Long-Term Follow-Up, Study Suggests

Empirical Anti-MRSA Therapy May Not Be Tied To Reduced Mortality For Any Group Of Patients Hospitalized For Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Many Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Are Unaware Of Their Increased Risk For HPV And The Vaccine That Can Prevent The Infection, Study Suggests

Group Of Democratic Senators Call For Emergency Funding From Congress To Respond To Coronavirus

Proposed Illinois Legislation Would Prohibit Religious Exemptions To Vaccinations