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Public Health Experts Warn Americans To Receive Flu Shot Early Following Bad Season In Australia

The New York Times (10/4, McNeil) reported public health experts are worried that the US may be in for a particularly bad flu season following “an unusually early and fairly severe flu season this year” in Australia. As a result, public health officials a...

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Opinion: We Must Create New Engineers To Conquer Superbugs

Jason Papin, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and School of Medicine, wrote in an opinion piece for The Hill (10/5) about how to address the growing threat of “superbugs.” Papin argued, “To build a future crop of engineers w...

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Physicians Debate What To Tell Patients About Their DNA Tests

The Wall Street Journal (10/4, A1, Evans, Mathews, Subscription Publication) reported on its front page that there is a debate with the medical community about whether physicians are morally bound to give their patients all of the information revealed by...

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Overrepresentation Of European Ancestry In Genetic, Genomic Investigations Exacerbating Healthcare Inequities, Scientists Say.

NPR (3/21, Lambert) reports a new commentary suggests that overrepresentation of people with European ancestry in genetic and genomic research is exacerbating inequities in global healthcare. Medscape (3/21, Lewis, Subscription Publication) reports author...

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Schwann Cells Surrounding Neurons May Protect Nerve Degeneration, Study Indicates.

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (3/21, Gisler) reports researchers found “Schwann cells surrounding neurons protect the degeneration of nerves by blocking thrombin, a blood-clotting protein that can also damage nerves.” The article explains that “Schwann ce...

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Researchers Announce Birth Of Monkey Using Cryopreserved Testicular Tissue, Giving Hope To Young Male Cancer Patients For Fertility Preservation.

The Washington Post (3/21, Cha) reports researchers aiming to develop techniques to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo cancer treatment before puberty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine announced a successful birth of a monkey us...

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J&J To Record Nearly $700 Million Charge Over Abandoned Antiviral Drug Program.

Reuters (3/21, Joseph) reports that Thursday, Johnson & Johnson “said it will record a nearly $700 million impairment charge in the first quarter of 2019 related to the abandoned development of its experimental antiviral drug, AL-8176,” which was in devel...

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Dirty Water Poses Greater Threat To Children In War Zones Than Violence, UNICEF Report Says.

Reuters (3/22, Ryan) reports UNICEF released a new analysis on Friday stating that children aged 15 and under “are almost three times more likely to die from diseases due to lack of clean water and sanitation than from violence in countries in conflict.”...

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Article Examines Potential Reasons Driving Attacks On Ebola Treatment Centers In DRC.

The Economist (3/22) discusses the reasons driving attacks on Ebola treatment clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While “some premeditated attacks have been blamed on Mai Mai rebels,” other “attacks are spontaneous, and by unknown perpetrators.”...

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UPS To Launch Pilot In-Home Vaccine Service For Adults.

Reuters (3/22, Baertlein, Erman) reports United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), the “world’s largest package delivery firm,” will launch a “U.S. service that dispatches nurses to vaccinate adults in their homes...as the company and its healthcare clients work...

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Investigation Analyzes What Types Of People Are Harassing Vaccine Proponents Online.

The Washington Post (3/21, Sun) discusses a recent situation in which anti-vaccination activists harassed a Pennsylvania pediatric practice and a subsequent investigation into “who was behind the attack and how it was carried out.” The results “confirm pr...

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US Health Officials Ease Travel Warnings To Regions With Zika.

The Washington Post (3/20, Sun) reports “US and international health officials are easing warnings against travel to regions with Zika virus because the threat has diminished markedly since the virus began to sweep across the globe four years ago.” Health...

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Researchers Develop Paper Urine Test That Can Detect Preeclampsia In Three Minutes.

Medscape (3/20, Hackethal, Subscription Publication) reports researchers have developed the Congo Red Dot Paper Test to diagnose preeclampsia, according to a study published in E-Clinical Medicine. The article explains that the “simple, noninvasive, point...

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Researchers Examine Tau Filaments In Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

Reuters (3/20, Kelland) reports researchers “were able to detail the atomic structures of the abnormal tau filaments in” chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The article points out that tau filaments have been tied to CTE and Alzheimer’s disease. The f...

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Lactoferrin Ineffective For Patients Living With HIV Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy, Study Suggests.

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/20) reports a new study suggests that “although proven to be safe and efficacious in the treatment of sepsis, recombinant human (rh)-lactoferrin treatment in people living with HIV (PLWHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (A...

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DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Spreads To Large City Of Bunia, Officials Say.

Reuters (3/20) reports “health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a case of Ebola in” Bunia, where “close to 1 million people [live], the health ministry said on Wednesday.”

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Tuberculosis Could Be Eliminated By 2045, Researchers Suggest.

MedPage Today (3/20) reports a new study by researchers at University of California, San Francisco suggests that “increased investment in evidence-based interventions to diagnose, treat, and prevent tuberculosis (TB), especially in high-burden countries,...

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Pfizer Buys Rights To Gene Therapies Under Development By Vivet.

The Wall Street Journal (3/20, Roland, Subscription Publication) reports Pfizer will pay up to €560 million ($636 million) to Vivet Therapeutics for the rights to gene therapies that are under development. Pfizer has paid €45 million ($51 million) already...

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In-Hospital Flu Shot Linked To Lower MI Risk, Study Suggests.

Medscape (3/20, Busko, Subscription Publication) reports that research offers “more support for giving a flu shot to all hospitalized patients during flu season to help prevent myocardial infarction.” Of the nearly “30 million adults who were hospitalized...

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History, Risks Of Failed Containment Of Deadly Pathogens Discussed.

Vox (3/20) discusses a history of deadly pathogens escaping researchers’ labs and subsequent efforts to prevent outbreaks. The piece says that after “reviewing the incidents, it looks like there are many different points of failure – machinery that’s part...

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Public Health Experts Warn Americans To Receive Flu Shot Early Following Bad Season In Australia

Opinion: We Must Create New Engineers To Conquer Superbugs

Physicians Debate What To Tell Patients About Their DNA Tests

Overrepresentation Of European Ancestry In Genetic, Genomic Investigations Exacerbating Healthcare Inequities, Scientists Say.

Schwann Cells Surrounding Neurons May Protect Nerve Degeneration, Study Indicates.

Researchers Announce Birth Of Monkey Using Cryopreserved Testicular Tissue, Giving Hope To Young Male Cancer Patients For Fertility Preservation.

J&J To Record Nearly $700 Million Charge Over Abandoned Antiviral Drug Program.

Dirty Water Poses Greater Threat To Children In War Zones Than Violence, UNICEF Report Says.

Article Examines Potential Reasons Driving Attacks On Ebola Treatment Centers In DRC.

UPS To Launch Pilot In-Home Vaccine Service For Adults.

Investigation Analyzes What Types Of People Are Harassing Vaccine Proponents Online.

US Health Officials Ease Travel Warnings To Regions With Zika.

Researchers Develop Paper Urine Test That Can Detect Preeclampsia In Three Minutes.

Researchers Examine Tau Filaments In Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

Lactoferrin Ineffective For Patients Living With HIV Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy, Study Suggests.

DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Spreads To Large City Of Bunia, Officials Say.

Tuberculosis Could Be Eliminated By 2045, Researchers Suggest.

Pfizer Buys Rights To Gene Therapies Under Development By Vivet.

In-Hospital Flu Shot Linked To Lower MI Risk, Study Suggests.

History, Risks Of Failed Containment Of Deadly Pathogens Discussed.