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Kentucky Governor Says He Intentionally Exposed His Nine Children To Chickenpox.

The Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal (3/20, Yetter, Loftus) reports Kentucky “Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview Tuesday that he deliberately exposed all nine of his children to chickenpox so they would catch the disease and become immune.” He expla...

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Administration Supports Needle Exchange Programs But Not Supervised Injections In New HIV Strategy.

The Washington Examiner (3/19, Leonard) reports “the Trump administration is backing needle exchange programs to reach its goal of ending HIV transmission within a decade, and will continue to oppose supervised injection sites where people inject illegal...

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Fecal, Blood Microbiota Profiles Differ Between Obese-Type, Lean-Type NAFLD, Research Suggests.

MedPage Today (3/19, Swift) reports research indicates “both fecal and blood microbiota profiles showed different patterns between participants with obese-type versus lean-type nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and these may serve as diagnostic bi...

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Sperm DNA From Testicles Of Infertile Men May Be Comparable To That From Ejaculated Sperm From Fertile Men, Research Indicates.

HealthDay (3/19, Preidt) reports researchers found that “sperm DNA from the testicles of infertile men is often as good as that of ejaculated sperm from fertile men.” The findings were presented at the European Association of Urology Congress.

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Community Trust Needed To End Current Ebola Outbreak in DCR, Experts Say.

The NPR (3/19, Aizenman) “Goats and Soda” blog discusses how current efforts are failing to end the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The piece suggests “there’s growing concern that the very steps the government and the World Health Org...

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US Government Begins $10 Million Project To Develop Vaccine For Marburg Virus.

The Telegraph (UK) (3/19, Farmer) reports the US government “has begun a $10m project making a vaccine to a deadly cousin of the Ebola virus considered a potential bioterrorism weapon.” Identifying “a way to stop Marburg virus is ‘an urgent public health...

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No Increased Risk For Immune-Related Adverse Events In Cancer Immunotherapy Patients After Getting Flu Shot, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (3/19) reports a new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center indicates that “for cancer patients receiving treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer, there was no increase in incidence of immune-related ad...

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Kentucky Health Officials Announcing Plan To Eliminate New HIV Infections.

The AP (3/19) reports “a statement from the Northern Kentucky Health Department says the University of Kentucky and the state Department for Public Health are set to announce details of” a new HIV elimination initiative today at the Northern Kentucky Heal...

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FDA Issues Two Guidances For PrEP And Pediatric HIV Drug Development.

BioCentury (3/19, Romeo, Subscription Publication) reports the “FDA released final versions of two guidances Tuesday aimed at developing drugs for pediatric HIV patients and for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which HHS Secretary Alex Azar said was in li...

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WHO Panel: Gene Editing For Reproductive Purposes “Irresponsible.”

The New York Times (3/19, A11, Belluck) reports that on March 19, “an influential committee of the World Health Organization said...it would be ‘irresponsible’ to try to create babies from gene-edited human embryos,” then “called for an international regi...

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Health Department Mandated Disease Quarantine Can Lead To Job Loss, Eviction, Researchers Say.

The Atlantic (3/19, Khazan) discusses how workers in the US quarantined by health departments for diseases risk job loss and home eviction, since they are forced to miss time from work, don’t receive paychecks, and are unable to pay for other bills. Howev...

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Most New HIV Infections Linked To People Not Receiving Treatment, CDC Data Show.

CNN (3/18, Scutti) reports that data from 2016 released by the CDC show that 38 percent of people living with HIV were not receiving treatment and were connected to 81 percent of new infections. The Hill (3/18, Hellmann) reports data show that “of the 1.1...

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Researchers Develop Way To Grow Live Bone Using Rib And 3D Mold In Animal Study.

HealthDay (3/18) reports “scientists have developed a way to grow live bone using a rib and a 3D mold in animal studies, and they say their technique could offer a new way to treat severe head and facial injuries.” The method “was tested in sheep” and inv...

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Chinese Scientist Revives Controversial Malarial Therapy Research.

STAT (3/18, Qiu) reports a Chinese scientist has revived research into malarial therapy, using the treatment on cancer patients. Despite a report from the CDC saying malarial treatment to stimulate the immune system “cannot be justified,” research on the...

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Time In Space Tied To Reactivation Of Herpes Viruses, Study Indicates.

CNN (3/18, Strickland) reports on its website that researchers found “the longer astronauts spend in space, the more likely they are to have viruses like herpes, chickenpox and shingles reactivate.” The findings were published in Frontiers in Microbiology...

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Adults Hospitalized For Acute Respiratory Illness Who Received Flu Vaccine May Have Higher Antibody Titers Against Egg-Adapted Vaccine Strain And Lower Titers Against Circulating Virus, Study Indicates.

Pulmonology Advisor (3/18, van Paridon) reports researchers found “adults hospitalized for acute respiratory illness who received the influenza vaccine in 2017 to 2018 had higher antibody titers against the egg-adapted vaccine strain and lower titers agai...

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Unvaccinated Student Sues Northern Kentucky Health Department For Being Barred From School’s Extracurricular Activities.

The New York Times (3/18, De León) reports an unvaccinated student at Our Lady of Assumption Academy, which is trying to control an outbreak of chickenpox, has filed a lawsuit against the Northern Kentucky Health Department for allegedly violating his Fir...

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Settlement Mandates DOC To Provide Hepatitis C-Infected Minnesota Inmates With Antiviral Drugs.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune (3/18, Stahl) reports that “Minnesota prisoners with chronic hepatitis C infections must be provided with highly effective but costly antiviral drugs following a class-action lawsuit settlement.” The article says five infected...

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Connecticut Doctors, Insurers Concerned About State’s Declining Vaccination Rate.

The Connecticut Mirror (3/18) reports “Connecticut children are still vaccinated at a higher rate than the national average, but the number has dropped in recent years – with most of the state’s unvaccinated children avoiding immunizations for religious r...

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Trump’s Plan To End HIV Epidemic Will Be Difficult To Implement, Analysis Suggests.

The New York Times (3/18, McNeil) reports that President Trump’s “plan to end America’s epidemic of HIV... within 10 years is not going to succeed easily.” According to the Times, “Medically, AIDS experts agree, the plan he announced in his State of the U...

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Kentucky Governor Says He Intentionally Exposed His Nine Children To Chickenpox.

Administration Supports Needle Exchange Programs But Not Supervised Injections In New HIV Strategy.

Fecal, Blood Microbiota Profiles Differ Between Obese-Type, Lean-Type NAFLD, Research Suggests.

Sperm DNA From Testicles Of Infertile Men May Be Comparable To That From Ejaculated Sperm From Fertile Men, Research Indicates.

Community Trust Needed To End Current Ebola Outbreak in DCR, Experts Say.

US Government Begins $10 Million Project To Develop Vaccine For Marburg Virus.

No Increased Risk For Immune-Related Adverse Events In Cancer Immunotherapy Patients After Getting Flu Shot, Study Indicates.

Kentucky Health Officials Announcing Plan To Eliminate New HIV Infections.

FDA Issues Two Guidances For PrEP And Pediatric HIV Drug Development.

WHO Panel: Gene Editing For Reproductive Purposes “Irresponsible.”

Health Department Mandated Disease Quarantine Can Lead To Job Loss, Eviction, Researchers Say.

Most New HIV Infections Linked To People Not Receiving Treatment, CDC Data Show.

Researchers Develop Way To Grow Live Bone Using Rib And 3D Mold In Animal Study.

Chinese Scientist Revives Controversial Malarial Therapy Research.

Time In Space Tied To Reactivation Of Herpes Viruses, Study Indicates.

Adults Hospitalized For Acute Respiratory Illness Who Received Flu Vaccine May Have Higher Antibody Titers Against Egg-Adapted Vaccine Strain And Lower Titers Against Circulating Virus, Study Indicates.

Unvaccinated Student Sues Northern Kentucky Health Department For Being Barred From School’s Extracurricular Activities.

Settlement Mandates DOC To Provide Hepatitis C-Infected Minnesota Inmates With Antiviral Drugs.

Connecticut Doctors, Insurers Concerned About State’s Declining Vaccination Rate.

Trump’s Plan To End HIV Epidemic Will Be Difficult To Implement, Analysis Suggests.