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Microwave Beams Used As Weapons May Have Caused Brain Damage In US Diplomats In Cuba.

NBC Nightly News (9/2, story 4, 0:30, Snow) reported that the “strange symptoms suffered by dozens of US diplomats in Cuba and China may have been caused by microwave beams used as weapons.” NBC Nightly News cited the New York Times and reported that “a...

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UN Says 120,000 Suspected Cases Of Cholera Reported In Yemen This Year.

The AP (8/30) reports the United Nations said 120,000 suspected cases of cholera were reported in “conflict-wracked Yemen between January and mid-August and the pace has been increasing.” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the 120,000 figure is lower co...

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Researchers Identify Cell That Responds To Skin Bacteria By Reducing Inflammation In Lesions Caused By Acne.

Newsweek (8/30, Georgiou) reports researchers “demonstrated for the first time how a type of cell that the body produces in response to a toxin secreted by bacteria on the skin can actually reduce inflammation in lesions caused by acne.” The findings wer...

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Concentration Of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 In Blood May Be Biomarker For Renal Cell Carcinoma, Study Suggests.

Cancer Network (8/30, Lawrence) reports researchers found that “concentrations of kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) in the blood may predict for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) up to 5 years prior to diagnosis.” The findings were published in Clinical Cancer R...

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Researchers Use CRISPR To Modify Gene That Causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy In Dogs.

The Wall Street Journal (8/30, Marcus, Subscription Publication) reports researchers used CRISPR to repair a genetic mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy in dogs, raising the prospect that a similar treatment might one day be available for pe...

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Brazil Confirms More Than 1,550 Measles Cases.

The AP (8/30) reports Brazil’s Health Ministry said more than 1,550 people have contracted measles “as the country struggles to meet vaccination targets to stem the outbreak linked to neighboring Venezuela.” The ministry confirmed Thursday that seven peo...

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Public Health Officials Investigating Cluster Of Eight HIV Cases In Seattle.

The Seattle Times (8/30, Bush) reports public health officials are investigating “a cluster of new HIV infections among people described as being homeless, heterosexuals and drug users in North Seattle, with eight such cases identified during routine tes...

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Ventura County, California Residents Concerned About Outbreak Of Valley Fever.

The Ventura County (CA) Star (8/30, Kisken) reports new data released by the California Department of Public Health “shows a surge of valley fever continues across California and Ventura County after being first reported a year ago. The potentially fatal...

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Intervention Program May Improve Adherence To ART, MAT Among People With HIV Who Inject Drugs, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (8/30, Walker) reports researchers found in a randomized trial that “a combined HIV and substance use intervention program improved self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ART) and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) among peop...

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WHO Official: DRC Could See More Ebola Cases For Another Few Weeks.

MedPage Today (8/30, Walker) reports a World Health Organization said Thursday that the Democratic Republic of the Congo may see more cases of Ebola for the next few weeks. Dr. Michael J. Ryan, WHO Assistant Director General for Emergency Preparedness an...

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Misinformation May Lead To The Spread Of Disease.

The Atlantic (8/30, Gyenes, Mina) reports that “around the world, digital health misinformation is having increasingly catastrophic impacts on physical health.” The Atlantic says, “Over the past several weeks, new cases of measles – which the Centers for...

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FDA Approves Two New HIV Medications.

Reuters (8/30, Mathias) reports that on Thursday, the FDA approved two new HIV oral drugs developed by Merck & Co. to treat adults with the “most common strain of the virus, HIV-1.” The approvals were “nearly two months ahead of schedule.” Delstrigo (dor...

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Researchers Develop Mathematical Model To Improve Mosquito Disease Control Methods.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune (8/30, Clark) reports Tulane University professor Dr. Mac Hyman, an applied mathematician and past president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, “has created a mathematical model aimed at helping public h...

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Facial Recognition App Helps Medical Geneticists Treat Kids With Rare Genetic Diseases.

The Boston Globe (8/30) reports on the facial recognition app called Face2Gene, developed by Boston-based FDNA, which, “through crowdsourcing and artificial intelligence, the software ranks the 10 most likely causes of a genetic disorder on the basis of...

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Only 49 Percent Of US Teens Are Fully Vaccinated Against HPV, CDC Says.

Reuters (8/29, Rapaport) reports researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found “that half of U.S. teens are still not fully vaccinated against” human papillomavirus (HPV). Just 49% of US teens had “received the two or three doses ne...

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Multiple Myeloma May Be Detectable Through Routine Blood Tests, Study Suggests.

Cancer Therapy Advisor (8/29, Hernandez) reports researchers found that “there may be a way to detect multiple myeloma (MM) earlier...using basic information derived from routine blood panels already used in the primary care setting.” The findings were p...

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Certain Type Of Clay May Be Effective Treatment Against Some Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria In Wounds, Study Suggests.

HealthDay (8/29, Preidt) reports researchers found that “reduced iron-bearing clay” may be an effective treatment “against disease-causing bacteria in wounds, including some that are antibiotic-resistant.” The findings were published in the International...

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WHO Head Says It Is Not Yet Possible To Say Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Stabilizing.

Reuters (8/29, Ross) reports World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s Wednesday update on the status of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo suggested it is “too soon to say” conditions are “stabilizing due to difficulti...

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Chinese Officials “Scramble” To Contain African Swine Fever Outbreak.

The Washington Post (8/29, Erickson) reports that Chinese officials are “scrambling” to stop an African swine fever outbreak “with the potential to ravage the country’s pig population.” According to the Post, “Since early August, the virus has spread to...

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Brazoria County, Texas Sees Increase In Pertussis Cases.

The Houston Chronicle (8/29, Jones) reports Brazoria County, Texas, “is seeing an increase in the number of whooping cough cases in 2018, with 37 reported diagnoses reported through July compared to six the year before.” This year, 73 percent of the case...

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Microwave Beams Used As Weapons May Have Caused Brain Damage In US Diplomats In Cuba.

UN Says 120,000 Suspected Cases Of Cholera Reported In Yemen This Year.

Researchers Identify Cell That Responds To Skin Bacteria By Reducing Inflammation In Lesions Caused By Acne.

Concentration Of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 In Blood May Be Biomarker For Renal Cell Carcinoma, Study Suggests.

Researchers Use CRISPR To Modify Gene That Causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy In Dogs.

Brazil Confirms More Than 1,550 Measles Cases.

Public Health Officials Investigating Cluster Of Eight HIV Cases In Seattle.

Ventura County, California Residents Concerned About Outbreak Of Valley Fever.

Intervention Program May Improve Adherence To ART, MAT Among People With HIV Who Inject Drugs, Study Suggests.

WHO Official: DRC Could See More Ebola Cases For Another Few Weeks.

Misinformation May Lead To The Spread Of Disease.

FDA Approves Two New HIV Medications.

Researchers Develop Mathematical Model To Improve Mosquito Disease Control Methods.

Facial Recognition App Helps Medical Geneticists Treat Kids With Rare Genetic Diseases.

Only 49 Percent Of US Teens Are Fully Vaccinated Against HPV, CDC Says.

Multiple Myeloma May Be Detectable Through Routine Blood Tests, Study Suggests.

Certain Type Of Clay May Be Effective Treatment Against Some Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria In Wounds, Study Suggests.

WHO Head Says It Is Not Yet Possible To Say Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Stabilizing.

Chinese Officials “Scramble” To Contain African Swine Fever Outbreak.

Brazoria County, Texas Sees Increase In Pertussis Cases.