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Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Permit Lawsuit Against UPMC Filed By Patients Infected With Hepatitis C.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (6/19, Ward) reports the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit against the UPMC health system to move forward, “saying dozens of patients contracted hepatitis C because of its failure to report an employee who stole...

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People With Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders May Be At An Increased Risk Of 41 Different Autoimmune Diseases, Researchers Say.

Reuters (6/19, Rapaport) reports, “People who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other stress-related psychiatric issues may be more likely to develop autoimmune diseases than individuals who” do not, researchers found. The ABC News (6/...

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Saudi MERS Outbreaks Killed 23 People Over Four Months, WHO Says.

Reuters (6/18, Miles) reports outbreaks of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) “killed 23 people in Saudi Arabia between Jan. 21 and May 31 this year, the World Health Organization said on Monday.” The deaths were among 75 cases of MERS coronavirus (...

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Diabetes Can Be Diagnosed in Single Blood Test, Research Suggests.

Medscape (6/18, Tucker, Subscription Publication) reports that research suggests “it may be possible to diagnose diabetes by measuring fasting blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) using the same blood sample without requiring a patient to come back f...

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Pairing CRISPR With Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology Could Be Used To Determine Risk Of A Genetic Variant For CVD, Research Suggests.

CNN (6/18, Howard) reports that new research “demonstrates for the first time how pairing CRISPR with induced pluripotent stem cell technology could be used to determine the risk of a genetic variant for cardiovascular disease.” The findings were publish...

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Evotec Acquires Sanofi’s Infectious Disease Unit.

Fierce Biotech (6/18, Taylor) reports Evotec has acquired Sanofi’s infectious disease unit. Under the deal, Sanofi will “transfer 100 employees, more than 10 drug candidates and €60 million ($70 million) upfront to” Evotec.

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Op-Ed Advises On Ways To Prevent Disease Spread By Ticks, Mosquitoes.

Joyce Sakamoto and Shelley Whitehead, Pennsylvania State University assistant research professor of entomology and doctoral candidate in entomology, respectively, write in a piece for The Conversation, carried by the Washington Post (6/15), about what pe...

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A Third Of Kids Under 19 Regularly Use Dietary Supplements Or Alternative Medicines, Researchers Say.

The New York Times (6/18, Bakalar, Subscription Publication) reports, “A third of children under 19 are regular users of dietary supplements or alternative medicines,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from a large national survey.” The data re...

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Experts Fear New Bird Flu Strain Could Cause Next Pandemic.

Newsweek (6/15, Andrew) reported health officials are cautioning about the potential of a new strain of bird flu to “become a worldwide pandemic,” noting that the strain “has already killed one-third of infected patients in China.” Experts worry the H7N9...

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Researchers May Have Identified Somatic Driver Alterations That Are Predictive Of Distant Recurrence In Certain Patients With Breast Cancer.

MedPage Today (6/15, Ingram) reported that “in sequencing over 500 early estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative breast cancers from a large randomized trial, researchers may have identified somatic driver alterations that are predictive of distant...

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Researchers Validate Blood Test That Predicts Which Healthy At-Risk Individuals May Develop RA In The Short Term.

Medwire News (6/17, Piper) reported investigators “have validated a blood test involving B-cell receptor (BCR) clones that could determine which healthy individuals at risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are likely to develop the condition in the short te...

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Rapid Pharmacogenetic Test For Newborns Being Treated For Sepsis May Help Prevent Hearing Loss Related To Aminoglycoside Antibiotics, Researcher Says.

MedPage Today (6/15, Walker) reported that “a rapid pharmacogenetic test performed at the bedside for newborns being treated for sepsis may help to prevent hearing loss related to aminoglycoside antibiotics, a researcher said” at the European Society of...

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Gene Therapy For Inherited Blood Disorders Yields Significant Benefits In Clinical Trials.

STAT (6/15, Feuerstein) reported Bluebird Bio’s LentiGlobin “gene therapy for inherited blood disorders yielded significant benefits for patients, according to updated results from ongoing clinical trials.” The gene therapy is being tested as a treatment...

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Researchers Find Functional Cure For HIV In Mouse Study.

Reuters (6/15, Solum) reported that a new study involving mice “indicates a functional cure for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, eventually leading to a new antibody that could be used for both prevention and treatment.” The findings were published in th...

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VA Successfully Reduced Rates Of Legionnaire’s Cases Among Patients, Analysis Indicates.

MedPage Today (6/17, Boyles) reports an analysis in JAMA Network Open of Legionnaire’s cases at Veteran’s Affairs healthcare facilities during a three-year period indicates that following “the 2014 implementation of a system wide policy aimed at reducing...

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Arkansas Confirms 36 Hepatitis A Cases.

The AP (6/15) reported there have been three dozen cases of “hepatitis A amid a series of exposures in northeastern Arkansas this year, according to state health officials.” By comparison, there were seven cases reported last year. The state Health Depar...

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Health Minister Of Zambian Declares End Of Cholera Epidemic.

Reuters (6/15, Mfula) reported Zambian Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya announced Friday that the country’s cholera outbreak, which has killed 114 people and sickened more than 5,000 others, has been “contained.” He explained, “We have had 14 consecutive...

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Home Genetic Testing Industry Poised To Grow.

NPR (6/18, Stein) spotlights the pros and cons of home genetic testing kits, noting the industry’s growth potential. NPR reports 23andMe “recently became the first to win approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market a genetic test for cancer...

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Elizabeth Holmes Steps Down As CEO Of Theranos After Being Charged With Fraud.

The CBS Evening News (6/15, story 9, 0:25, Glor) reported Elizabeth Holmes stepped down “as CEO of Theranos, the blood testing company she founded as a teenager,” after being charged with fraud. The New York Times (6/15, B1, Abelson, Subscription Publica...

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Introduction Of HPV Vaccine Associated With Steep Drop In Rate Of Infections In England, Data Suggest.

CNN (6/17, Smith) reports “the introduction of HPV vaccines has led to a sharp reduction in the number of young women with the cancer-causing infection in England, new data from Public Health England finds.” The vaccination program was first started in 2...

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Permit Lawsuit Against UPMC Filed By Patients Infected With Hepatitis C.

People With Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders May Be At An Increased Risk Of 41 Different Autoimmune Diseases, Researchers Say.

Saudi MERS Outbreaks Killed 23 People Over Four Months, WHO Says.

Diabetes Can Be Diagnosed in Single Blood Test, Research Suggests.

Pairing CRISPR With Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology Could Be Used To Determine Risk Of A Genetic Variant For CVD, Research Suggests.

Evotec Acquires Sanofi’s Infectious Disease Unit.

Op-Ed Advises On Ways To Prevent Disease Spread By Ticks, Mosquitoes.

A Third Of Kids Under 19 Regularly Use Dietary Supplements Or Alternative Medicines, Researchers Say.

Experts Fear New Bird Flu Strain Could Cause Next Pandemic.

Researchers May Have Identified Somatic Driver Alterations That Are Predictive Of Distant Recurrence In Certain Patients With Breast Cancer.

Researchers Validate Blood Test That Predicts Which Healthy At-Risk Individuals May Develop RA In The Short Term.

Rapid Pharmacogenetic Test For Newborns Being Treated For Sepsis May Help Prevent Hearing Loss Related To Aminoglycoside Antibiotics, Researcher Says.

Gene Therapy For Inherited Blood Disorders Yields Significant Benefits In Clinical Trials.

Researchers Find Functional Cure For HIV In Mouse Study.

VA Successfully Reduced Rates Of Legionnaire’s Cases Among Patients, Analysis Indicates.

Arkansas Confirms 36 Hepatitis A Cases.

Health Minister Of Zambian Declares End Of Cholera Epidemic.

Home Genetic Testing Industry Poised To Grow.

Elizabeth Holmes Steps Down As CEO Of Theranos After Being Charged With Fraud.

Introduction Of HPV Vaccine Associated With Steep Drop In Rate Of Infections In England, Data Suggest.