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Adherence To Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Tied To Lower Risk Of Long COVID, Study Indicates

CNN (2/6, Dillinger) reports, “People who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long Covid than their peers,” according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that “looked at almost 2,000 women.” Researchers “...

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Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infections Appear More Common In Black, Hispanic Patients On Dialysis, Data Indicate

Reuters (2/6, Lapid) says “preventable bloodstream infections related to kidney failure treatment are more common in U.S. Blacks and Hispanics than in whites, according to” a Vital Signs report published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report....

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COVID-19, Respiratory Illness Surges Appear To Be Declining In US

NPR (2/3, Stein) reported, “This winter’s COVID-19 surge in the U.S. appears to be fading without hitting nearly as hard as many had feared.” After New Year’s, “infections, hospitalizations and deaths did increase,” but “the number of people catching the...

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Growing Research Assessing Role Of Vaginal Flora In Persistent HPV

Medscape (2/3, Cygler, Subscription Publication) reported, “Four in five women will be infected by one or more human papillomavirus (HPV) strains during their lifetimes” and “for most of these women, the HPV will be cleared from the body, but 5% of them w...

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Study Finds Significant Gap In Access To TB Diagnostic Care Among Hospitalized Patients With Advanced HIV Infection

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/3, Nye) reported study findings “showed a significant gap in access to tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic care among hospitalized patients with advanced HIV infection, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The findings of...

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Officials Declare Measles Outbreak In Central Ohio Over After 85 Cases

CNN (2/5, Howard) reports, “A measles outbreak in central Ohio that sickened 85 children has been declared over, officials at Columbus Public Health announced Sunday.” There were 36 hospitalizations but no deaths. The outbreak had “spread among children w...

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More Convenient COVID-19 Vaccination Options May Increase Uptake Among Children, Adults, Survey Study Suggests

Healio (2/3, Weldon) reported, “More convenient COVID-19 vaccination options could increase uptake among children and adults, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.” Overall, “participants indicated that vaccine effectiveness...was a...

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Including Mid-Adults In HPV Vaccination Efforts Safe, Effective, Review Indicates

Healio (2/3, Stulpin) reported, “Including mid-adults in HPV vaccination efforts is safe and effective, while remaining cost effective, according to a narrative review of existing data” published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Overall, this review “de...

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Company Recalling Over-The-Counter Eye Drops Over Potential Link To Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The New York Times (2/2, Holpuch) reports Global Pharma, “the manufacturer of a brand of over-the-counter eye drops said that it was recalling the product, EzriCare Artificial Tears, after it was linked to a drug-resistant bacteria strain that has caused...

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Biden Administration Reportedly Not Sharing Information On COVID-19 Test Kit Distribution

Bloomberg Law (2/2, Rozen, Subscription Publication) reports, “The US agreed to spend at least $6 billion last year to mail millions of at-home COVID-19 tests, but the Biden administration won’t share the price per test, where they were sent, or details s...

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Approximately 689K New HIV Infections Reported Annually In Sub-Saharan Africa Between 2015-2019, Data Show

Healio (2/2, Stulpin) reports, “Despite some progress being made, sub-Saharan Africa remained a hot spot for new HIV infections, with approximately 689,000 new infections annually among HIV-negative adults between 2015 and 2019, according to data pooled f...

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African Countries Working To Improve Cholera Vaccine Access Amid Global Supply Shortage

The AP (2/2, Anna) reports the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention “says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no ‘immediate access’ to vaccines amid a global supply shortage.” Africa CDC Acting Director Dr. Ahmed Ogw...

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Healthcare Workers Often Remain Unprotected From HBV In Timor-Leste, Study Indicates

HCPlive (2/2, Walter) reports, “Despite a high risk of exposure of hepatitis B virus (HBV), healthcare workers often remain unprotected from the virus in Timor-Leste,” according to a study that “determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis B, measles, and r...

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“Customers Like You Also Ordered …”: Clinical Decision Support for Laboratory Test Underordering

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Culturing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) for Diagnosis and Genome Sequencing

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Merck’s Molnupiravir May Be Tied To New Coronavirus Mutations, Study Suggests

Bloomberg (2/1, Lauerman) reports Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 treatment molnupiravir (Lagevrio) “is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study.” Mutations tied to use of the drug “have been identified in viral samples take...

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FDA Removes Positive COVID-19 Test Requirement For Pfizer, Merck Treatments

Reuters (2/1, Mahobe) reports that on Wednesday, the FDA “removed the need for a positive test for COVID-19 treatments from Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co Inc.” Still, the agency “said the patients should have a current diagnosis of mild-to-moderate COVID infe...

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Growing Research Suggests Association Between Rising Temperatures, Increased Fungal Infections

The Wall Street Journal (2/1, Mosbergen, Subscription Publication) reports fungal infections are increasingly spreading across the US, and a growing body of research indicates rising temperatures may be helping to fuel the spread.

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People With Hybrid Immunity Have Reduced Risk Of Severe COVID-19 One Year After Last Vaccination Or Infection, Researchers Say

Healio (2/1, Stulpin) reports, “People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection 1 year after their last vaccination or infection, researchers determined.” The researchers “als...

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Monovalent Moderna COVID-19 Booster Vaccine May Be Tied To Elevated Risk For New-Onset Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (2/1, Short) reports, “The monovalent Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine may be associated with an elevated risk for new-onset chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), or hives lasting more than 6 weeks, according to a Swiss study.” Among individu...

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Adherence To Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Tied To Lower Risk Of Long COVID, Study Indicates

Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infections Appear More Common In Black, Hispanic Patients On Dialysis, Data Indicate

COVID-19, Respiratory Illness Surges Appear To Be Declining In US

Growing Research Assessing Role Of Vaginal Flora In Persistent HPV

Study Finds Significant Gap In Access To TB Diagnostic Care Among Hospitalized Patients With Advanced HIV Infection

Officials Declare Measles Outbreak In Central Ohio Over After 85 Cases

More Convenient COVID-19 Vaccination Options May Increase Uptake Among Children, Adults, Survey Study Suggests

Including Mid-Adults In HPV Vaccination Efforts Safe, Effective, Review Indicates

Company Recalling Over-The-Counter Eye Drops Over Potential Link To Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Biden Administration Reportedly Not Sharing Information On COVID-19 Test Kit Distribution

Approximately 689K New HIV Infections Reported Annually In Sub-Saharan Africa Between 2015-2019, Data Show

African Countries Working To Improve Cholera Vaccine Access Amid Global Supply Shortage

Healthcare Workers Often Remain Unprotected From HBV In Timor-Leste, Study Indicates

“Customers Like You Also Ordered …”: Clinical Decision Support for Laboratory Test Underordering

Culturing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) for Diagnosis and Genome Sequencing

Merck’s Molnupiravir May Be Tied To New Coronavirus Mutations, Study Suggests

FDA Removes Positive COVID-19 Test Requirement For Pfizer, Merck Treatments

Growing Research Suggests Association Between Rising Temperatures, Increased Fungal Infections

People With Hybrid Immunity Have Reduced Risk Of Severe COVID-19 One Year After Last Vaccination Or Infection, Researchers Say

Monovalent Moderna COVID-19 Booster Vaccine May Be Tied To Elevated Risk For New-Onset Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, Study Suggests