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• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage

  17-06-2021 22:08 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- There is a severe blood shortage in the United States due to a recent surge in trauma cases, organ transplants, and elective surgeries, the American Red Cross says.
  Red cell demand from hospitals with trauma centers is 10...
  
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• Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, Japan Eases COVID-19 Restrictions

  17-06-2021 22:08 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- A coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas will be downgraded when it expires on Sunday as new daily cases continue to decline, the Japanese government said Thursday.
  Since March, Japan has been trying...
  
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• U.S. Buys 200 Million Extra Moderna Vaccine Doses, as Possible Booster Shots

  17-06-2021 22:07 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- An additional 200 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be obtained by the U.S. government in case there is a need for booster shots.
  The deal includes an option to include any vaccines developed to fight...
  
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• Persistent Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Drowning Death Rates

  17-06-2021 22:07 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- There are persistent racial/ethnic disparities in drowning death rates in the United States, according to research published in the June 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and...
  
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• CureVac's COVID-19 Vaccine Only 47 Percent Effective

  17-06-2021 22:07 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine was only 47 percent effective in a clinical trial, according to preliminary results released Wednesday that suggest the vaccine may not help fill the worldwide need for vaccines.
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• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act

  17-06-2021 18:26 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- The landmark Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans, has withstood a third challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court.
  In a 7-2 decision, a majority of justices ruled on...
  
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• Kite partners with Shoreline Biosciences to develop allogeneic cell therapies

  17-06-2021 17:47 via pmlive.com
  
  The deal could be worth a total of up to $2.3bn, with Shoreline receiving an undisclosed upfront payment
  
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• Mean Out-of-Pocket Spending >$3,000 for Childbirth Episodes

  17-06-2021 17:18 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- During 2016 to 2019, privately insured families had mean total out-of-pocket spending of $3,068 for the childbirth episode, including delivery and newborn hospitalization, according to a study published online June 17 in...
  
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• Patients Do Not Improve Activity Level After Hip Replacement

  17-06-2021 17:15 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Despite the success of primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) for alleviating pain and improving physical performance during gait, patients do not change their free-living activity behavior postoperatively, according to a...
  
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• Mental Illness, Multimorbidity, SUD Up for Methamphetamine Users

  17-06-2021 17:15 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Adults with past-year methamphetamine use have increased prevalence of mental illness, medical multimorbidity, and substance use disorder (SUD), according to a report published online June 2 in the Journal of General...
  
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• Combining Low-Salt, DASH Diets May Reduce Cardiac Damage

  17-06-2021 17:14 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Dietary interventions, like the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and low sodium consumption, can improve cardiovascular risk factors in a relatively short time period, according to a study published in...
  
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• Few Clinicians Talk About Bariatric Surgery With Obese Patients

  17-06-2021 17:13 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Clinicians rarely discuss bariatric surgery with obese patients, according to a study published online June 10 in Obesity.
  Lee-Shing Chang, M.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues assessed whether...
  
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• Genetic Predisposition + High Caffeine Intake Ups Risk of Increased Intraocular Pressure

  17-06-2021 17:12 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Among individuals with the strongest genetic predisposition to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), greater caffeine consumption is associated with higher IOP and higher glaucoma prevalence, according to a study published...
  
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• New Gene Variants Identified That May Raise Risk for ALS

  17-06-2021 17:11 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Variants in TP73 are associated with risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study published online June 16 in Neurology.
  Kristi L. Russell, from the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake...
  
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• Risk Factors for PHACE Syndrome ID'd in Infantile Hemangiomas

  17-06-2021 17:10 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Factors associated with higher and lower risk of posterior fossa malformations, hemangioma, arterial anomalies, cardiac defects, eye anomalies (PHACE) syndrome have been identified in children with infantile hemangiomas,...
  
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• Hypothermia Does Not Cut Deaths in Patients With Coma After Cardiac Arrest

  17-06-2021 17:10 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 -- Targeted hypothermia does not lower the incidence of death at six months among patients with coma after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the June 17 issue of the New England Journal of...
  
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• Fishawack Health acquires digital marketing agency closerlook

  17-06-2021 15:55 via pmlive.com
  
  closerlook leverages AI and data analytics to develop omnichannel strategies, creative and digital media solutions for life sciences brands
  
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• Disappointing results from CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine as phase 2/3 study shows only 47% efficacy

  17-06-2021 13:35 via pmlive.com
  
  Vaccine candidate failed to meet prespecified measure of statistical success in clinical trial
  
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• Biogen discontinues clinical development of anti-tau antibody for Alzheimer’s disease

  17-06-2021 13:33 via pmlive.com
  
  The drug failed to meet the primary efficacy endpoint in a phase 2 study
  
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• PureTech adds potential IBD therapeutic to pipeline after buying out Alivio Therapeutics

  17-06-2021 13:32 via pmlive.com
  
  Alivio is developing therapeutic candidates for a number of inflammatory disorders
  
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• Survival Examined for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

  16-06-2021 23:46 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- There appears to be a survival benefit for individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) compared with diagnosis at later ages, according to a study published online June 16 in JAMA Network Open.
  En Cheng, M.D.,...
  
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• Coronavirus Delta Variant Classified 'Variant of Concern' by CDC

  16-06-2021 23:42 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- The highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus has been classified as a "variant of concern" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  The variant, also known as B.1.617.2, was identified in India...
  
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• European Union to Lift Restrictions on U.S. Travelers

  16-06-2021 23:38 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Restrictions on U.S. travelers to the European Union should be lifted, ambassadors in the 27-member bloc decided Wednesday.
  European diplomats spoke about the decision on the condition of anonymity ahead of a planned...
  
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• New York Lifts Pandemic Restrictions

  16-06-2021 23:33 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- New York state has reached a milestone of having at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose in 70 percent of its residents and joined California in lifting many pandemic restrictions on Tuesday.
  New York's COVID-19 positivity...
  
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• Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination ID'd Among Health Employees

  16-06-2021 17:49 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Among health care system employees, there are considerable disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates by race/ethnicity and occupation, according to a research letter published online June 15 in the Annals of Internal...
  
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• Bariatric Surgery Beneficial for Class 1 Obesity

  16-06-2021 17:45 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- For individuals with class 1 obesity, bariatric surgery is effective for weight loss and comorbidity resolution, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric...
  
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• Higher BMI Linked to Increased Risk for Developing Psoriasis

  16-06-2021 17:40 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Higher body mass index (BMI) seems to be associated with an increased risk for developing psoriasis, according to a study published online June 9 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
  Alexandra Norden,...
  
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• Strict Rest May Slow Recovery From Sports-Related Concussion

  16-06-2021 17:37 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Strict rest may slow recovery and prolong symptoms after sports-related concussion (SRC), according to a consensus statement published online June 15 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
  Stanley Herring, M.D., from...
  
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• Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors Linked to Severity of COVID-19

  16-06-2021 17:32 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Many modifiable cardiovascular risk factors are associated with more severe consequences from COVID-19, according to a review published online June 9 in the European Heart Journal: Quality of Care & Clinical...
  
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• Nonsurgical Knee Arthritis Care Varies Geographically

  16-06-2021 17:28 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Nonsurgical osteoarthritis care is associated with lower rates of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) among elderly Americans with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published online June 8 in Arthritis &...
  
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• Severity of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Tied to Race/Ethnicity

  16-06-2021 17:24 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- For patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), African American (AA) and Hispanic American (HA) race/ethnicity is associated with higher overall disability and higher symptom severity versus Whites, according to a study...
  
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• FDA Approves StrataGraft for Deep Partial-Thickness Thermal Burns

  16-06-2021 17:21 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- The StrataGraft skin graft is approved for treatment of deep partial-thickness thermal burns in adults, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.
  The StrataGraft, produced from keratinocytes and dermal...
  
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• Adjuvant RT May Aid Men at High Risk for Death From Prostate Cancer

  16-06-2021 17:15 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- For men with positive pelvic lymph nodes (pN1) or pGleason score 8 to 10 prostate cancer and disease extending beyond the prostate (pT3/4) at radical prostatectomy (RP), adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) versus early...
  
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• Factors ID'd for Unnecessary Preoperative Testing for Low-Risk Surgery

  16-06-2021 17:09 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Routine preoperative testing is common for patients undergoing low-risk surgical procedures, despite a lack of evidence that these tests offer benefit, according to a research letter published online May 17 in JAMA...
  
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• Servier, Oncodesign select first preclinical candidate from Parkinson’s disease collaboration

  16-06-2021 17:06 via pmlive.com
  
  Oncodesign received the first milestone payment in February 2020 as part of the collaboration
  
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• Accelerometer-Derived Physical Activity Tied to Drop in Risk for A-Fib

  16-06-2021 17:05 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 -- Accelerometer-derived physical activity is associated with reduced risks for atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke, according to a study published online May 25 in the European Heart Journal.
  Shaan Khurshid, M.D., from...
  
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• Pfizer/BioNTech, AZ vaccines effective against Delta COVID-19 variant after two doses

  16-06-2021 13:41 via pmlive.com
  
  Pfizer/BioNTech and AZ vaccines found to be 96% and 92% effective against variant, respectively
  
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• Regeneron’s COVID-19 drug boosts survival in hospitalised patients lacking antibodies

  16-06-2021 13:38 via pmlive.com
  
  REGEN-COV reduced the risk of death among patients who did not have a natural antibody response
  
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• GSK partners with iTeos Therapeutics on next-gen immuno-oncology drug

  16-06-2021 13:37 via pmlive.com
  
  British drug-maker will pay $625m upfront for access to iTeos' anti-TIGIT monoclonal antibody
  
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• SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Identified Before Cases Recognized in U.S.

  15-06-2021 23:38 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies were identified in individuals before the first cases of infection were recognized, according to a study published online June 15 in Clinical...
  
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• Financial Toxicity More Prevalent for ASCVD Than Cancer Patients

  15-06-2021 23:34 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- Financial toxicity (FT) is more prevalent among individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) than individuals with cancer, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of JACC:...
  
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• Stressors of Integrating Work, Life Higher for Female Faculty

  15-06-2021 23:30 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- The stressors of integrating work and life are higher among female than male faculty and were more noticeable since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online June 15 in JAMA Network Open.
  Susan A....
  
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• California Lifts Most COVID-19 Restrictions

  15-06-2021 23:27 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- Most of California's COVID-19 restrictions were lifted on Tuesday and the nation's most populous state is "poised to come roaring back," according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  State social distancing rules and capacity limits at...
  
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• American Society of Clinical Oncology, June 4-8

  15-06-2021 23:25 via drugs.com
  
  The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) was held virtually from June 4 to 8 and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in...
  
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• ED Visits for Youth Suicide Attempts Began Increasing in May 2020

  15-06-2021 17:49 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- Among individuals aged 12 to 25 years, emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts began increasing by early May 2020, according to research published in the June 11 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers...
  
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• Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Tried in Organ Transplant Recipients

  15-06-2021 17:46 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine may boost the antibody response in some solid organ transplant recipients, according to a research letter published online June 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
  William A. Werbel,...
  
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• AMA: 96 Percent of Physicians Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

  15-06-2021 17:46 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- Ninety-six percent of physicians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the results of a survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA).
  The survey was developed by the AMA and was fielded to 301...
  
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• Rates of Reamputation High in Patients With Diabetes

  15-06-2021 17:43 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- Nearly four in 10 patients with diabetes who have undergone initial amputations secondary to diabetes will have a reamputation within five years, according to a review published online June 10 in BMJ Open Diabetes Research...
  
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• SARS-CoV-2 Infection Cuts Risk for Reinfection for Up to 10 Months

  15-06-2021 17:37 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- The presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid protein is associated with a reduced risk for reinfection at long-term care facilities (LTCFs),...
  
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• Many Older Women Not Eligible to Quit Cervical Cancer Screening

  15-06-2021 17:33 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- About two-thirds of older women fail to qualify for discontinuation of cervical cancer screening, according to a study published online June 3 in Gynecologic Oncology.
  Jacqueline M. Mills, M.D., from the Boston University...
  
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