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    Navigating the new normal for A1c analysis: Interpreting recently released clinical guidelines in the lab

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    Diagnostics

    Roche announces FDA approval of one of the first HPV self-collection solutions in the U.S.

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    Each year in the U.S., more than 13,000 patients are diagnosed with cervical cancer.
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    Women in U.S. can now collect their own sample for cervical cancer screening

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    Hematology

    Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces array-based solution for extended blood type research to support future advancements toward safer transfusions

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    For more information, please visit thermofisher.com/extendedbloodtyping and read the white paper, “Genotyping for extended and rare blood types.”
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    Diasorin receives FDA 510(k) clearance for the updated syndromic panel NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel v2

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    NxTag Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP) v2 is a molecular multiplex panel that detects 21 different pathogens (bacteria, viruses).
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    Disease

    Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shown effective

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    NIH-supported clinical trial addresses important barrier to opioid use disorder treatment.
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    Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement in 2023

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    NIH-supported study highlights increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply, risk of pills not coming from a pharmacy.
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    Antibiotic Resistance

    WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

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    Findings were presented in a WHO scientific poster shared at the ESCMID Global Congress.
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    Disease

    New guidance aims to reduce bloodstream infections from catheter use

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    Poor practices in the insertion, maintenance, and removal of these catheters carry a high risk of introducing germs directly to the bloodstream.
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    Disease

    More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021

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    Federal study shows lives lost from overdose crisis are felt across generations, emphasizing need to include children and families in support.

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    Online Exclusives

    BD’s Molly Broache, Associate Director of U.S. Medical Affairs, discusses the current state of STI testing in the U.S. with MLO editor in chief, Christina Wichmann

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    Infectious Disease

    An entirely new COVID-related syndrome

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    UC San Diego joins forces with UK researchers in a retrospective observational study to solve a medical mystery.
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    Diagnostics

    Low testosterone in men associated with higher risk for death

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    According to the authors, this study clarifies previous inconsistent findings on the influence of sex hormones on key health outcomes in aging men.
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    Biomarkers

    Biomarker found to help identify cells that can repair damaged blood vessels

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    The team has been studying these types of endothelial cells for more than seven years.
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    Disease

    NIH-funded clinical trial links frequent anger to increased risk of heart disease

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    Findings demonstrate impairment of blood vessel function; may lead to heart attack, stroke.
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    Management

    Researchers review findings and clinical messages from the Women’s Health Initiative 30 years after launch

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    Data from influential study underscore the importance of personalized and shared decision-making to support the health of postmenopausal women.
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    Artificial Intelligence

    ChatGPT can be helpful for Black women’s self-education about HIV, PrEP

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    The tone of the AI tool’s response was more empathetic when the prompt specified Black race, a new study suggests.

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    Molecular

    Scientists track ‘doubling’ in origin of cancer cells

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    The findings could be used to develop therapies that interrupt snags in the cell cycle, and have the potential to stop the growth of cancers, the researchers suggest.

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    Diagnostics

    Scientists discover how an essential nutrient enters the brain

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    NIH-funded study may inform the design of new therapies that cross the blood-brain barrier.

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    Disease

    Low oxygen during sleep and sleep apnea linked to epilepsy in older adults

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    Findings provide further insight into the complex relationship between sleep disorders and epilepsy.

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