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

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    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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    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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    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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    Management

    QIAGEN receives European IVDR certification for QIAGEN Clinical Insight Interpret, its medical device software for clinical decision support

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    Over 4 million NGS patient test cases for oncology and hereditary diseases worldwide processed with QIAGEN Clinical Insight Interpret.
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    Information Technology

    HHS announces LEAP in health IT

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    Special emphasis notice for AI and behavioral health focused projects in fiscal year 2024.
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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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    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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    April 22, 2024
    Molly Broache serves as Associate Director, US Region, Medical Affairs for BD Diagnostic Solutions and is also licensed as a women’s health nurse practitioner in both Maryland...

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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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    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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    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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    QIAGEN receives FDA clearance for QIAstat-Dx respiratory syndromic testing panel for fast and accurate results

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    Panel generates results in about one hour with less than one minute of hands-on time; offers easy access to Ct values and amplification curves.
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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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    Testing for inflammation

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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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    Genomics

    Scientists discover over 100 new genomic regions linked to blood pressure

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    NIH-led study finds genetic markers that explain up to 12% of the differences between two people’s blood pressure.

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    Pathology

    Indica Labs receives first FDA clearance for HALO AP Dx digital pathology platform

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    HALO AP Dx is FDA-cleared for primary diagnostic use with the Hamamatsu NanoZoomer S360MD Slide scanner in the US.

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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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    Management

    ADLM releases guidance to help healthcare professionals navigate respiratory virus testing in a post-COVID world

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    As respiratory virus testing continues to evolve rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this guidance aims to ensure that patients benefit fully from emerging technologies...
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