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• Telemedicine Visits for Medically Complex Kids Reduce Serious Illness, Health Costs Providing telemedicine in addition to comprehensive care for medically complex children can reduce care days outside the home, serious illness, and health care costs, a randomized clinical trial shows.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• Congenital Syphilis Still Diagnosed Beyond Neonatal Period in US The annual number of congenital syphilis cases reported to the US CDC surged 183% from 2014 to 2018, and too many of cases are being missed at or before birth, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• Online CBT-Based Workshop Reduces Postpartum Depression and Anxiety A 1-day, online cognitive behavioral therapy-based workshop along with usual care can improve postpartum depression and anxiety, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• Guinea Declares End of Marburg Virus Outbreak An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Guinea is officially over, health authorities said on Thursday, less than six weeks since West Africa's first ever case of the disease was detected.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• WCLC 2021 Improved Survival in Patients With NSCLC and Brain Metastases About a third of the patients with NSCLC and brain metastases treated with atezolizumab in combination with chemotherapy had overall survival improved to 2 years.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• New Guidelines Provide Framework for Safe Liver Transplantation for Nonresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases Growing interest in liver transplantation to treat nonresectable colorectal liver metastases prompted an international working group to develop consensus guidelines.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• Basic Mitigation Strategies Can Cut COVID-19 Transmission in Schools Within-school COVID-19 transmission in North Carolina was significantly limited by the use of basic mitigation strategies such as universal masking, hand-washing and distancing in classrooms, according to a study.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• WCLC 2021 'Urgent' Need to Understand Immunotherapy De-escalation in NSCLC The strong and durable response to immunotherapy in some patients suggests treatment could be reduced or withdrawn, but questions surround which patients will be ideal candidates, an expert argues.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Italy Readies Law to Make COVID Health Pass Mandatory for All Workers Italy is poised to introduce some of the strictest anti-COVID measures in the world on Thursday, making it obligatory for all workers either to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• EU Launches Health Crisis Body to Prepare for Future Pandemic The European Commission launched on Thursday a health crisis body that will coordinate EU spending of almost 30 billion euros ($35.3 billion) to prepare for a future pandemic.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• Most Americans Say COVID-19 Rules Aid Public Health: Poll In the Pew Research Center poll released this week, 62% of respondents said the restrictions have been worth the cost, compared to 37% who say the restrictions were not.
  WebMD Health News, September 17, 2021
• Asia Supercharges Vaccination Efforts After Slow Start, US Lags Several Asian nations are quickly ramping up vaccination campaigns from shaky starts to combat growing COVID-19 infections, as supply shipments roll in and people overcome hesitancy in hopes of easing curbs and freeing up travel.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• French Hospital Worker: I'm on Hunger Strike Over Vaccine Mandate A French hospital worker has said he is on hunger strike to protest against a government rule that healthcare workers will be suspended if they are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• France Suspends 3000 Health Staff as Europe Targets Vaccine Refusal Hospitals, care homes, and health centres have suspended around 3000 workers across France for failing to comply with mandatory COVID vaccination, the government said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, September 16, 2021
• Southwest Airlines Offers Extra Pay to Workers Who Get Vaccinated Southwest is the latest airline to offer financial incentives to get more employees vaccinated against COVID-19.
  WebMD Health News, September 17, 2021
• The Texas Abortion Law's Swift Impact, and Future Currently under the new law, abortions in Texas are now prohibited once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around 6 weeks.
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• Mississippi Now Has Country's Highest Rate for COVID Deaths 'We're recording well over 2500 (cases) a day, in recent days, far more than we'd like to see,' said State Health Officer Dr Thomas Dobbs. 'A lot of that's going to translate into the tragedy.'
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• ERS 2021 Fibrosis Progression Flies Below the Radar in Subclinical ILD The findings question the terms "subclinical/preclinical" interstitial lung disease, which may potentially lead to a suboptimal watchful waiting management, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• French Doctors and Scientists Denounce Harassment, Threats A group of healthcare professionals and scientists in France have gone public with their fears over COVID-related harassment and threats. They are calling on the government to take immediate action.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• NY Governor Vows to Fight Lawsuit Over Vaccine Mandate A federal judge this week temporarily blocked the state from enforcing any part of its mandate that prohibits religious exemptions for healthcare workers.
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021