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• Mandatory COVID Shots Could Deepen German Nurse Shortage, Say Care Companies As Germany gears up to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory in the healthcare sector, the industry fears that resistance among some workers will exacerbate staffing shortages and leave many families reliant on carers in the lurch.
  Reuters Health Information, January 25, 2022
• China Has Passed US on Several Key Science Measures China's global patent share jumped to 49% while the US' share dropped to 10% in a decade. A new report from the National Science Board suggests strategies for how the US can regain ground.
  WebMD Health News, January 26, 2022
• Cancer Deaths Continue to Fall in EU, UK, Led by Ovarian Cancer Mortality rates from most major cancers are predicted to continue falling in Europe and the UK in 2022, with a particularly striking reduction in deaths from ovarian cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2022
• 'Retinal Age Gap' Linked to Arterial Stiffness and CVD Risk Retinal age gap, defined as age predicted from the fundus image minus chronologic age, is associated with the arterial stiffness index and may be a novel biomarker for subclinical CVD.
  First Look, January 26, 2022
• 'Retinal Age Gap' May Predict Premature Death The difference between the biological age of a person's retina and their actual age, the retinal age gap, may help estimate lifespan, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 24, 2022
• UK to Begin Testing Merck's COVID Pill for Hospitalized Patients British scientists will begin testing Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' antiviral pill molnupiravir as a possible treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, amid the worldwide spread of the Omicron variant.
  Reuters Health Information, January 24, 2022
• Watch, but Don't Worry Yet, About New Omicron Subvariant A new, highly contagious subvariant of Omicron has emerged, but public health officials say it's too soon to tell what kind of real threat, if any, this new strain will present.
  WebMD Health News, January 25, 2022
• Ketamine an 'Intriguing New Therapy' for Alcoholism Infusions of ketamine combined with counseling may help alcohol-dependent patients curb their drinking.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2022
• Rich Countries' Access to Foreign Nurses Raises Ethical Concerns: Group The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said.
  Reuters Health Information, January 24, 2022
• UK Designates Omicron Sub-lineage a Variant Under Investigation The UK Health Security Agency on Friday designated a sub-lineage of the dominant and highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant as a variant under investigation, saying it could have a growth advantage.
  Reuters Health Information, January 21, 2022
• 'We Just Have to Keep Them Alive': Transitioning Youth With T1D Transitioning a teen with type 1 diabetes from pediatric care to taking full responsibility for their own condition under an adult team is one of the biggest challenges in endocrinology today.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2022
• Prosthetic Joint Infections Not Related to Invasive Dental Procedures Patients with prosthetic joints do not need antibiotics prior to an invasive dental procedure to prevent infections, a new study from the UK suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 20, 2022
• Omicron Has Not Increased Hospitalization of Elderly in UK A wave of Omicron coronavirus cases has not led to an increase in the hospitalization of the elderly that was expected despite there being more cases in that age group, Britain's science advisers said in advice published on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, January 20, 2022
• Cardiac Measures Offer No Added Value to Preeclampsia Screening Women who develop preeclampsia do have CV red flags that present earlier in pregnancy, but this study found no added benefit for midgestational cardiac testing over current screening methods.
  Medscape Medical News, January 20, 2022
• Are Hospital Admissions Still the Best Way to Gauge the COVID Crisis? Using the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 to gauge the severity of the pandemic may not give an accurate picture in the Omicron era as more and more patients with the virus are being admitted for other reasons, some scientists say.
  Reuters Health Information, January 19, 2022
• Google Aims to Improve Spotty Enforcement of Children's Ads Policy Alphabet's Google said this week it would immediately improve enforcement of an age-sensitive ad policy.
  Reuters Health Information, January 19, 2022
• COVID at 2 Years: Preparing for a Different 'Normal' Experts hope for a better summer and envision an endemic status ahead where health systems will include COVID-19 as part of the yearly respiratory burden.
  Medscape Medical News, January 20, 2022
• 'Artificial Pancreas' Life-Changing in Kids With Type 1 Diabetes A semi-automated insulin delivery system using proprietary software improved time in target blood glucose range in young children aged 5 years, on average, with type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2022
• Britain Preparing for End-June Switch to Paid COVID Tests: Document British health officials are aiming to be ready to start charging Britons for COVID-19 tests that are currently free at the end of June, a document seen by Reuters shows, in what could be a risky gambit for the government.
  Reuters Health Information, January 18, 2022
• Negative Home COVID Test No 'Free Pass' for Kids, Study Finds A new study shows that the performance of COVID tests in children falls below standards for diagnostic accuracy set by regulatory agencies in the US and elsewhere.
  Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2022