libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2023-08-16

BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Health: FDA issues safety alert on pregnancy tests after bust on illegal medical lab → https://arstechnica.com/?p=196110901:57
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca), COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant]), COVID-19 virus infection, Date of authorisation: 29/01/2021, Revision: 29, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/vaxzevria10:57
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Examining COVID-19 testing and vaccination behaviors by heritage and linguistic preferences among Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish RADx-UP participants: The Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish (hereafter, "Hispanic") populations in the U.S. bear a disproportionate burden of COVID-19-related outcomes, including disease [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37584063/12:50
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): @SquawkCNBC: The @WHO is monitoring a "variant of interest" that accounts for the Covid summer surge."This variant will probably come… → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/169179741363003824615:54
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Pandemic self-testing has led to boom in unregulated “wellness” tests, researchers warn: The covid pandemic “normalised” self-testing for much of the public and accelerated the creation of a new market for direct-to-consumer health tests that are becoming increasingly accessible but may be doing more harm [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1895.short16:43
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Consumer fertility tests: five minutes with . . . Brooke Nickel: “Feminist narratives have been increasingly co-opted or hijacked by commercial entities. Industry, consumer, and advocacy groups and media organisations now promote technology, drugs, or interventions to more women than are likely to benefit. [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1901.short18:36
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Cepharanthine and Oral Lichen Planus Efficacy (COLE) study: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled study assessing the efficacy and safety of cepharanthine with topical corticosteroids in oral lichen planus: Introduction Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, inflammatory oral condition [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/8/e07427918:45
BrainstormNew from Virological.org: Latest topics: NIAID Data Ecosystem Discovery Portal:  Emily Haag, Candice Czech, Ginger Tsueng, Nichollette Acosta, Jason Lin, Dylan Welzel, Everaldo Rodolpho, Chunlei Wu, Andrew I. Su, Laura D. Hughes, Wilbert Van Panhuis, Asiyah Lin, Meghan Hartwick, Jack DiGiovanna, Sai [... want %more?] → https://virological.org/t/niaid-data-ecosystem-discovery-portal/94219:15
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Inhalable mRNAs will boost vaccines and therapies for lung conditions: Delivering mRNAs to the cells lining the nose and lungs will make vaccines more effective and may also lead to better treatments for conditions such as cystic fibrosis → https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387808-inhalable-mrnas-will-boost-vaccines-and-therapies-for-lung-conditions/23:50
BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Health: FDA finally nabs alleged quack who claimed silver vibrations cure COVID → https://arstechnica.com/?p=196139423:59

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