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• All Countries 'Dangerously Unprepared' for Future Pandemics, Says IFRC The world is 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies say in a report published on Monday.
  Reuters Health Information, January 30, 2023
• Indonesia Finds Local Trader Forged Ingredient Label in Probe of Cough Syrup Deaths Indonesian police said on Monday a local trader of industrial-grade chemicals sold them as pharmaceutical-grade, leading to their use in medicated syrups that authorities suspect may have caused deaths of more than 200 children across the country.
  Reuters Health Information, January 30, 2023
• WHO Maintains Highest Alert Over COVID, but Sees Hope Ahead The World Health Organization said on Monday that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, its highest form of alert.
  Reuters Health Information, January 30, 2023
• Loneliness Risk Elevated Among Young Cancer Survivors The new analysis found that young adult cancer survivors also face an increased risk for depression, anxiety, and other health problems related to loneliness.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• Sanofi and Regeneron's Dupixent Wins New European Commission Approval Sanofi and Regeneron said on Monday that their Dupixent product had won approval from the European Commission to treat eosinophilic esophagitis.
  Reuters Health Information, January 30, 2023
• New European Kidney Function Equation: Improvement in Performance? The European Kidney Function Consortium equation for eGFR can now use cystatin C as well as serum creatinine; this combination produces the most accurate kidney function estimate, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• New Treatment Recommendations for Early-Onset CRC An international group of physicians has issued a list of 31 treatment recommendations for patients diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer (before 50 years of age).
  MDedge News, January 31, 2023
• Sadists and Psychopaths Love Fire People with psychopathic and sadistic traits are more likely to have an interest in fire and setting fires.
  Quick Take, January 31, 2023
• 'Depression Circuit' Identified in MS Patients The common coexistence of depression and multiple sclerosis may be explained in part by the involvement of a particular brain circuit, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• Autism Found Detrimental to Cardiovascular Health A new study added to the picture of autism’s health risks and called for clinicians to be more mindful of its cardiometabolic toll.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• Similar Brain Atrophy in Obesity and Alzheimer's Disease Gray matter thinning in patients with obesity correlates with that in patients with Alzheimer's disease. It mainly affects the right temporo-parietal cortex and left prefrontal cortex.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• Poor Sleep Quality as a Teen May Up MS Risk in Adulthood Poor sleep quality or sleeping less than 7 hours a night during adolescence is linked to a 40% to 50% increase in risk for multiple sclerosis as an adult, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• South Korea Drops Indoor Anti-COVID Mask Mandate, Infection Fears Linger South Korea on Monday scrapped a face mask mandate for most indoor public places in a major step to loosen COVID-19 rules, but many residents opted to keep wearing coverings due to lingering concerns over infections.
  Reuters Health Information, January 30, 2023
• Under-Funded WHO Seeks 'Reinforced' Role in Global Health at Key Meeting The World Health Organization will push at its board meeting this week for an expanded role in tackling the next global health emergency after COVID-19, but is still seeking answers on how to fund it, according to health policy experts.
  Reuters Health Information, January 30, 2023
• GLP-1 Agonists Protected Kidneys in T2D With Advanced DKD Among adults with type 2 diabetes and an eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73m2, treatment with a GLP-1 agonist was associated with better renal preservation and survival compared with a DPP-4 inhibitor.
  First Look, January 31, 2023
• Cardioprotection for 20 Years for Children With Cancer A case is building for the routine use of dexrazoxane to protect the hearts of children with cancer being treated with doxorubicin.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• TMS Tied to Antidepressant, Anxiolytic Effects in Anxious Depression Transcranial magnetic stimulation is associated with reductions in both anxiety and depression scores in patients with both disorders, a large new analysis shows.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• Chemo in Afternoon Works Better Than in Morning, but Only in Women For women with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma undergoing chemotherapy, survival was better with less toxicity when the drugs were administered in the afternoon than in the morning.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2023
• Biden to End COVID Emergencies in May The two national emergency declarations dealing with the pandemic will end May 11. The announcements will mean the end of free vaccines and health services to fight the pandemic.
  WebMD Health News, January 30, 2023
• SCCM 2023 Citing Workplace Violence, a Quarter of HCWs Are Ready to Quit Data from 69 countries show the toll that violence in the workplace takes on our healthcare system.
  Medscape Medical News, January 30, 2023