Single HIV RNA Test Delivered False Positives With Long-Acting Cabotegravir PrEP

A single positive HIV viral load test often falsely identified HIV infection in people who were using long-acting cabotegravir (Apretude) for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to results from the HPTN 083 open-label extension trial. In people who received an injection of long-acting cabotegravir within the previous 6 months, an isolated positive HIV RNA test had […]

July 27, 2024

Kawasaki USA Recalls Mule PRO 1000 Off-Highway Utility Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard

Recalled MULE PRO-FXT 1000 LE in Metallic Sierra Blue Recalled MULE PRO-FXT 1000 LE in Metallic Onyx Black Recalled MULE PRO-FX 1000 HD Edition in Firecracker Red Recalled MULE PRO-FXR 1000 in Metallic Sierra Blue Recalled MULE PRO-FXR 1000 LE in Ice Gray Recalled MULE PRO-FXT 1000 LE Camo in TRUETIMBER Strata Recalled MULE PRO-FXT […]

July 26, 2024

Lessons for Healthcare From the Global IT Outage

Moura is a clinical neurologist and a health informatics expert. The recent global information technology (IT) outage, which spurred thousands of flight cancellations and significant disruptions in banking, healthcare, and retail, has starkly underscored the world’s growing dependence on technology. This crisis, attributed to a defect in a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affecting […]

July 26, 2024

Torquay eTrading Recalls Essential Values Golf Grip Solvent and Golf Grip Kits Due to Risk of Poisoning; Violation of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act

Recalled Golf Grip Solvent, 8-Ounce Recalled Grip and Rip Re-Gripping Solution Kit with 14 Strips of Grip Tape Back of the Recalled Golf Grip Solution Name of Product: Essential Values Golf Grip Solvent and Golf Grip Kits Hazard: The recalled cleaning product violates the Federal Hazardous Substances Act because it is deceptively labeled as “Safe […]

July 26, 2024

FBI Probes Trump’s Injury; RFK Jr. Pushes Farm Therapy; Glucose Monitor Warning

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FBI continues to investigate bullet fragments and other evidence of the attack on former President Donald Trump this month which resulted in his injury. (CNN) Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is advocating farm therapy for people with addiction, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and depression. (Mother […]

July 26, 2024

Grand Rapids Chair Company Recalls Wood Dining Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Recalled Woodseat Chair (model W520-11) Recalled partial upholstered seat chair (model W520-21) Recalled fully upholstered seat & back (model W520-33) Name of Product: Wood dining chairs Hazard: The recalled chairs can shift, break or collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Recall Date: July 25, 2024 Recall Details Description: This recall involves Brooke model chairs […]

July 26, 2024

FDA Panel Supports More Clarity in NSCLC Perioperative Immunotherapy Trials

The FDA should require clinical trials in perioperative therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to address the individual contributions of neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment to outcomes, an advisory committee unanimously recommended. By an 11-0 vote, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) agreed with the FDA staff position that standard two-arm trials do not adequately […]

July 26, 2024

Razor Recalls Icon Electric Scooters Due to Fall Hazard

Recalled Razor Icon electric scooter Serial Number sticker located on front left side of the deck with serial number beginning with “31” Name of Product: Razor Icon electric scooters Hazard: The downtube of the recalled electric scooter can separate from the floorboard during use, posing a fall hazard. Recall Date: July 25, 2024 Recall Details […]

July 26, 2024

Dementia Risk Drops With Shingrix Vaccine

The recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) was associated with a 17% increase in time without a dementia diagnosis, compared with the live vaccine. This translated into 164 additional days without a dementia diagnosis. The findings support hypotheses about shingles vaccination and dementia prevention. The recombinant shingles vaccine (Shingrix) was associated with a larger reduction in dementia […]

July 26, 2024

Stiger Recalls Besrey Twins Strollers Due to Entrapment, Fall and Choking Hazards; Violation of Federal Regulation for Strollers; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com

Recalled Besrey Twins Stroller in Gray and Black, Side View with Canopies Down Recalled Besrey Twins Stroller in Gray, Side View with Canopies Down Recalled Besrey Twins Stroller in Gray and Black, Side View with Canopies Up Recalled Besrey Twins Stroller in Gray and Black, Front View Recalled Besrey Twins Stroller in Gray, Front View […]

July 26, 2024

Initial ECT Seizure Length Tied to Depression Remission

Longer seizures during the first electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) session was linked with a greater likelihood of remission in major depressive disorder, a population-based cohort study suggested. In an adjusted model, patients who had an initial seizure duration of at least 30 seconds had a twofold higher odds of remission compared with patients with seizure duration […]

July 25, 2024

Ophanie Area Rugs Recalled Due to Fire Hazard; Violation of Federal Flammability Regulations; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com by Ophanie

Recalled Large Ophanie Pink Rug Front of Label on recalled rug Back of Label on recalled rug Name of Product: Ophanie Large Pink Area Rugs Hazard: The recalled area rugs violate the mandatory federal flammability regulations for carpets and rugs, posing a fire hazard. Recall Date: July 25, 2024 Recall Details Description: This recall involves […]

July 25, 2024

Peds Fellow Fired After Child Porn Charges; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Gets 9 Years

Christopher Sheerer, DO, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiology fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital, who was accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, was fired from his job. (NBC Boston) A jury awarded former California prison psychiatrist Anthony Coppola, MD, almost $2 million in a case in which he claimed the state retaliated against him […]

July 25, 2024

Antimatter detected on International Space Station could reveal new physics

Antimatter particles detected on the International Space Station (ISS) may be evidence for unknown physics, new research suggests. The particles, antimatter versions of helium nuclei, may have been produced by cosmic fireballs, — and physicists can’t explain how those fireballs formed using the Standard Model, the theory which describes the zoo of subatomic particles. All […]

July 25, 2024
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Single HIV RNA Test Delivered False Positives With Long-Acting Cabotegravir PrEP

A single positive HIV viral load test often falsely identified HIV infection in people who were using long-acting cabotegravir (Apretude) for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to results from the HPTN 083 open-label extension trial. In people who received an injection of long-acting cabotegravir within the previous 6 months, an isolated positive HIV RNA test had […]

July 27, 2024