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05/23/2021

Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.

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How to be responsible in AI publication
Nature Machine Intelligence, editorial, May 19,2021

A white paper from Partnership on AI provides timely advice on tackling the urgent challenge of navigating risks of AI research and responsible publication. AI research has quickly developed in the past two decades from a niche topic to one that has transformed whole areas of technology, society and scientific research. Remarkably, much of the work has taken place without much ethical oversight.

Will the Indian variant B.1.617.2 delay England’s lockdown roadmap?
PR Hunter et al, BMJ Blog, May 18, 2021

C.D.C. Is Investigating a Heart Problem in a Few Young Vaccine Recipients
A Mandavilli, NY Times, May 22, 2021

Predominance of the SARS-CoV-2 lineage P.1 and its sublineage P.1.2 in patients from the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil in March 2021: a phylogenomic analysis
VB Franceschi et al, MEDRXIV, May 22, 2021

Public Health and Health Systems Impacts of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: A Rapid Scoping Review
JA Curran et al, MEDRXIV, May 22, 2021

Assessing the Impact of Human Mobility to Predict Regional Excess Death in Ecuador
L Cuellar et al, MEDRXIV< May 22, 2021

Release of infectious virus and cytokines in nasopharyngeal swabs from individuals infected with non-B.1.1.7 or B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variants.
MB Planas et al, MEDRXIV, May 22, 2021

Implementation of a qPCR assay coupled with genomic surveillance for real-time monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
N Rego et al, MEDRXIV, May 22, 2021


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