10/22/2020
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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Race, science and (im)precision medicine
G Adigbli, Nature Medicine, October 22, 2020
Characteristics Associated With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in an Academic Health Care System
T Gu et al, JAMA Network Open, October 21, 2020
City-level SARS-CoV-2 sewage surveillance
K Yaniv et al, MEDRXIV, October 21, 2020
Modifiable lifestyle factors and severe COVID-19 risk: Evidence from Mendelian randomization analysis
S Li, MEDRXIV, October 21, 2020
Could nutrition modulate COVID-19 susceptibility and severity of disease? A systematic review
PT James et al, MEDRXIV, October 21, 2020
Saliva as testing sample for SARS-CoV-2 detection by RT-PCR in low prevalence community setting
D Gavars et al, MEDRXIV, October 21, 2020
The Challenges of Expanding Rapid Tests to Curb COVID-19
R Rubin, JAMA, October 21, 2020
Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
M Lipsitch et al, Science, October 21, 2020
Measuring clinical utility in the context of genetic testing: a scoping review
SE Walcott et al, EJHG, October 21, 2020
Association of Damaging Variants in Genes With Increased Cancer Risk Among Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
SU Morton et al, JAMA Cardiology, October 21, 2020
Genetic markers and phosphoprotein forms of beta-catenin pβ-Cat552 and pβ-Cat675 are prognostic biomarkers of cervical cancer
SM Scholl et al, EBiomedicine, October 21, 2020
Achieving healthy human longevity: A global grand challenge
V Dzau et al, Sci Trans Med, October 21, 2020
Reimagining Public Health in the Aftermath of a Pandemic.
Brownson Ross C et al. American journal of public health 2020 11 (11) 1605-1610
Data Are Not Enough to Reimagine Public Health.
Chiolero Arnaud et al. American journal of public health 2020 Nov (11) 1614
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