11/11/2021
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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Family Health History Social Media Campaign
NHGRI, November 2021
Patient-focused pathogen genetic counselling-has the time come?
Ferdinand Angeline S et al. Genome medicine 2021 11 (1) 178
A prominent virologist warns COVID-19 pill could unleash dangerous mutants. Others see little cause for alarm
RF Service, Science, November 7, 2021
Boosting immunity to COVID-19 vaccines
JA Juno et al, Nature News, November 11, 2021
COVID antiviral pills: what scientists still want to know
Drugs like molnupiravir and Paxlovid could change the course of the pandemic if clinical trial results hold up in the real world.
H Ledford, Nature News, November 10, 2021
The Future of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination - Lessons from Influenza.
Monto Arnold S et al. The New England journal of medicine 2021 11 (20) 1825-1827
Genomic landscape of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Brazil suggests an external P.1 variant origin
CP Perico et al, MEDRXIV, November 10, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 related hospital admission in the Netherlands: a test-negative case-control study
AFA Niessen et al, MEDRXIV, November 11, 2021
Nanopore 16S rRNA sequencing reveals alterations in nasopharyngeal microbiome and enrichment of Mycobacterium and Mycoplasma in patients with COVID 19
P Prasad et al, MEDRXIV, November 10, 2021
Ultrafast RNA extraction-free SARS-CoV-2 detection by direct RT-PCR using a rapid thermal cycling approach
R Struijk et al, MEDRXIV, November 11, 2021
Circulating tumor DNA-guided treatment with pertuzumab plus trastuzumab for HER2-amplified metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase 2 trial
Y Nakamura et al, Nature Medicine, November 11, 2021
Diversity, equity and inclusion: we are in it for the long run
Nature Medicine editorial, November 11, 2021
100,000 Genomes Pilot on Rare-Disease Diagnosis in Health Care - Preliminary Report.
et al. The New England journal of medicine 2021 11 (20) 1868-1880
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