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• Compound From Fruits, Vegetables Can Neutralize Pit Viper Venom A substance found in fruits and vegetables can neutralize the venom of a poisonous pit viper common in much of South America, Brazilian researchers have discovered.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• Spain, Portugal Monkeypox Cases Tallies Each Surpass 20 Health authorities in Portugal and Spain reported respectively nine and 14 new confirmed cases of monkeypox on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in each country above 20.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• Monkeypox Outbreak in Europe 'Largest Ever With 100+ Cases More than 100 cases of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, have been reported in Europe, with German officials describing the outbreak as the largest ever in the region.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• WHO Calls Emergency Meeting as Monkeypox Cases Cross 100 in Europe The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• FDA, AMA Prepare for Plan COVID Shots for Kids Younger Than 6 The FDA announced a June advisory committee meeting about COVID vaccines for kids younger than 6. The AMA has updated its billing codes ahead of an expected decision on Moderna's shot in this age group
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Response Robust in Young Children Much anticipated findings from Pfizer/BioNTech suggest three doses of COVID-19 vaccine protect kids ages 6 months to 5 years old.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• SGLT-2 inhibitors as First-Line Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes? Real-world study finds heart failure hospitalization reduction compared to metformin but not MI, stroke, or overall mortality, and greater genital infection risk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Monkeypox Quarantines Not Needed in US, Biden Says 'I just don’t think it rises to the level of the kind of concern that existed with COVID-19, and the smallpox vaccine works for it,' President Joe Biden said.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• In Mass., Omicron Linked With Higher Excess Mortality Than Delta The Omicron variant was linked with "substantial" excess mortality in Massachusetts, far greater than the preceding Delta wave, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• North Korea's Dr Fauci? Health Official Is Face of COVID Campaign Since confirming its first outbreak and declaring a state of emergency last week, North Korea has changed tack: It is releasing detailed data about the spread of the virus
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• Tirzepatide: 'Exciting' and Promising in Lowering A1c   Tirzepatide is the newest player in the quest for lowering A1c in people with type 2 diabetes. Dr Anne Peters describes the novel agent -- what it can do for patients now and in the future.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 23, 2022
• Fewer Teens Giving Birth, but Cases Are More Complex Rates of obesity, mental health conditions, diabetes, and delivery complications have increased among teens giving birth.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• NYC Investigates Possible Case of Monkeypox NYC Health said the patient is being cared for, and if early tests come back positive, the tests will be sent to the CDC for confirmation.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• COVID-19 Not Linked With High Post-Discharge Event Rate Rates of hospital readmission and death for people with COVID-19 in Alberta and Ontario, Canada, were similar to those for people with other medical conditions, according to a new analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• ESC-HF Moderate to High Alcohol Use May Push 'Pre-HF' Into Clinical HF Also, no protection was evident at any alcohol-intake level among STOP-HF trial participants who were initially at risk for heart failure but without echocardiographic signs of the disease.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Exploding E-Cigarettes Cause Traumatic Injuries in Teens Burns and cuts caused by e-cigarette explosions have required hospitalization and surgery for teenage vapers, warn investigators.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• APA 2022 Anxiety in America: COVID 'Takes a Backseat' to Global Events Recent events, including the war in Ukraine, racially motivated mass shootings, or the effects of climate change, are weighing more heavily on Americans' minds this year than the pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Pediatric ED Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic How have the rates of ED visits among children and adolescents changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? This new report examines the trends.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 23, 2022
• Genetic Factors in Sofosbuvir Treatment for Chronic HCV Are there patient-specific genetic factors that might help predict HCV patients likely to fail sofosbuvir treatment?
  Liver International, May 23, 2022
• Incidence and Mortality of HBV and HCV, Cirrhosis and HCC This article provides an update on the global incidence and mortality rates for these liver diseases. How have they changed in recent years?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, May 23, 2022