Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
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HealthDay: Migraine With Aura Tied To Higher Stroke Risk In Middle Age
Middle-aged folks who suffer migraine with an aura could be more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study says. Overall, people who have migraine with an accompanying aura have a 73% increased risk of stroke, researchers reported recently in the journal Neurology. By comparison, people living with migraine who don’t experience auras had no association with an increased stroke risk, researchers found. (Thompson, 5/21)
MedPage Today: Sedentary Behavior Linked To Pregnancy Risks, Study Says
Women who sat over 10 hours a day had double the risk of an adverse outcome. (Laub, 5/27)
MedPage Today: Investigational Drug Lowers Tourette Relapse Risk In Kids
Children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome had a lower risk of relapses with investigational ecopipam, a phase III randomized withdrawal study showed. (George, 5/26)
MedPage Today: In Search Of Effective Treatment For Premature Ejaculation: 'I Really Have No Idea'
Lack of high-level evidence has hindered treatment development, but some patients do improve. (Bankhead, 5/27)
HealthDay: New Study Shows Dust Could Become A Tool For Tracking Disease Spread
In their new study, an Ohio team vacuumed up dust samples from nearly 30 locations, including schools, university residence halls and office buildings. They then used high-tech genetic tracing technologies to spot molecules that viruses might leave in their wake as they decayed. The result: The team spotted 54 distinct viruses in the dust samples, including COVID, influenza, norovirus, Epstein-Barr and many others. (Mundell, 5/26)
CIDRAP: Century-Long Analysis Of Biosafety Incidents Identifies Strongest Predictors Of Outbreaks, Deaths
A new analysis of more than a century of laboratory biosafety incidents found that disease outbreaks are closely linked to operational failures, lab settings, and type of personnel involved. The findings also suggest that deaths associated with accidental lab exposures were driven largely by the virulence of the organisms involved. (Bergeson, 5/27)
