Leah Sherwood

2022
AACR 2022: What's the microbiome's role in cancer risk?
Tossas, an assistant professor in the department of health behavior and policy at Virginia Commonwealth University, was acknowledged by the AACR as a Next-Gen Star, the organization's program that supports early-career scientists.
April 9, 2022
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COVID-19
Seegene Novaplex PCR assays speed up SARS-CoV-2 detection
The Novaplex variant I, II, and IV PCR assays are designed to detect genetic mutations associated with the alpha, beta, delta, and epsilon variants of SARS-CoV-2 (at the time of the study, the omicron variant had not yet emerged).
April 4, 2022
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Scientists sequence complete human genome for the 1st time
The paper presents a complete 3.055 billion-base pair sequence of a specific human genome, T2T-CHM13, adding 400 million letters to the previously sequenced DNA and correcting several errors in it.
April 4, 2022
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Pathology, histology
3D microscope may replace biopsies with real-time imaging
The system, called MediSCAPE (Swept Confocally Aligned Planar Excitation microscopy), is capable of capturing images of tissue structures that can guide surgeons to navigate tumors and their boundaries without needing to remove tissues and wait for pathology results. If proven in the field, the technology could eventually replace conventional biopsies and histology with real-time imaging within the living body.
March 28, 2022
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Diabetes
Levels launches on-demand blood testing service
The Metabolic Health Panel is currently available to all Levels members. Other lab tests include hemoglobin A1C, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-sensitivity c-reactive protein.
March 28, 2022
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Infectious
USCAP 2022: 4 tips for a more sustainable lab
In her talk at the USCAP Timely Topics session, Rachel Relph, PhD, of nonprofit organization My Green Lab, gave four tips to help scientists move toward a more environmentally friendly laboratory, including the following:
March 23, 2022
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Pathology, histology
Pandemic silver lining: COVID drives digital pathology adoption
During the presentation, Dr. Liron Pantanowitz, a professor of pathology and the director of anatomic pathology at the University of Michigan, offered a glimpse into the future of pathology -- both at work and in teaching -- once the pandemic has passed.
March 21, 2022
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Pathology, histology
USCAP: Diversity is key to revitalizing pathology's workforce
Pathologists at the session discussed where pathology is headed and strategies to ensure a more representative and diverse profession.
March 20, 2022
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Business Insights
COVID data repository helps track pandemic in SF hospitals
CHDR is a database that joins patient level data across multiple health systems and electronic health records in the jurisdiction that SFDPH serves, which includes the Mission district, Chinatown, and the Tenderloin area. It was developed by Raffin and his colleagues as a replacement for the "fancy spreadsheet" that was being used at the start of the pandemic to track COVID patient hospitalizations.
March 15, 2022
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Microbiology
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BioMérieux subsidiary secures DoD contract for infectious disease testing system
BioFire Defense, a subsidiary of BioMérieux, has secured an order-dependent contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide support for a military-use version of its multiplex polymerase chain reaction infectious disease test system.
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Harbinger Health raises $140M in series B funding
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BioMérieux subsidiary secures DoD contract for infectious disease testing system
BioFire Defense, a subsidiary of BioMérieux, has secured an order-dependent contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide support for a military-use version of its multiplex polymerase chain reaction infectious disease test system.
September 29, 2023
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Genetic predisposition to smoking may drive schizophrenia heart disease risk: Study
Genetic factors are unlikely to directly drive the increased rate of cardiovascular disease in schizophrenia patients but may influence lifestyle, according to a paper in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
September 29, 2023
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Harbinger Health raises $140M in series B funding
Biotech company Harbinger Health has raised $140 million in a series B funding round.
September 29, 2023
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Study shows malaria drug resistance occurring in Horn of Africa
Malaria parasites in eastern Africa have developed resistance to artemisinins, essential first-line drugs used in combination therapies, jeopardizing the progress made in recent decades against the disease.
September 29, 2023
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Day Zero Diagnostics to use $16M in funding to improve management of antibiotic-resistant infections
Day Zero Diagnostics recently raised $16 million to fund the application of whole-genome sequencing and artificial intelligence to antibiotic-resistant infections, facilitating the firm’s goal of changing how infectious diseases are diagnosed.
September 28, 2023
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U.S. Attorney’s Office wins $370M judgment in Medicare fraud case
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida won a $370 million default judgment against a Kentucky lab owner and his businesses for a lab testing scheme intended to defraud Medicare.
September 28, 2023
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Ginkgo Bioworks, Pfizer collaborate on RNA-based therapeutics
Cell engineering company Ginkgo Bioworks has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to discover and develop RNA-based drug candidates.
September 28, 2023
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Study launched on early intervention with immune modulators in COVID-19
A clinical trial has been launched to determine if there are benefits to early intensive immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with relatively mild illness.
September 26, 2023
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U.S. government investing $600M in COVID-19 test manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is investing $600 million in funding into COVID-19 test manufacturing.
September 26, 2023
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Some emergency sepsis screening tools inadequate, EU study suggests
Two out of the four internationally recommended screening tools used by emergency medical services are inadequate for recognizing sepsis, say German researchers.
September 26, 2023
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Thermo Fisher Scientific prepared to expand its work at manufacturing facility
Thermo Fisher Scientific executives voiced hopes for expanding work to help combat diseases at its giant $180 million viral vector manufacturing site in Plainville, MA.
September 27, 2023
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HIV vaccine trial begins enrollment in U.S., South Africa
A clinical trial for a preventive HIV vaccine has begun enrollment in both the U.S. and South Africa.
September 25, 2023
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