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Health Officials Confirm 10 Cases Of Legionnaires’ Disease In The Bronx

The New York Post (5/24, Breeden) reports, “There are now 10 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx, city health officials said Tuesday.” On Friday, the city Health Department “launched an investigation...after a cluster of the potentially...

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Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis And Malaria Has Raised A Third Of $18B Fundraising Target

Reuters (5/24, de Kretser) reports the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria “has raised a third of the $18 billion it says is needed to reverse setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic and combat AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.” The glob...

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US, Europe Weigh Vaccination Campaigns To Combat Monkeypox Spread

The Washington Post (5/24, Francis) reports, “The spread of the monkeypox virus has pushed the United States and European countries to evaluate their vaccine supplies and possible treatments, even as health officials said mass immunization was not needed...

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Pfizer-BioNTech Three-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Regimen 80% Effective In Children Under Five Years, Preliminary Data Show

The Washington Post (5/23, A1, Johnson, McGinley) reports Pfizer and BioNTech “said Monday that an early analysis showed their three-dose coronavirus vaccine regimen triggered a strong immune response in younger children, proving 80 percent effective at p...

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rate 24 Times Higher In Lab-Grown Airway Cells From People With COPD Than In Those From Healthy People, Study Finds

COPD News Today (5/23, Figueiredo) reports, “The infection rate of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is 24 times higher in lab-grown airway cells from people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than in those from healthy people, a...

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Evaluations Of People With Post-Acute Sequelae Of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Show High Burden Of Persistent Symptoms, But Most Cases Do Not Point To Specific Cause, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (5/23, George) reports, “Clinical and immunologic evaluations of people with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) – otherwise known as long COVID – showed a high burden of persistent symptoms but most cases pointed to no specif...

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Health Systems See Surge In Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections During Pandemic, Data Show

Modern Healthcare (5/23, Devereaux, Subscription Publication) reports, “As health systems grappled with staffing and supply challenges during the pandemic, they also saw a surge in central-line associated bloodstream infections.” An analysis of CDC “data...

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CDC Warns Monkeypox Cases May Be Mistaken For Sexually Transmitted Disease, Say Cases Appear To Be Circulating Globally In Gay Community

USA Today (5/23, Weintraub) reports, “Five Americans are likely infected with monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, warning that people might first mistake the infection for a sexually transmitted disease.” Currently, “sci...

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FDA Sets New Meeting Dates To Review Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech EUA Requests For COVID-19 Vaccines For Children Under Five

Reuters (5/23, Chiacu) reports the “Food and Drug Administration set June 14-15 as the new meeting date to review Moderna Inc’s emergency authorization request for its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years and [Pfizer-BioNTech’s] vaccine...

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Relaxing Rules For Blood Donor Eligibility

Bloomberg Law (5/23, Castronuovo, Subscription Publication) reports, “People with blood pressure measurements outside of the normal range may still donate plasma without first getting a medical exam, the FDA said Monday in draft guidance.” The agency “sai...

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CDC Issues Health Alert For Monkeypox Amid Global Spread

The Washington Post (5/20, Nirappil) reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday “issued an alert...urging [physicians] and state health departments to be vigilant for cases of monkeypox as an unprecedented global spread of the virus...

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Waning Population Immunity Against Smallpox “Established Landscape For Resurgence Of Monkeypox,” Researchers Say

Healio (5/21, Stulpin) reported, “Waning population immunity against smallpox – a result of discontinued vaccination campaigns for the now-eradicated disease – ‘has established the landscape for the resurgence of monkeypox,’ researchers said” after conduc...

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Despite Rising Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Americans Live Life As If Pandemic Is Over

The Hill (5/21, Sullivan) reported COVID-19 cases across the US continue to rise, “but many Americans are over thinking of the virus as a crisis.” According to an Axios-Ipsos poll (PDF) released last week, “just 36 percent of Americans said there was sign...

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Proportion Of Deaths Attributed To COVID-19 In People With Diabetes Rose In Fourth Quarter Of 2020, Data Indicate

Healio (5/20, Monostra) reported, “The proportion of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in people with diabetes in the U.S. in the last 3 months of 2020 was slightly higher than the percentage of people who died due to cardiovascular disease or diabetes, accor...

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Most Patients With Cancer Demonstrated Antibody Responses To COVID-19 Vaccination After Two Doses Of mRNA-1273 Vaccine, Study Finds

Healio (5/20, Lawrence) reported, “Most patients with cancer demonstrated antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination after two doses of the mRNA-1273 vaccine, according to an observational study.” Investigators found that “the vaccine conferred substantia...

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Multitude Of Comorbid Conditions More Prevalent Among Patients With Vs Without HIV Infection, Analysis Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/20, van Paridon) reported “a multitude of comorbid conditions were more prevalent among patients with vs without HIV infection,” according to “a cross-sectional analysis” that evaluated “the prevalence of comorbid conditions...

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Infection With Adenovirus Leading Hypothesis For Cases Of Severe Hepatitis Of Unknown Origin In Children, CDC Says

Reuters (5/20, Beasley) reported, “Infection with adenovirus, a common childhood virus, is the leading hypothesis for recent cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children that have led to at least six deaths...said” the Centers for Disease Contr...

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People With HIV On ART Regimens Using Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors At Increased Risk For Diabetes, Hyperglycemia Within First Six Months Of Treatment, Study Suggests

Healio (5/22, Stulpin) reports, “People with HIV who are on ART regimens using integrase strand transfer inhibitors are at an increased risk for diabetes or hyperglycemia within the first 6 months of treatment, researchers found.” The study findings – pub...

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CDC Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Children Five To 11

The New York Times (5/19, Mandavilli) reports, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.” This “booster shot would be the third dose available for most...

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Obtaining Additional Blood Culture Samples Increases Probability Of Bacteremia Detection Among Hospitalized Patients, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/19, van Paridon) reports that “obtaining additional blood culture samples increased the probability of bacteremia detection among hospitalized patients, according to” a study. The results were published as a research letter i...

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Health Officials Confirm 10 Cases Of Legionnaires’ Disease In The Bronx

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis And Malaria Has Raised A Third Of $18B Fundraising Target

US, Europe Weigh Vaccination Campaigns To Combat Monkeypox Spread

Pfizer-BioNTech Three-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Regimen 80% Effective In Children Under Five Years, Preliminary Data Show

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rate 24 Times Higher In Lab-Grown Airway Cells From People With COPD Than In Those From Healthy People, Study Finds

Evaluations Of People With Post-Acute Sequelae Of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Show High Burden Of Persistent Symptoms, But Most Cases Do Not Point To Specific Cause, Researchers Say

Health Systems See Surge In Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections During Pandemic, Data Show

CDC Warns Monkeypox Cases May Be Mistaken For Sexually Transmitted Disease, Say Cases Appear To Be Circulating Globally In Gay Community

FDA Sets New Meeting Dates To Review Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech EUA Requests For COVID-19 Vaccines For Children Under Five

FDA Issues Draft Guidance Relaxing Rules For Blood Donor Eligibility

CDC Issues Health Alert For Monkeypox Amid Global Spread

Waning Population Immunity Against Smallpox “Established Landscape For Resurgence Of Monkeypox,” Researchers Say

Despite Rising Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Americans Live Life As If Pandemic Is Over

Proportion Of Deaths Attributed To COVID-19 In People With Diabetes Rose In Fourth Quarter Of 2020, Data Indicate

Most Patients With Cancer Demonstrated Antibody Responses To COVID-19 Vaccination After Two Doses Of mRNA-1273 Vaccine, Study Finds

Multitude Of Comorbid Conditions More Prevalent Among Patients With Vs Without HIV Infection, Analysis Finds

Infection With Adenovirus Leading Hypothesis For Cases Of Severe Hepatitis Of Unknown Origin In Children, CDC Says

People With HIV On ART Regimens Using Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors At Increased Risk For Diabetes, Hyperglycemia Within First Six Months Of Treatment, Study Suggests

CDC Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Children Five To 11

Obtaining Additional Blood Culture Samples Increases Probability Of Bacteremia Detection Among Hospitalized Patients, Study Finds