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Rise In At-Home Testing, End Of Online Dashboard Hampers Efforts To Track COVID-19 Trends In Houston

The Houston Chronicle (5/12, Rice) reports, “COVID-19 continues to spread in the Houston area, though there is less information available now for the public to discern trends,” due in part to “the rise in at-home testing.” Also, the region “lost one data...

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People On Immunomodulatory Therapy Appear To Have Similar Rates Of Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infection To Healthy Controls, Study Indicates

Medwire News (5/12, Barnard) reports, “People on immunomodulatory therapy have similar rates of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection to healthy controls, with a reduced risk seen in those with prior infection or seroconversion after vaccination,” investigato...

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Rapid Treatment Model Increases HCV Cure Rates Among Young People Who Inject Drugs, Study Suggests

Healio (5/12, Stulpin) reports, “A rapid treatment model that included a 7-day starter pack of medication significantly increased hepatitis C cure rates among young people who inject drugs, according to a small study.” The findings of the 47-participant s...

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Report Outlines Solutions To Improve Healthcare Interoperability, Data Exchange

EHR Intelligence (5/12, Nelson) reports, “While advances in technology have helped improve data exchange, the healthcare industry continues to lag on the interoperability front, according to a Health Innovation Alliance (HIA) report that outlines solution...

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Rising Contract Labor Utilization, Cost During Pandemic Driving Hospital Labor Expenses, Report Says

RevCycle Intelligence (5/12, Bailey) reports “contract labor utilization and cost increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and were contributing factors to rising hospital labor expenses, according to” Kaufman Hall’s “Special Workforce Edition...

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One In Four Medicare Beneficiaries Suffer Temporary, Lasting Harm During Hospital Stays, HHS OIG Finds

USA Today (5/12, Alltucker) reports “one in 4 older Americans covered by Medicare had some type of temporary or lasting harm during hospital stays before the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to an oversight report from HHS Office of Inspector General. The fi...

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More Than Half Of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Still Had Symptoms At Two Years, Study Finds

CNN (5/11, Christensen) reports, “Even two years after their initial infection, the majority of people who were hospitalized with Covid-19 early in the pandemic had lingering symptoms, according to a new study.” Investigators “found that 55% of patients s...

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CDC, Biobot Analytics Partner To Expand National Wastewater Surveillance System For COVID-19 Response

Health IT Analytics (5/11, Kennedy) reports the CDC “and wastewater epidemiology company Biobot Analytics have announced a partnership to expand the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS), which supports the public health response to COVID-19.” Ov...

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Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Explore Whether Race Is A Proxy For Other Factors In Prediction Models For UTI Risk Among Children

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/11, Mermelstein) reports that “although previous prediction models have shown an association between patient race and urinary tract infection (UTI) risk, the use of a modified model that replaced race with UTI history and fev...

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No Difference Between Safety, Efficacy Of Fluconazole Vs Other Antifungal Agents For Treatment Of Esophageal Candidiasis, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Find

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/11, Nye) reports results of a 12-trial “systematic review and meta-analysis found no difference between the safety and efficacy of fluconazole vs other antifungal agents, including azoles and echinocandins, for the treatment...

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FDA Approves New Indication For Baracitinib As Treatment For Certain Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19

Healio (5/11) reports, “The FDA has approved a new indication for [baracitinib] Olumiant as a treatment for adults hospitalized with COVID-19 who require supplemental oxygen, noninvasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxyge...

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Advanced CKD Has Relatively Low Prevalence Among Patients With HIV, But Prevalence Is Increasing, Study Indicates

Renal & Urology News (5/11, Charnow) reports, “Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a relatively low prevalence among patients with HIV, but the prevalence is increasing,” investigators concluded. What’s more, the study revealed that “a proportion of...

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CDC Issues Health Alert To Educate Parents On Hepatitis Symptoms Amid Outbreak Among Children

ABC News (5/11, Kindelan) reports, “Parents are being asked to look out for symptoms of hepatitis in their kids as an unexplained outbreak of cases in children continues across the United States.” The CDC on Tuesday “issued a health alert...aimed at educa...

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COVID-19 Testing Plummets Globally

The AP (5/10, Ungar) reports COVID-19 testing “has plummeted across the globe,” especially among low income countries, “making it much tougher for scientists to track the course of the pandemic and spot new, worrisome viral mutants as they emerge and spre...

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Health Officials Worldwide Question Effectiveness Of Mass COVID-19 Testing

Reuters (5/10, Skydsgaard, Rigby) reports that two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, “health officials in some countries are questioning the merits of repeated, mass testing when it comes to containing infections, particularly considering the billions it...

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Analysis Identifies Factors Independently Tied To Increased Risk Of All-Cause Mortality Among Patients Admitted To ED With Suspected Bacterial Infections

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/10, Stong) reports “age, male sex, a history of cancer, and alcohol use disorder...were independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality among patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with susp...

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People With Cytomegalovirus Infection May Have Increased Risk For Tuberculosis, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Suggest

Healio (5/10, Stulpin) reports, “The results of a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest there is an increased risk for tuberculosis among people with cytomegalovirus infection, researchers reported.” The results of the 15-study review were published...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Led To Mixed Results On Hospital Safety, Data Show

Modern Healthcare (5/10, Devereaux, Subscription Publication) reports, “The COVID-19 pandemic led to mixed results on hospital safety, according to the latest data from the Leapfrog Group,” which “assessed approximately 2,800 general acute care hospitals....

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US Researchers, Health Officials Investigating Rebound Cases Following Paxlovid Treatment

The Wall Street Journal (5/10, Hopkins, Subscription Publication) reports US researchers and health officials are investigating rebound cases in patients who appeared to recover from COVID-19 after completing treatment with Pfizer’s Paxlovid. According to...

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Percentage Of Low-Income Pregnant People Who Received Influenza, Tdap Vaccinations Fell Sharply During COVID-19 Pandemic, Researchers Say

MD Edge ObGyn (5/10, Dotinga) reports, “The percentage of low-income pregnant mothers who received influenza and Tdap vaccinations fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Black and Hispanic patients,” investigators concluded after they “r...

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Rise In At-Home Testing, End Of Online Dashboard Hampers Efforts To Track COVID-19 Trends In Houston

People On Immunomodulatory Therapy Appear To Have Similar Rates Of Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infection To Healthy Controls, Study Indicates

Rapid Treatment Model Increases HCV Cure Rates Among Young People Who Inject Drugs, Study Suggests

Report Outlines Solutions To Improve Healthcare Interoperability, Data Exchange

Rising Contract Labor Utilization, Cost During Pandemic Driving Hospital Labor Expenses, Report Says

One In Four Medicare Beneficiaries Suffer Temporary, Lasting Harm During Hospital Stays, HHS OIG Finds

More Than Half Of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Still Had Symptoms At Two Years, Study Finds

CDC, Biobot Analytics Partner To Expand National Wastewater Surveillance System For COVID-19 Response

Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Explore Whether Race Is A Proxy For Other Factors In Prediction Models For UTI Risk Among Children

No Difference Between Safety, Efficacy Of Fluconazole Vs Other Antifungal Agents For Treatment Of Esophageal Candidiasis, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Find

FDA Approves New Indication For Baracitinib As Treatment For Certain Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19

Advanced CKD Has Relatively Low Prevalence Among Patients With HIV, But Prevalence Is Increasing, Study Indicates

CDC Issues Health Alert To Educate Parents On Hepatitis Symptoms Amid Outbreak Among Children

COVID-19 Testing Plummets Globally

Health Officials Worldwide Question Effectiveness Of Mass COVID-19 Testing

Analysis Identifies Factors Independently Tied To Increased Risk Of All-Cause Mortality Among Patients Admitted To ED With Suspected Bacterial Infections

People With Cytomegalovirus Infection May Have Increased Risk For Tuberculosis, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Suggest

COVID-19 Pandemic Led To Mixed Results On Hospital Safety, Data Show

US Researchers, Health Officials Investigating Rebound Cases Following Paxlovid Treatment

Percentage Of Low-Income Pregnant People Who Received Influenza, Tdap Vaccinations Fell Sharply During COVID-19 Pandemic, Researchers Say