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Dolutegravir Uptake In Women Still Trails That In Men In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Large Study Suggests

MedPage Today (11/30, Lei Wu) reports, “In low- and middle-income countries, dolutegravir (Tivicay) uptake in women still trailed that in men months after a safety reaffirmation from the World Health Organization (WHO), a large study showed.” According to...

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Monoclonal Antibody Treatment May By Less Effective Against Omicron Variant, Drugmaker Says

The New York Times (11/30, Mueller) reports, “Regeneron said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 antibody treatment might be less effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, an indication that the popular and widely beneficial monoclonal antibody d...

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Findings Suggest Omicron Coronavirus Variant Was Already In Europe Before Being Reported By South Africa

The AP (11/30, Casert, Meldrum) reports, “Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the Omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before Sout...

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South Africa Bracing For Surge In COVID-19 Infections Including Among Young Children

The Washington Post (11/29, Timsit) reports, “South Africa has recorded a sharp increase in covid-19 cases, including among children under 2-years-old, a top epidemiologist said Monday, as the country reckons with the consequences of being the first to re...

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Cell Bar Coding Method Reportedly Leading To New Discoveries On Cancer, Other Diseases

The New York Times (11/29, Kolata) reports the novel research technique of “bar coding,” tagging individual cells to track their progeny, has revealed that chronic lymphocytic leukemia “does not always originate in the mature bone marrow cells where it is...

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Study Indicates Potential Link Between Myocarditis, COVID-19 Among College Athletes

HealthDay (11/29, Reinberg) reports myocarditis “has been found in a number of U.S. college athletes who have had COVID-19, a new study finds.” Investigators “reviewed the results of nearly 1,600 cardiac MRIs from 13 participating universities,” of which...

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Global Risk From Omicron Variant Is “Very High” Based On Early Evidence, WHO Says

The AP (11/29, Casert, Yamaguchi, Keaten) reports, “The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the Omicron variant is ‘very high’ based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with ‘severe cons...

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UK Expanding COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Program In Effort To Combat Omicron Variant

The AP (11/29, Pylas) reports, “Britain is extending its COVID-19 booster vaccine program to millions more people as part of efforts to tackle the spread of the new Omicron variant, which is feared to be more contagious and vaccine-resistant.” The British...

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Study Reports Drop In Cervical Cancer Incidence, Mortality Among Young Women, Girls After Introduction Of HPV Vaccine In US

Medscape (11/29, Harrison, Subscription Publication) reports, “Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination helps prevent cervical cancer and saves lives, new nationwide data from the US suggest.” The study “reports a 38% drop in cervical cancer incidence and a...

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Pfizer CEO Says Antiviral Coronavirus Therapy Likely To Be Effective Against Omicron Variant

CNBC (11/29, Kimball) reports Pfizer “expects the company’s Covid-19 treatment” therapy “to be effective against the omicron variant of” SARS-CoV-2. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Monday, “The good news when it comes to our treatment, it was designed with...

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Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Workers In 10 States

The AP (11/29, Lieb) reports a federal judge on Monday blocked the Administration “from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.” The court...

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CDC Now Recommends Anyone 18 And Older Receive COVID-19 Booster Amid Omicron Variant Fears

The Wall Street Journal (11/29, A1, Abbott, Subscription Publication) reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday strengthened its recommendations for COVID-19 booster shots amid fears over the Omicron variant, now recommending that a...

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Health Experts Worldwide Raise Concerns Over Omicron Coronavirus Variant

The New York Times (11/26, A1, Zimmer) reported “scientific experts at the World Health Organization warned on Friday that a new coronavirus variant discovered in southern Africa was a ‘variant of concern,’” and “said the new version, named Omicron, carri...

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Experts Caution As People Use COVID-19 Antibody Tests To Determine Immunity

The Wall Street Journal (11/24, Whelan, Abbott, Subscription Publication) reported demand for COVID-19 antibody tests is rising as people use them to determine if they have immunity against the virus. However, experts caution that the level of antibodies...

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Chlamydial, Gonorrheal Infections Have Different Modes Of Transmission In Men Who Have Sex With Men, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/24, Mermelstein) reported, “Chlamydial and gonorrheal infections were found to have distinctly different modes of transmission in men who have sex with men (MSM), according to results of a retrospective study.” For the 3,938...

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Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing Shows Increased Sensitivity, Specificity For Detecting Extragenital Sexually Transmitted Infections Compared With Standard Culture Methods, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/24, van Paridon) reported that “nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) was found to have an increased sensitivity and specificity for detecting extragenital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infect...

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Single Dose Of HPV Vaccine Just As Effective As Two Or Three Doses, Trial Suggests

HealthDay (11/26, Murez) reported “an African clinical trial suggests a single dose” of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine “is just as effective” as two or three doses. For the study, “760 participants received a so-called bivalent vaccine that covere...

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Merck’s COVID-19 Antiviral Pill Molnupiravir Just 30% Effective At Preventing Hospitalizations And Deaths, Analysis Finds

The Wall Street Journal (11/26, Hopkins, McKay, Subscription Publication) reported Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said a final analysis of its COVID-19 treatment molnupiravir found the drug to be less effective than previously thought, prompt...

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Administration Focusing On Booster Shots As Key Weapon Against Omicron Coronavirus Variant

The Washington Post (11/28, A1, Abutaleb, Nirappil, Roubein, Pannett) reports, “The Biden administration is focusing on booster shots as a key weapon in efforts to protect the nation against a potentially dangerous coronavirus variant even as the extent o...

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Moderna Says Reformulated COVID-19 Vaccine For Omicron Variant Could Be Available Early Next Year

Bloomberg (11/28, Easton) reports Moderna Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton “said he suspects the new omicron coronavirus variant may elude current vaccines, and if so, a reformulated shot could be available early in the new year.” During an interview on...

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Dolutegravir Uptake In Women Still Trails That In Men In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Large Study Suggests

Monoclonal Antibody Treatment May By Less Effective Against Omicron Variant, Drugmaker Says

Findings Suggest Omicron Coronavirus Variant Was Already In Europe Before Being Reported By South Africa

South Africa Bracing For Surge In COVID-19 Infections Including Among Young Children

Cell Bar Coding Method Reportedly Leading To New Discoveries On Cancer, Other Diseases

Study Indicates Potential Link Between Myocarditis, COVID-19 Among College Athletes

Global Risk From Omicron Variant Is “Very High” Based On Early Evidence, WHO Says

UK Expanding COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Program In Effort To Combat Omicron Variant

Study Reports Drop In Cervical Cancer Incidence, Mortality Among Young Women, Girls After Introduction Of HPV Vaccine In US

Pfizer CEO Says Antiviral Coronavirus Therapy Likely To Be Effective Against Omicron Variant

Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Workers In 10 States

CDC Now Recommends Anyone 18 And Older Receive COVID-19 Booster Amid Omicron Variant Fears

Health Experts Worldwide Raise Concerns Over Omicron Coronavirus Variant

Experts Caution As People Use COVID-19 Antibody Tests To Determine Immunity

Chlamydial, Gonorrheal Infections Have Different Modes Of Transmission In Men Who Have Sex With Men, Study Indicates

Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing Shows Increased Sensitivity, Specificity For Detecting Extragenital Sexually Transmitted Infections Compared With Standard Culture Methods, Study Suggests

Single Dose Of HPV Vaccine Just As Effective As Two Or Three Doses, Trial Suggests

Merck’s COVID-19 Antiviral Pill Molnupiravir Just 30% Effective At Preventing Hospitalizations And Deaths, Analysis Finds

Administration Focusing On Booster Shots As Key Weapon Against Omicron Coronavirus Variant

Moderna Says Reformulated COVID-19 Vaccine For Omicron Variant Could Be Available Early Next Year