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HHS To Invest $650M To Increase Rapid Molecular Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Tests For SARS-CoV-2

GenomeWeb (11/10) reported the Department of Health and Human Services “will invest $650 million from the American Rescue Plan to increase rapid molecular point-of-care diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, the White House COVID-19 Response Team announced on W...

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AI Models Can Be Trained To Diagnose COVID-19 Using Routine Laboratory Blood Tests, Research Indicates

AI in Healthcare (11/11, Walter) reports, “AI models can be trained to diagnose COVID-19 using routine laboratory blood tests, according to new research.” The findings were published in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control.

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Sleep-Related Hypoxia May Increase Risk Of Severe Illness From COVID-19, Researchers Say

Reuters (11/11, Lapid) reports, “The risk of severe illness from COVID-19 is higher in people with obstructive sleep apnea and other breathing problems that cause oxygen levels to drop during sleep, researchers say.” The researchers also reported that “wh...

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Pregnant People, Mainly People Of Color, Face Challenges In Considering COVID-19 Vaccination

On its website, CBS News (11/11, Bayer) reports on the “challenges facing millions of women around the country who are either pregnant or considering having a child as they decide whether to get vaccinated against COVID-19.” While research has shown that...

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Some Western States Seeing Rise In COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Bloomberg (11/11, Levin, Giudice) reports that “hospitals in some parts of the U.S. are already starting to see the impact of an autumn wave of Covid-19 infections.” ICU beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 “are climbing in 12 states from two weeks ear...

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Individuals Unvaccinated Against Coronavirus Reportedly Contributing To Latest Surge In Germany

The New York Times (11/11, Bennhold) reports that now in Germany, “a combination of factors has propelled a new” coronavirus “surge, among them wintry temperatures, a slow rollout of booster vaccines, and an even more pronounced spike in infections in nei...

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European Medicines Agency Recommends Two COVID-19 Medicines For People At Risk Of Severe Disease

The AP (11/11) reports, “The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two new medicines against the coronavirus for people at risk of severe disease.” The regulator on Thursday “said it had concluded that the monoclonal antibody trea...

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Microbiology Case Study: An Elderly Male Presents with Chest Tightness

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More Than 22M Infants Globally Did Not Receive First Dose Of Measles Vaccine In 2020, WHO-CDC Report Finds

Reuters (11/10, Karimi, Aripaka) reports, “The risk of measles outbreaks is high after more than 22 million infants missed their first vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease...

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Company Expands Recall Of Its At-Home Coronavirus Tests Over False Positives

The New York Times (11/10, Anthes) reports, “The Australian company Ellume has expanded a recall of its at-home coronavirus test because of concerns about a ‘higher-than-acceptable’ rate of false positives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.” Acc...

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Patients With Metabolic Syndrome Hospitalized For COVID-19 More Likely To Experience Deterioration, Require Oxygen, Study Finds

Healio (11/9, Monostra) reports, “Adults with metabolic syndrome hospitalized for COVID-19 at a hospital in France are more likely to experience deterioration and require oxygen compared with patients without metabolic syndrome,” researchers found. In a “...

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Nearly 1M Young Children Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine So Far, White House Estimates

The New York Times (11/10, Stolberg) reports that on Wednesday, the White House “estimated...that nearly a million young children have gotten Covid-19 shots since the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was cleared for 5- to 11-year-olds last week.” White House Coron...

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More Flu Shots Administered In 2020 Than Prior Two Years, But Rates Fell Among Youngest Children, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (11/10, Walker) reports, “More flu shots were administered during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 than the prior 2 years, but fewer were administered to the youngest children, researchers found.” In total, “administration of influenza vaccines...

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Mountain West, Northern States Seeing Increase In COVID-19 Infections

The Washington Post (11/10, Johnson, Achenbach, Dupree) reports that “the late summer and early autumn easing of the” US’ “burden of new coronavirus infections has come to a halt over the past two weeks, according to health department data analyzed by The...

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WHO Says Europe The Only World Region Where Both COVID-19 Cases And Deaths Are Steadily Increasing

The AP (11/10) reports, “The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing.” The AP adds, “It was t...

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More Investment By Pharmaceutical Companies Needed To Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, Experts Say

MedPage Today (11/10, Basen) reports, “Large pharmaceutical companies, investors, and other funders must increase investments to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and must do so now, experts and industry insiders said here this week.” Many public he...

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Urine Droplets In Shared Toilets May Be Hidden Source Of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Transmission In Healthcare Settings, Research Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/10, Nye) reports, “In health care settings where toilets are shared, toilet droplets generated during urination may be a hidden source of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) transmission,” according to researc...

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Pfizer, BioNTech Seek FDA Authorization Of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For All Adults

The New York Times (11/9, LaFraniere) reports Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration “to authorize their coronavirus booster shot for those 18 and older, a move that would likely make every adult in America eligible for an e...

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Daily Disinfection With UV-C Does Not Decrease VRE, C. Difficile Infection Rates In Cancer, Solid Organ Transplantation Units, Study Shows

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/9, Nye) reports, “Daily disinfection with ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light did not decrease vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) or Clostridioides difficile infection rates in cancer and solid organ transplantation units,” accor...

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Single Dose Of Levamisole Appears Safe In Patients With Loiasis Parasitic Infection, Trial Results Suggest

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/9, Nye) reports, “A single dose of levamisole was found to be safe and temporarily decreased microfilarial densities (MFD) of Loa loa among individuals with loiasis parasitic infection, according to results of a double-blind...

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HHS To Invest $650M To Increase Rapid Molecular Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Tests For SARS-CoV-2

AI Models Can Be Trained To Diagnose COVID-19 Using Routine Laboratory Blood Tests, Research Indicates

Sleep-Related Hypoxia May Increase Risk Of Severe Illness From COVID-19, Researchers Say

Pregnant People, Mainly People Of Color, Face Challenges In Considering COVID-19 Vaccination

Some Western States Seeing Rise In COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Individuals Unvaccinated Against Coronavirus Reportedly Contributing To Latest Surge In Germany

European Medicines Agency Recommends Two COVID-19 Medicines For People At Risk Of Severe Disease

Microbiology Case Study: An Elderly Male Presents with Chest Tightness

More Than 22M Infants Globally Did Not Receive First Dose Of Measles Vaccine In 2020, WHO-CDC Report Finds

Company Expands Recall Of Its At-Home Coronavirus Tests Over False Positives

Patients With Metabolic Syndrome Hospitalized For COVID-19 More Likely To Experience Deterioration, Require Oxygen, Study Finds

Nearly 1M Young Children Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine So Far, White House Estimates

More Flu Shots Administered In 2020 Than Prior Two Years, But Rates Fell Among Youngest Children, Researchers Say

Mountain West, Northern States Seeing Increase In COVID-19 Infections

WHO Says Europe The Only World Region Where Both COVID-19 Cases And Deaths Are Steadily Increasing

More Investment By Pharmaceutical Companies Needed To Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, Experts Say

Urine Droplets In Shared Toilets May Be Hidden Source Of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Transmission In Healthcare Settings, Research Indicates

Pfizer, BioNTech Seek FDA Authorization Of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For All Adults

Daily Disinfection With UV-C Does Not Decrease VRE, C. Difficile Infection Rates In Cancer, Solid Organ Transplantation Units, Study Shows

Single Dose Of Levamisole Appears Safe In Patients With Loiasis Parasitic Infection, Trial Results Suggest