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Inhaled Budesonide Administered Early In COVID-19 Disease Course Reduced Need For Urgent Care, Study Finds

Healio (9/22, Welsh) reports, “Inhaled budesonide twice daily administered early in the course of COVID-19 reduced the need for urgent medical care, according to results of the STOIC trial presented at the virtual European Respiratory Society Internationa...

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Booster Shot For People 65 And Older And Adults At Risk Of Severe Illness

USA Today (9/22, Weise, Weintraub) reports, “The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people 65 and older and those whose jobs put them at high risk for exposure to COVID-19.” Additionally,...

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Study Shows Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Effective When Given As A Two-Dose Regimen, Company Says

The AP (9/21) reports, “Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a booster of its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a stronger immune response months after people receive a first dose.” STAT (9/21, Herper) reports, “The two-dose regimen prevented 75% of mo...

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Biden Bets On Rapid COVID-19 Tests To Help Curb Virus Surge, But Supply Is Low

The AP (9/21, Perrone) reports, “President Joe Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is overloading hospitals and threatening to shutter classrooms around the country” bu...

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Federal Government Spends $1.2B On 187M Rapid COVID-19 Tests

Bloomberg Law (9/21, Stein, Court, Subscription Publication) reports, “The federal government is spending nearly $1.2 billion to purchase 187 million rapid Covid-19 tests from Abbott Laboratories and Celltrion Inc., according to a U.S. Department of Healt...

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Diabetes Status May Play A Role In The Risk For Developing Tuberculosis, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (9/21, Monaco) reports, “Diabetes status may play a role in the risk for developing tuberculosis,” investigators concluded in a “Korean population-based study” revealing that “adults with diabetes had a 48% increased risk for developing tube...

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Higher Mean Neuraminidase Antibody Concentrations Predictive Of Decreased Disease Severity Among Individuals With Influenza, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/21, Mermelstein) reports, “Higher mean neuraminidase antibody concentrations were predictive of decreased disease severity and better outcomes among individuals with influenza virus infection, according to results of an influ...

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US COVID-19 Deaths Climb To Average Of More Than 1,900 A Day

The AP (9/21, Hollingsworth) reports, “COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March, with experts saying the virus is preying largely on a distinct group: 71 million unvaccinated Amer...

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COVID-19 Death Rate In Least Vaccinated States Is More Than Four Times Higher Than In The Most Vaccinated States

CNN (9/21, Holcombe) reports, “The average rate of Covid-19 deaths in the 10 least vaccinated states was more than four times higher over the past week than the rate in the 10 most vaccinated states, according to a CNN analysis.” The least vaccinated stat...

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Delta Variant Surge Hits Rural Communities Hard, Highlighting Health Inequities

STAT (9/21, Goldhill) reports, “Health inequities in rural communities across the South are continuing to determine who is most vulnerable to Covid-19 now that the Delta variant is bringing a new surge in deaths.” Within states that “have experienced the...

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Biden Administration To Nominate Director Of Africa CDC To Lead PEPFAR

The New York Times (9/21, Mandavilli) reports, “The Biden administration plans to nominate John Nkengasong, a virologist and director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, accordi...

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Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Safe, Effective In Young Children Aged 5 To 11 Years, Companies Say

The Washington Post (9/20, Johnson) reports, “A lower dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine – one-third the amount given to adults and teens – is safe and triggered a robust immune response in children as young as 5 years old, the drug companies...

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COVID-19 Death Toll In US Exceeds 1918-19 Flu Pandemic Estimates

The AP (9/20, Johnson) reports, “COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did – approximately 675,000.” While “the U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much...

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Reducing HIV Epidemic By 2030 Will Require Substantial Investments, Community-Specific Interventions, Study Suggests

Healio (9/20) reports, “Large reductions in HIV incidence can be achieved with substantial investments and sustained, community-specific interventions, according to a modeling study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.” However, researchers ackno...

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Numbers Of Babies Infected With Syphilis Surging In Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles Times (9/20, Reyes) reports, “More and more babies in L.A. County have been infected with syphilis in the womb, which can lead to stillbirth, neurological problems, blindness, bone abnormalities and other complications.” According to a Dep...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Shortens US’ Aggregate Life Expectancy By More Than 9 Million Years, Study Finds

Healio (9/20, Miller) reports, “Researchers estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic shortened aggregate U.S. life expectancy by more than 9 million years, and Black and Hispanic individuals lost more than twice as many quality-adjusted life years per capita...

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US Hospitals See Rise In COVID-19 Mortality Rates

Bloomberg (9/20, Levin) reports, “Mortality rates among adult Covid-19 patients in U.S. hospitals rose in July from all-time lows, a slight setback in what has generally been a trend of steadily improving outcomes.” Adult “patients hospitalized with Covid...

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Obesity Significantly Increases Risk Of SSI In Patients Who Undergo THR, TNR Procedures, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/20, van Paridon) reports, “Obesity was found to significantly increase the risk for postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) among patients who underwent either total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TNR),...

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CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak With Unknown Cause

USA Today (9/20, Mendoza) reports, “A recent salmonella outbreak has infected over a hundred people in half of the United States, and health officials have not determined what is causing it.” The CDC announced Friday “they were investigating an outbreak o...

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Research Evaluates Effectiveness Of COVID-19 Vaccines

CNN (9/17, Fox) reported, “A head-to-head study of all three authorized coronavirus vaccines in the United States finds the Moderna vaccine is slightly more effective than Pfizer’s in real-life use in keeping people out of the hospital, and Johnson & John...

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Inhaled Budesonide Administered Early In COVID-19 Disease Course Reduced Need For Urgent Care, Study Finds

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Booster Shot For People 65 And Older And Adults At Risk Of Severe Illness

Study Shows Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Effective When Given As A Two-Dose Regimen, Company Says

Biden Bets On Rapid COVID-19 Tests To Help Curb Virus Surge, But Supply Is Low

Federal Government Spends $1.2B On 187M Rapid COVID-19 Tests

Diabetes Status May Play A Role In The Risk For Developing Tuberculosis, Study Suggests

Higher Mean Neuraminidase Antibody Concentrations Predictive Of Decreased Disease Severity Among Individuals With Influenza, Study Finds

US COVID-19 Deaths Climb To Average Of More Than 1,900 A Day

COVID-19 Death Rate In Least Vaccinated States Is More Than Four Times Higher Than In The Most Vaccinated States

Delta Variant Surge Hits Rural Communities Hard, Highlighting Health Inequities

Biden Administration To Nominate Director Of Africa CDC To Lead PEPFAR

Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Safe, Effective In Young Children Aged 5 To 11 Years, Companies Say

COVID-19 Death Toll In US Exceeds 1918-19 Flu Pandemic Estimates

Reducing HIV Epidemic By 2030 Will Require Substantial Investments, Community-Specific Interventions, Study Suggests

Numbers Of Babies Infected With Syphilis Surging In Los Angeles County

COVID-19 Pandemic Shortens US’ Aggregate Life Expectancy By More Than 9 Million Years, Study Finds

US Hospitals See Rise In COVID-19 Mortality Rates

Obesity Significantly Increases Risk Of SSI In Patients Who Undergo THR, TNR Procedures, Study Indicates

CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak With Unknown Cause

Research Evaluates Effectiveness Of COVID-19 Vaccines