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Varicella Zoster Virus May Have Causal Role In Achalasia, Research Suggests

Gastroenterology Advisor (6/22, Stong) reports that research suggests “varicella zoster virus...may have a causal role in achalasia.” The findings were published in Gastroenterology.

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Ambulatory Antibiotic Prescribing Rate Falls 79% For Respiratory Tract Infections Amid Pandemic, Research Indicates

Healio (6/22, Miller) reports, “A ‘marked decrease’ in respiratory virus detections correlated with a 79% reduction in ambulatory antibiotic prescribing rates for respiratory tract infections during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a research letter p...

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Senate Finance Chair Unveils Principles Underlying Drug Pricing Reform Proposal

The Hill (6/22, Sullivan) reports that on Tuesday, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) “released principles for his proposal to lower prescription drug prices, saying current costs are ‘unacceptable.’” One major policy goal outlined by Wyden i...

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Younger Adults Are Seeking Out COVID-19 Vaccines At A Slower Rate Than Older Adults, Data Indicate

The Washington Post (6/21, Johnson) reports a CDC analysis of adult COVID-19 “vaccination rates by age through May 22,” found that “80 percent of adults older than 65 had been immunized compared with just 38.3 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds.” The Post add...

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Study Finds No Discernable Difference In Genetic Risk Of Breast Cancer Between Black And Non-Hispanic White Women

Cancer Network (6/21, Pelosci) reports, “A new study...found no discernable difference in genetic risk of breast cancer between Black and non-Hispanic White Women, according to research regarding 12 pathogenic variants (PV).” Investigators found that “the...

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COVID-19 Might Shrink Parts Of Brain, Study Suggests

The Los Angeles Times (6/21, Lin) reports a new observational study “suggests that COVID-19 might shrink parts of the brain.” Investigators “studied 394 people who happened to have brain scans...before being infected with the coronavirus, and also had the...

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Thyroid Nodule Management Includes Molecular Testing, But Some Experts Are Hesitant

Healio (6/21, Schaffer) reports, “Today, management of indeterminate thyroid nodules has expanded from a repeat [fine-needle aspiration] FNA biopsy or diagnostic surgery to include molecular testing that measures genomic changes in tissue samples taken fr...

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Islatravir, Doravirine Combination Effective, Safe Regardless Of Dose In Treatment-Naïve HIV-1, Results Show

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/21, Gupta) reports, “Antiretroviral regimens containing islatravir and doravirine were found to be efficacious and well tolerated regardless of dose in treatment-naive adults with HIV-1 infection, according to” phase 2b findi...

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Early De-Escalation Of Antifungal Treatment To Fluconazole Safe In Clinically Stable Patients With Candidemia, Results Indicate

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/21, Aghjayan) reports, “Early de-escalation of antifungal treatment to fluconazole within 5 days of initial empirical treatment appears safe in clinically stable adults with candidemia due to fluconazole-susceptible strains,”...

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Remdesivir Reduces COVID-19 Mortality Risk, Analysis Shows

Reuters (6/21, Roy) reports Gilead Sciences on Monday “said an analysis showed its antiviral remdesivir reduced mortality rates in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and increased the likelihood of being discharged by day 28 after a five-day course of th...

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Sotrovimab Reduces Hospitalization, Death In Patients With COVID-19, Study Finds

Reuters (6/21, Chander) reports GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology on Monday “said...final results from a late-stage study of their monoclonal antibody,” sotrovimab, “confirmed it significantly reduced hospitalization and death among high-risk COVID-19...

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US Will Not Meet Biden’s Goal Of Sending 80M Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Abroad This Month

The AP (6/21, Miller) reports President Biden is “expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June because of regulatory and other hurdles, officials said as they announced new plans Monday f...

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Delta Coronavirus Variant Becoming Globally Dominant, WHO Says

Reuters (6/18, Miller) reported the COVID-19 Delta variant “is becoming the globally dominant variant of the disease, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist,” Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday. The UK “has reported a steep rise in infections wit...

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Epidemiologists Shifting COVID-19 Tracking Focus Toward Living With Virus, Avoiding Further Lockdowns

Bloomberg (6/20, Gillespie) reports, “After more than a year of obsessively tracking Covid-19 case numbers, epidemiologists are starting to shift focus to other measures as the next stage of the pandemic emerges.” With high-income countries seeing improvi...

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Experts Prefer Individuals Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Not Get Antibody Testing

The New York Times (6/20, Mandavilli) reports that despite vaccinated Americans’ curiosity over whether they now have high antibody levels against COVID-19, experts “would prefer that the average vaccinated person not get antibody testing at all, on the g...

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COVID-19 Origin Theories Renewing Debate Over Gain-Of-Function Research

The New York Times (6/20, Zimmer, Gorman) says the “uproar” over the origins of SARS-CoV-2 has “drawn attention back to a decade-long debate among scientists over whether certain gain-of-function research is too risky to allow.” According to the Times, “T...

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Physicians May Be Underdiagnosing Chagas Disease In Americans, Researchers Say

USA Today (6/19, Rodriguez) reported, “Triatomine bugs, commonly known as kissing bugs, are vectors for a dangerous parasite that can cause a debilitating illness in humans called Chagas disease.” While the disease responds well to early treatment, “many...

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TAV Immunogenicity For HBV Infection Noninferior To MAV, Study Says

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/18, Aghjayan) reported, “Compared with a mono-antigenic vaccine (MAV), immunogenicity of a tri-antigenic vaccine (TAV) for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was found to be noninferior among adults 18 years of age and older a...

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Tympanostomy Tube Placement Not Superior To Medical Management For Recurrent Acute Otitis Media, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/18, Aghjayan) reported, “Among children aged 6 to 35 months who received the pneumococcal conjugate vaccination, tympanostomy tube placement was not found to be superior to medical management for reducing rates of acute otiti...

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Four-Month Tuberculosis Treatment Noninferior To Six-Month Standard Of Care Therapy, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/18, Gupta) reported, “A 4-month rifapentine-moxifloxacin-based regimen was found to be noninferior to the standard 6-month regimen for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), according to” researchers who evaluated data...

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Varicella Zoster Virus May Have Causal Role In Achalasia, Research Suggests

Ambulatory Antibiotic Prescribing Rate Falls 79% For Respiratory Tract Infections Amid Pandemic, Research Indicates

Senate Finance Chair Unveils Principles Underlying Drug Pricing Reform Proposal

Younger Adults Are Seeking Out COVID-19 Vaccines At A Slower Rate Than Older Adults, Data Indicate

Study Finds No Discernable Difference In Genetic Risk Of Breast Cancer Between Black And Non-Hispanic White Women

COVID-19 Might Shrink Parts Of Brain, Study Suggests

Thyroid Nodule Management Includes Molecular Testing, But Some Experts Are Hesitant

Islatravir, Doravirine Combination Effective, Safe Regardless Of Dose In Treatment-Naïve HIV-1, Results Show

Early De-Escalation Of Antifungal Treatment To Fluconazole Safe In Clinically Stable Patients With Candidemia, Results Indicate

Remdesivir Reduces COVID-19 Mortality Risk, Analysis Shows

Sotrovimab Reduces Hospitalization, Death In Patients With COVID-19, Study Finds

US Will Not Meet Biden’s Goal Of Sending 80M Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Abroad This Month

Delta Coronavirus Variant Becoming Globally Dominant, WHO Says

Epidemiologists Shifting COVID-19 Tracking Focus Toward Living With Virus, Avoiding Further Lockdowns

Experts Prefer Individuals Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Not Get Antibody Testing

COVID-19 Origin Theories Renewing Debate Over Gain-Of-Function Research

Physicians May Be Underdiagnosing Chagas Disease In Americans, Researchers Say

TAV Immunogenicity For HBV Infection Noninferior To MAV, Study Says

Tympanostomy Tube Placement Not Superior To Medical Management For Recurrent Acute Otitis Media, Study Finds

Four-Month Tuberculosis Treatment Noninferior To Six-Month Standard Of Care Therapy, Study Finds