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Glycosuria Exposure Increased Group B Streptococcus Growth And Adherence To Human Epithelial Cells, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/27, Nye) reports researchers found “glycosuria exposure increased Group B Streptococcus growth and adherence to human epithelial cells.” The findings were published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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FDA Official Says Myocarditis Is Rare Among Adolescents, Young Adults Who Receive COVID-19 Vaccines, Connection To Shot Remains Unclear

CNBC (5/27, Lovelace) reports Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s top vaccine regulator, said myocarditis appears to be very rare among adolescents and young adults who receive COVID-19 vaccines and that it’s still unclear if the condition is related to the vaccin...

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COVID-19 Vaccination Did Not Worsen Quality Of Life For People With Long-Haul COVID In Small Case Series

Healio (5/27, Weller) reports in a small case series, researchers found that patients with long-haul COVID-19 “did not experience a decrease in quality of life or worsened symptoms after receiving one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.” The case series was pub...

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Researchers Say They Have Demonstrated How To Hold An Indoor Event With No COVID-19 Transmission

MedPage Today (5/27, Hamza) reports Spanish researchers found “there was no COVID-19 transmission following an indoor music event with appropriate public health precautions.” In a randomized trial, the researchers found that “when the use of masks, adequa...

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As People’s Habits Change, Some Common Infectious Diseases Are Coming Back

STAT (5/27, Branswell) reports as fewer people wear masks and practice social distancing, more people in the US are getting sick with colds and the flu, after a year with few cases of these common infections. Some infectious disease researchers “fear we’r...

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Researchers Warn Drop In STI Testing During COVID-19 Pandemic Could Lead To Future Increase In Cases

HealthDay (5/27, Preidt) reports researchers “reviewed data on more than 18 million STI test results from patients (aged 14 to 49) from January 2019 through June 2020, and found screening declines of 63% for men and 59% for women in the early months of th...

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Federal Government Partners With Global Health Investment Corp To Help BARDA Address “Gaps In Pandemic Preparedness”

Bloomberg Law (5/27, Stein, Subscription Publication) reports, “The federal government has partnered with the Global Health Investment Corp. to develop technologies and medical countermeasures for long-term pandemic preparedness, according to the General...

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US Health Officials Continue To Monitor Coronavirus Variants

ABC News (5/26, Mitropoulos, Ramanathan, Salzman) reports US health officials continue to monitor coronavirus variants, in part to determine whether COVID-19 booster shots will become necessary. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Processes “will...

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Scientists Discover More Than 10K Unknown Species Of Viruses, Bacteria, Study Suggests

The New York Times (5/26, Anthes) reports that “an enormous international team of researchers has added a new volume to the” flora and fauna collection: “an atlas of microorganisms that can be found in the world’s subways.” It “contains data collected by...

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Coronavirus Immunity Lasts At Least A Year, Two Studies Indicate

The New York Times (5/26, Mandavilli) reports, “Immunity to the coronavirus lasts at least a year, possibly a lifetime, improving over time especially after vaccination, according to two new studies.” In a study published in Nature, researchers found that...

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Researchers Say Patients With MIS-A Experienced Broader Organ Involvement And Were Less Ill Compared To Patients In A Previous Report

Healio (5/26, Downey) says researchers found “a small cohort of patients at a Tennessee hospital who met the criteria for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults [MIS-A] experienced broader organ involvement and were less ill compared with patients in...

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Researchers Say Most Young People With IBD Who Test Positive For SARS-CoV-2 Have A Non-Neutralizing Antibody

Healio (5/26, Stonehill) reports researchers found “among young patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], most” who tested “positive for SARS-CoV-2, had a non-neutralizing antibody.” The findings were presented at Digestive Disease Week.

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Low-Dose Amikacin With Appropriate Dose Adjustment Based On Adequate Monitoring Demonstrated Limited Toxicity With Positive Outcomes As Treatment Option For Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/26, Lee) reports researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study and found that “low-dose amikacin with appropriate dose adjustment based on adequate monitoring demonstrated limited toxicity with positive outcomes as a tre...

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Researchers Say Diagnostic Errors Can Be A Big Liability For Providers

MedPage Today (5/26, Frieden) reports researchers at the medical liability insurer CRICO Strategies examined “medical liability claims nationwide from the databases of more than 20 captive and commercial liability insurers during the years 2014 to 2018,”...

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CDC Releases Draft Of Revised Guidance On HIV PrEP

Healio (5/26, Dreisbach) reports, “The CDC released a draft of revised clinical practice guidelines for HIV PrEP and took feedback from clinicians via two webinars held May 24 and 25.” Healio outlines the proposed revisions and quotes several infectious d...

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President Biden Asks Intelligence Community To Investigate Origins Of COVID-19

USA Today (5/26, Groppe) reports President Biden announced “he has asked the intelligence community to report within 90 days on the likely origins of COVID-19.” President Biden said in a statement, “I have now asked the Intelligence Community to redouble...

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Study Identifies “Hidden” Life Cycle Of Malaria Parasites In The Spleen

Healio (5/26, Dreisbach) reports researchers “identified a new ‘hidden’ life cycle of malaria parasites in the human spleen,” which “could have implications for malaria elimination programs.” The findings were published in The New England Journal of Medic...

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HHS Allocates $4.8 Billion For Reimbursing Providers For COVID-19 Tests For The Uninsured

Modern Healthcare (5/25, Gellman, Subscription Publication) reports HHS “announced $4.8 billion will go toward reimbursing providers for tests administered to the uninsured.” With funding from the American Rescue Plan, HRSA’s COVID Uninsured program “reim...

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Mount Sinai, Partners Running Coronavirus Testing Pilot Program In KIPP Schools In New York City

The New York Times (5/25, Anthes) reports since March, the Mount Sinai Health System, the Pershing Square Foundation, and KIPP NYC have been running a coronavirus testing pilot program, which “has conducted more than 13,000 saliva-based tests of KIPP stud...

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Altered MicroRNAs In Sera May Be Markers Of Gray Matter Lesion Demyelination In Patients With MS, Study Indicates

Neurology Advisor (5/25, Akirov) reports researchers found “altered microRNAs (miRNAs) detected in sera may be used as markers of gray matter lesion demyelination in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).” The findings were published in Annals of Clinical...

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Glycosuria Exposure Increased Group B Streptococcus Growth And Adherence To Human Epithelial Cells, Study Indicates

FDA Official Says Myocarditis Is Rare Among Adolescents, Young Adults Who Receive COVID-19 Vaccines, Connection To Shot Remains Unclear

COVID-19 Vaccination Did Not Worsen Quality Of Life For People With Long-Haul COVID In Small Case Series

Researchers Say They Have Demonstrated How To Hold An Indoor Event With No COVID-19 Transmission

As People’s Habits Change, Some Common Infectious Diseases Are Coming Back

Researchers Warn Drop In STI Testing During COVID-19 Pandemic Could Lead To Future Increase In Cases

Federal Government Partners With Global Health Investment Corp To Help BARDA Address “Gaps In Pandemic Preparedness”

US Health Officials Continue To Monitor Coronavirus Variants

Scientists Discover More Than 10K Unknown Species Of Viruses, Bacteria, Study Suggests

Coronavirus Immunity Lasts At Least A Year, Two Studies Indicate

Researchers Say Patients With MIS-A Experienced Broader Organ Involvement And Were Less Ill Compared To Patients In A Previous Report

Researchers Say Most Young People With IBD Who Test Positive For SARS-CoV-2 Have A Non-Neutralizing Antibody

Low-Dose Amikacin With Appropriate Dose Adjustment Based On Adequate Monitoring Demonstrated Limited Toxicity With Positive Outcomes As Treatment Option For Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Study Indicates

Researchers Say Diagnostic Errors Can Be A Big Liability For Providers

CDC Releases Draft Of Revised Guidance On HIV PrEP

President Biden Asks Intelligence Community To Investigate Origins Of COVID-19

Study Identifies “Hidden” Life Cycle Of Malaria Parasites In The Spleen

HHS Allocates $4.8 Billion For Reimbursing Providers For COVID-19 Tests For The Uninsured

Mount Sinai, Partners Running Coronavirus Testing Pilot Program In KIPP Schools In New York City

Altered MicroRNAs In Sera May Be Markers Of Gray Matter Lesion Demyelination In Patients With MS, Study Indicates