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Low Levels Of C3 Protein, History Of Lupus Nephritis May Be Tied To Increased Risk For Preterm Birth In Pregnant Women With SLE, Research Suggests

Medwire News (5/25, Cowen) reports, “Low levels of serum complement 3 (C3) protein and a history of lupus nephritis are associated with an increased risk for preterm birth in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),” investigators concluded...

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Men With Lower Testosterone Levels Are More Likely To Have A Severe Case Of COVID-19, Study Indicates

MedPage Today (5/25, Monaco) reports researchers found “men with lower testosterone levels were more likely to have a severe case of COVID-19 compared with those with higher levels.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.

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Gut Dysbiosis May Be Alleviated In Patients With HCV With Or Without HIV Who Achieve Sustained Virologic Response After 12 Weeks Of Treatment With Elbasvir/Grazoprevir, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/25, Gupta) reports Thai researchers found “gut dysbiosis was...alleviated in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) with or without HIV coinfection who achieved sustained virologic response after 12 weeks of treatment with elb...

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Quest Diagnostics Partners With AI Startup To Identify Cancer, Disease Biomarkers

Modern Healthcare (5/25, Kim Cohen, Subscription Publication) reports, “Quest Diagnostics is working with artificial-intelligence startup Paige to try to identify new biomarkers of cancer and other diseases and develop new software products, the companies...

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CDC To Stop Investigating Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Unless People Are Hospitalized Or Die

The New York Times (5/25, Rabin) reports the CDC “has stopped investigating breakthrough [COVID-19] infections among fully vaccinated people unless they become so sick that they are hospitalized or die.” Until recently, “the agency was monitoring all case...

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Fauci Says US Can Still End HIV Epidemic By 2030 Despite Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

CNBC (5/25, Lovelace) reports NIAID Director “Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the U.S. can still achieve its goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which saw testing sites for other diseases temporarily shut dow...

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India Faces Growing Prevalence Of Mucormycosis In Post-COVID-19 Patients

Healio (5/25, Cimberle) reports, “Mucormycosis, a potentially life-threatening fungal infection, is adding to India’s COVID-19-related death toll.” The fungal infection “typically affects patients recovering from COVID-19 who are immunocompromised due to...

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At Least 25 States Have Fully Vaccinated Half Of Adult Residents Against COVID-19, CDC Data Show

CNN (5/24, Maxouris) reports “at least 25 states, plus Washington, DC, have now fully vaccinated at least half of their adult residents [against COVID-19], data published Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” show. Those US “states are...

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Direct Immunofluorescence Microscopy Superior To Serologic Analysis For Diagnosis Of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, Study Indicates

Healio (5/24, Volansky) reports researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study and found that “direct immunofluorescence microscopy bested serologic analysis as a diagnostic method for mucous membrane pemphigoid.” The findings were published in JAMA D...

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CRP Levels May Identify Patients With COPD Likely To Respond To Bone Marrow-Derived Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Study Indicates

Pulmonology Advisor (5/24, May) reports researchers found “circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels may identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are likely to respond to bone marrow-derived allogeneic mesenchymal stromal...

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Researchers Examine Relationship Between PSA Velocity, Gleason Grade Group Progression, And Risk Of Metastases In Black And White Men On Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance

Renal & Urology News (5/24, Persaud) reports researchers found “PSA velocity (PSAV) is associated with Gleason grade group progression and risk of metastases among both Black and White men on prostate cancer active surveillance,” however, Black men “may e...

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Researchers Say “Brain Fog” Can Persist And Worsen In People With Long-Haul COVID

HealthDay (5/24, Murez) reports researchers found that among people with long-haul COVID, “brain fog” can be a persistent symptom “and even worsen for those who were infected months before.” The findings were published in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Be...

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GI Disruption Lasts For Months In Many Survivors Of COVID-19, Study Indicates

MedPage Today (5/24, Gever) reports that “Italians who had COVID-19 during the early waves last year were at substantial risk of showing continued gastrointestinal symptoms long after recovering from the infection – especially those who experienced diarrh...

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US Intelligence Agencies Examining Reports That Researchers At Wuhan Institute Of Virology Were Seriously Ill In 2019 Before First Cases Of COVID-19 Were Reported

Reuters (5/24, Hosenball, Shalal, Nebehay) says US “intelligence agencies are examining reports that researchers at a Chinese virology laboratory were seriously ill in 2019 a month before the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, according to U.S. govern...

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Tocilizumab May Be Considered For Treating Patients With Moderate-To-Severe COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia And High C-Reactive Protein Levels, Study Suggests

Healio (5/24, Miller) reports researchers conducted “a follow-up analysis of the CORIMUNO-TOCI-1 randomized clinical trial” and found that “tocilizumab may be considered for treating patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19-associated pneumonia and high...

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Lower Antibody Levels In Bloodstream, Younger Age Associated With Greater Infection Risk In People With MS Receiving Ocrelizumab, Study Indicates

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (5/24, Bryson) reports researchers found “lower antibody levels in the bloodstream and younger age are associated with a greater likelihood of infection in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) receiving Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) t...

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Student Starts “COVID-19 Health Literacy Project” To Create Clear, Understandable Information About COVID-19 In More Than 40 Languages

NPR (5/24, Kritz) reports that last spring, Pooja Chandrashekar, then a first year “student at Harvard Medical School, worried that easy-to-understand information about the pandemic might not be available in the many languages spoken by clients of the Fam...

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CDC Says Most People Who Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 And Have No Symptoms Do Not Need To Be Tested For The Virus, Even If Exposed To Someone Infected

The AP (5/23, Perrone) reports last week, the CDC announced “most people who have received the full course of shots and have no COVID-19 symptoms don’t need to be screened for the virus, even if exposed to someone infected.” The agency’s new guidance “rep...

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Two Studies Indicate COVID-19 Mitigation Measures Can Help Schools Stay Open And Keep Students Safe

The New York Times (5/21, Anthes) reported two studies published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicate that “several Covid-19 mitigation measures – including improving ventilation, requiring adults to wear face masks and conducting frequ...

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Researchers Say RNA Molecule Regulates Tau Protein Levels In The Brain

Parkinson’s News Today (5/21, Figueiredo) reported researchers found that production of the tau protein “in the brain is tightly regulated by a small, regulatory RNA molecule called MAPT-AS1.” The findings were published in Nature.

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Low Levels Of C3 Protein, History Of Lupus Nephritis May Be Tied To Increased Risk For Preterm Birth In Pregnant Women With SLE, Research Suggests

Men With Lower Testosterone Levels Are More Likely To Have A Severe Case Of COVID-19, Study Indicates

Gut Dysbiosis May Be Alleviated In Patients With HCV With Or Without HIV Who Achieve Sustained Virologic Response After 12 Weeks Of Treatment With Elbasvir/Grazoprevir, Study Indicates

Quest Diagnostics Partners With AI Startup To Identify Cancer, Disease Biomarkers

CDC To Stop Investigating Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Unless People Are Hospitalized Or Die

Fauci Says US Can Still End HIV Epidemic By 2030 Despite Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

India Faces Growing Prevalence Of Mucormycosis In Post-COVID-19 Patients

At Least 25 States Have Fully Vaccinated Half Of Adult Residents Against COVID-19, CDC Data Show

Direct Immunofluorescence Microscopy Superior To Serologic Analysis For Diagnosis Of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, Study Indicates

CRP Levels May Identify Patients With COPD Likely To Respond To Bone Marrow-Derived Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Study Indicates

Researchers Examine Relationship Between PSA Velocity, Gleason Grade Group Progression, And Risk Of Metastases In Black And White Men On Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance

Researchers Say “Brain Fog” Can Persist And Worsen In People With Long-Haul COVID

GI Disruption Lasts For Months In Many Survivors Of COVID-19, Study Indicates

US Intelligence Agencies Examining Reports That Researchers At Wuhan Institute Of Virology Were Seriously Ill In 2019 Before First Cases Of COVID-19 Were Reported

Tocilizumab May Be Considered For Treating Patients With Moderate-To-Severe COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia And High C-Reactive Protein Levels, Study Suggests

Lower Antibody Levels In Bloodstream, Younger Age Associated With Greater Infection Risk In People With MS Receiving Ocrelizumab, Study Indicates

Student Starts “COVID-19 Health Literacy Project” To Create Clear, Understandable Information About COVID-19 In More Than 40 Languages

CDC Says Most People Who Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 And Have No Symptoms Do Not Need To Be Tested For The Virus, Even If Exposed To Someone Infected

Two Studies Indicate COVID-19 Mitigation Measures Can Help Schools Stay Open And Keep Students Safe

Researchers Say RNA Molecule Regulates Tau Protein Levels In The Brain