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Noninvasive Biomarkers Can Improve Risk Assessment Of Patients With Suspected Prostate Cancer Prior To Biopsy, Study Indicates

HealthDay (5/19) reports researchers found “integration of data from multiple, noninvasive biomarkers can improve risk assessment of patients with a clinical suspicion of prostate cancer prior to an invasive biopsy.” The findings were published in Cancers...

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CDC Director Tells Senate That COVID-19 Originating In A Laboratory Is A “Possibility,” But Most Novel Coronaviruses Have Animal Origins

CNBC (5/19, Breuninger, Mendez) reports CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in Senate testimony the idea that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory is a “possibility,” but most coronavirus have “an animal origin.” Dr. Walensky added “she had not seen en...

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Growing Number Of Children Affected By Long-Haul COVID-19

Bloomberg (5/19, Welch) reports a growing number of children are being affected by long-haul COVID-19, with symptoms including: “extreme fatigue, rapid heart rate, memory loss,” and depression. In response, “UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cl...

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Some Experts Say It’s Unclear Whether Younger Children Should Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19

The Washington Post (5/19, Ellerbeck) reports some experts say it’s unclear how beneficial it would be for younger children to be vaccinated against COVID-19, given how rarely this age group is hospitalized with or die from the disease. In addition, “ther...

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Researchers Say Delayed Cutaneous Reactions To COVID-19 Vaccine Should Not Preclude Subsequent Vaccinations

Healio (5/19, Forand) reports, “Delayed localized cutaneous reactions to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are not a contraindication to receiving subsequent vaccinations, according to a case series study” published in JAMA Dermatology. The authors of the case...

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CDC Says 60% Of Adults In The US Have Received At Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

CNN (5/19, McPhillips, Cohen) reports as of Tuesday, 60% of adults in the US have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to the CDC. However, “vaccination rates across the United States are uneven,” with rates ranging from more than 78% in...

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Screening, HPV Vaccine Led To Decrease In Cervical Cancers Over Last Two Decades But Increase In Other HPV-Related Cancers, Study Finds

The AP (5/19, Johnson) reports, “Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds,” although “the gains are offset by a rise in other tumors caused by the virus.” For example, “or...

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Scientists Investigate Whether Dogs Can Detect COVID-19 Infection

The Wall Street Journal (5/19, Bender, Bachman, Subscription Publication) reports scientists and dog trainers around the world are investigating whether dogs can diagnose COVID-19, even asymptomatic cases, with their strong sense of smell. Scientists say...

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Researchers Pinpoint 64 Regions In Human DNA That Increase Risk Of Bipolar Disorder

According to HealthDay (5/18, Reinberg), researchers “report they have pinpointed 64 regions in the DNA of humans that increase a person’s risk of bipolar disorder, more than twice the number previously identified.” They did so after scanning “more than 7...

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Study Examines Outcomes Of Transitioning High-Sensitivity Troponin Testing Protocols In ED For Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

MedPage Today (5/18, Phend) reports, “Transitioning high-sensitivity troponin testing protocols in the emergency department [ED] for suspected acute coronary syndrome can have some unintended consequences, studies showed.” MedPage Today adds, “In a prospe...

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Exposure To Ozone Air Pollution May Make Black Women More Likely To Develop Uterine Fibroids, Study Indicates

HealthDay (5/18, Mann) reports, “Exposure to ozone air pollution may make Black women more likely to develop fibroids,” investigators concluded in a study that included “almost 22,000 premenopausal Black women in...cities who were part of an ongoing healt...

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US Sees Declining COVID-19 Infections, Deaths As 15 States Report No New Deaths

US News & World Report (5/18, Smith-Schoenwalder) reports, “The U.S. is reporting some of the lowest coronavirus infection and death numbers the country has seen in months, and in some cases, since virtually the start of the pandemic.” According to Johns...

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Researchers Identify Distinct Immune System Signatures In Children With MIS-C

HealthDay (5/18, Preidt) reports researchers found that children with MIS-C “with MIS-C had immune system signatures distinct from” adults with severe COVID-19, as well as healthy children and adults. In the study, the children with MIS-C “had high levels...

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Researchers Identify Serum Biomarkers That “Clearly Separate” COVID-19 From Macrophage Activation Syndrome And Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Healio (5/18, Laday) reports researchers found that “increased interleukin‐1Ra and IL‐8 serum levels, and other biomarker profiles, ‘clearly separate’ COVID-19 from macrophage activation syndrome and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.” The find...

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Patients With COVID-19 Experienced Changes In Gray Matter Volume, Study Indicates

Healio (5/18, Ernst) reports researchers conducted “a multivariate, observational study” and found “patients with COVID-19 experienced changes in gray matter volume, especially those with fever and those who received oxygen therapy.” The study was publish...

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CDC Director Defends Agency’s Approach To Monitoring Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections

Fox News (5/18, Rivas) reports on its website CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky during a briefing on Tuesday “defended the agency’s updated approach to monitoring breakthrough coronavirus infections, or COVID-19 occurring after a person is fully vaccinat...

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Pop-Up Locations Offer COVID-19 Vaccines At Unusual Places To Reach More People

The Wall Street Journal (5/18, Wernau, Subscription Publication) reports COVID-19 vaccines are being offered in unusual locations, as part of a public health effort to reach people who are unsure about whether they want to be vaccinated. For example, vacc...

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US Administered Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine To Around 600,000 Children Between Ages 12 And 15 Last Week

Reuters (5/18, O'Donnell) reports the US administered COVID-19 vaccines “to around 600,000 children ages 12 to 15 last week after regulators cleared Pfizer Inc’s and BioNTech’s shots for use in that age group.” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a med...

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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Known And Novel Risk Loci For Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

Endocrinology Advisor (5/17, Nye) reports researchers conducted “the first genome-wide association study for youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D)” and “identified known and novel risk loci.” The researchers “combined data from 3 studies (TODAY, T2D-GENES, an...

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Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution, Even At “Acceptable” Levels, May Impair Mental Ability In The Elderly, Study Indicates

The New York Times (5/17, Bakalar) reports researchers found “short-term exposure to polluted air, even at levels generally considered “acceptable,” may impair mental ability in the elderly.” The researchers followed 954 older men in the greater Boston ar...

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Noninvasive Biomarkers Can Improve Risk Assessment Of Patients With Suspected Prostate Cancer Prior To Biopsy, Study Indicates

CDC Director Tells Senate That COVID-19 Originating In A Laboratory Is A “Possibility,” But Most Novel Coronaviruses Have Animal Origins

Growing Number Of Children Affected By Long-Haul COVID-19

Some Experts Say It’s Unclear Whether Younger Children Should Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Researchers Say Delayed Cutaneous Reactions To COVID-19 Vaccine Should Not Preclude Subsequent Vaccinations

CDC Says 60% Of Adults In The US Have Received At Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

Screening, HPV Vaccine Led To Decrease In Cervical Cancers Over Last Two Decades But Increase In Other HPV-Related Cancers, Study Finds

Scientists Investigate Whether Dogs Can Detect COVID-19 Infection

Researchers Pinpoint 64 Regions In Human DNA That Increase Risk Of Bipolar Disorder

Study Examines Outcomes Of Transitioning High-Sensitivity Troponin Testing Protocols In ED For Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

Exposure To Ozone Air Pollution May Make Black Women More Likely To Develop Uterine Fibroids, Study Indicates

US Sees Declining COVID-19 Infections, Deaths As 15 States Report No New Deaths

Researchers Identify Distinct Immune System Signatures In Children With MIS-C

Researchers Identify Serum Biomarkers That “Clearly Separate” COVID-19 From Macrophage Activation Syndrome And Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Patients With COVID-19 Experienced Changes In Gray Matter Volume, Study Indicates

CDC Director Defends Agency’s Approach To Monitoring Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections

Pop-Up Locations Offer COVID-19 Vaccines At Unusual Places To Reach More People

US Administered Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine To Around 600,000 Children Between Ages 12 And 15 Last Week

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Known And Novel Risk Loci For Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution, Even At “Acceptable” Levels, May Impair Mental Ability In The Elderly, Study Indicates