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Expert Panel Says WHO Should Have More Power To Investigate Emerging Outbreaks Of Infectious Diseases

The AP (5/12, Cheng, Keaten) reports, “A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted ‘guaranteed rights of access’ in countries to investigate...

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Combination Tests Can Detect COVID-19, Influenza, Other Infections With A Single Test

The New York Times (5/11, Khamsi) reports there is a growing number of combination tests that can determine whether a patient has COVID-19, influenza, or other infections at the same time. For example, the so-called “quad test,” which is made by Cepheid,...

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Point-Of-Care Assays May Help Improve Adherence To ART In People With HIV, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/11, Gupta) reports researchers found “point-of-care assays using urine and blood samples may help to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people with HIV.” The findings were published in AIDS Research and Huma...

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New Experiments Offer Molecular Analysis Of What Happens In The Brain After Repetitive But Mild Blows To The Head

HealthDay (5/11) reports, “It may be possible to treat the thinking problems that result from repeated hits to the head, a new laboratory study suggests.” These “new experiments with mice are the first to offer a molecular analysis of what happens in the...

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Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Uses AIDS Virus To Help Infants Born Without An Immune System

The AP (5/10, Marchione) reports researchers developed a gene therapy that uses the AIDS virus to help infants born without an immune system, a condition known as severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome. In a study, “all but two of the 50 children who w...

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Average Number Of Daily COVID-19 Infections In US Reaches Lowest Point Since September

The Hill (5/11, Castronuovo) reports, “The average number of daily COVID-19 infections in the United States fell below 40,000 Monday for the first time since September, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.” The reported seven-day averag...

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Serious Cases Of Long-Haul COVID-19 Are Rare In Patients Not Hospitalized After Infection, Study Indicates

HealthDay (5/11, Reinberg) reports Danish researchers found in a six-month study that “serious cases of ‘long-haul COVID-19’ are rare in patients who were not hospitalized after their infection, but these patients still report more doctor or health care v...

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India Struggles With Coronavirus Variants, Including B.1.617

The Wall Street Journal (5/11, Shah, Subscription Publication) reports amid an ongoing COVID-19 surge in India, laboratories there are struggling to keep up with variants, including B.1.617, which the WHO just named a variant of concern. Preliminary resea...

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Researchers Observe 178-Fold Difference In Syphilis Incidence Among People With HIV Compared To Those Without HIV

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/11, van Paridon) reports researchers analyzed “the screening of 194,322 individuals undergoing care at a Veterans Health Administration facility” and “observed a 178-fold difference in syphilis incidence among individuals wit...

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Delaying Antibiotics Okay For Most Patients With Respiratory-Tract Infections, Review Study Indicates

Reuters (5/11, Brooks) reports researchers conducted a meta-analysis and found that “for most patients with respiratory-tract infections, including those in higher-risk subgroups, it’s likely okay to delay antibiotics.” The review study was published in T...

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President Biden Says He Will Make A “More Aggressive” Effort To Promote Lifestyle Benefits To Encourage More People To Be Vaccinated

The Hill (5/11, Sullivan) reports during a meeting with several governors, President Biden said, “We’re just getting there now to the degree that I think you’re going to see a more aggressive effort on our part to lay out that once vaccinated, it’s not on...

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Limiting Molecular Testing To People With Thyroid Nodules That Are Bethesda Category III Or IV On Repeat FNA May Reduce Rate Of Surgery Of Histologically Benign Nodules, Research Suggests

Healio (5/10, Monostra) reports, “Limiting molecular testing to people with thyroid nodules that are Bethesda category III or IV on repeat fine-needle aspiration, or FNA, cytology can reduce the rate of surgery of histologically benign nodules,” researche...

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Certain Fat Molecules Produced By Gut Microbes That May Protect Against MS Are Lower In Women Then Men, Study Indicates

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (5/10, Bryson) reports researchers found in a case-control study that “certain fat molecules produced by gut microbes, which have protective immune-suppressing effects and may protect against multiple sclerosis (MS), are lowe...

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Certain RNA Expression Signatures Are Predictive Of Outcomes For Certain Patients With HER2+ Early Breast Cancer, Study Indicates

Cancer Network (5/10, Sternberg) reports that research indicates “pathological complete responses...and better rates of invasive disease-free survival...after 12 weeks could be predicted by certain RNA expression signatures in patients with HER2-positive,...

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Oral Microbiome In Patients With Early RA And People At Risk For RA May Differ From Healthy Controls, Researchers Say

HealthDay (5/10) reports, “Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and those at risk for RA show an increased relative abundance of potentially proinflammatory oral microbiome species versus healthy controls,” investigators concluded after assessing “the oral...

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Depressive Symptoms May Be Tied To Underlying Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology, Postoperative Delirium In Older Adults Who Undergo Hip Fracture Repair, Study Suggests

Healio (5/10, Gramigna) reports, “Depressive symptoms were associated with underlying Alzheimer’s disease pathology and postoperative delirium in older adults who underwent hip fracture repair,” reserachers concluded in a study that “analyzed preoperative...

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WHO Designates B.1.617 A “Variant Of Concern” Amid Spike In Cases In India

The New York Times (5/10, Zimmer, Slotnik, Singh) reports the WHO has designated B.1.617 “a variant of concern.” The variant was first found in India, and some scientists “are worried that it may be helping to fuel the rise in the nation’s coronavirus inf...

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FDA Authorizes Use Of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Between The Ages Of 12 And 15

The New York Times (5/10, Mandavilli) reports the FDA authorized use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15 in the US. The announcement follows “weeks of anticipation among parents, who have been grappling with...

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Lasting Heart Damage Is Unlikely In Patients Who Suffer From Mild COVID-19 Infection, Study Indicates

Diagnostic Imaging (5/10, Palmer) reports, “Lasting heart damage is unlikely in patients who suffer from mild COVID-19 infection, according to new research, indicating there is little need to screen the hearts of these patients.” In the “study published.....

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Long-Term Conditions Caused By COVID-19 Renew Push For Palliative Care Expansion

The Washington Post (5/7, Ollove) reports COVID-19 leaving “tens of thousands of Americans with long-term debilitating symptoms, has prompted a renewed push to provide full palliative care services to seriously ill patients in their homes.” The Biden Admi...

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Expert Panel Says WHO Should Have More Power To Investigate Emerging Outbreaks Of Infectious Diseases

Combination Tests Can Detect COVID-19, Influenza, Other Infections With A Single Test

Point-Of-Care Assays May Help Improve Adherence To ART In People With HIV, Study Indicates

New Experiments Offer Molecular Analysis Of What Happens In The Brain After Repetitive But Mild Blows To The Head

Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Uses AIDS Virus To Help Infants Born Without An Immune System

Average Number Of Daily COVID-19 Infections In US Reaches Lowest Point Since September

Serious Cases Of Long-Haul COVID-19 Are Rare In Patients Not Hospitalized After Infection, Study Indicates

India Struggles With Coronavirus Variants, Including B.1.617

Researchers Observe 178-Fold Difference In Syphilis Incidence Among People With HIV Compared To Those Without HIV

Delaying Antibiotics Okay For Most Patients With Respiratory-Tract Infections, Review Study Indicates

President Biden Says He Will Make A “More Aggressive” Effort To Promote Lifestyle Benefits To Encourage More People To Be Vaccinated

Limiting Molecular Testing To People With Thyroid Nodules That Are Bethesda Category III Or IV On Repeat FNA May Reduce Rate Of Surgery Of Histologically Benign Nodules, Research Suggests

Certain Fat Molecules Produced By Gut Microbes That May Protect Against MS Are Lower In Women Then Men, Study Indicates

Certain RNA Expression Signatures Are Predictive Of Outcomes For Certain Patients With HER2+ Early Breast Cancer, Study Indicates

Oral Microbiome In Patients With Early RA And People At Risk For RA May Differ From Healthy Controls, Researchers Say

Depressive Symptoms May Be Tied To Underlying Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology, Postoperative Delirium In Older Adults Who Undergo Hip Fracture Repair, Study Suggests

WHO Designates B.1.617 A “Variant Of Concern” Amid Spike In Cases In India

FDA Authorizes Use Of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Between The Ages Of 12 And 15

Lasting Heart Damage Is Unlikely In Patients Who Suffer From Mild COVID-19 Infection, Study Indicates

Long-Term Conditions Caused By COVID-19 Renew Push For Palliative Care Expansion