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Indiana’s Scott County May Close Syringe Exchange Program Opened In Response To 2015 HIV Outbreak

STAT (5/6, Facher) reports back in 2015, Indiana’s Scott County opened a syringe exchange program, in response to an HIV outbreak that drew national attention, but now the county “may soon close the syringe exchange program widely credited with helping to...

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High D-Dimer Levels Associated With Lung Parenchymal Abnormalities On CT Scans, Higher Serum MMP-7 Concentrations, And More Rapid Decline In FVC In Cohort Of Individuals From Longitudinal Study

Pulmonology Advisor (5/5, Jacobs) reports researchers found “high D-dimer levels were associated with lung parenchymal abnormalities on computed tomography (CT) scans, higher serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) concentrations, and a more rapid declin...

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Erythropoietin May Increase Risk Of Hip Fracture For Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis, Study Suggests

HealthDay (5/5) reports, “For patients undergoing hemodialysis, erythropoietin (EPO) is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture, according to a study published online May 5 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.” Sukanya Suresh, “from the...

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CDC Paper Projects COVID-19 Toll In US Will Fall Sharply By End Of July

The AP (5/5, Stobbe) reports “COVID-19′s toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to” a CDC paper. However, the paper’s authors warned if unvaccinated people do not continue wearing masks and socially distancing, then there could b...

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Pandemic’s Worsening Of Global Diabetes Burden Highlights Complexity Of COVID-19

Bloomberg (5/5, Gale) reports, “Among Covid-19’s many ripple effects, the worsening of the global diabetes burden could carry a heavy public-health toll.” While “the underlying mechanisms stoking new-onset diabetes aren’t clear,” some physicians think the...

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Scientists Investigate Whether SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect Brain Cells

The Los Angeles Times (5/5, Khan) reports a group of researchers at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport demonstrated “a surrogate virus modified to express the spike protein” found on SARS-CoV-2 can attach to ACE2 receptors on neurons and astrocy...

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Researchers Say Almost 1% Of Hospitalizations Are CDI-Related

HCPlive (5/5, Walter) reports “researchers analyzed the 2017 National Inpatient Sample and identified 329,460” hospitalizations related to Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), “accounting for nearly 1% of all hospitalizations.” The researchers “identif...

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New Incentives In Drug Development Needed For Superbugs, Acting FDA Chief Says

Bloomberg Law (5/5, Baumann, Subscription Publication) reports, “New incentives in drug development would help bring more affordable medicines to market, including those to combat antimicrobial resistance, FDA acting commissioner Janet Woodcock said Wedne...

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Employers Taking Mixed Approach To Incentivizing, Requiring Workers Get Vaccinated

NBC News (5/5, White) reports, “As Americans who have been waiting for the Covid-19 vaccine can now more easily get one, thorny questions are arising for employers regarding what to do about those who can’t – or won’t – get vaccinated.” A recent “survey f...

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Biologic Injections Can Lead To Serious Complications, Including Infections, Inflammatory Reactions, Study Indicates

Healio (5/5, Tingle) reports researchers found “biologic injections may lead to serious complications, such as infections requiring multiple surgical procedures and inflammatory reactions.” The findings were published in Arthroscopy.

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Restrictive Alcohol Control Policies May Reduce Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Mortality, Study Indicates

Gastroenterology Advisor (5/5, Soreca) reports, “alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) mortality continues to increase among the younger population in the” US, but researchers found “restrictive alcohol control policies may have the potential to significant...

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HHS Awarding Nearly $1B To Rural Clinics, Hospitals To Boost COVID-19 Testing, Vaccinations

Bloomberg Law (5/4, Stein, Subscription Publication) reports, “Rural clinics and hospitals will receive almost $1 billion in funds from the Health and Human Services Department to improve Covid-19 testing and get more people vaccinated, the Biden administ...

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Serum LRG May Be Useful Biomarker Of Endoscopic Activity In Patients With IBD Who Are Taking Adalimumab, Researchers Say

Healio (5/4, Stonehill) reports, “Serum Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein [LRG] was a useful biomarker of endoscopic activity in patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis taking Humira [adalimumab],” investigators concluded in a study that incl...

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MAP3K6 Variant May Be Causative Genetic Factor In Development Of A Later-Onset Neurovascular Disease Responsible For Stroke, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cerebellar Signs, And Dysautonomia, Researchers Say

Neurology Advisor (5/4, May) reports, “The MAP3K6 variant may be a causative genetic factor involved in the development of a later-onset neurovascular disease responsible for stroke, mild cognitive impairment, cerebellar signs, and dysautonomia,” investig...

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RAD51C, RAD51D Mutations, High-Level BRCA1 Promotor Methylation Predictive Of Response To Rucaparib In Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Trial Results Show

OncLive (5/4, Rosa) reports, “RAD51C and RAD51D mutations and high-level BRCA1 promotor methylation are predictive of response to rucaparib (Rubraca) in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, while genomic scars linked with homologous recombination defic...

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Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Is Uncommon And Generally Milder Than Primary Infection, But Has Been Associated With Two Deaths

Healio (5/4, Dreisbach) reports researchers found “SARS-CoV-2 reinfection was uncommon and milder than primary infection but was associated with two deaths.” The findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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Children With Acute Rheumatic Fever Present With Significantly More Serologically-Confirmed Group A Streptococcus Infections Compared To Healthy Children In Same Environment, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/4, Aghjayan) reports researchers found “children with acute rheumatic fever present with significantly more serologically-confirmed group A Streptococcus infections compared with healthy children in the same environment.” The...

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Researchers Identify Association Between County-Level Income Inequality And Higher Rates Of COVID-19 Infection And Death Last Summer

CIDRAP (5/4, Van Beusekom) reports a study published in JAMA Network Open “identifies an association between US county-level income inequality and higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death in summer 2020.” Researchers at Stanford University “analyzed c...

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Bivalirudin Appears To Be Effective In Treating Post-COVID-19 Vaccination Blood Clot Case, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (5/4, Phend) reports, “Bivalirudin (Angiomax) worked for one of the very rare cases of blood clots with low platelets after vaccination against COVID-19, researchers reported.” After receiving the treatment, the 40-year-old patient’s “platel...

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President Biden Says He Wants At Least 60% Of Adults To Be Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus By Fourth Of July

The Washington Post (5/4, A1, Pager, Abutaleb) reports President Biden says he wants at least 60% of adults to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus by the Fourth of July, and for 70% to have received at least one dose. To help more people get vaccinate...

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Indiana’s Scott County May Close Syringe Exchange Program Opened In Response To 2015 HIV Outbreak

High D-Dimer Levels Associated With Lung Parenchymal Abnormalities On CT Scans, Higher Serum MMP-7 Concentrations, And More Rapid Decline In FVC In Cohort Of Individuals From Longitudinal Study

Erythropoietin May Increase Risk Of Hip Fracture For Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis, Study Suggests

CDC Paper Projects COVID-19 Toll In US Will Fall Sharply By End Of July

Pandemic’s Worsening Of Global Diabetes Burden Highlights Complexity Of COVID-19

Scientists Investigate Whether SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect Brain Cells

Researchers Say Almost 1% Of Hospitalizations Are CDI-Related

New Incentives In Drug Development Needed For Superbugs, Acting FDA Chief Says

Employers Taking Mixed Approach To Incentivizing, Requiring Workers Get Vaccinated

Biologic Injections Can Lead To Serious Complications, Including Infections, Inflammatory Reactions, Study Indicates

Restrictive Alcohol Control Policies May Reduce Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Mortality, Study Indicates

HHS Awarding Nearly $1B To Rural Clinics, Hospitals To Boost COVID-19 Testing, Vaccinations

Serum LRG May Be Useful Biomarker Of Endoscopic Activity In Patients With IBD Who Are Taking Adalimumab, Researchers Say

MAP3K6 Variant May Be Causative Genetic Factor In Development Of A Later-Onset Neurovascular Disease Responsible For Stroke, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cerebellar Signs, And Dysautonomia, Researchers Say

RAD51C, RAD51D Mutations, High-Level BRCA1 Promotor Methylation Predictive Of Response To Rucaparib In Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Trial Results Show

Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Is Uncommon And Generally Milder Than Primary Infection, But Has Been Associated With Two Deaths

Children With Acute Rheumatic Fever Present With Significantly More Serologically-Confirmed Group A Streptococcus Infections Compared To Healthy Children In Same Environment, Study Indicates

Researchers Identify Association Between County-Level Income Inequality And Higher Rates Of COVID-19 Infection And Death Last Summer

Bivalirudin Appears To Be Effective In Treating Post-COVID-19 Vaccination Blood Clot Case, Researchers Say

President Biden Says He Wants At Least 60% Of Adults To Be Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus By Fourth Of July