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Researchers Examine Daily Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates During Early Days Of COVID-19 Pandemic At University Of Chicago Medical Center

Healio (4/26, Miller) reports researchers found during “the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, select units at the University of Chicago Medical Center achieved daily hand hygiene compliance rates of more than 90%, and some even hit 100% at one point.”...

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People With Long COVID Form Groups To Raise Awareness, Advocate For Research And Treatment

The Los Angeles Times (4/26, Curwen) reports people with long COVID have formed groups to advocate for their interests. For example, “the Body Politic COVID-19 Support Group has registered 10,500 COVID-19 patients and their caregivers and families, who ha...

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About 21,000 Tested Positive For COVID-19 In One Week After First Vaccine Dose, Analysis Finds

The Hill (4/25, Choi) reports, “About 21,000 of the roughly 470,000 people who tested positive for COVID-19 in the U.S. in the week ending April 18 had received one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a Washington Post analysis published on Saturday found.” As...

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Isolated NBA Players Who Tested Positive After Recovering From COVID-19 Didn’t Infect Others, Study Indicates

HealthDay (4/23, Reinberg) reported researchers found “isolated NBA players who recovered from COVID-19 but still tested positive for the virus didn’t infect others after leaving isolation.” The findings were published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Certain Biomarkers Of Inflammation May Be Associated With Hospitalization For HF Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Researchers Say

Healio (4/23, Vecchione) reported, “Among patients with atrial fibrillation, biomarkers of inflammation were associated with hospitalization for HF,” investigators concluded. After analyzing data on “3,784 patients with AF (median age, 72 years; 24% with...

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Expert Discusses Necessity Of Laboratory Testing For Adults On Long-Term Dupilumab Therapy For Moderate To Severe Atopic Dermatitis

According to Healio (4/25, Mullin), in a “video from AAD VMX 2021, Andrew Blauvelt, MD, MBA, discusses his presentation on the necessity of laboratory testing for adult patients on long-term dupilumab treatment for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.”

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Hunt Continues For Simple Lab Test To Help Clinicians Expeditiously Sort Out Which MI Type Is Afflicting Patients Presenting To The ED With Chest Pain, Research Suggests

TCTMD (4/23, Neale) reported, “The hunt continues for a simple lab test that might help clinicians expeditiously sort out which type of MI is afflicting patients who present to the emergency department with chest pain,” because “the latest effort, which e...

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After Safety Review, Federal Health Agencies Lift Pause On Use Of Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine

The Washington Post (4/23, A1, Sun) reported on Friday, the CDC and FDA “lifted a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine...after an extensive safety review.” The agencies “said the benefits of the single-shot vaccine far outweigh th...

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Many People Who Test Positive For COVID-19 But Do Not Require Hospital Care Seek Medical Care In Following Months, Study Indicates

The New York Times (4/23, Rabin) reported researchers at the CDC and Kaiser Permanente found “most adults who test positive for the virus that causes Covid-19 don’t require hospital care, but they tend to seek medical care in the following months, and two...

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Millions Of People Have Skipped Second Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccines, CDC Says

The New York Times (4/25, Robbins) reports according to the CDC, “more than five million people, or nearly 8 percent of those who got a first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, have missed their second doses.” While the US tries to encourage many peo...

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Risk Of Contracting COVID-19 Indoors The Same When People Are Socially Distanced 6 Feet Apart And 60 Feet Apart, Study Indicates

The Hill (4/23, Williams) reports that research indicates that “the risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors is the same when socially distanced 6 feet apart and 60 feet apart.” The research “argues that there isn’t much benefit to distancing 6 feet apart.” T...

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Ticks Associated With Lyme Disease Found Next To Beaches In California

The Washington Post (4/25, Firozi) reports, “Disease-carrying ticks, commonly associated with wooded areas, are also abundant near beaches in Northern California, according to a study.” The ticks “weren’t found on beaches themselves, but in the brush and...

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New Test Outperformed More Conventional Methods In Estimating Risk Of Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Developing End-Stage Kidney Disease, Study Finds

Medscape (4/22, Zoler, Subscription Publication) reports, “A novel test that estimates the risk of a patient with type 2 diabetes developing end-stage kidney disease significantly outperformed more conventional risk-prediction methods in studies that used...

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Researchers Studying Blood Samples From Firefighters To See How Tiny Smoke Particles Impact Human Health

NBC News (4/23) reports Stanford University’s Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research Director of Air Pollution and Health Research Mary Prunicki is studying blood samples taken from firefighters after spending months fighting wildfires in t...

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COVID-19 Tied To Higher Risk Of Death And Chronic Medical Conditions In Six Months After Infection, Study Indicates

The New York Times (4/22, Belluck) reports researchers found “the health effects of Covid-19 not only can stretch for months but appear to increase the risk of death and chronic medical conditions, even in people who were never sick enough to be hospitali...

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Pregnant Women Infected With COVID-19 At Higher Risk For Adverse Outcomes, Study Indicates

CNN (4/22, LaMotte) reports researchers found pregnant women infected with COVID-19 are “at higher risk for adverse outcomes, such as preeclampsia, infections, admission to hospital intensive care units and even death.” The findings were published in JAMA...

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Researchers Say Breakthrough Infections Among People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Are Rare

CNN (4/21, Howard) reports researchers say “breakthrough infections” of COVID-19 are rare among people who have been vaccinated. In a study conducted in New York, “among 417 employees at Rockefeller University who were fully vaccinated with either the Pfi...

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Review Study Indicates COVID-19-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Is Not As Well Understood As Influenza-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Pulmonology Advisor (4/22, Moeller) reports researchers found “the role and incidence of COVID-19-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is not as well understood compared with influenza-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.” For instance, “in...

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Researchers Say Genital Tract Inflammation Plays Important Role In HIV Transmission

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/22, Aghjayan) reports researchers found “genital tract inflammation may play an important role in HIV transmission, and controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and genital tract infections may help to reduce HIV in...

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US Sees Record Low Number Of Flu Cases

The New York Times (4/22, Collins) reports there have been about 2,000 cases of influenza in the US since late September, the lowest number for any flu season on record, according to CDC data. The average number of cases per season in recent years has bee...

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Researchers Examine Daily Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates During Early Days Of COVID-19 Pandemic At University Of Chicago Medical Center

People With Long COVID Form Groups To Raise Awareness, Advocate For Research And Treatment

About 21,000 Tested Positive For COVID-19 In One Week After First Vaccine Dose, Analysis Finds

Isolated NBA Players Who Tested Positive After Recovering From COVID-19 Didn’t Infect Others, Study Indicates

Certain Biomarkers Of Inflammation May Be Associated With Hospitalization For HF Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Researchers Say

Expert Discusses Necessity Of Laboratory Testing For Adults On Long-Term Dupilumab Therapy For Moderate To Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Hunt Continues For Simple Lab Test To Help Clinicians Expeditiously Sort Out Which MI Type Is Afflicting Patients Presenting To The ED With Chest Pain, Research Suggests

After Safety Review, Federal Health Agencies Lift Pause On Use Of Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine

Many People Who Test Positive For COVID-19 But Do Not Require Hospital Care Seek Medical Care In Following Months, Study Indicates

Millions Of People Have Skipped Second Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccines, CDC Says

Risk Of Contracting COVID-19 Indoors The Same When People Are Socially Distanced 6 Feet Apart And 60 Feet Apart, Study Indicates

Ticks Associated With Lyme Disease Found Next To Beaches In California

New Test Outperformed More Conventional Methods In Estimating Risk Of Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Developing End-Stage Kidney Disease, Study Finds

Researchers Studying Blood Samples From Firefighters To See How Tiny Smoke Particles Impact Human Health

COVID-19 Tied To Higher Risk Of Death And Chronic Medical Conditions In Six Months After Infection, Study Indicates

Pregnant Women Infected With COVID-19 At Higher Risk For Adverse Outcomes, Study Indicates

Researchers Say Breakthrough Infections Among People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Are Rare

Review Study Indicates COVID-19-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Is Not As Well Understood As Influenza-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Researchers Say Genital Tract Inflammation Plays Important Role In HIV Transmission

US Sees Record Low Number Of Flu Cases