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US Expands “Do Not Travel” List With New Advisories For More Than 115 Countries And Territories

NPR (4/22, Chappell) reports the US State Department expanded the “Do Not Travel” list, with “new Level 4 advisories for more than 115 countries and territories this week.” The agency issued the advisories because of “ongoing risks due to the COVID-19 pan...

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CDC Director Says Agency Is Considering Revising Mask Guidance

NBC News (4/22, Syal) reports CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the agency is considering revising its guidance on masks. Dr. Walensky said, “We’ll be looking at the outdoor masking question, but also in the context of the fact that we still have pe...

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H5N8 Jumped From Birds To Humans Earlier This Year

The New York Times (4/21, Gorman) reports between “Dec. 25, 2020, to Jan. 14 of this year, more than seven million birds were lost to H5N8 outbreaks in Europe and Asia,” and amid the cleanup of a farm in Astrakahn, Russia, seven people “appeared to have b...

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High Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Level In Early Pregnancy Associated With Lower Risk For Gestational Diabetes, Study Indicates

Healio (4/21, Schaffer) reports researchers found “a high human chorionic gonadotropin level in early pregnancy is associated with lower risk for developing gestational diabetes, with maternal free thyroxine level acting as an important mediator.” The fin...

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Lower Brain Glutamate Levels Linked To Antipsychotic Exposure Rather Than Greater Age-Related Decline In People With Schizophrenia, Analysis Finds

Healio (4/21) reports, “Lower brain glutamate levels were linked to antipsychotic exposure rather than to greater age-related decline in people with schizophrenia, according to results of a mega-analysis.” The researchers “aimed to evaluate links between...

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Children As Young As Nine Have Increased Risk Of Major Depressive Disorder If One Or More Generations In Family Also Affected, Study Data Show

MedPage Today (4/21, Grant) reports, “Children as young as 9 years old have an increased risk of major depressive disorder and other psychopathologies if one or more generations in their family were also affected, an analysis of Adolescent Brain Cognitive...

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US Daily COVID-19 Vaccinations Decrease By 11%, Data Show

The Washington Post (4/21, A1, Keating, Nirappil, Stanley-Becker) reports, “Daily coronavirus vaccinations have slowed significantly for the first time since February, a sign that demand is slipping even though every American adult is now eligible for the...

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Racial Minority Patients With COVID-19 Are At Higher Risk For Hospitalization And ICU Care Than White Patients, Study Indicates

CIDRAP (4/21, Van Beusekom) reports researchers found racial minority patients with COVID-19 “are at much higher risk for needing hospitalization and intensive care than their white counterparts.” The findings were published in the Annals of Internal Medi...

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High SARS-CoV-2 Levels In Saliva, Gum Disease Tied To Higher Risk Of Death From COVID-19, Study Indicates

HealthDay (4/21, Preidt) reports researchers found “high concentrations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in saliva and gum disease (periodontitis) are linked with an increased risk of death from” COVID-19. The findings were published in the Journal of Oral Medicin...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupts Fight Against HIV/AIDS Pandemic

Kaiser Health News (4/21, Varney) reports “the COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruptions in almost every aspect of that battle [against HIV/AIDS], grounding outreach teams, sharply curtailing testing and diverting critical staff away from laborato...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Has Diverted Attention From Antimicrobial Resistance

CIDRAP (4/21, Dall) reports as more people in the US get vaccinated against COVID-19, “many clinicians, scientists, and public health advocates are calling for renewed attention to” antimicrobial resistance (AMR). During the COVID-19 pandemic, AMR has bee...

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US Lacks Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing Strategy More Than A Year Into The Pandemic

Roll Call (4/20, Clason) reports the US “still lacks a comprehensive COVID-19 testing strategy more than a year into the pandemic, as the spread of variants and increasing case counts threaten to undermine the effects of the vaccine rollout.” As new cases...

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Health Experts Urge Caution As OTC COVID-19 Tests Go On Sale In Texas

KTSM-TV El Paso, TX (4/20, Favela) reports that with over-the-counter “COVID-19 tests soon available at local pharmacies,” local health officials in El Paso, Texas “say it’s important to do your research on what test you’re getting.” Dr. Armando Meza, Chi...

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Plasma Levels Of Von Willebrand Factor May Serve As Useful Biomarkers Of TBI, Research Suggests

Neurology Advisor (4/20, May) reports researchers found “plasma levels of von Willebrand Factor may serve as useful biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly in regard to self-reported postconcussive symptoms and hospitalization risk.” The...

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Hemopexin An Effective Biomarker Protein Capable Of Diagnosing COPD And Differentiating COPD From Asthma, Study Indicates

Pulmonology Advisor (4/20, May) reports researchers found “hemopexin was an effective biomarker protein capable of diagnosing [COPD] and differentiating COPD from asthma.” The findings were published in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research.

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Higher Levels Of 15-Keto-Prostaglandin E2 Significantly Associated With Fewer Symptoms During Recovery From Acute Colds Caused By Rhinoviruses, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/20, Aghjayan) reports researchers found “higher levels of 15-keto-prostaglandin E2 (15-keto-PGE2) are significantly associated with fewer symptoms during recovery from acute colds caused by rhinoviruses.” The findings were pu...

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Researchers Observe Changes In Patient MicroRNAs In The Blood Following FMT

Healio (4/20, Stonehill) reports, “MicroRNAs showed that fecal microbiota transplants [FMT] are effective for treating infections like Clostridioides difficile infection,” investigators concluded after assessing “sera from two prospective multicenter rand...

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Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey Are Current Coronavirus Hot Spots In US

CIDRAP (4/20, Soucheray) reports Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey lead the US in seven-day average coronavirus cases per capita. Pennsylvania “averaged more than 5,000 cases a day over the past week,” while “New Jersey averaged more than 3,200 over...

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Campylobacter May Be Sexually Transmitted, Researchers Say

Healio (4/20, Stulpin) reports research indicates that “Campylobacter can be sexually transmitted, said researchers, who found that the odds of infection were 14 times higher among men who have sex with men [MSM] compared with control subjects.” Included...

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Health Officials Report Navajo Nation’s First Case Of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome In 2021

The AP (4/20) reports on Tuesday, health officials “reported the Navajo Nation’s first case this year of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected rodent droppings.” The Navajo Nation’s Department of Health sai...

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US Expands “Do Not Travel” List With New Advisories For More Than 115 Countries And Territories

CDC Director Says Agency Is Considering Revising Mask Guidance

H5N8 Jumped From Birds To Humans Earlier This Year

High Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Level In Early Pregnancy Associated With Lower Risk For Gestational Diabetes, Study Indicates

Lower Brain Glutamate Levels Linked To Antipsychotic Exposure Rather Than Greater Age-Related Decline In People With Schizophrenia, Analysis Finds

Children As Young As Nine Have Increased Risk Of Major Depressive Disorder If One Or More Generations In Family Also Affected, Study Data Show

US Daily COVID-19 Vaccinations Decrease By 11%, Data Show

Racial Minority Patients With COVID-19 Are At Higher Risk For Hospitalization And ICU Care Than White Patients, Study Indicates

High SARS-CoV-2 Levels In Saliva, Gum Disease Tied To Higher Risk Of Death From COVID-19, Study Indicates

COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupts Fight Against HIV/AIDS Pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemic Has Diverted Attention From Antimicrobial Resistance

US Lacks Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing Strategy More Than A Year Into The Pandemic

Health Experts Urge Caution As OTC COVID-19 Tests Go On Sale In Texas

Plasma Levels Of Von Willebrand Factor May Serve As Useful Biomarkers Of TBI, Research Suggests

Hemopexin An Effective Biomarker Protein Capable Of Diagnosing COPD And Differentiating COPD From Asthma, Study Indicates

Higher Levels Of 15-Keto-Prostaglandin E2 Significantly Associated With Fewer Symptoms During Recovery From Acute Colds Caused By Rhinoviruses, Study Indicates

Researchers Observe Changes In Patient MicroRNAs In The Blood Following FMT

Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey Are Current Coronavirus Hot Spots In US

Campylobacter May Be Sexually Transmitted, Researchers Say

Health Officials Report Navajo Nation’s First Case Of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome In 2021