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With So Many Americans Unwilling To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Some Experts Say Herd Immunity Is Not A Realistic Goal

USA Today (4/20, Weise) reports some experts are moving away from discussion of herd immunity with regards to COVID-19, and instead saying control should be the goal. With so many Americans unwilling to be vaccinated, the possibility of herd immunity seem...

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Rapid Coronavirus Tests Will Be Sold Without A Prescription At CVS, Walgreens, And Walmart Starting This Week

USA Today (4/19, Alltucker) reports people “will be able to buy rapid coronavirus tests without a prescription this week at three national chain retailers, an expansion that comes as the nation’s vaccination effort accelerates and states relax distancing...

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Na/K Ratio May Be Independently, Positively Tied To Disease Activity, Hypertension In People With RA, Research Suggests

Medwire News (4/19) reports, “Urinary sodium-to-potassium (Na/K) ratio is independently and positively associated with disease activity and hypertension in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),” investigators concluded. The 336-participant study indicate...

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Both Low, High Levels Of Thyrotropin At Preconception May Be Tied To Increased Risk Of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Study Suggests

Endocrinology Advisor (4/19, Reyes) reports, “A population-based study of nearly six million Chinese women finds that both low and high levels of the hormone thyrotropin at preconception may be associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcom...

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A Quarter Of Patients With COVID-19 Display SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein In Urine, Study Indicates

Renal & Urology News (4/19, Persaud) reports researchers found 25% of “patients with COVID-19 display the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in their urine along with high albuminuria, suggesting the viral infection leads to kidney abnormalities.” The findings were...

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Texas A&M Researchers Discover New COVID-19 Variant

The Houston Chronicle (4/19, Wu) reports researchers at Texas A&M have discovered a new COVID-19 variant in College Station. The researchers detected the variant “in one student in College Station.” The variant has been named BV-1, which stands for Brazos...

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Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Can Damage The Brain, But Doesn’t Infect It

CIDRAP (4/19, Van Beusekom) reports researchers at Columbia University reviewed 41 autopsies of people with COVID-19 and found that while “SARS-CoV-2 probably does not infect the brain, it can damage it significantly.” The researchers “say that they found...

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US Health Officials, Scientists Working To Understand What Caused The Rare, Severe Blood Clots In Six Women Who Received The Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine

The Washington Post (4/19, Johnson) reports US health officials and scientists are trying to understand what caused rare, severe blood clots in six women between the ages of 18 and 48 who “had recently received the Johnson & Johnson” coronavirus vaccine....

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Experts Say Resuming Use Of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Will Require Clear Guidelines On How To Treat Patients With Rare Blood Clots And Telltale Symptoms For Recipients To Look For

Reuters (4/19, Beasley) reports, “Resuming the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in the United States will require clear guidelines for the medical community on how to best treat patients that develop a rare type of blood clot, as well as alerti...

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Among MSM, Increased Knowledge Of HIV And PrEP Significantly Associated With Lower Likelihood Of Condom Use With Partners With Lower HIV Transmission Risk, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/19, Aghjayan) reports researchers found “among men who have sex with men (MSM), an increased knowledge of HIV and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was significantly associated with lower likelihood of condom use with partners w...

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HHS To Allocate $150 Million From American Rescue Plan To Community-Based Healthcare Providers To Improve Coronavirus Response In Underserved Communities And Vulnerable Populations

CNN (4/19, Collins, Sullivan) reports HHS “will allocate $150 million from the American Rescue Plan to community-based health care providers across the nation to help boost their coronavirus response for underserved communities and vulnerable populations....

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US To Set Up $1.7B National Network To Identify, Track Coronavirus Variants

The AP (4/16, Alonso-Zaldivar, Miller) reported, “The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday.” Wh...

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Investigational PCR Test Can Distinguish Between Early And Late Lyme Disease Infection, Researchers Say

Rheumatology News (4/16, Freeman) ran a Medscape story, reporting, “An investigational polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that detects the presence of a viral gene in Lyme disease–causing bacteria can distinguish between early and late infection,” resea...

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Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses Three Million

The New York Times (4/17, Ives, Yasir, Suhartono) reported, “The world’s Covid-19 death toll surpassed three million on Saturday, according to a New York Times database. ... And as the United States and other rich nations race to vaccinate their populatio...

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Experts Discuss Relationship Between Functional Neurological Disorder And COVID-19 Vaccines

Healio (4/16, Ernst) reported, “Effective communication about the potential link between functional neurological disorder and COVID-19 vaccines ‘is critically important’ to help inform the public and [diminish] fears, according to a viewpoint published in...

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Research On COVID-19 Might Help Answer Questions About Other Viruses

The New York Times (4/17, Kolata) reported research on COVID-19 might help answer questions about other viruses. For example, people have lost their sense of smell and taste from viral infections before COVID-19, and research into why this occurs in some...

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Researchers Say There Is Evidence That Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria Has Emerged In Rwanda

CIDRAP (4/16, Dall) reported researchers in the US and Rwanda “found evidence of the emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria in Rwanda.” The findings were published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Johnson & Johnson Reached Out To Rivals To Jointly Study Blood Clot Risks From Coronavirus Vaccines

The Wall Street Journal (4/16, Hopkins, Loftus, Strasburg, Subscription Publication) reported Johnson & Johnson reached out in private to Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca to ask if the other companies wanted to study the risk of blood clots from coronavir...

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Researchers Homing In On Cause Of Blood Clots That May Be Linked With Certain Coronavirus Vaccines

CNN (4/16, Fox) reported that researchers “say they are homing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have important implications for how to treat the condition, regardless of whether va...

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Physicians See Health Consequences Of Pandemic-Delayed Medical Treatments, Along With Emerging Health Issues

Kaiser Health News (4/16, Alpert) reported, “With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against covid-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care as they find mo...

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With So Many Americans Unwilling To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Some Experts Say Herd Immunity Is Not A Realistic Goal

Rapid Coronavirus Tests Will Be Sold Without A Prescription At CVS, Walgreens, And Walmart Starting This Week

Na/K Ratio May Be Independently, Positively Tied To Disease Activity, Hypertension In People With RA, Research Suggests

Both Low, High Levels Of Thyrotropin At Preconception May Be Tied To Increased Risk Of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Study Suggests

A Quarter Of Patients With COVID-19 Display SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein In Urine, Study Indicates

Texas A&M Researchers Discover New COVID-19 Variant

Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Can Damage The Brain, But Doesn’t Infect It

US Health Officials, Scientists Working To Understand What Caused The Rare, Severe Blood Clots In Six Women Who Received The Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine

Experts Say Resuming Use Of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Will Require Clear Guidelines On How To Treat Patients With Rare Blood Clots And Telltale Symptoms For Recipients To Look For

Among MSM, Increased Knowledge Of HIV And PrEP Significantly Associated With Lower Likelihood Of Condom Use With Partners With Lower HIV Transmission Risk, Study Indicates

HHS To Allocate $150 Million From American Rescue Plan To Community-Based Healthcare Providers To Improve Coronavirus Response In Underserved Communities And Vulnerable Populations

US To Set Up $1.7B National Network To Identify, Track Coronavirus Variants

Investigational PCR Test Can Distinguish Between Early And Late Lyme Disease Infection, Researchers Say

Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses Three Million

Experts Discuss Relationship Between Functional Neurological Disorder And COVID-19 Vaccines

Research On COVID-19 Might Help Answer Questions About Other Viruses

Researchers Say There Is Evidence That Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria Has Emerged In Rwanda

Johnson & Johnson Reached Out To Rivals To Jointly Study Blood Clot Risks From Coronavirus Vaccines

Researchers Homing In On Cause Of Blood Clots That May Be Linked With Certain Coronavirus Vaccines

Physicians See Health Consequences Of Pandemic-Delayed Medical Treatments, Along With Emerging Health Issues