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CDC Reports Say Racial Disparities For Hospitalizations And ED Visits Related To COVID-19 Persisted Through End Of 2020

Healio (4/12, Dreisbach) reports, “Racial disparities for hospitalizations and ED visits related to COVID-19 persisted through the end of last year, according to two new MMWR reports.” In one study, researchers “found that the proportion of COVID-19 hospi...

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Study Aims To Determine How Well Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Curbs Transmission Of The Virus

The Washington Post (4/12, Johnson) reports a study being conducted at 20 college campuses is seeking “to determine how well the Moderna vaccine prevents vaccinated people from becoming unwitting carriers of the virus.” In the study, some college students...

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FDA Outlines Plan To Regulate Heavy Metals In Baby Foods

The Washington Post (4/12, Reiley) reports facing pressure from Congress, the FDA “is now pursuing a plan to address high levels of heavy metals in baby foods.” The agency’s “plan outlines a multiyear process of evaluating the science, establishing maximu...

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CDC Investigates Cases Of People Testing Positive For Coronavirus After Receiving Vaccines

The Washington Post (4/9, Sun, Achenbach) reported the CDC is investigating “breakthrough infections,” cases of people testing positive for coronavirus after receiving vaccines, and in some cases requiring hospitalization. The number of such “cases is unk...

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APOL1 High-Risk Genotype Appears To Increase COVID-19-Related Risk For AKI In Black Patients, Investigators Posit

Renal & Urology News (4/9, Charnow) reported, “Among Black patients with COVID-19, those who have the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) high-risk genotype are at increased risk for acute kidney injury (AKI),” researchers concluded. In their “retrospective study o...

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Researchers Identify Multiple Kinds Of Fungus In The Lungs Of Healthy People

HealthDay (4/9, Preidt) reported Norwegian researchers found multiple kinds of fungus in the lungs of healthy people, but these species are largely harmless. The findings were published in PLOS ONE.

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Researchers Compare Rates Of Systemic Rheumatic Disease Among Patients Who Tested Positive Or Negative For COVID-19

Medwire News (4/9, Barnard) reported researchers “compared rates of systemic rheumatic disease among 15,284 patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in January-November 2020 and the same number of age- and sex-matched individuals with a negative SARS-C...

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Experts Say Rashes Linked To Coronavirus Vaccines Could Be Signs Of An Immune System Response

The Washington Post (4/9, Cimons) reported experts say rashes that develop after coronavirus vaccines could be a sign of an immune system response. Dr. Esther Freeman, associate professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, said, “Even though skin r...

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Many Immigrants Lack ID Required To Receive Coronavirus Vaccines

The Washington Post (4/10, A1, Johnson) reported many immigrants lack the ID required to receive a coronavirus vaccine in the US. The Washington Post adds, “Immigrants have been turned away from pharmacies and other places after being asked for driver’s l...

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Women Much More Likely To Report Adverse Events From COVID-19 Vaccines, CDC Data Indicates

USA Today (4/10, Rodriguez) reported more than 79% of reported adverse events from COVID-19 vaccines “came from women,” according to the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Between December 14 and January 13, “the most frequently reported side e...

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EU Investigates Four Cases Of Severe Blood Clots In People Who Received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine

The Wall Street Journal (4/9, Sylvers, Strasburg, Subscription Publication) reported the EU is investigating four reports of severe blood clots in people who received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, one of which was fatal. Three of the cases were pa...

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Two Studies Suggest Rare Blood Clots Tied To AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus Vaccine Are Caused By Antibodies That Activate Platelets

The New York Times (4/9, Grady) reported two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine offer a possible explanation for some people developing blood clots after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. Scientists in “Germany and Norway fou...

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Experts Say US Must Do More To Track Coronavirus Variants

The Washington Post (4/11, Portnoy, Cox) reports, “The nation dramatically stepped up its surveillance for coronavirus variants in recent weeks, but experts say there’s much further to go if the Washington region – and the rest of the country – wants to s...

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A1c Levels Perform Differently As Diabetes Diagnosis Method Among People Of African Descent, Review Study Indicates

Medscape (4/8, Tucker, Subscription Publication) reports researchers reviewed 12 studies and conducted a meta-analysis and found that “when used to diagnose diabetes or prediabetes, the A1c level performs differently among persons of African descent, depe...

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Test Incorporating Plasma Biomarkers Successful In Predicting Kidney Function Decline In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

Healio (4/8, Neumann) reports, “A test that incorporates plasma biomarkers was successful in predicting kidney function decline in patients with type 2 diabetes,” according to study results presented at the virtual National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinic...

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Mendelian Analysis Appears To Support Causal Effect Of Hyperglycemia On Stroke Risk

Medwire News (4/8, McDermid) reports, “A Mendelian analysis” based on “data from 118,838 participants of two population-based studies” appears to support “a causal effect of hyperglycemia on stroke risk.” The study revealed “each 1 mmol/L increase in gene...

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Researchers Say 15% Of Health Workers At Swedish Hospital Who Recovered From Mild COVID-19 Report At Least One Remaining Disruptive Symptom Eight Months Later

CIDRAP (4/8, Van Beusekom) reports researchers found that 15% of healthcare workers at a hospital in Sweden “who recovered from mild COVID-19 at least 8 months before report at least one moderate to severe symptom disrupting their work, home, or social li...

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Scientists Call For Study To Examine Blood Samples In Effort To Figure Out When, How Pandemic Started

The Wall Street Journal (4/8, McKay, Marcus, Subscription Publication) says that in a March 30 report, a group of scientists called for a study to examine blood samples from Wuhan and other places that were taken before the COVID-19 outbreak to determine...

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Some Household Contacts May Be Resistant To Infection With TB, Researchers Say

Healio (4/8, Stulpin) reports, “A study conducted in eight countries with a middle or high burden of tuberculosis [TB]” revealed that “at least 10% of household contacts can be classified as resistant to TB infection, including those with high exposure.”...

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Women With HIV May Experience Increased Hot Flash Frequency Compared With Women Without HIV, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/8, Gupta) reports, “Women with HIV experienced an increased frequency of hot flashes compared with women without HIV, exhibiting abnormal cardiac structure and function and higher systemic levels of soluble CD14,” investigato...

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CDC Reports Say Racial Disparities For Hospitalizations And ED Visits Related To COVID-19 Persisted Through End Of 2020

Study Aims To Determine How Well Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Curbs Transmission Of The Virus

FDA Outlines Plan To Regulate Heavy Metals In Baby Foods

CDC Investigates Cases Of People Testing Positive For Coronavirus After Receiving Vaccines

APOL1 High-Risk Genotype Appears To Increase COVID-19-Related Risk For AKI In Black Patients, Investigators Posit

Researchers Identify Multiple Kinds Of Fungus In The Lungs Of Healthy People

Researchers Compare Rates Of Systemic Rheumatic Disease Among Patients Who Tested Positive Or Negative For COVID-19

Experts Say Rashes Linked To Coronavirus Vaccines Could Be Signs Of An Immune System Response

Many Immigrants Lack ID Required To Receive Coronavirus Vaccines

Women Much More Likely To Report Adverse Events From COVID-19 Vaccines, CDC Data Indicates

EU Investigates Four Cases Of Severe Blood Clots In People Who Received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Two Studies Suggest Rare Blood Clots Tied To AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus Vaccine Are Caused By Antibodies That Activate Platelets

Experts Say US Must Do More To Track Coronavirus Variants

A1c Levels Perform Differently As Diabetes Diagnosis Method Among People Of African Descent, Review Study Indicates

Test Incorporating Plasma Biomarkers Successful In Predicting Kidney Function Decline In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

Mendelian Analysis Appears To Support Causal Effect Of Hyperglycemia On Stroke Risk

Researchers Say 15% Of Health Workers At Swedish Hospital Who Recovered From Mild COVID-19 Report At Least One Remaining Disruptive Symptom Eight Months Later

Scientists Call For Study To Examine Blood Samples In Effort To Figure Out When, How Pandemic Started

Some Household Contacts May Be Resistant To Infection With TB, Researchers Say

Women With HIV May Experience Increased Hot Flash Frequency Compared With Women Without HIV, Study Suggests