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Iron Deficiency Independently Associated With Higher Risk For Heart Failure Hospitalization In Patients With CKD, Study Says

Renal & Urology News (3/31, Charnow) reports, “Iron deficiency is independently associated with a higher risk for heart failure hospitalization in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), whereas higher iron status is associated with a lower risk, acco...

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B117 Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 Now Accounts For 26% Of New Cases Nationwide, CDC Says

Bloomberg (3/31, Wingrove) reports the B117 variant of SARS-CoV-2 now accounts for 26% of new cases across the US, ranging from 4% to 35% depending on the region, according to the CDC. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said, “We’re watching this very careful...

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Brazil Detects New SARS-CoV-2 Variant Similar To South African Strain

Reuters (3/31, Simões) reports, “Brazil has detected a new [SARS-CoV-2] variant in Sao Paulo state that is similar to the one first seen in South Africa, the head of the state’s Butantan biomedical institute said on Wednesday.”

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Researchers Say Two Variants Of SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect Mice

The New York Times (3/31, Mandavilli) reports researchers found that the B.1.351 and P.1 variants of SARS-CoV-2 can infect mice, adding to the list of animals the variants can infect that already included: apes, bats, minks, and monkeys. The study, “along...

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Southeastern Australia Reports Increase In Cases Of Buruli Ulcer

The New York Times (3/31, Albeck-Ripka) reports cases of Buruli ulcer “have exploded...in southeastern Australia.” The bacteria “has been reported in 33 countries, primarily in Africa, where a lack of access to health care can mean that cases go on for mo...

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Experts Say US Is Facing Fourth Wave Of SARS-CoV-2 Infections

USA Today (3/30, Weintraub) reports federal health officials and epidemiologists say they are worried the US is facing a fourth wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections. According to CDC data, average daily cases are up 10% compared to a week earlier, and hospitaliz...

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Illinois Health Department Launches Investigation Of Laboratory That Provided Coronavirus Testing To High School Outside Chicago

The New York Times (3/30, Mandavilli) reports the Illinois Department of Public Health has opened an investigation of SafeGuard Screening for the coronavirus testing services it provided to students at New Trier High School in the Chicago metro area for S...

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Lenox Hill Hospital Faces Criticism Over Cost Of SARS-CoV-2 Testing

The New York Times (3/30, Kliff) reports Lenox Hill Hospital is facing criticism over how much it charged patients who underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing. The hospital “repeatedly billed patients more than $3,000 for the routine nasal swab test, about 30 times...

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Exhaled Breath Test Accurately Identifies Patients With Lung Cancer, Data Show

Healio (3/30, Viguers) reports, “An exhaled breath test that uses high-pressure photon ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry accurately identified patients with lung cancer, according to recent data in JAMA Network Open.” The study’s “researchers co...

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Protein Fragment Known As GPR37 Is Evident In CSF Of People With Parkinson’s, Study Suggests

Parkinson’s News Today (3/30, Delgado) reports, “A protein fragment known as GPR37 is evident in the cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] of people with Parkinson’s disease, and may be promising candidate as a biomarker for earlier diagnosis,” investigators conclude...

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WHO Report Details How Disease Could Have Been Transferred From Animals To Humans

CIDRAP (3/30) says the WHO’s newly published report on the origins of COVID-19 suggests “a jump to humans from an intermediate animal carrier is the likeliest scenario based on promising clues.” At a Tuesday briefing, the team “identified four potential p...

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US, Other Countries Call For Independent Study Into Origins Of COVID-19

The Wall Street Journal (3/30, Hinshaw, Page, Subscription Publication) reports more than a dozen countries, including the US, said in statement that they were concerned about a WHO-led investigation into the origins of COVID-19. The countries called for...

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Overdiagnosis Of C. Difficile Infection Due To Imperfect Testing Methodologies May Be Driving Drug Resistance While Cases Increase, Researchers Say

HCPlive (3/30, Kunzmann) reports, “An overdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection due to imperfect testing methodologies may be driving antibacterial agent prescribing that could lead to increased resistance against currently available...

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Opinion: US Must Take Action Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria During The COVID-19 Pandemic

David Hyun, an infectious diseases physician and the project director of Pew Charitable Trusts’ antibiotic resistance project, and Rachel Zetts, an officer with that project, write in an opinion piece for STAT (3/30) that there is growing concern that the...

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Researchers Review If Masking, Isolating Contributed To Significant Decrease In Flu-Related Deaths, Respiratory Illnesses During 2020-2021 Flu Season

NPR (3/30, Farmer) reports, “A study released this month in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, led by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, found that across 44 children’s hospitals, the number of pediatric patients hospitalized for respir...

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Draft Copy Of WHO-China Study On Origins Of COVID-19 Says Transmission From Bats To Another Animal To Humans Is Most Likely Scenario, Lab Leak Is “Extremely Unlikely”

The AP (3/29, Moritsugu, Keaten) reports, “A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is ‘extremel...

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Research Delineates Effects Of IgA Deficiency, IgA-Autoantibody Status On The Gut Microbiome

Gastroenterology Advisor (3/29, Pond) report research delineates “the effects of immunoglobin A (IgA) deficiency and IgA-autoantibody status on the gut microbiome.” In the “paired lifestyle-balanced study conducted in Sweden,” researchers found that “the...

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Study Identifies “Critical Pathways” And “Novel Proteins” That May Be Considered Potential Medication Targets For People With Epilepsy

Healio (3/29, Southall) reports investigators “have identified ‘critical pathways’ and ‘novel proteins’ that may be considered potential drug targets for patients with epilepsy, according to findings published” online in bioRxiv. After “examining the prot...

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Assessment Of Thyroid Function Warranted Among Adolescents With Depression Due To Increased Risk For Subclinical Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Autoimmunity, Researchers Posit

Healio (3/29, Gramigna) reports, “Assessment of thyroid function may be warranted among adolescents with depression because of their increased risk for subclinical hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity,” investigators posited after analyzing “data on th...

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Two Studies Examine Efficacy Of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Against B117 And B1351 Variants

CIDRAP (3/29, Van Beusekom) reports, “COVID-19 survivors and those vaccinated against [SARS-CoV-2] appear able to fight off infection with the B117 SARS-CoV-2 variant but may not have the same level of protection against the B1351 variant, according to tw...

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Iron Deficiency Independently Associated With Higher Risk For Heart Failure Hospitalization In Patients With CKD, Study Says

B117 Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 Now Accounts For 26% Of New Cases Nationwide, CDC Says

Brazil Detects New SARS-CoV-2 Variant Similar To South African Strain

Researchers Say Two Variants Of SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect Mice

Southeastern Australia Reports Increase In Cases Of Buruli Ulcer

Experts Say US Is Facing Fourth Wave Of SARS-CoV-2 Infections

Illinois Health Department Launches Investigation Of Laboratory That Provided Coronavirus Testing To High School Outside Chicago

Lenox Hill Hospital Faces Criticism Over Cost Of SARS-CoV-2 Testing

Exhaled Breath Test Accurately Identifies Patients With Lung Cancer, Data Show

Protein Fragment Known As GPR37 Is Evident In CSF Of People With Parkinson’s, Study Suggests

WHO Report Details How Disease Could Have Been Transferred From Animals To Humans

US, Other Countries Call For Independent Study Into Origins Of COVID-19

Overdiagnosis Of C. Difficile Infection Due To Imperfect Testing Methodologies May Be Driving Drug Resistance While Cases Increase, Researchers Say

Opinion: US Must Take Action Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers Review If Masking, Isolating Contributed To Significant Decrease In Flu-Related Deaths, Respiratory Illnesses During 2020-2021 Flu Season

Draft Copy Of WHO-China Study On Origins Of COVID-19 Says Transmission From Bats To Another Animal To Humans Is Most Likely Scenario, Lab Leak Is “Extremely Unlikely”

Research Delineates Effects Of IgA Deficiency, IgA-Autoantibody Status On The Gut Microbiome

Study Identifies “Critical Pathways” And “Novel Proteins” That May Be Considered Potential Medication Targets For People With Epilepsy

Assessment Of Thyroid Function Warranted Among Adolescents With Depression Due To Increased Risk For Subclinical Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Autoimmunity, Researchers Posit

Two Studies Examine Efficacy Of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Against B117 And B1351 Variants