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Late-Onset Epilepsy Tied To Higher Risk For Subsequent Stroke, Review Study Indicates

Neurology Advisor (1/13, May) reports researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis and found that “people who are diagnosed with late-onset epilepsy at age 30 years or older have a significantly increased risk for future stroke.” The findin...

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Primary Progressive Aphasia Appears Not To Lead To Memory Loss, Small Study Suggests

According to HealthDay (1/13, Preidt), primary progressive aphasia, “a rare brain disease that causes loss of language skills, doesn’t lead to memory loss,” investigators found after assessing “17 people with primary progressive aphasia associated with Al...

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Gut Microbiome May Play Role In Severity Of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Study Indicates

HealthDay (1/13, Preidt) reports researchers found the gut microbiome “may play a role in the severity of [SARS-CoV-2] infection and the strength of [the] immune system response.” The findings were published in Gut.

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People With COVID-19 Admitted To ICU Or Treated With Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Have More Visceral Fat Than Those Who Are Admitted To The Hospital Not In Critical Condition, Study Indicates

Healio (1/13, Monostra) reports researchers found people “with COVID-19 who are admitted to the ICU or treated with invasive mechanical ventilation have more visceral fat than those who are admitted to the hospital, but are not in critical condition.” The...

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Nearly 40% Of All Reported Cases Of Typhoid Fever In The US Between 1995 And 2015 Occurred In Children, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/13, Gupta) reports researchers found that “from 1995 to 2015, nearly 40% of all reported cases of typhoid fever in the United States occurred in children, highlighting the need to improve coverage with currently licensed vacc...

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NNRTIs Should Be Avoided In Regions With A High Level Of Pretreatment HIV Drug Resistance, Review Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/13, Nye) reports researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis and found “in regions with a high level of pretreatment HIV drug resistance due to the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), nonnucleoside reverse tr...

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Abbott Laboratories Says BinaxNOW Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test Is Available To Schools, Universities, Pharmacies, And Workplaces That Need Frequent Affordable Testing

CNBC (1/12, Ioannou) reports Abbott Laboratories announced the BinaxNOW SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test is now “available to schools, universities, pharmacies and workplaces that require frequent and affordable testing.” Abbott, which has been testing its o...

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CDC Says People Flying To US Will Have To Show Proof Of Negative Coronavirus Test

USA Today (1/12, Gilbertson, Deerwester) reports people flying to the US from other countries “will be required to show proof of a negative [SARS-CoV-2] test before boarding their flight.” The CDC “announced the new policy Tuesday and said it will go into...

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New York To Open Coronavirus Rapid-Testing Sites In Commercial Office Buildings

The Wall Street Journal (1/12, Honan, Subscription Publication) reports that on Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said the state is aiming to open coronavirus rapid-testing sites in commercial office buildings in an effort to return employees to off...

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Blood-Based Biomarkers May Parallel Progression Of Alzheimer’s Disease Neurodegeneration, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (1/12, George) reports, “Blood-based biomarkers paralleled the progression of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration,” investigators concluded in “a large longitudinal cohort study.” The study revealed that “increases of phosphorylated tau at...

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Researchers Say COVID-19 Pneumonia Spreads Through The Lungs Differently Than Regular Pneumonia

HealthDay (1/12, Preidt) reports researchers found that COVID-19 spreads like many “wildfires” through the lungs compared to regular pneumonia. The researchers say these differences may explain why COVID-19 pneumonia persists longer and can be more harmfu...

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Scientists Predict SARS-CoV-2 Will Come To Resemble The Common Cold In The Future

The New York Times (1/12, Mandavilli) reports SARS-CoV-2 “is here to stay, but once most adults are immune – following natural infection or vaccination – the virus will be no more of a threat than the common cold, according to a study published in the jou...

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Alcaligenes Faecalis Showing Decreasing Susceptibility To Commonly Used Antibiotics, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/12, Gupta) reports, “Alcaligenes faecalis (A faecalis) has shown a decreasing susceptibility to commonly used antibiotics with an emergence of extensively drug-resistant A faecalis infections,” investigators concluded after c...

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Experts Say Measures Taken To Stem Spread Of Coronavirus Have Limited The Spread Of Many Other Viruses

The Washington Post (1/12, Hurley) reports infectious disease specialists “say they are chronicling something never before seen — the suppression of virtually every common respiratory and gastrointestinal virus besides the novel coronavirus.” For example,...

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Researchers Examine How Sexual Behavior Influences Risk Of HPV Infection And Associated Cancers

The New York Times (1/12, Bakalar) reports researchers examined blood samples, tumor samples, and interviews to examine “how the timing, number and types of sexual behaviors affect [HPV infection] risk, and why some people develop cancer and others don’t....

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Trump Administration Announces Changes To Coronavirus Vaccination Rollout Aimed At Expanding Access

The Washington Post (1/12, A1, Sun, McGinley, Stanley-Becker, Goldstein) reports, “The Trump Administration announced sweeping changes to its vaccination rollout on Tuesday, including making all of the coronavirus vaccine supply immediately available, urg...

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Alternative Care Sites, Daily Symptom Screenings May Lower SARS-CoV-2 Rates, Costs Among Adults In Homeless Shelters, Study Suggests

Healio (1/11, N. Dreisbach) reports, “Daily symptom screenings and the use of nonhospital alternative care sites could lower SARS-CoV-2 rates and costs among adults in homeless shelters, according to the results of a modeling study published in JAMA Netwo...

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Experts Say At-Home FITs As Reliable As A Colonoscopy

The New York Times (1/11, Span) reports, “An at-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as the traditional screening, health experts say, and more agreeable.” The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force “has found several kinds of screening tests effective,...

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All Regions Of US Seeing Increase In COVID-19 Cases

CIDRAP (1/11, Soucheray) reports, “From Rhode Island to California, all regions of the United States are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases in what is likely the post-holiday surge of the virus that experts feared.” The states of “California, Arizona, Okl...

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Over 75% Of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 In Wuhan, China Had At Least One Symptom Six Months Post-Discharge, Study Shows

CIDRAP (1/11, McLernon) reports, “More than three quarters (76.5%) of 1,655 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China, had at least one symptom 6 months after discharge, reports a Lancet study published late last week.” The researchers found “the mos...

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Late-Onset Epilepsy Tied To Higher Risk For Subsequent Stroke, Review Study Indicates

Primary Progressive Aphasia Appears Not To Lead To Memory Loss, Small Study Suggests

Gut Microbiome May Play Role In Severity Of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Study Indicates

People With COVID-19 Admitted To ICU Or Treated With Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Have More Visceral Fat Than Those Who Are Admitted To The Hospital Not In Critical Condition, Study Indicates

Nearly 40% Of All Reported Cases Of Typhoid Fever In The US Between 1995 And 2015 Occurred In Children, Study Indicates

NNRTIs Should Be Avoided In Regions With A High Level Of Pretreatment HIV Drug Resistance, Review Study Indicates

Abbott Laboratories Says BinaxNOW Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test Is Available To Schools, Universities, Pharmacies, And Workplaces That Need Frequent Affordable Testing

CDC Says People Flying To US Will Have To Show Proof Of Negative Coronavirus Test

New York To Open Coronavirus Rapid-Testing Sites In Commercial Office Buildings

Blood-Based Biomarkers May Parallel Progression Of Alzheimer’s Disease Neurodegeneration, Researchers Say

Researchers Say COVID-19 Pneumonia Spreads Through The Lungs Differently Than Regular Pneumonia

Scientists Predict SARS-CoV-2 Will Come To Resemble The Common Cold In The Future

Alcaligenes Faecalis Showing Decreasing Susceptibility To Commonly Used Antibiotics, Study Indicates

Experts Say Measures Taken To Stem Spread Of Coronavirus Have Limited The Spread Of Many Other Viruses

Researchers Examine How Sexual Behavior Influences Risk Of HPV Infection And Associated Cancers

Trump Administration Announces Changes To Coronavirus Vaccination Rollout Aimed At Expanding Access

Alternative Care Sites, Daily Symptom Screenings May Lower SARS-CoV-2 Rates, Costs Among Adults In Homeless Shelters, Study Suggests

Experts Say At-Home FITs As Reliable As A Colonoscopy

All Regions Of US Seeing Increase In COVID-19 Cases

Over 75% Of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 In Wuhan, China Had At Least One Symptom Six Months Post-Discharge, Study Shows