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Coronavirus Strain Found In South Africa Appears To Be More Transmissible

Bloomberg (1/7, Sguazzin) reports, “The new coronavirus strain [501. V2] identified in South Africa appears to be more transmissible than earlier variants and has accelerated the onset of a second wave of infections, according to a member of a panel of sc...

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Researchers Observe High Prevalence Of Mixed-CA/B-BSIs In Patients With Long ICU Stays

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/7, Nye) reports researchers observed a “high prevalence of mixed Candida albicans/bacterial bloodstream infections (mixed-CA/B-BSIs)” in “patients with long stays in the intensive care unit (ICU).” The “single-center, retrosp...

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Counties With In-Person University Classes Experienced Significant Increase In SARS-CoV-2 Cases, CDC Study Says

CNN (1/7, Howard, Christensen) reports researchers found that “counties where large colleges and universities opened for in-person classes in the fall suffered a significant rise in the incidence of [SARS-CoV-2], according to a new” CDC study. The researc...

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IDSA Announces Updated Guidelines On COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Tests

Healio (1/6, N. Dreisbach) reports IDSA “has updated its guidelines for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests.” During “a press briefing, Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD, FIDSA, and Kimberly E. Hanson, MD, MHS, both members of IDSA’s board of directors and chai...

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HHS To Distribute $22 Billion To States And Local Governments To Aid Pandemic Response

Modern Healthcare (1/6, Kacik, Subscription Publication) reports the federal government announced that HHS will distribute “more than $22 billion to states and local jurisdictions by Jan. 19 to support COVID-19 containment and lagging vaccination rollouts...

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Women With Certain Gene Sets Who Reported Early-Life Adiposity Appear To Have Increased Risk For Breast Cancer Throughout Life, Study Indicates

Healio (1/6, Southall) reports researchers found “women with certain gene sets who reported early-life adiposity appeared to have an increased risk for breast cancer throughout life.” The findings were published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

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Scientists Use Base Editing To Lengthen Lives Of Mice With Progeria

USA Today (1/6, Weintraub) reports a study published in Nature describes how a group of scientists, including NIH Director Francis Collins, used a more precise form of CRISPR called base editing to correct a mutation in mice models of progeria. Progeria i...

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Study Estimates Annual Global Incidence Of Fungal Keratitis At Over One Million Cases

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/6, van Paridon) reports, “In a review and analysis of fungal keratitis diagnostic literature, investigators estimated the annual global incidence of fungal keratitis at over one million cases.” The review also revealed that e...

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HHS Secretary Says States Should Vaccinate As Many People As Possible Even If That Requires Skipping People In Priority Groups

USA Today (1/6, Weintraub) reports HHS Secretary Alex Azar told governors to vaccinate as many people against SARS-CoV-2 as possible and warned states to not let “perfection be the enemy of the good,” referring to priority plans. Azar said that with up to...

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At Least 52 Cases Of UK-Identified Coronavirus Variant Have Been Found In US, CDC Reports

CNN (1/6, Nedelman) reports that “at least 52 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in the UK have been found in the United States, according to data posted Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” That number “includes a...

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US Has No Robust System To Identify Genetic Variants Of Coronavirus, Experts Warn

The New York Times (1/6, Zimmer) reports, “With no robust system to identify genetic variations of the coronavirus, experts warn that the United States is woefully ill-equipped to track a dangerous new mutant, leaving health officials blind as they try to...

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CDC Reports 21 Cases Of Anaphylaxis Following Administration Of Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine

USA Today (1/6, Rodriguez) reports that in early data, the CDC “detected 21 cases of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine,” according to the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Dr. Nancy...

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Analysis Further Strengthens Link Between Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics, Aortic Aneurysm, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (1/6, Lou) reports, “The link between fluoroquinolone antibiotics and aortic aneurysm (AA) was further strengthened by analysis of a U.S. commercial claims database,” investigators posited in findings published online in JAMA Surgery. The st...

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FDA Warns SARS-CoV-2 Test Being Used In The US Capitol Can Produce False Negatives

The Hill (1/5, Weixel) reports the FDA said that the SARS-CoV-2 test being used in the US Capitol could produce false negatives. The test is made by Curative and “has been offered for lawmakers, staff and reporters since November, following an order from...

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Elevated HbA1c Level Tied To Higher Risk For Asthma-Related Hospitalizations And Small Decrease In Lung Function In Adults With Asthma Without Diabetes, Study Indicates

Healio (1/5, T. Welsh) reports researchers found “elevated HbA1c level was associated with increased risk for asthma-related hospitalizations and a small decrease in lung function in adults with asthma who did not have diabetes.” The findings were publish...

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Ceramide Levels Appear To Be Altered In Blood Of People With MS, Study Indicates

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (1/5, Bryson) reports, “Levels of myelin sheath components called ceramides are altered in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and may be linked with retinal degeneration and physical disability,” investigators c...

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Researchers Identify Correlations Between PROs And Certain Laboratory Markers In Patients With Symptomatic Relapsed/Refractory MM

Oncology Nurse Advisor (1/5, Moore) reports that in a study published in Supportive Care in Cancer, “researchers identified correlations between patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and certain laboratory markers in patients with symptomatic relapsed/refracto...

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Individuals With Psychosis More Likely To Have Higher Prevalence Of NMDAR IgG Antibody Vs Controls, Meta-Analysis Suggests

Healio (1/5, Gramigna) reports, “Individuals with psychosis were more likely to have a higher prevalence of a particular antibody vs. controls,” investigators concluded in a study that “included 14 cross-sectional and 14 case-control studies that reported...

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CDC Statisticians Say COVID-19 Was Likely The Third Leading Cause Of Death In The US In 2020

CNN (1/5, Howard) reports CDC statisticians say COVID-19 was likely the third leading cause of the death in the US last year. The CDC has early data on the leading causes of death last year, and statisticians “are still combing through those numbers, but...

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Researchers Estimate 14.3% Of The US Population Had SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies By Mid-November 2020

CIDRAP (1/5, Van Beusekom) reports researchers estimate that 14.3% of the US population had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies “by mid-November 2020, suggesting that that the virus has infected vastly more people than reported – but still not enough to come close to t...

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Coronavirus Strain Found In South Africa Appears To Be More Transmissible

Researchers Observe High Prevalence Of Mixed-CA/B-BSIs In Patients With Long ICU Stays

Counties With In-Person University Classes Experienced Significant Increase In SARS-CoV-2 Cases, CDC Study Says

IDSA Announces Updated Guidelines On COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Tests

HHS To Distribute $22 Billion To States And Local Governments To Aid Pandemic Response

Women With Certain Gene Sets Who Reported Early-Life Adiposity Appear To Have Increased Risk For Breast Cancer Throughout Life, Study Indicates

Scientists Use Base Editing To Lengthen Lives Of Mice With Progeria

Study Estimates Annual Global Incidence Of Fungal Keratitis At Over One Million Cases

HHS Secretary Says States Should Vaccinate As Many People As Possible Even If That Requires Skipping People In Priority Groups

At Least 52 Cases Of UK-Identified Coronavirus Variant Have Been Found In US, CDC Reports

US Has No Robust System To Identify Genetic Variants Of Coronavirus, Experts Warn

CDC Reports 21 Cases Of Anaphylaxis Following Administration Of Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine

Analysis Further Strengthens Link Between Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics, Aortic Aneurysm, Researchers Say

FDA Warns SARS-CoV-2 Test Being Used In The US Capitol Can Produce False Negatives

Elevated HbA1c Level Tied To Higher Risk For Asthma-Related Hospitalizations And Small Decrease In Lung Function In Adults With Asthma Without Diabetes, Study Indicates

Ceramide Levels Appear To Be Altered In Blood Of People With MS, Study Indicates

Researchers Identify Correlations Between PROs And Certain Laboratory Markers In Patients With Symptomatic Relapsed/Refractory MM

Individuals With Psychosis More Likely To Have Higher Prevalence Of NMDAR IgG Antibody Vs Controls, Meta-Analysis Suggests

CDC Statisticians Say COVID-19 Was Likely The Third Leading Cause Of Death In The US In 2020

Researchers Estimate 14.3% Of The US Population Had SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies By Mid-November 2020