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There Is A Low Risk Of Invasive Fungal Secondary Infection In Patients With SARS-CoV-2-Related Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Pulmonology Advisor (1/5, A. Schad) reports researchers found “there appears to be a low risk of invasive fungal secondary infection, especially aspergillosis, in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related pneumonia...

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Researchers Identify Specific Risk Factors For CMV Reactivation In Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/5, Nye) reports researchers conducted “a multivariate analysis” and “identified specific risk factors for cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation among patients who were critically ill with sepsis.” The findings were published in...

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Most Health Plans Must Now Cover Full Costs Of HIV Prevention Drugs

Kaiser Health News (1/5, Andrews) reports that beginning this month, most health plans must cover HIV prevention drugs without any out-of-pocket costs for consumers. The change is the result of the USPSTF placing the drugs in the “A” category. Under the A...

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Some People May Still Test Positive For COVID-19 After Receiving Vaccines, Experts Say

USA Today (1/5, Rodriguez) reports experts say some individuals may still test positive for COVID-19 even after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, which “require two doses per patient to be fully effective.” Furthermore, the CDC “said it...

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COVID-19 Testing Sites Could Face Post-Holiday Surge, Nevada Officials Say

The AP (1/4, Metz) reports “Nevada officials say public health labs and testing sites could soon face a possible post-holiday surge as people return from holiday gatherings.” After lines to get into “testing centers in the Las Vegas area stretched more th...

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Higher Levels Of NfL Inside Small Vesicles May Correlate With More Severe Motor Symptoms In People With Parkinson’s, Research Suggests

Parkinson’s News Today (1/4, Figueiredo) reports, “Higher levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) – a biomarker of nerve cell damage – inside small vesicles in the blood associate with more severe motor symptoms, particularly slow movement and rigidity,...

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Researchers Examine Biological Markers Of Heart Disease Risk In Smokers, Those Who Use Both Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes

HealthDay (1/4) reports, “Smokers who swap some traditional cigarettes for the electronic kind may not be doing anything to protect their arteries, a new study hints.” The researchers investigated whether “certain biological markers of heart disease risk...

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US Records 350,000 COVID-19 Deaths As Vaccine Roll Out Efforts Continue

CIDRAP (1/4, Soucheray) reports, “Over the New Year weekend, the United States reported that 350,000 Americans had died from the novel coronavirus – a grim milestone as state leaders and officials from Operation Warp Speed continue to try to roll out mill...

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US Records More Than 18,400 COVID-19 Deaths In Last Week

Reuters (1/4, Shumaker) reports, “December was the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States with nearly 78,000 deaths, and health officials warned that even more people will likely die in January despite the rollout of vaccines.” D...

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Researchers Examine Brain Injuries Of Patients With COVID-19

Diagnostic Imaging (1/4, Palmer) reports researchers from the National Institutes of Health indicate that neurological responses to COVID-19 “are a result of the body’s inflammatory response to the virus rather than the virus actually making its way into...

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Pregnant Patients With Rheumatic Disease Have Similar COVID-19 Prevalence And Disease Severity As Those Who Are Not Pregnant, Study Indicates

Healio (12/31, Laday) reported researchers found “patients at a major New York rheumatology center who were pregnant reported similar COVID-19 prevalence and disease severity as those who were not pregnant, while 67% reported changes to their prenatal car...

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Beta-Coronaviruses Exploit Lysosomal Organelles For Egress, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/4, van Paridon) reports researchers found “β-coronaviruses exploit lysosomal organelles for egress.” The findings were published in Cell.

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Three Healthcare Groups Ask Federal Government To Suspend Penalties For Healthcare-Associated Infections During The COVID-19 Pandemic

CIDRAP (1/4, Dall) reports the presidents of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), and the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP) wrote a letter...

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Researchers Identify Factors Tied To Higher Death Rates In US Nursing Homes

CIDRAP (1/4, Van Beusekom) reports researchers found “older age, male sex, and physical and cognitive impairments were linked to higher death rates from any cause in 5,256 residents at 351 US nursing homes.” The findings were published in JAMA Internal Me...

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Saliva Testing For COVID-19 To Expand This Year In Minnesota

The Minneapolis Star Tribune (1/3, Carlson) reports saliva testing for COVID-19 “is poised to expand in 2021 in Minnesota.” Beginning “this month, the Minnesota Department of Health is eliminating nasal-swab testing at its 20 ‘barrier-free’ COVID-19 testi...

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COVID-19 Testing Site To Reopen Monday At Dodger Stadium

The Los Angeles Times (1/3, Wigglesworth) reports “the coronavirus testing site at Dodger Stadium will reopen Monday after being closed over the weekend for restructuring in a bid to cut down on traffic, which has drawn complaints from neighborhood reside...

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UK Coronavirus Variant Is More Transmissible And Appears To Affect A Higher Proportion Of People Under 20, Report Says

Bloomberg (12/31, Fourcade) reported, “The new coronavirus variant that emerged in the U.K. is more transmissible and appears to affect a higher proportion of people under 20, according to a report from Imperial College London and other science groups.” T...

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More Contagious Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 First Identified In The UK Is Now Spreading In The US

The New York Times (12/31, Mandavilli) reported the more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was first identified in the UK is now spreading in the US. In the UK, “the new variant became the predominant form of the coronavirus in just three months, acce...

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CDC Hopes To More Than Double Number Of Coronavirus Genomes Sequenced For New Mutations, Official Says

CNN (1/3, Cohen) reports the US CDC “hopes to more than double the number of coronavirus genomes sequenced to watch for new mutations in the US over the next two weeks, a top official said Sunday.” Currently, the agency is “sequencing about 3,000 samples...

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Some COVID-19 Survivors Continue To Suffer Symptoms For Months

The New York Times (1/2, Rabin) reported some COVID-19 survivors continue to suffer from a loss of smell and taste months after otherwise recovering from the illness. While many patients with COVID-19 experience a loss of smell and taste, “most regain the...

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There Is A Low Risk Of Invasive Fungal Secondary Infection In Patients With SARS-CoV-2-Related Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Researchers Identify Specific Risk Factors For CMV Reactivation In Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis

Most Health Plans Must Now Cover Full Costs Of HIV Prevention Drugs

Some People May Still Test Positive For COVID-19 After Receiving Vaccines, Experts Say

COVID-19 Testing Sites Could Face Post-Holiday Surge, Nevada Officials Say

Higher Levels Of NfL Inside Small Vesicles May Correlate With More Severe Motor Symptoms In People With Parkinson’s, Research Suggests

Researchers Examine Biological Markers Of Heart Disease Risk In Smokers, Those Who Use Both Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes

US Records 350,000 COVID-19 Deaths As Vaccine Roll Out Efforts Continue

US Records More Than 18,400 COVID-19 Deaths In Last Week

Researchers Examine Brain Injuries Of Patients With COVID-19

Pregnant Patients With Rheumatic Disease Have Similar COVID-19 Prevalence And Disease Severity As Those Who Are Not Pregnant, Study Indicates

Beta-Coronaviruses Exploit Lysosomal Organelles For Egress, Study Indicates

Three Healthcare Groups Ask Federal Government To Suspend Penalties For Healthcare-Associated Infections During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers Identify Factors Tied To Higher Death Rates In US Nursing Homes

Saliva Testing For COVID-19 To Expand This Year In Minnesota

COVID-19 Testing Site To Reopen Monday At Dodger Stadium

UK Coronavirus Variant Is More Transmissible And Appears To Affect A Higher Proportion Of People Under 20, Report Says

More Contagious Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 First Identified In The UK Is Now Spreading In The US

CDC Hopes To More Than Double Number Of Coronavirus Genomes Sequenced For New Mutations, Official Says

Some COVID-19 Survivors Continue To Suffer Symptoms For Months