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First Studies Testing Gene Editing For Inherited Blood Disorders Show Promising Early Results, Researchers Say

The AP (12/5, Renault) reported, “Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide, especially Black people.” Experts “hope the one-time treatme...

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Blood Test May Be Able To Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness, Study Suggests

The New York Times (12/4, Zimmer) reported, “A new study in monkeys suggests that a blood test could predict the effectiveness of a [COVID-19] vaccine – and perhaps speed up the clinical trials needed to get a working vaccine to billions of people around...

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Patients With Abnormally High Blood Sugar, COVID-19 At Increased Risk For Serious Illness, Death, Even Without Diabetes, Research Indicates

HealthDay (12/4) reported, “COVID-19 patients with abnormally high blood sugar are at increased risk for serious illness and death, even if they don’t have diabetes, new research shows.” Researchers found that “compared to those with normal blood sugar le...

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In Patients With COVID-19, Fluvoxamine May Be Associated With Lower Risk Of Clinical Deterioration, Study Suggests

Healio (12/4, N. Dreisbach) reported, “Use of the antidepressant fluvoxamine in patients with COVID-19 was associated with a slightly lower likelihood of clinical deterioration over 15 days in a small study, according to results published in JAMA.” In the...

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Researchers Investigating COVID-19 Outbreaks Related To Ice Hockey

The Washington Post (12/4, A1, Cha, Brulliard) reported that once the winter season of youth hockey began, COVID-19 “outbreaks linked to the sport exploded.” Researchers “are studying hockey-related outbreaks hoping to find clues about the ideal condition...

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Health Workers Plead For Public Safety Rules To Prevent Hospitals From Being Overrun

CNN (12/5, Yan) reported “health care workers are pleading for more public safety rules – such as mask mandates or stay-at-home orders – to prevent hospitals from bursting past capacity.” Throughout “the US, the numbers of daily Covid-19 hospitalizations...

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Pediatrics Group Issues Updated Guidance On Mask Use During Youth Sports

Newsweek (12/4, Impelli) reported, “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued an updated guidance Friday, encouraging children and teens to wear face masks when participating in most youth sports.” The AAP wrote, “Cloth face coverings have been show...

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Growing Number Of Medical Experts Say Hospitals, States Must Prepare To Shift To Crisis-Care Mode Due To COVID-19 Surges

USA Today (12/5, Alltucker) reported, “COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations are at record levels and the rising case toll from Americans’ holiday travel has created an unprecedented surge with no relief in sight.” This “problem is especially ominous in th...

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Employers Await Federal Guidance On Whether They Can Require Employees To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

The Washington Post (12/2, McGregor) reported, “The news that a coronavirus vaccine could start being distributed within the next few weeks” has brought up “a complex set of legal and practical issues” for employers, including: “Can they require employees...

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Hospitals Face Growing Risks From Cyberattacks

The AP (12/4, Renault, Ring) reported, “Cybercriminals are “ramping up efforts to steal data and disrupt services across the health care sector” as the industry focuses on growing demand due the coronavirus pandemic.” Experts warn that by “targeting provi...

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COVID-19 Testing Teams Grappling With Burnout, Repetitive-Stress Injuries

The New York Times (12/3, Wu) reports, “Across the nation, testing teams are grappling with burnout, repetitive-stress injuries and an overwhelming sense of doom.” While “supply chains sputter and laboratories rush to keep pace with diagnostic demand, exp...

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US Daily COVID-19 Cases Top 200,000, As Deaths Surge To New Highs

CIDRAP (12/3, Schnirring) reports, “Though the full impact of a predicted post-Thanksgiving surge hasn’t hit yet, the number of Americans currently hospitalized for COVID-19 rose past 100,000 yesterday for the first time, as the daily number of deaths top...

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Children May Be Just As Likely As Adults To Be Infected With COVID-19 At Home, Study Suggests

CIDRAP (12/3, Van Beusekom) reports, “A study published...in Pediatrics found that children in two states were just as likely as adults to become infected with COVID-19 within their households, and while kids spread the virus in one fifth of homes, their...

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WHO Study Finds No Benefit From Four Drugs Being Evaluated To Treat COVID-19

CIDRAP (12/3, Van Beusekom) reports, “None of the four once-promising drugs evaluated for the treatment of COVID-19 in the ongoing World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trial – remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, or interferon-beta-1a – preven...

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WHO Official Warns Of Coronavirus Spikes In Central, Southern Europe

CIDRAP (12/3, Dall) reports that the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) European regional office “warned that while Europe has seen an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases over the past 3 weeks, the situation is not improving everywhere on t...

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Wisconsin Biotech Firm Says Nasal Spray Of Its Product Could Help Fight Spread Of COVID-19

Bloomberg (12/3, Ashraf) reports that Imbed Biosciences Inc., “a closely-held biotech that makes a product for pain and infections in complex wounds, says a reformulation of its biggest product as a nasal spray could help prevent the spread of Covid-19.”...

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Side Effects Of COVID-19 Vaccines Could Sideline Health Workers While Virus Cases Surge

Bloomberg (12/3, LaVito, Griffin) reports, “Covid-19 vaccine side-effects that range from fevers and chills to headaches and joint pain could keep some doctors and nurses from working amid a nationwide surge in hospitalizations.” Health systems “are geari...

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Africa Must Vaccinate 60% Of Population Against Coronavirus In Next Three Years, Africa CDC Head Says

The AP (12/3, Anna) reports that the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention John Nkengasong “says 60% of the continent’s population needs to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in the next two to three years.” He explained to...

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Many Healthcare Organizations Said To Be Reusing PPE

Modern Healthcare (12/3, Castellucci, Subscription Publication) reports, “Many infection preventionists working at hospitals and other healthcare organizations claim frontline workers are reusing personal protective equipment as surges of COVID-19 occur a...

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Hotels Tout Virus-Scrubbed Air As New Amenity For Guests

The New York Times (12/3, Glusac) reports, “When the coronavirus first hit, hotels quickly adopted enhanced cleaning polices, including germ-killing electrostatic spraying and ultraviolet light exposure in guest rooms and public areas.” However, “as resea...

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First Studies Testing Gene Editing For Inherited Blood Disorders Show Promising Early Results, Researchers Say

Blood Test May Be Able To Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness, Study Suggests

Patients With Abnormally High Blood Sugar, COVID-19 At Increased Risk For Serious Illness, Death, Even Without Diabetes, Research Indicates

In Patients With COVID-19, Fluvoxamine May Be Associated With Lower Risk Of Clinical Deterioration, Study Suggests

Researchers Investigating COVID-19 Outbreaks Related To Ice Hockey

Health Workers Plead For Public Safety Rules To Prevent Hospitals From Being Overrun

Pediatrics Group Issues Updated Guidance On Mask Use During Youth Sports

Growing Number Of Medical Experts Say Hospitals, States Must Prepare To Shift To Crisis-Care Mode Due To COVID-19 Surges

Employers Await Federal Guidance On Whether They Can Require Employees To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

Hospitals Face Growing Risks From Cyberattacks

COVID-19 Testing Teams Grappling With Burnout, Repetitive-Stress Injuries

US Daily COVID-19 Cases Top 200,000, As Deaths Surge To New Highs

Children May Be Just As Likely As Adults To Be Infected With COVID-19 At Home, Study Suggests

WHO Study Finds No Benefit From Four Drugs Being Evaluated To Treat COVID-19

WHO Official Warns Of Coronavirus Spikes In Central, Southern Europe

Wisconsin Biotech Firm Says Nasal Spray Of Its Product Could Help Fight Spread Of COVID-19

Side Effects Of COVID-19 Vaccines Could Sideline Health Workers While Virus Cases Surge

Africa Must Vaccinate 60% Of Population Against Coronavirus In Next Three Years, Africa CDC Head Says

Many Healthcare Organizations Said To Be Reusing PPE

Hotels Tout Virus-Scrubbed Air As New Amenity For Guests