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CDC Now Recommends Americans Traveling Abroad Should Get Tested Before, During, After Trip

Fox News (11/24, Puhak) reports that the CDC “has updated its guidance on international travel, urging Americans going abroad to get tested for COVID-19 at three different times: before, during and after the big trip.”

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Physician-Developed COVID-19 Saliva Test Now Being Used By Over 60 Colleges In New York

The Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard (11/24, Mulder) provides coverage of the development of a saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by Quadrant and Upstate Medical University physicians in New York. The test, which was granted emergency use authorization by th...

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Rite Aid Will Continue No-Charge COVID-19 Tests In Partnership With HHS

Reuters (11/24) reports, “Rite Aid Corp said on Tuesday it will continue with its no-charge COVID-19 tests in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.” Fox Business (11/24, Hein) also reports.

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Hyperglycemia Testing During Pregnancy May Help Identify Women At Highest Risk During The COVID‐19 Pandemic, Study Indicates

Healio (11/24, Schaffer) reports, “Random plasma glucose tests at 12 weeks’ gestation and fasting plasma glucose or HbA1c at 28 weeks’ gestation can safely identify women with hyperglycemia at risk for suboptimal pregnancy outcomes during COVID-19,” inves...

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Lower Levels Of Pro-Inflammatory Immune Signaling Proteins Found In Blood Of People With RRMS Treated With Natalizumab, Study Indicates

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (11/24, Bryson) reports researchers found “lower levels of pro-inflammatory immune signaling proteins were found in the blood of people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with Tysabri (natalizumab) and...

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Adverse Changes To Cardiac Structure, Function May Be Tied To LDL-C, Triglycerides Plasma Concentration, Researchers Say

Cardiology Advisor (11/24, Nye) reports, “Adverse changes to cardiac structure and function were found to be associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides plasma concentrations,” investigators concluded after examining “200...

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Elevated Retinal Beta Amyloid Deposits May Correlate With Alzheimer’s-Related Brain Changes, Small Scan Study Indicates

Medscape (11/24, Anderson, Subscription Publication) reports research “suggests retinal beta amyloid (Aβ) deposition correlates with, and may even precede, cerebral Aβ deposition,” investigators concluded. The findings of the 34-participant study involvin...

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Disease Pathogenesis May Be More Genetically Driven Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say

Healio (11/24, Stott) reports research “involving more than 4,000 twins showed that hidradenitis suppurativa disease pathogenesis may be more genetically driven than previously thought.” Investigators arrived at this conclusion after using “data from the...

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Multiple New Findings Suggest The 614G Mutation In SARS-CoV-2 Made The Virus More Transmissible Between People

The New York Times (11/24, A1, Glanz, Carey, Beech) reports “multiple new findings suggest” that the 614G mutation in SARS-CoV-2 made the virus more transmissible between people. The 614G mutation “was first spotted in eastern China in January and then sp...

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Adults With COVID-19 At Greater Risk For Secondary Respiratory Infections, ARDS, And Mortality With An HbA1c Of 6.5% Or Higher, Study Indicates

Healio (11/24, Monostra) reports researchers found “adults with COVID-19,” and an HbA1c of 6.5% or higher, “admitted to two ICUs in China were at greater risk for secondary respiratory infections,” and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The findi...

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Influenza Transmission Appears To Be At Historic Low This Season

The Hill (11/24, Wilson) reports that “this year’s influenza transmission appears to be one of the lowest in recorded history,” but “experts said it is too early to draw conclusions about what the winter months might bring as colder weather descends on th...

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Commentary Calls For National Standard For Reporting COVID-19 Test Results

In an opinion piece for the New York Times (11/23), Beth Blauer and Jennifer Nuzzo, who “are on the leadership team of the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center,” write that the US “is more than eight months into the pandemic and people are back waiti...

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North Dakota Rolls Out Free Rapid COVID-19 Testing For School Officials, Teachers

The AP (11/23) reports, “North Dakota health officials are rolling out free rapid COVID-19 testing for teachers, staff and school administrators this week as part of a pilot project designed to slow the virus’ spread by identifying and quickly isolating p...

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Michigan Releases COVID-19 Testing Turnaround Time Data

MLive (MI) (11/23, Hicks) reports COVID-19 “tests on average were being turned around in less than three days over the last two weeks in Michigan, according to a new data tracker available on the state website.” The state’s “testing turnaround time data p...

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Minnesota Launches COVID-19 Exposure Tracking App

The AP (11/23, Karnowski) reports Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and other state officials “urged residents Monday to download a free app for their smartphones that will notify them if someone who’s been near them later tests positive for the coronavirus and...

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FDA Approves Hologic’s HIV Dual-Claim Test

FierceBiotech (11/23, Hale) reports the FDA has granted Hologic “approval for its HIV test, allowing it to be used simultaneously to both diagnose infections and measure viral load.” Hologic “describes its Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx assay as the first dual-cla...

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Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Have Higher Risk Of Death If They Develop Blood Clots, Research Indicates

Cardiovascular Business (11/23, Walter) reports that a meta-analysis indicates hospitalized patients with COVID-19 “face a much higher risk of death if they develop blood clots.” The findings were published in EClinicalMedicine.

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Coagulopathy Of COVID-19 Driven By Endothelial Factor VIII Correlated With Liver Injury, Research Indicates

Healio (11/23, Jaramillo) reports, “The coagulopathy of COVID-19 driven by endothelial Factor VIII correlated with liver injury, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.” Researchers at Yale New Haven Hospital “measured coagulatio...

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Navajo Nation’s Moratorium On Genetic Research Reportedly At Odds With NIH Program Aimed At Collecting Genetic Data To Develop Precision Medicine

The Washington Post (11/23, Schwartz) discusses how the Navajo Nation government’s “tribal-wide moratorium on genetic research...stands at odds with a much-hyped and well-funded national health initiative, called the All of Us Research Program, launched b...

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Many Epidemiologists Reportedly Question The Current Role Of Informal Gatherings In The Spread Of SARS-CoV-2

The New York Times (11/23, Mandavilli) reports many health officials have said that informal gatherings are driving the spread of coronavirus. However, “many epidemiologists are far less certain, saying there is little evidence to suggest that household g...

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CDC Now Recommends Americans Traveling Abroad Should Get Tested Before, During, After Trip

Physician-Developed COVID-19 Saliva Test Now Being Used By Over 60 Colleges In New York

Rite Aid Will Continue No-Charge COVID-19 Tests In Partnership With HHS

Hyperglycemia Testing During Pregnancy May Help Identify Women At Highest Risk During The COVID‐19 Pandemic, Study Indicates

Lower Levels Of Pro-Inflammatory Immune Signaling Proteins Found In Blood Of People With RRMS Treated With Natalizumab, Study Indicates

Adverse Changes To Cardiac Structure, Function May Be Tied To LDL-C, Triglycerides Plasma Concentration, Researchers Say

Elevated Retinal Beta Amyloid Deposits May Correlate With Alzheimer’s-Related Brain Changes, Small Scan Study Indicates

Hidradenitis Suppurativa Disease Pathogenesis May Be More Genetically Driven Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say

Multiple New Findings Suggest The 614G Mutation In SARS-CoV-2 Made The Virus More Transmissible Between People

Adults With COVID-19 At Greater Risk For Secondary Respiratory Infections, ARDS, And Mortality With An HbA1c Of 6.5% Or Higher, Study Indicates

Influenza Transmission Appears To Be At Historic Low This Season

Commentary Calls For National Standard For Reporting COVID-19 Test Results

North Dakota Rolls Out Free Rapid COVID-19 Testing For School Officials, Teachers

Michigan Releases COVID-19 Testing Turnaround Time Data

Minnesota Launches COVID-19 Exposure Tracking App

FDA Approves Hologic’s HIV Dual-Claim Test

Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Have Higher Risk Of Death If They Develop Blood Clots, Research Indicates

Coagulopathy Of COVID-19 Driven By Endothelial Factor VIII Correlated With Liver Injury, Research Indicates

Navajo Nation’s Moratorium On Genetic Research Reportedly At Odds With NIH Program Aimed At Collecting Genetic Data To Develop Precision Medicine

Many Epidemiologists Reportedly Question The Current Role Of Informal Gatherings In The Spread Of SARS-CoV-2