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Researchers Say People Over 45 Are At Greater Risk Of STIs

CNN (11/23, Woodyatt) reports researchers surveyed adults in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands and found that “middle-aged adults face a greater risk of catching sexually transmitted infections than ever before.” CNN adds, “Negative attitudes toward s...

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Experts Call For Widespread Rapid Testing To Slow COVID-19 Spread

The Hill (11/21, Swanson) reported, “A vocal group of experts say that widespread rapid testing could help drastically slow the spread of the virus until a vaccine is widely available, and help open businesses and schools.” Backers point to FDA regulatory...

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CDC Recommends Air Travelers Get Tested Before, After Flights To Curb Coronavirus Spread

Politico (11/22, Beasley) reports, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising air travelers get tested before and after flights to help stop the spread of the coronavirus ahead of the holiday travel season.” People “planning to fly should...

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New York Leaders Disagree About How To Determine Whether New York City Has Passed A Key Coronavirus Threshold That Triggers More Restrictions

The New York Times (11/22, Goldstein, McKinley) reports New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio both agree that a 3% positive rate for coronavirus tests is a critical threshold that triggers shutdowns of certain facilities and ac...

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California Universities Testing Smartphone Tech To Warn Users Of COVID-19 Exposure

The Orange County (CA) Register (11/20) reported students and staff at UCLA and UC Riverside “are working to contain the coronavirus pandemic with their smartphones. The California Department of Public Health, Department of Technology and UC are pilot-tes...

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Denver Health Officials Change COVID-19 Testing Strategy As Demand Surges

The Denver Post (11/20, Swanson) reported, “COVID-19 testing sites in Denver are so swamped that public health officials are asking people who can safely delay getting tested to do so.” Furthermore, “those who can get a private test should go that route,...

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Researchers Develop Blood Test To Measure Glycan Generated By Pancreatic Cancers That Generally Do Not Respond To Chemotherapy

Healio (11/20, Byrne) reported researchers “developed and evaluated a blood test that measures concentrations of a glycan called sTRA,” which “is generated by pancreatic cancers that generally do not respond to chemotherapy.” The findings were published i...

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People With Relapsing MS Have Elevated Levels Of Immune Cells In Their Brains That Are Typically Associated With Gut Microbiota, Study Indicates

STAT (11/20, Sheridan) reported researchers found “people with relapsing multiple sclerosis [MS] have elevated levels of immune cells in their brains that are typically associated with gut microbiota,...suggesting those cells might be good future targets...

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US Surpassed 12 Million Coronavirus Cases

CNN (11/21, Maxouris) reported that on Saturday, the US surpassed 12 million cases of coronavirus, which represents “an increase of more than 1 million cases in less than a week.” CNN adds, “November already accounts for almost a quarter of all [SARS-CoV-...

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Scientists Identify Children Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Who Are Most Likely To Become Severely Ill In Study

HealthDay (11/21) reported children infected with SARS-CoV-2 who have “respiratory disease and those with multisystem inflammatory syndrome [MIS-C] (a rare but serious condition linked with COVID-19) have the most severe illness.” The study was published...

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New Global Group Aims To Fight Antimicrobial Resistance

CIDRAP (11/20, Dall) reported the heads of the WHO and other international groups “announced the creation of a new group,” called the One health Global Leaders Group, “to advocate for urgent global action on antimicrobial resistance.” The new group, “whic...

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Employers Cite Cost And Complexity As Main Barriers To Coronavirus Testing In Survey

The New York Times (11/19, Scheiber) reports “for employers, testing availability and turnaround times do not appear to be the main obstacles” to implementing coronavirus testing programs, according to “a survey by Arizona State University and the World E...

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Many Americans Face Long Waits For Coronavirus Testing Ahead Of Thanksgiving

The AP (11/19, Perrone, Renault) reports, “With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared across the U.S. – a reminder that the nation’s testing system remains unable to keep...

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HHS Launches Pilot Program In Five States With Rapid COVID-19 Test Used By NBA

CNBC (11/19, Feuer) reports that HHS “has launched a pilot program with five states to introduce the rapid, point-of-care Covid-19 test, using the same diagnostics the National Basketball Association employed to finish its season, the agency announced Thu...

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Mutation In Gene Associated With Essential Tremor May Also Be Cause Of Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease, Researchers Say

Parkinson’s News Today (11/19, Wexler) reports, “Mutations in the gene TNEM4, previously associated with essential tremor, may also be a cause of Parkinson’s disease, at least in its early onset form,” investigators concluded after assessing “33 genes” by...

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Patients With SARS-CoV-2 May Present With Only Symptoms Of Delirium, Study Indicates

Modern Healthcare (11/19, Castellucci, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found “patients with coronavirus – particularly those over 65 – may present to healthcare settings with only symptoms of delirium rather than well-known signs of the viru...

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Study Examines Types Of Damage That Can Distinguish COVID-19-Related Brain Injury

Diagnostic Imaging (11/19, Palmer) reports, “COVID-19-positive patients who have neurological symptoms associated with the virus also show evidence of some of the same metabolic disturbances – with some differences – that appear in the brains of patients...

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HIV-Related Deaths In US Decreased Significantly From 2010 To 2018, CDC Report Says

The New York Times (11/19, Mandavilli) reports HIV-related deaths in the US decreased significantly from 2010 to 2018, “regardless of sex, age, race or region,” according to a CDC report. Over that time period, “the death rate declined over all by about h...

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Babies Born Via C-Section May Be Hospitalized More Often In Early Childhood For Infection Than Those Born Vaginally, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (11/19, D'Ambrosio) reports, “Babies born via cesarean section were hospitalized more often in early childhood for infection, compared with those delivered vaginally,” investigators concluded in a study that included some seven million child...

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CDC Says 2020 Has Seen Far Fewer Cases Of AFM Than Expected

Neurology Today (11/19, Hurley) reports, “Defying forecasts that 2020 would see the highest spike yet in cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the confirmed case count through October is, in fact, the lowest since 2015, according to the Centers for Disea...

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Researchers Say People Over 45 Are At Greater Risk Of STIs

Experts Call For Widespread Rapid Testing To Slow COVID-19 Spread

CDC Recommends Air Travelers Get Tested Before, After Flights To Curb Coronavirus Spread

New York Leaders Disagree About How To Determine Whether New York City Has Passed A Key Coronavirus Threshold That Triggers More Restrictions

California Universities Testing Smartphone Tech To Warn Users Of COVID-19 Exposure

Denver Health Officials Change COVID-19 Testing Strategy As Demand Surges

Researchers Develop Blood Test To Measure Glycan Generated By Pancreatic Cancers That Generally Do Not Respond To Chemotherapy

People With Relapsing MS Have Elevated Levels Of Immune Cells In Their Brains That Are Typically Associated With Gut Microbiota, Study Indicates

US Surpassed 12 Million Coronavirus Cases

Scientists Identify Children Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Who Are Most Likely To Become Severely Ill In Study

New Global Group Aims To Fight Antimicrobial Resistance

Employers Cite Cost And Complexity As Main Barriers To Coronavirus Testing In Survey

Many Americans Face Long Waits For Coronavirus Testing Ahead Of Thanksgiving

HHS Launches Pilot Program In Five States With Rapid COVID-19 Test Used By NBA

Mutation In Gene Associated With Essential Tremor May Also Be Cause Of Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease, Researchers Say

Patients With SARS-CoV-2 May Present With Only Symptoms Of Delirium, Study Indicates

Study Examines Types Of Damage That Can Distinguish COVID-19-Related Brain Injury

HIV-Related Deaths In US Decreased Significantly From 2010 To 2018, CDC Report Says

Babies Born Via C-Section May Be Hospitalized More Often In Early Childhood For Infection Than Those Born Vaginally, Researchers Say

CDC Says 2020 Has Seen Far Fewer Cases Of AFM Than Expected