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FDA To Speed Up Approval Of Laboratory-Developed SARS-CoV-2 Tests

FierceHealthcare (11/16, King) reports that the FDA “will speed up the approval of laboratory-developed [SARS-CoV-2] tests developed by universities and hospital systems, Trump administration officials said.” The FDA “will get help from the National Cance...

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Performing Sequential Non-Invasive Tests May More Accurately Measure Severity Of Fatty Liver Than Single Or Simultaneous Tests, Research Suggests

Healio (11/15, Altersitz) reports, “Performing sequential non-invasive tests more accurately measured severity of fatty liver than single tests or simultaneous tests,” investigators concluded after analyzing data from “all participants in the REGENERATE s...

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Black Patients Less Likely Than White Patients To Receive Eradication Testing After H. Pylori Infection Treatment, Study Indicates

Gastroenterology Advisor (11/16, Narozniak) reports, “Black patients were found to be 38% less likely to receive eradication testing after receiving treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection compared with white patients,” investigators concluded. The fi...

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Researchers Say There Is An Average 380-Day Delay Between Abnormal Anal Pap Test Result After HIV Diagnosis And The Recommended Follow-Up Of High-Resolution Anoscopy

Medscape (11/16, Boerner, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found “it took an average of 380 days for people who had received an abnormal anal Pap test result after having been diagnosed with HIV to undergo high-resolution anoscopy (HRA), whic...

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More Than A Million Children Have Tested Positive For SARS-CoV-2 In The US Since The Pandemic Began

CNN (11/16, Fox, LaMotte) reports more than a million children have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the US since the pandemic began, according to the AAP and the Children’s Hospital Association. In a joint statement, the groups said, “As of Nov. 12, a t...

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Toxoplasmosis Infection May Confer Certain Level Of Protection Against MS, Research Indicates

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (11/16, Inacio) reports research suggests “toxoplasmosis, an infection by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, may confer a certain level of protection against multiple sclerosis (MS).” Researchers “collected blood samples from 12...

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Public Health Officials Say The Chapare Virus In Bolivia Can Move From Person To Person

HealthDay (11/16, Thompson) reports public health officials say that the Chapare virus can spread from person to person, as evidenced by the transmission of the virus from an initial patient in Boliva last year to multiple healthcare workers. The virus fr...

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Experimental Herpes Vaccine Appears Effective In Lab Animals, Study Indicates

HealthDay (11/16) reports scientists have created “an experimental herpes vaccine that uses a genetically modified version of the” herpes simplex virus that prevents the virus from “hiding out in nervous system cells in order to elude the immune system.”...

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Some Countries And Cities Now Testing Sewage From Individual Buildings To Track Coronavirus

Reuters (11/13, Martell) reported that for months, some countries and cities have been “testing sewage for evidence of the coronavirus, hoping to detect rising infections early,” but “now some researchers are fine-tuning that strategy by moving upstream t...

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Some Criticize China’s New Testing Policy Requiring Inbound Travelers To Present Negative Results From An Antibody Test

The New York Times (11/13, Wu) reported at the end of October, China announced a new testing policy that “requires inbound travelers to present negative results from an antibody test – which can neither reliably rule out infections nor prove that a person...

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Neurofilament Light Chain Appears Promising As Prognostic Biomarker In GBS, Study Indicates

MedPage Today (11/13, George) reported, “Neurofilament light chain (NfL), a measure of axonal damage, showed promise as a prognostic biomarker in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS),” investigators concluded in a study that linked “high serum NfL levels in GBS...

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Using Genetic Markers With Metabolic Risk Factors May Predict Individual Patient’s Risk For Developing Liver-Related Events Due To NAFLD, Investigators Conclude

Healio (11/15, Altersitz) reported, “Using genetic markers with metabolic risk factors can predict an individual patient’s risk for developing liver- related events due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD],” investigators concluded in a study that...

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Deaths From COVID-19 Increasing Again In The US

The New York Times (11/14, Mervosh, Goodman, Bosman) reported deaths from COVID-19 are increasing again. The article adds, “More than 1,000 Americans are dying of the coronavirus every day on average, a 50 percent increase in the last month.” The article...

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Studies Evaluate Role Of Interferons In Coronavirus

Kaiser Health News (11/13, Szabo) reported on the reasons some people become much more sick with the coronavirus than others. For instance, “in an international study in Science, 10% of nearly 1,000 COVID patients who developed life-threatening pneumonia...

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Scientists Studying Ways Coronavirus Affects Blood Vessels

Kaiser Health News (11/13) reported, “Whether it’s strange rashes on the toes or blood clots in the brain, the widespread ravages of COVID-19 have increasingly led researchers to focus on how the novel coronavirus sabotages blood vessels.” As scientists h...

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated With Wide Spectrum Of Encephalitis, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/13, Masoud) reported SARS-CoV-2 infection “is associated with a wide spectrum of encephalitis with varying clinical presentations, responses to treatment, and outcomes.” The findings were published in The Journal of Infectio...

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Researchers Say A Third Of COVID-19 Survivors Report Ongoing Health Issues Two Months After Being Released From The Hospital

CNN (11/14, Erdman, Howard) reported researchers surveyed COVID-19 survivors two months after they were treated and released from hospitals in Michigan and found that a third “reported ongoing health issues, such as cough, new or worsening conditions and...

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Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate Appears To Be 94.5% Effective In Interim Analysis

USA Today (11/16, Weintraub) reports Moderna’s SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate “appears to be 94.5% effective against the” virus. The vaccine was “developed in collaboration with the U.S. government” and, like Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine candidate, relies o...

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State Governments Reportedly Lack Adequate Funding To Handle Coronavirus Vaccine Training, Administration

The New York Times (11/14, A1, Goodnough, Kaplan) reported, “With the prospect that a coronavirus vaccine will become available for emergency use as soon as next month, states and cities are warning that distributing the shots to an anxious public could b...

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Expert Says Higher Demand For Coronavirus Testing May Lead To Delays In Results

The Hill (11/12, Sullivan) reports Julie Khani, president of the American Clinical Laboratory Association, said in a statement, “The surge in demand for [coronavirus] testing will mean that some members could reach or exceed their current testing capaciti...

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FDA To Speed Up Approval Of Laboratory-Developed SARS-CoV-2 Tests

Performing Sequential Non-Invasive Tests May More Accurately Measure Severity Of Fatty Liver Than Single Or Simultaneous Tests, Research Suggests

Black Patients Less Likely Than White Patients To Receive Eradication Testing After H. Pylori Infection Treatment, Study Indicates

Researchers Say There Is An Average 380-Day Delay Between Abnormal Anal Pap Test Result After HIV Diagnosis And The Recommended Follow-Up Of High-Resolution Anoscopy

More Than A Million Children Have Tested Positive For SARS-CoV-2 In The US Since The Pandemic Began

Toxoplasmosis Infection May Confer Certain Level Of Protection Against MS, Research Indicates

Public Health Officials Say The Chapare Virus In Bolivia Can Move From Person To Person

Experimental Herpes Vaccine Appears Effective In Lab Animals, Study Indicates

Some Countries And Cities Now Testing Sewage From Individual Buildings To Track Coronavirus

Some Criticize China’s New Testing Policy Requiring Inbound Travelers To Present Negative Results From An Antibody Test

Neurofilament Light Chain Appears Promising As Prognostic Biomarker In GBS, Study Indicates

Using Genetic Markers With Metabolic Risk Factors May Predict Individual Patient’s Risk For Developing Liver-Related Events Due To NAFLD, Investigators Conclude

Deaths From COVID-19 Increasing Again In The US

Studies Evaluate Role Of Interferons In Coronavirus

Scientists Studying Ways Coronavirus Affects Blood Vessels

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated With Wide Spectrum Of Encephalitis, Study Indicates

Researchers Say A Third Of COVID-19 Survivors Report Ongoing Health Issues Two Months After Being Released From The Hospital

Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate Appears To Be 94.5% Effective In Interim Analysis

State Governments Reportedly Lack Adequate Funding To Handle Coronavirus Vaccine Training, Administration

Expert Says Higher Demand For Coronavirus Testing May Lead To Delays In Results