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FDA Authorizes First Serology Test To Screen For Coronavirus Antibodies

CNBC (11/6, Feuer) reported that the FDA “announced on Friday that it has authorized the first serology test that screens for neutralizing antibodies caused by a previous coronavirus infection.” The new test “will help researchers study the neutralizing a...

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Some Nursing Homes Not Using Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Testing Devices

The Wall Street Journal (11/7, Weaver, Mathews, McGinty, Subscription Publication) reported that thousands of nursing homes have not used rapid coronavirus testing devices that were sent to them, largely due to concerns about the accuracy of the tests the...

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Mothers With Inherited Chromosomally Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6 May Have Higher Risk Of Spontaneous Abortion, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/6, Masoud) reported researchers found “mothers with inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 (iciHHV-6) have a higher risk of spontaneous abortion.” The findings were published in The Journal of Infectious Dise...

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New Studies Raise Questions About Whether Cytokine Storms Are Responsible For The Deaths Of Patients With COVID-19

The New York Times (11/8, Kolata) reports that recent studies, two published in JAMA Internal Medicine and one published in the New England Journal of Medicine, have questioned the notion that some people with COVID-19 die from cytokine storms, specifical...

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Early Results Suggest Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate May Be More Than 90% Effective

The New York Times (11/9, Thomas, Gelles, Zimmer) reports Pfizer on Monday issued “stunning early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, cementing the lead in a frenzied global race that has unfolded at record-breaking speed.” While Pfizer and partne...

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Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases May Be At Higher Risk For Adverse Outcomes If Infected With SARS-CoV-2, Study Indicates

MedPage Today (11/8, Walsh) reports researchers found “patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases were at increased risk of adverse outcomes such as end-organ failure when infected with” SARS-CoV-2. The findings were presented at the virtual Ame...

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Researchers Say Cornea May Be Resistant To Infection From SARS-CoV-2

HealthDay (11/6) reported researchers at Washington University School of Medicine “said the cornea appears to resist infection from” SARS-CoV-2. However, it’s unclear “if other tissue in and around the cornea, such as the tear ducts and the conjunctiva, c...

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Appropriate Antimicrobial Therapy May Reduce 14-Day Mortality In Patients Severely Ill With Acinetobacter Baumannii Bacteremic Pneumonia With An APACHE II Score Of At Least 35, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/6, Masoud) reported researchers found “in patients severely ill with Acinetobacter baumannii (A baumannii) bacteremic pneumonia and with an APACHE II score of 35 or greater, appropriate antimicrobial therapy significantly re...

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Scientists Investigate Possible Link Between SARS-CoV-2 Infection And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

ABC News (11/7, Weitzer, Richardson) reported scientists are investigating whether they might be a link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and chronic fatigue syndrome. NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “There may well be a post-viral syndrome associated w...

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Some Students And Faculty At Medical Schools Reportedly Pushing For Changes In Curriculum Concerning Race

Kaiser Health News (11/6, Lawrence) reported across the US, students and faculty at medical schools are calling for changes to the curriculum that would “eliminate the use of race as a diagnostic tool, recognize how systemic racism harms patients and reck...

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CDC Released SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits That Quality Control Test Showed Failed 33% Of The Time

NPR (11/6, Temple-Raston) reports that flawed coronavirus test kits were released by the CDC after the results of a “final quality control test suggested something troubling – it said the kit could fail 33% of the time.” Furthermore, “an internal CDC revi...

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House Democratic Leaders To Expand SARS-CoV-2 Testing For Lawmakers

Politico (11/5, Bresnahan, Caygle) reports that House Democratic “leaders will dramatically expand [SARS-CoV-2] testing for lawmakers as the coronavirus pandemic enters its possibly deadliest phase this fall.”

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Lower LDL Levels May Be Tied To Fewer Adverse Events Among Patients With CHD And T2D Eligible For PCI Or CABG, Researchers Say

Healio (11/5, Welsh) reports, “Lower LDL levels were associated with fewer adverse events among patients with CHD and type 2 diabetes [T2D] eligible for PCI or CABG,” investigators concluded after conducting “a patient-level pooled analysis of three rando...

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Number Of Coronavirus Cases In The US Increased By More Than 120,000 On Thursday

Reuters (11/5, Shumaker, Maan) reports that “coronavirus cases in the United States surged by at least 120,276 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, the second consecutive daily record rise as the outbreak spreads in every region.” Cases in the US “h...

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Researchers Say Autoantibodies May Be Partially Responsible For Blood Clotting Risk In Patients With COVID-19

TIME (11/5, Park) reports researchers found that autoantibodies “may be partly responsible for the clotting risk associated with” COVID-19. Autoantibodies “are rogue versions of cells meant to defend the body from pathogens, but instead attack its own cel...

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Children Infected With SARS-CoV-2 May Produce Weaker Antibodies Than Adults, Study Indicates

The New York Times (11/5, Mandavilli) reports researchers found that children infected with SARS-CoV-2 “produce weaker antibodies and fewer types of them” compared to adults. The findings were published in Nature Immunology and suggest that children “clea...

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Case Reports Suggest That The Development Of Parkinson’s Disease Might Be A Neurologic Complication Of COVID-19

Medscape (11/5, Hughes, Subscription Publication) reports, “At least three case reports have been published of relatively young COVID-19 patients who developed clinical parkinsonism, either in isolation or with other neurologic deficits, within 2 to 5 wee...

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Some People Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 Report Distorted Sense Of Smell

The Washington Post (11/4, Chiu) reports some people who have recovered from COVID-19 are reporting “parosmia and a related odor distortion called phantosmia, which causes people to smell scents that aren’t there.” On social media, some people “say they c...

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CDC Advisor Says Healthcare Workers Should Get First COVID-19 Vaccines

NPR (11/5, Huang) reports, “Health care workers will almost certainly get the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. when one is approved, according to” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP...

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Experts Say COVID-19 Precautions May Be Contributing To Fewer Flu Cases This Season

CNN (11/5, Ward) reports that many experts believe the precautions many Americans are taking against COVID-19 may also be leading to a reduction in cases of the seasonal flu. CNN Medical Analyst and emergency physician Dr. Leana S. Wen said, “The same pre...

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FDA Authorizes First Serology Test To Screen For Coronavirus Antibodies

Some Nursing Homes Not Using Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Testing Devices

Mothers With Inherited Chromosomally Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6 May Have Higher Risk Of Spontaneous Abortion, Study Indicates

New Studies Raise Questions About Whether Cytokine Storms Are Responsible For The Deaths Of Patients With COVID-19

Early Results Suggest Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate May Be More Than 90% Effective

Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases May Be At Higher Risk For Adverse Outcomes If Infected With SARS-CoV-2, Study Indicates

Researchers Say Cornea May Be Resistant To Infection From SARS-CoV-2

Appropriate Antimicrobial Therapy May Reduce 14-Day Mortality In Patients Severely Ill With Acinetobacter Baumannii Bacteremic Pneumonia With An APACHE II Score Of At Least 35, Study Indicates

Scientists Investigate Possible Link Between SARS-CoV-2 Infection And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Some Students And Faculty At Medical Schools Reportedly Pushing For Changes In Curriculum Concerning Race

CDC Released SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits That Quality Control Test Showed Failed 33% Of The Time

House Democratic Leaders To Expand SARS-CoV-2 Testing For Lawmakers

Lower LDL Levels May Be Tied To Fewer Adverse Events Among Patients With CHD And T2D Eligible For PCI Or CABG, Researchers Say

Number Of Coronavirus Cases In The US Increased By More Than 120,000 On Thursday

Researchers Say Autoantibodies May Be Partially Responsible For Blood Clotting Risk In Patients With COVID-19

Children Infected With SARS-CoV-2 May Produce Weaker Antibodies Than Adults, Study Indicates

Case Reports Suggest That The Development Of Parkinson’s Disease Might Be A Neurologic Complication Of COVID-19

Some People Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 Report Distorted Sense Of Smell

CDC Advisor Says Healthcare Workers Should Get First COVID-19 Vaccines

Experts Say COVID-19 Precautions May Be Contributing To Fewer Flu Cases This Season