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Study Examines Role NEGR1 Variant Plays In Depression In Patients With MS

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (10/19, Wexler) reports that the NEGR1 “genetic variant may make depression more likely in certain people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than others,” investigators concluded in a “genome-wide study.” Included in the study were...

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Researchers Say Gel-Like Liquid In Lungs Of Patients With Severe COVID-19 May Be Glycosaminoglycan Hyaluronan

Medscape (10/19, Davenport, Subscription Publication) reports Swedish researchers found that “the gel-like liquid that can form in the lungs of patients with severe COVID-19...appears to be glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan.” The findings were published in the...

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Patients Hospitalized With Severe COVID-19 Who Have Diabetes Are More Likely To Die In-Hospital Than Those Without Diabetes, Research Suggests

Pulmonology Advisor (10/19, May) reports researchers found hospital patients with severe COVID-19 who also have diabetes “are less likely to be discharged from the hospital and are more likely to experience in-hospital mortality compared with hospitalized...

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Some US States, Countries Are Reportedly Trying More Targeted Measures In Response To Coronavirus Spikes Rather Than Broad Lockdowns

The AP (10/19, Peltz) reports some US states and countries “are trying more targeted measures as [coronavirus] cases rise again around the world, especially in Europe and the Americas.” For example, “New York’s new round of virus shutdowns zeroes in on in...

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COVID-19 Testing Capacity Reportedly Far Exceeds Rate At Which Americans Are Getting Tested

ABC News (10/17, Dwyer) reported, “The Trump Administration says more than 120 million tests will be available in October nationwide,” yet “far fewer Americans are actually being tested: only around 1 million per day, less than 30 million per month.” Soon...

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The AP Highlights Challenges With Reporting Results From Growing Number Of Daily Coronavirus Tests

The AP (10/18) reports that while the US has succeeded in ramping up coronavirus testing capacity to several million tests daily, “but the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.” All testing sites in the US “are legally required to...

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Higher Serum PD-L1 Level May Be Predictive Factor For Better Response To Lapatinib Than Trastuzumab In Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer, Study Indicates

Cancer Network (10/18, Slater) reports researchers found in the retrospective phase 3 Canadian Cancer Trials Group MA.31 trial that “a higher serum PD-L1 level was a significant predictive factor for a better response to lapatinib (Tykerb) than trastuzuma...

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US Surpasses 8 Million Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus

CIDRAP (10/16, Dall) reported the US has surpassed 8 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic started. CIDRAP adds that “a new surge of infections in the Midwest and West” has brought “daily case numbers back to levels not seen since the...

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Some Rural Communities In The Midwest Are Facing Severe Coronavirus Outbreaks

The AP (10/17, Groves) reported some rural communities in the Midwest are facing severe outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2. For example, South Dakota’s Jerauld County “didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to Augus...

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People Born With Heart Defect May Not Be At Increased Risk For Moderate, Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests

HealthDay (10/16, Preidt) reported research indicates people “who were born with a heart defect” are not “at increased risk for moderate or severe COVID-19.” The study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association “included more than 7,000 ad...

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CMS To Reward Clinical Laboratories That Return Coronavirus Test Results Faster

MedPage Today (10/16, Frieden) reports CMS is taking action to punish clinical laboratories that do not return coronavirus test results quickly. CMS said in a press release, “CMS previously took action in April 2020 by increasing the Medicare payment to l...

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Nearly Half A Dozen People In China Suspected To Have Contracted COVID-19 From Sewage, Researchers Say

Newsweek (10/16, Gander) reported, “Half a dozen people in China are thought to have caught the coronavirus from sewage, in what scientists believe is the first example of the virus spreading in this way,” according to study results published in Clinical...

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Trump Administration Announces Partnership With Two Pharmacy Chains To Distribute Potential Coronavirus Vaccine For Residents Of Long-Term Care Facilities For Free

The Hill (10/16, Weixel) reported the Trump Administration “announced a partnership with two national pharmacy chains to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine to residents of long term care facilities for free.” The Hill adds, “The partnership with C...

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CDC Updates Guidance To Condemn Mandatory Coronavirus Testing In Schools

Politico (10/15, Scholtes) reports the CDC “is condemning mandatory coronavirus testing in K-12 schools, updating guidance after New York City began random testing this week on thousands of students and educators.” In revamped advice “published this week,...

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NYTimes Analysis: Experts Criticize White House Reliance On Tests

The New York Times (10/15, Wu) reports that while outside experts have agreed with statements from White House physician Dr. Sean Conley that President Trump is no longer infectious based on “advanced diagnostics,” most “have based such assessments on the...

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UCSF Study: BinaxNOW Nearly As Accurate As PCR Tests

The New York Times (10/15, Mandavilli) reports that a study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco found that Abbot’s BinaxNOW test “may be nearly as effective as the slower, more complex polymerase chain reaction test for identifying pe...

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Illumina, IDbyDNA Launch DNA Testing Panel For COVID-19, Influenza, Other Respiratory Diseases

Bloomberg (10/15, Flanagan) reports, “Illumina Inc. and its partner, venture capital-backed IDbyDNA Inc., are introducing a new test that can tell if someone is infected with Covid-19, the flu or another respiratory disease.” The piece suggests that the n...

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Coronavirus Cases In The US Continue To Grow At Rapid Pace Not Seen Since The Beginning Of The Summer Peak

USA Today (10/15, Hauck, Fraser) reports the US has more confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and deaths from COVID-19 “than any other country, and cases are growing at a speed not seen since the start of the summer peak.” According to a USA Today anal...

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Pathologists Face Challenges As COVID-19 Pandemic Continues, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (10/15, Susman) reports during the 2020 virtual meeting of the College of American Pathologists, “researchers discussed survey results indicating that work weeks for some pathologists have lengthened by 12 hours thanks to the backlog and nee...

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Pneumomediastinum May Be More Prevalent In Patients With COVID-19, Study Indicates

Pulmonology Advisor (10/15, A. Schad) reports researchers found “pneumomediastinum, although a rare phenomenon, is more prevalent in patients with [COVID-19] compared with historical patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).” The findings...

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Study Examines Role NEGR1 Variant Plays In Depression In Patients With MS

Researchers Say Gel-Like Liquid In Lungs Of Patients With Severe COVID-19 May Be Glycosaminoglycan Hyaluronan

Patients Hospitalized With Severe COVID-19 Who Have Diabetes Are More Likely To Die In-Hospital Than Those Without Diabetes, Research Suggests

Some US States, Countries Are Reportedly Trying More Targeted Measures In Response To Coronavirus Spikes Rather Than Broad Lockdowns

COVID-19 Testing Capacity Reportedly Far Exceeds Rate At Which Americans Are Getting Tested

The AP Highlights Challenges With Reporting Results From Growing Number Of Daily Coronavirus Tests

Higher Serum PD-L1 Level May Be Predictive Factor For Better Response To Lapatinib Than Trastuzumab In Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer, Study Indicates

US Surpasses 8 Million Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus

Some Rural Communities In The Midwest Are Facing Severe Coronavirus Outbreaks

People Born With Heart Defect May Not Be At Increased Risk For Moderate, Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests

CMS To Reward Clinical Laboratories That Return Coronavirus Test Results Faster

Nearly Half A Dozen People In China Suspected To Have Contracted COVID-19 From Sewage, Researchers Say

Trump Administration Announces Partnership With Two Pharmacy Chains To Distribute Potential Coronavirus Vaccine For Residents Of Long-Term Care Facilities For Free

CDC Updates Guidance To Condemn Mandatory Coronavirus Testing In Schools

NYTimes Analysis: Experts Criticize White House Reliance On Tests

UCSF Study: BinaxNOW Nearly As Accurate As PCR Tests

Illumina, IDbyDNA Launch DNA Testing Panel For COVID-19, Influenza, Other Respiratory Diseases

Coronavirus Cases In The US Continue To Grow At Rapid Pace Not Seen Since The Beginning Of The Summer Peak

Pathologists Face Challenges As COVID-19 Pandemic Continues, Researchers Say

Pneumomediastinum May Be More Prevalent In Patients With COVID-19, Study Indicates