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COVID-19 Pandemic Once Again Exposes the Weakest Link in Laboratory Services: Specimen Delivery

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Nevada Orders Halt To Rapid Coronavirus Tests Provided To Nursing Homes By US Government

The New York Times (10/7, Wu) reports Nevada “has ordered its nursing facilities to immediately suspend the use of two rapid tests for the coronavirus, manufactured by companies Quidel and Becton, Dickinson and Company, after the tests’ performance was fo...

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Most States Report Increases In Coronavirus Cases With Nine Setting Seven-Day Records

USA Today (10/7, Bacon, Stucka) reports on Wednesday, the number of coronavirus cases in the US passed 7.5 million “with most states seeing a rise in cases and a startling nine of them setting ominous seven-day records for infections.” USA Today analyzed...

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SARS-CoV-2 Matter Found In Brain Tissue Of More Than 50% Of Patients Who Died From COVID-19 In Post-Mortem Case Series

MedPage Today (10/7, George) reports, “SARS-CoV-2 – viral RNA, viral protein, or both – was detected in brain tissue of more than 50% of patients who died with COVID-19,” according to “a post-mortem case series in Germany.” The research was published in T...

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Influenza Vaccination Appears Not To Increase COVID-19 Incidence Or Worsen COVID-19-Related Outcomes, Research Suggests

Healio (10/7, Miller) reports, “Influenza vaccination did not increase the incidence of COVID-19 or worsen outcomes related to the disease,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from 13,220 patients in Florida and Ohio who were tested for COVID-1...

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Researchers Identify Two Relatives Of Rubella

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/7, Johnson) reports researchers have identified “the first two viral relatives of rubella, also known as German Measles,” according to a study published in Nature. Tony Goldberg, an epidemiologist at the University of Wi...

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AMA Adds Two New CPT Codes For Tests That Can Detect SARS-CoV-2 And Other Viruses

RevCycle Intelligence (10/7, LaPointe) reports the AMA “is adding two new codes to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new “codes are for multi-virus tests that can detect both [SARS-CoV-2] and othe...

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States’ Different Definitions Of Coronavirus Outbreaks Reportedly Interferes With Efforts To Track The Virus

The Washington Post (10/7, Mooney, Kaplan, Eilperin) reports that states have different definitions of what constitutes a coronavirus outbreak, which interferes with efforts to understand how the virus is spreading across the US. The Washington Post adds,...

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Researchers Compare Public Health Responses To COVID-19 In China, Spain And The Resulting Impacts On Mental Health

Medscape (10/7, Jancin, Subscription Publication) reports China and Spain “used very different public health responses to the COVID-19 crisis, and that has had significant consequences in terms of the mental health as well as physical health of the two co...

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HHS To Require That Hospitals Add Flu Data To COVID-19 Reporting

Healthcare IT News (10/7, Jercich) says HHS “announced Tuesday afternoon that it would begin requiring hospitals to include data elements about influenza patients to their daily COVID-19 reporting.” Beginning on “Wednesday, hospitals will have 14 weeks to...

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New Zealand Leader Says Country Stamped Out Coronavirus Again With “Go Hard, Go Early” Response

The New York Times (10/7, Albeck-Ripka) reports, “The first time New Zealand thought it had eliminated the coronavirus from its isolated shores, a mysterious outbreak in its largest city shattered any sense of victory over a tenacious foe.” Now, “after a...

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Saliva-Based Tests Reportedly Gaining Traction But Still Only Represent A Small Fraction Of All Coronavirus Tests

Kaiser Health News (10/6, Tuller) reports saliva-based coronavirus tests are starting to become more popular, “with tens of thousands of people across the country undergoing such testing daily.” However, such tests only constituted “a small percentage of...

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Health Experts Criticize White House’s Reliance On Abbott’s Rapid Coronavirus Tests

The New York Times (10/6, Wu) reports that “after months of crowded events and often maskless encounters, a growing number of top government officials, including President Trump, and their close contacts have tested positive for the coronavirus.” Accordin...

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Glycated Albumin Levels Found In Tears Of People With Diabetes May Correlate With Blood Levels, Allow For Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring, Researchers Say

Healio (10/5, Monostra) reports, “Glycated albumin levels found in the tears of individuals with diabetes strongly correlate with blood levels and suggest a mode for replacing finger stick and other invasive tests, according to study data” presented “at t...

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Next-Generation Sequencing Of Longitudinal Blood Samples May Identify Genetic Mutations Tied To Hyperprogression And Early Death From ICI In Patients With Advanced NSCLC, Research Suggests

Cancer Therapy Advisor (10/6, S. Blevins Primeau) reports researchers found in the prospective MAGIC-1 trial that “next-generation sequencing of longitudinal blood samples identified gene alterations associated with hyperprogression and early death from i...

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Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 May Face Higher Risk For Deep Vein Thrombosis, Review Study Indicates

HealthDay (10/6, Mozes) reports researchers reviewed 66 studies and found that 23% of patients with COVID-19 in an ICU “developed a blood clot in the leg, known as a deep vein thrombosis.” The review study was published in Research and Practice in Thrombo...

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Well-Controlled HIV Infection Not Linked To Progression Of Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Research Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (10/6, Gupta) reports that research indicated “there were no significant differences in coronary plaque progression in people with HIV compared to people without HIV, further attenuating concerns about accelerated atherosclerosi...

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HHS To Halt Some Funding To Hospitals Not Complying With COVID-19 Reporting Requirements

Reuters (10/6, O'Donnell) reports HHS will halt some Medicare and Medicaid “funding to hospitals that do not comply with its requirements for reporting data on COVID-19, senior administration officials told reporters on a Tuesday call.” Beginning Wednesda...

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Tap Water Avoidance Protocol May Have Reduced Overall Pulmonary Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria Acquisition By 76%, Study Indicates

Healio (10/5, Stulpin) reports researchers found “the implementation of a tap water avoidance protocol in four units at Duke University Hospital reduced overall pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria acquisition by 76%.” The findings were published in Clin...

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Some Americans Say They Are More Likely To Wear A Face Mask Since President Trump Tested Positive For SARS-CoV-2, Poll Suggests

CNN (10/6, Howard) reports, “About 21% of respondents in a new poll by Axios-Ipsos said they are now more likely to wear a face covering and maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from others” since President Trump tested positive for SARS-CoV-...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Once Again Exposes the Weakest Link in Laboratory Services: Specimen Delivery

Nevada Orders Halt To Rapid Coronavirus Tests Provided To Nursing Homes By US Government

Most States Report Increases In Coronavirus Cases With Nine Setting Seven-Day Records

SARS-CoV-2 Matter Found In Brain Tissue Of More Than 50% Of Patients Who Died From COVID-19 In Post-Mortem Case Series

Influenza Vaccination Appears Not To Increase COVID-19 Incidence Or Worsen COVID-19-Related Outcomes, Research Suggests

Researchers Identify Two Relatives Of Rubella

AMA Adds Two New CPT Codes For Tests That Can Detect SARS-CoV-2 And Other Viruses

States’ Different Definitions Of Coronavirus Outbreaks Reportedly Interferes With Efforts To Track The Virus

Researchers Compare Public Health Responses To COVID-19 In China, Spain And The Resulting Impacts On Mental Health

HHS To Require That Hospitals Add Flu Data To COVID-19 Reporting

New Zealand Leader Says Country Stamped Out Coronavirus Again With “Go Hard, Go Early” Response

Saliva-Based Tests Reportedly Gaining Traction But Still Only Represent A Small Fraction Of All Coronavirus Tests

Health Experts Criticize White House’s Reliance On Abbott’s Rapid Coronavirus Tests

Glycated Albumin Levels Found In Tears Of People With Diabetes May Correlate With Blood Levels, Allow For Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring, Researchers Say

Next-Generation Sequencing Of Longitudinal Blood Samples May Identify Genetic Mutations Tied To Hyperprogression And Early Death From ICI In Patients With Advanced NSCLC, Research Suggests

Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 May Face Higher Risk For Deep Vein Thrombosis, Review Study Indicates

Well-Controlled HIV Infection Not Linked To Progression Of Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Research Indicates

HHS To Halt Some Funding To Hospitals Not Complying With COVID-19 Reporting Requirements

Tap Water Avoidance Protocol May Have Reduced Overall Pulmonary Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria Acquisition By 76%, Study Indicates

Some Americans Say They Are More Likely To Wear A Face Mask Since President Trump Tested Positive For SARS-CoV-2, Poll Suggests