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Some Laboratories Need Lab Information Systems To Offer Coronavirus Testing

Modern Healthcare (10/5, Bonislawski, Subscription Publication) reports lab information systems (LIS) have been a barrier for many laboratories trying to expand their offerings to including coronavirus testing. Modern Healthcare adds, “In a recent survey...

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India’s Drug Regulator Approves Paper-Strip COVID-Test That Can Show Results In Under An Hour

CNN (10/5, Mitra) reports, “India’s drug authority last month approved a paper-strip test for COVID-19 that shows results in less than an hour, the head of the government institute that invented the test told CNN on Monday.” The paper-strip “test, called...

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Study Explores Potential Connection Between Food Allergies And Development Of Asthma Or Recurrent Wheeze

HCPlive reports, “There could be a connection between food allergies and the development of asthma or recurrent wheeze, especially for cow’s milk,” investigators concluded in a 312-child study that sought to assess “whether asthma or recurrent wheeze amon...

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CDC Says Coronavirus Can Be Spread Through Airborne Transmission

The New York Times (10/5, Mandavilli) reports, “Two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took down a statement about airborne transmission of the coronavirus, the agency on Monday replaced it with language citing new evidence that th...

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Researchers Examine Neurological Symptoms In Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

The New York Times (10/5, Belluck) reports in a study published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, researchers at Northwestern Medicine found that almost a third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 “experienced some type of altered ment...

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CDC Report Describes 27 Cases Of Condition Similar To MIS-C In Adults

CIDRAP (10/5, Van Beusekom) reports the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report described 27 cases of a condition similar to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in adults infected with SARS-CoV-2. The CDC “study involved identifying...

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Researchers Say Common Cold Might Protect People Against SARS-CoV-2

HealthDay (10/5, Preidt) reports researchers found the common cold might protect people against COVID-19. In addition, “people who’ve had [SARS-CoV-2] may be immune to it for a long time, possibly even the rest of their lives.” The findings were published...

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WHO Estimates Around 10% Of The World’s Population Has Been Infected With SARS-CoV-2

The AP (10/5, Keaten) reports Dr. Michael Ryan, the WHO’s head of emergencies, said the WHO estimates that around 10% of the world’s population has been infected with SARS-CoV-2, which would mean there have been more than 20 times as many actual cases as...

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White House Blocks New Federal Guidelines For Emergency Release Of Coronavirus Vaccine

The New York Times (10/5, LaFraniere, Weiland) reports, “Top White House officials are blocking strict new federal guidelines for the emergency release of a coronavirus vaccine, objecting to a provision that would almost certainly guarantee that no vaccin...

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Researchers Study Impact Of Influenza And Flu Vaccines On CV Outcomes

Healio (10/5, Dobkowski) reports researchers conducted “a state-of-the-art review” to examine the impact of influenza and flu shots on CV outcomes. According to the study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, “epidemics of season...

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Trump Flouted Public Health Experts’ Recommendations, Relied On Rapid Testing

The Washington Post (10/2, Mufson) reports, “Ever since Abbott Laboratories came out with a super-speedy test for the coronavirus virus, the Trump administration has been enamored with it.” The White House “has been using the device to screen staffers, mo...

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Several Airlines Announce Plans To Start Offering Coronavirus Tests At Airports

The Los Angeles Times (10/2, Martin) reports “several airlines, including United, American, Hawaiian, JetBlue and Alaska, have announced plans to begin offering [coronavirus] testing – either kits mailed to a passenger’s home or rapid tests taken at or ne...

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WHO Enlists More COVAX Participants, Approves Second Rapid Antigen Test

CIDRAP (10/2, Schnirring) reported that during a World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing on Friday, “officials announced more progress with the COVAX initiative and rapid testing.” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, “said 168 cou...

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Overall Increased Uptake Of Flu, Tdap Vaccines Among Pregnant Women, CDC Data Show

CIDRAP (10/2, McLernon) said that “the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported overall increased uptake of flu and tetanus diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines among pregnant women, according to a data published [Friday] in Morbidit...

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Median Duration Of Antibiotic Courses For Most Common Conditions Exceeded Guideline-Recommended Durations In Many Cases, Data Show

Infectious Disease Advisor (10/2, van Paridon) reported, “The median duration of antibiotic courses for most common conditions, except acute cystitis, was 10 days, exceeding guideline-recommended durations in many cases, according to data published in Cli...

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Many Patients Chose Telemedicine Over In-Person Visits During Early Part Of Pandemic, Missing Opportunities To Have Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Checked, Study Finds

CIDRAP (10/2, Van Beusekom) reported, “Substantial numbers of patients chose telemedicine over in-person visits during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, unintentionally missing important opportunities to have their blood pressure and cholesterol ch...

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Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize For Discovering Hepatitis C Virus

The AP (10/4, Keyton, Jordans) reports, “Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.” The Nobel Co...

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Faster, Cheaper Coronavirus Tests Reportedly Entering The Market

NPR (10/1, Stein) reports, “A new generation of faster, cheaper coronavirus tests is starting to hit the market,” and some experts say these new tests could help the US “adopt a new, more effective testing strategy.” Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown Scho...

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Two Companies Drop Plans For Saliva-Based Coronavirus Tests

The New York Times (10/1, Wu) reports E25Bio and OraSure were previously working to develop at-home saliva-based coronavirus tests, but are now switching to “shallow nose swabs instead.” While some experts hoped that at-home saliva-based tests could expan...

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Creatine Kinase Protein Levels Tied To Better Survival In Patients With ALS, Study Indicates

ALS News Today (10/1, Guariglia) reports researchers found that “creatine kinase, a marker of muscle damage, is significantly elevated in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and higher levels of this protein correlate with better survival rat...

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Some Laboratories Need Lab Information Systems To Offer Coronavirus Testing

India’s Drug Regulator Approves Paper-Strip COVID-Test That Can Show Results In Under An Hour

Study Explores Potential Connection Between Food Allergies And Development Of Asthma Or Recurrent Wheeze

CDC Says Coronavirus Can Be Spread Through Airborne Transmission

Researchers Examine Neurological Symptoms In Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

CDC Report Describes 27 Cases Of Condition Similar To MIS-C In Adults

Researchers Say Common Cold Might Protect People Against SARS-CoV-2

WHO Estimates Around 10% Of The World’s Population Has Been Infected With SARS-CoV-2

White House Blocks New Federal Guidelines For Emergency Release Of Coronavirus Vaccine

Researchers Study Impact Of Influenza And Flu Vaccines On CV Outcomes

Trump Flouted Public Health Experts’ Recommendations, Relied On Rapid Testing

Several Airlines Announce Plans To Start Offering Coronavirus Tests At Airports

WHO Enlists More COVAX Participants, Approves Second Rapid Antigen Test

Overall Increased Uptake Of Flu, Tdap Vaccines Among Pregnant Women, CDC Data Show

Median Duration Of Antibiotic Courses For Most Common Conditions Exceeded Guideline-Recommended Durations In Many Cases, Data Show

Many Patients Chose Telemedicine Over In-Person Visits During Early Part Of Pandemic, Missing Opportunities To Have Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Checked, Study Finds

Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize For Discovering Hepatitis C Virus

Faster, Cheaper Coronavirus Tests Reportedly Entering The Market

Two Companies Drop Plans For Saliva-Based Coronavirus Tests

Creatine Kinase Protein Levels Tied To Better Survival In Patients With ALS, Study Indicates