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Study Suggests Small Number Of Super-Spreaders Responsible For Most Coronavirus Transmissions

NPR (10/1, Beaubien) reports, “In the largest study ever of transmission patterns for COVID-19, researchers in India tested more than a half-million contacts of 85,000 cases to examine how and to whom the coronavirus is spreading.” The findings, published...

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Researchers Analyze SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak On USS Theodore Roosevelt

CIDRAP (10/1, Van Beusekom) reports the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt “ultimately infected more than 1,200 sailors and killed one, leading to the firing of its captain and the resignation of the Navy’s top official, shows how easily th...

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CDC Says There Was “Virtually No Influenza Circulation” In The Southern Hemisphere This Year

CNN (10/1, Andrew) reports there was “virtually no influenza circulation” in the Southern Hemisphere this year, according to the CDC. CNN adds, “CDC experts believe that efforts like social distancing, mask-wearing and school closures might have criticall...

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Hospitals Want CMS To Provide Guidance On New Rule Requiring COVID-19 Data Reporting To HHS

Bloomberg Law (10/1, Pugh, Subscription Publication) says, “Hospitals say they’re driving blind without guidelines to interpret a new rule from the Trump administration requiring them to report daily COVID-19 data to the federal government.” This “interim...

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FDA Warns Once Again About Potential NTM Infection Risk During Cardiothoracic Surgery Using Cooler-Heater Devices

Medscape (10/1, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports the FDA “is warning once again about the potential risk for nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) infection during cardiothoracic surgery using cooler–heater devices.” The agency, “in a letter to heal...

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Health Officials Hoping To Avoid “Twindemic” With Flu Shots, Early Treatment

The AP (10/1, Neergaard) reports health officials in the US and Europe are preparing for the possibility of a “twindemic” caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic coinciding with the upcoming flu season. To reduce the risk of this, health officials are urg...

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HHS Announces An Additional $20 Billion In Provider Relief Grants

Reuters (10/1, Maddipatla) reports HHS “announced a fresh round of $20 billion funding for frontline healthcare providers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.” Reuters adds, “The new allocation will take into account financial losses and changes in operati...

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HHS Awards More Than $2.2 Billion To States, Counties, Cities, And Community-Based Organizations For HIV/AIDS Care

Modern Healthcare (10/1, Brady, Subscription Publication) reports, “HHS awarded more than $2.2 billion to cities, counties, states and community-based organizations to deliver HIV/AIDS care, support services and medication, the agency said Thursday.” The...

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Biospecimen Collection During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Biobanking

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It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here: Cytology Case Study

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CMS To Streamline CLIA Certification To Expand SARS-CoV-2 Testing

RevCycle Intelligence (9/30, LaPointe) reports CMS is aiming to expand SARS-CoV-2 testing “by streamlining Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification and compliance.” Last week, the agency offered a “quick-start guide” that outlines “...

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NYC’s Seven-Day Rolling Average Of COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate Rises As Infections Increase In Queens, Brooklyn

Bloomberg (9/30, Goldman, Clukey) reports, “New York City’s seven-day rolling average of positive coronavirus tests rose to 1.46% as cases continued to climb in Brooklyn and Queens.” New York City’s “daily indicators showed 87 hospital admissions with sus...

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Becton Dickinson’s COVID-19 Test Cleared For Use In Countries Accepting Europe’s CE Marking

Bloomberg (9/30, Court) reports “Becton Dickinson and Co.’s Covid-19 test that returns results in 15 minutes has been cleared for use in countries that accept Europe’s CE marking, the diagnostics maker said Wednesday.” Reuters (9/30), CNBC (9/30, Ellyatt)...

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Low Blood Levels Of Ferritin May Be Tied To More Severe Depressive Symptoms, Poorer QoL In Patients With MS, Study Suggests

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (9/30, Figueiredo) reports, “Low blood levels of ferritin...are significantly associated with more severe depressive symptoms and poorer quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients,” investigators concluded. The findi...

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Patients With Parkinson’s Disease May Have Lower Plasma Caffeine Levels Than People Without The Disease, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (9/30, George) reports, “People with Parkinson’s disease had lower plasma caffeine levels than people without Parkinson’s, and levels were even lower for Parkinson’s patients carrying the LRRK2 gene mutation,” investigators found in a study...

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Coronavirus Cases Surge In Midwest

The AP (9/30, Richmond, Pane) reports, “The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space and the NFL postponing a game over an outbreak...

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Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 With Sufficient Vitamin D Levels May Be Less Likely To Experience Severe Outcomes, Study Indicates

Medscape (9/30, Melville, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found “patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who have sufficient levels of vitamin D show significant reductions in severe outcomes and a lower risk of death compared with insufficient...

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People With Neanderthal Genes May Have Higher Risk Of Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests

The AP (9/30) reports a study published in Nature suggests that some people with genes inherited from Neanderthals may be more likely to develop severe COVID-19. The study’s authors identified “a cluster of genes that are linked to a higher risk of hospit...

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Scientists Study Spread Of Coronavirus In India

The New York Times (9/30, Mandavilli) reports India has had more than six million cases of coronavirus, second only to the US. In a contact tracing study published in Science, researchers found more evidence that so-called super spreaders may be responsib...

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WHO And Its Partners Announce Plan To Roll Out 120 Million Rapid Coronavirus Tests To Lower- And Middle-Income Countries

The AP (9/28, Keaten) reports the WHO “announced Monday that it and leading partners have agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for the coronavirus to help lower- and middle-income countries make up ground in a testing gap with r...

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Study Suggests Small Number Of Super-Spreaders Responsible For Most Coronavirus Transmissions

Researchers Analyze SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak On USS Theodore Roosevelt

CDC Says There Was “Virtually No Influenza Circulation” In The Southern Hemisphere This Year

Hospitals Want CMS To Provide Guidance On New Rule Requiring COVID-19 Data Reporting To HHS

FDA Warns Once Again About Potential NTM Infection Risk During Cardiothoracic Surgery Using Cooler-Heater Devices

Health Officials Hoping To Avoid “Twindemic” With Flu Shots, Early Treatment

HHS Announces An Additional $20 Billion In Provider Relief Grants

HHS Awards More Than $2.2 Billion To States, Counties, Cities, And Community-Based Organizations For HIV/AIDS Care

Biospecimen Collection During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Biobanking

It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here: Cytology Case Study

CMS To Streamline CLIA Certification To Expand SARS-CoV-2 Testing

NYC’s Seven-Day Rolling Average Of COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate Rises As Infections Increase In Queens, Brooklyn

Becton Dickinson’s COVID-19 Test Cleared For Use In Countries Accepting Europe’s CE Marking

Low Blood Levels Of Ferritin May Be Tied To More Severe Depressive Symptoms, Poorer QoL In Patients With MS, Study Suggests

Patients With Parkinson’s Disease May Have Lower Plasma Caffeine Levels Than People Without The Disease, Researchers Say

Coronavirus Cases Surge In Midwest

Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 With Sufficient Vitamin D Levels May Be Less Likely To Experience Severe Outcomes, Study Indicates

People With Neanderthal Genes May Have Higher Risk Of Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests

Scientists Study Spread Of Coronavirus In India

WHO And Its Partners Announce Plan To Roll Out 120 Million Rapid Coronavirus Tests To Lower- And Middle-Income Countries