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Researchers Estimate That Around 9% Of Americans Have Signs Of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection

The Washington Post (9/25, Guarino) reported researchers estimated that around 9% of “Americans showed signs of past infection with the novel coronavirus as of late July, suggesting that most of the country may still be vulnerable to infection.” The resea...

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Some 250,000 People Will Die From Infective Endocarditis By 2030, Modeling Study Indicates

Healio (9/25, Stulpin) reported that “based on modeling,” investigators “estimated that more than 250,000 people will die from infective endocarditis [IE] by 2030, with a large number of deaths occurring among people who inject drugs.” What’s more, “the m...

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Researchers Say Children And Adults May Be At Equal Risk Of Developing Multidrug Resistant Or Rifampicin Resistant TB

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/25, Masoud) reported researchers found “in most settings, children and adults are at equal risk of developing multidrug resistant or rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (TB), but there are important gaps in data that limit this...

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Need To Track COVID-19 Vaccinations Shines New Light On Issue Of Patient Matching

Modern Healthcare (9/26, Cohen, Subscription Publication) reported, “COVID-19 and the hope for a solution – a vaccine – have shined a light on yet another long-standing problem in healthcare that is likely to get worse: patient identification.” The corona...

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HHS To Test Wastewater Of 36M People For Novel Coronavirus

Bloomberg Law (9/25, Stein, Subscription Publication) reported, “About 36 million people would have their wastewater tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, under a new project by the Department of Health and Human Services.” The testing “w...

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EPA Reportedly To Overhaul Lead Testing

The New York Times (9/27, Friedman) reports the EPA “is preparing to overhaul the way communities test their water for lead, a policy change that will be pitched ahead of Election Day as a major environmental achievement for a president not noted for his...

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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For First Point-Of-Care SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test

Medscape (9/24, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports the FDA “approved the first point-of-care (POC) antibody test for [SARS-CoV-2], under an emergency use authorization (EUA).” Back in July, the agency granted an EUA to Assure Tech’s Assure COVID-19...

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No Company Has Been Cleared To Sell Cheap Rapid Home Tests For Coronavirus

USA Today (9/24, Alltucker, Padilla) reports that almost “two months after federal regulators unveiled rules for at-home coronavirus tests, no company has federal approval to sell these fast and cheap tests even though the technology is ready.” Three comp...

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Company Suggests It Can Create Prototype Of COVID-19 Breath Test

Reuters (9/24) reports “Integumen, a British company that developed a system to detect the COVID-19 virus in waste water, said the same technology could be deployed in a personalised breath test that could become an effective tool in fighting the pandemic...

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FDA Warns That Dental Amalgam Fillings Could Cause Health Problems For High-Risk Groups

CNN (9/24, Christensen, McCleary) reports the FDA “warned Thursday that silver dental fillings, known as dental amalgam, may cause health problems for some high-risk groups.” The updated FDA guidance “said the filling material could lead to health issues...

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Systematic Review Explores Relationship Between Serum Levels Of Zinc And Acne

Dermatology Advisor (9/24, May) reports, “Patients with acne have lower serum levels of zinc compared with patients without acne, and topical and/or systemic zinc supplementation appears to be associated with a significant reduction of inflammatory papule...

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Scientists Sequence Genome Of Mold That Penicillin Was Discovered From

CNN (9/24) reports scientists sequenced the genome of the Penicillium mold that Alexander Fleming was using when he discovered the antibiotic penicillin. The scientists say what they have learned could aid in the fight against antibiotic resistance. The s...

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People In Their 20s Now Account For More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Other Age Group, CDC Says

The Hill (9/24, Weixel) reports, “People in their 20s now account for more [SARS-CoV-2 cases] than any other age group, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” The agency found that the median age of people infect...

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Research Suggests Decline In SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads May Help Explain Declining Rates Of Coronavirus-Related ICU Use And Deaths

CIDRAP (9/24, Van Beusekom) reports “two studies presented at this week’s virtual European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Conference on Coronavirus Disease suggest that patients’ loads of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that cause...

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Scientists Say Interferon Levels May Be Tied To COVID-19

Bloomberg (9/24, Gale) reports researchers found that low levels of interferon may be linked to patients with SARS-CoV-2 becoming ill from COVID-19. The findings were published in Science and build off of earlier research that linked certain genetic mutat...

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Some Researchers Pushing For Hospitals To Replace Stainless Steel With Copper To Prevent Infections

STAT (9/24, Zaleski) reports as hospitals take steps “to reduce the spread of pathogens to patients, a growing chorus of researchers is arguing that a simple swap might help: replace stainless steel surfaces with copper.” For example, Michael Schmidt, a p...

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New Data Indicates That Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Declined During The Pandemic

The Hill (9/24, Hellmann) reports the Trump Administration released new data that “shows childhood vaccination rates and doctors’ visits for preventive care have ‘steeply declined’ during the coronavirus pandemic.” According to an analysis from CMS, there...

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CMS To Crack Down On Hospitals That Do Not Report COVID-19 Data Every Day, Documents Show

NPR (9/24, Huang, Simmons-Duffin) reports the US “government is preparing to aggressively crack down on hospitals for not reporting complete COVID-19 data daily into a federal data system, according to internal documents obtained by NPR.” The draft guidan...

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Texas Billionaire Working To Improve Coronavirus Testing For Asymptomatic People

The Wall Street Journal (9/23, A1, Copeland, Subscription Publication) reports Graham Weston, a billionaire who lives in Texas, has been working to improve coronavirus testing for asymptomatic people after becoming infected and falling ill from SARS-CoV-2...

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Less Than Half Of Women With Gestational Diabetes May Undergo Test For T2D Within 12 Weeks Of Delivery, Study Indicates

Medwire News (9/23, Cowen) reports, “Less than half of women with gestational diabetes undergo a guideline-recommended test for type 2 diabetes [T2D] within 12 weeks of delivery,” investigators concluded in a “retrospective analysis of data for 650 women...

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Researchers Estimate That Around 9% Of Americans Have Signs Of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Some 250,000 People Will Die From Infective Endocarditis By 2030, Modeling Study Indicates

Researchers Say Children And Adults May Be At Equal Risk Of Developing Multidrug Resistant Or Rifampicin Resistant TB

Need To Track COVID-19 Vaccinations Shines New Light On Issue Of Patient Matching

HHS To Test Wastewater Of 36M People For Novel Coronavirus

EPA Reportedly To Overhaul Lead Testing

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For First Point-Of-Care SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test

No Company Has Been Cleared To Sell Cheap Rapid Home Tests For Coronavirus

Company Suggests It Can Create Prototype Of COVID-19 Breath Test

FDA Warns That Dental Amalgam Fillings Could Cause Health Problems For High-Risk Groups

Systematic Review Explores Relationship Between Serum Levels Of Zinc And Acne

Scientists Sequence Genome Of Mold That Penicillin Was Discovered From

People In Their 20s Now Account For More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Other Age Group, CDC Says

Research Suggests Decline In SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads May Help Explain Declining Rates Of Coronavirus-Related ICU Use And Deaths

Scientists Say Interferon Levels May Be Tied To COVID-19

Some Researchers Pushing For Hospitals To Replace Stainless Steel With Copper To Prevent Infections

New Data Indicates That Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Declined During The Pandemic

CMS To Crack Down On Hospitals That Do Not Report COVID-19 Data Every Day, Documents Show

Texas Billionaire Working To Improve Coronavirus Testing For Asymptomatic People

Less Than Half Of Women With Gestational Diabetes May Undergo Test For T2D Within 12 Weeks Of Delivery, Study Indicates