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Excess Exposure To Fine Particulate Matter May Increase Risk Of Stroke In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Study Indicates

Healio (9/23, Dobkowski) reports researchers found “excess exposure to fine particulate matter measuring 2.5 µm or less may increase the risk for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.

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Researchers Identify Factors Tied To Progression Of Fatigue In People With Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s News Today (9/23, Delgado) reports researchers found in a long-term study that “fatigue increases over time in people with Parkinson’s disease and is associated with several factors, including sex, age, depression symptoms, and higher cognitiv...

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Researchers Identify Mutation In SARS-CoV-2 That May Make It More Contagious

The Washington Post (9/23, Mooney, Achenbach, Fox) reports scientists analyzed “more than 5,000 genetic sequences of” SARS-CoV-2 and concluded that one of the virus’ mutations “may have made it more contagious.” The mutation in question “is associated wit...

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Researchers Observe Persistent High Rates Of HBsAg Loss From Single Course Of Pegylated/Conventional IFN-α Treatment In Patients With HBV

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/23, Gupta) reports researchers found in a long-term follow-up study that “in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, persistent high rates of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss were observed from a single course of p...

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Red Cell Distribution Width May Be Biomarker For Higher Risk For Severe COVID-19, Study Indicates

HealthDay (9/23, Mundell) reports red cell distribution width (RDW), “the variance in the size of red blood cells,” may be a biomarker for how severely ill a person hospitalized with COVID-19 may become, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open...

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US Health Officials Discuss Progress Against Coronavirus But Urge Americans To Continue Mitigation Efforts

CIDRAP (9/23, Dall) reports as the US “enters into an uncertain new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic amid controversies about political meddling in the federal response, the nation’s leading health officials today told lawmakers that the country is making s...

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GAO Recommends Federal Actions To Improve US Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

CIDRAP (9/23, Van Beusekom) reports the GAO “recommended 16 federal actions to shore up the US response to the country’s ongoing COVID-19–related ‘catastrophic loss of life and profound economic disruption.’” CIDRAP adds, “While noting that the federal go...

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Supply Shortages Reportedly Forcing Health Systems To Ration SARS-CoV-2 Tests

The Wall Street Journal (9/22, Frosch, Subscription Publication) reports supply shortages are compelling health systems across the US to ration SARS-CoV-2 tests, holding back work to increase testing.

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Black And Hispanic People May Be Twice As Likely To Test Positive For SARS-CoV-2 As White People, Study Suggests

CNN (9/22, Mascarenhas) reports researchers found “Black and Hispanic people are twice as likely to test positive for” SARS-CoV-2 as white “people even after adjusting for outside factors.” The findings were published in PLOS Medicine.

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Research Indicates Four In 10 Healthcare Workers Who Test Positive For COVID-19 Do Not Have Symptoms

HealthDay (9/22, Preidt) reports that research indicates “four in 10 health care workers who test positive for COVID-19 don’t have symptoms, which means they could unknowingly spread the disease to co-workers and patients.” The findings were presented at...

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US Death Toll From Coronavirus Passes 200,000

The AP (9/22, Johnson) reports the US death toll from coronavirus has passed 200,000, “by far the highest in the world.” The US is seeing close to 770 deaths daily on average, and a model from the University of Washington predicts the US death toll “will...

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Researchers Say One Fifth Of People Who Are Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Are Never Symptomatic

Newsweek (9/22, Gander) reports researchers found “one in five people who catch the coronavirus never go on to show symptoms.” The findings were published in PLOS Medicine. HealthDay (9/22, Thompson) reports the study’s authors reviewed 79 studies involvi...

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Common Cold Infection May Jumpstart Antiviral Defenses And Decrease Likelihood Of Influenza Infection, Study Indicates

Drug Topics (9/22, Barrett) reports “research suggests that infection with the common cold may jumpstart the body’s antiviral defenses, therefore decreasing the likelihood of becoming infected with the flu virus.” The findings were published in The Lancet...

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Researchers Examine How Many New Detections Of HPV In Middle-Age Women Represent Recurrence Of Prior Infections

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/22, Van Paridon) reports researchers found that “most new detections of human papillomavirus (HPV) in [middle-age] women reflect the recurrence of previously acquired HPV,” however, “women still remain at risk of infections f...

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Some Experts Say Recent Uptick In Coronavirus Cases Could Be Harbinger Of Deadly Fall

The Washington Post (9/22, Achenbach, Brulliard) reports SARS-CoV-2 “is spreading at dangerous rates in many states as autumn arrives and colder weather – traditionally congenial to viruses – begins to settle across the nation, public health data shows.”...

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Healthy Lifestyle May Increase Life Expectancy For People With Chronic Conditions, Study Suggests

CNN (9/22, Hunt) reports researchers found “exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking or drinking can help you live years longer even if you’re struggling with other chronic medical conditions.” CNN adds, “While a healthy lifestyle has long been linked to...

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Ohio’s SARS-CoV-2 Positive Test Rate Reaches Lowest Level Since Pandemic Started

The Columbus (OH) Dispatch (9/21, Filby) reports, “The rate at which Ohioans are testing positive for the coronavirus has dropped to its lowest point since the pandemic hit the state in March.” The state’s “average positive test rate...over the previous s...

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New Jersey Nursing Homes Unable To Use Rapid Coronavirus Test Kits Due To State’s Concern Over Accuracy

NJ News (9/21, Sherman) reports nursing home administrators in New Jersey report “they are unable to use new” quick-read SARS-CoV-2 “tests in their ongoing battle to protect residents because the state – concerned with their accuracy – won’t allow it.” No...

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Research Suggests Dengue May Provide Some Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2

Reuters (9/21, Fonseca, Eisenhammer) reports research that “analyzed the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil has found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever that suggests exposure to the mosquito-transmitted illness may prov...

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People With A Substance Use Disorder May Have Increased Risk For COVID-19, Its Complications, Data Indicate

Healio (9/21, Weller) reports research indicates that people “with a substance use disorder have an increased risk for COVID-19 and related complications,” investigators concluded in a “retrospective case-control study using deidentified population-level...

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Excess Exposure To Fine Particulate Matter May Increase Risk Of Stroke In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Study Indicates

Researchers Identify Factors Tied To Progression Of Fatigue In People With Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers Identify Mutation In SARS-CoV-2 That May Make It More Contagious

Researchers Observe Persistent High Rates Of HBsAg Loss From Single Course Of Pegylated/Conventional IFN-α Treatment In Patients With HBV

Red Cell Distribution Width May Be Biomarker For Higher Risk For Severe COVID-19, Study Indicates

US Health Officials Discuss Progress Against Coronavirus But Urge Americans To Continue Mitigation Efforts

GAO Recommends Federal Actions To Improve US Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

Supply Shortages Reportedly Forcing Health Systems To Ration SARS-CoV-2 Tests

Black And Hispanic People May Be Twice As Likely To Test Positive For SARS-CoV-2 As White People, Study Suggests

Research Indicates Four In 10 Healthcare Workers Who Test Positive For COVID-19 Do Not Have Symptoms

US Death Toll From Coronavirus Passes 200,000

Researchers Say One Fifth Of People Who Are Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Are Never Symptomatic

Common Cold Infection May Jumpstart Antiviral Defenses And Decrease Likelihood Of Influenza Infection, Study Indicates

Researchers Examine How Many New Detections Of HPV In Middle-Age Women Represent Recurrence Of Prior Infections

Some Experts Say Recent Uptick In Coronavirus Cases Could Be Harbinger Of Deadly Fall

Healthy Lifestyle May Increase Life Expectancy For People With Chronic Conditions, Study Suggests

Ohio’s SARS-CoV-2 Positive Test Rate Reaches Lowest Level Since Pandemic Started

New Jersey Nursing Homes Unable To Use Rapid Coronavirus Test Kits Due To State’s Concern Over Accuracy

Research Suggests Dengue May Provide Some Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2

People With A Substance Use Disorder May Have Increased Risk For COVID-19, Its Complications, Data Indicate