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Aging Immune System Could Increase Vulnerability To COVID-19

The New York Times (9/8, Greenwood) reports that patients 80 or older are more likely to have underlying conditions associated with increased vulnerability to COVID-19, but “some scientists suggest another likely, if underappreciated,” factor contributing...

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Researchers Say Invasive Fungal Disease Is Common In Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 On Mechanical Ventilation

Healio (9/4, Dreisbach) reported researchers found “invasive fungal disease occurs often in critically ill patients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation.” The findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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New NIH Initiative Investigates Viruses, Pathogens Emerging From Wildlife, Causing Disease In People

The Los Angeles Times (9/4, Baumgaertner) reported, “After sharp criticism for ending an infectious disease research program, the Trump Administration is refocusing efforts on the study of such diseases like the novel coronavirus.” A “new initiative withi...

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Researchers Say Saliva Coronavirus Test May Be Just As Effective As Nasal Swab

Medscape (9/3, Young, Subscription Publication) reports researchers at Yale University developed a coronavirus saliva test that “appeared to perform at least as well as nasal swabs in a study of hospital patients.” The researchers shared their findings in...

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Researchers Say Supplementary Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests For Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Should Be Chosen With Caution To Avoid Discrepancies

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/3, Masoud) reports researchers found “supplementary nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for Neisseria gonorrhoeae should be chosen with caution to avoid discrepancies with the screening NAAT.” The findings were published...

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Protocolized Urine Sampling And Testing May Reduce CAUTI Rates And Urinary Catheter Days, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/3, Masoud) reports researchers found “protocolized urine sampling and testing significantly reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates and urinary catheter days.” The findings were published in Clinical...

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Higher Consumption Of Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Associated With Shorter Telomere Length, Study Indicates

Healio (9/3, Monostra) reports, “Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with shorter telomere length – a sign of cell aging – among a cohort of adults from Spain,” investigators concluded after conducting “a cross-sectional study with 8...

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People With Vitamin D Deficiency May Be At Higher Risk For SARS-CoV-2 Infection Than Those Who Have Sufficient Vitamin D, Study Indicates

MedPage Today (9/3, Walker) reports researchers found in a single-center study that people “with ‘likely deficient’ vitamin D status had nearly doubled risk of testing positive for [SARS-CoV-2] versus those with ‘likely sufficient’ vitamin D.” The finding...

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Researchers Study Whether Having A Single Copy Of The Genetic Mutation That Can Cause Sickle Cell Disease Makes People More Vulnerable To Severe COVID-19

STAT (9/3, McFarling) reports the CDC lists sickle cell disease as “one of the medical conditions that...puts people at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus.” Researchers at Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital have launched a study to determi...

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Experts Say “Coronasomnia” Could Have Major Impact On Public Health

The Washington Post (9/3, Brulliard, Wan) reports that “physicians and researchers are seeing signs” that the coronavirus pandemic “is doing deep damage to people’s sleep.” Dubbed “coronasomnia” by some experts, it “could prove to have profound public-hea...

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Most Patients With COVID-19 In Michigan Were Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics During The Early Days Of The Pandemic, Study Indicates

HealthDay (9/3, Preidt) reports researchers found when the coronavirus pandemic was first spreading in Michigan, most patients with COVID-19 in the state were prescribed unnecessary antibiotics. The findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases....

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New York Gov. Cuomo Announces More Reopenings As Coronavirus Infections Remain Low

Reuters (9/3, Caspani, Goldberg) reports New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “announced more reopenings in New York state as new coronavirus infections remained low in what was once the U.S. hot spot of the pandemic.” Cuomo said, “Thanks to the hard work of New Yo...

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Study Identifies Toxins In Electronic Cigarettes

HealthDay (9/3, Preidt) reports, “There’s more bad news about electronic cigarettes: Researchers have identified previously unknown toxins that can affect the heart and lungs of those who vape.” These “chemicals form when manufacturers combine flavorings...

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Pathologists Speak During Webinar About The Challenges Facing Laboratories Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

MedPage Today (9/2, Firth) reports the College of American Pathologists (CAP) hosted a webinar on Tuesday, during which “pathologists spoke about the challenges facing their labs, the pros and cons of certain testing strategies, and new ways to address su...

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Faced With No Plan For Widespread Testing, Texas Schools Should Expect Infected Individuals To Show Up, Experts Say

The Texas Tribune (9/2, Platoff) reports, “Ideally, students and teachers returning to classrooms this fall would be tested for the novel coronavirus ‘as much as in major league sports,’ says Diana Cervantes, an epidemiologist at the University of North T...

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Researchers Working To Detect CTE In Living People

In a 4,600-word piece, the Washington Post (9/2, Hruby) reports on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), “a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated blows to the head,” and how researchers are now working to detect the disease in living people rathe...

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Patients Who Are Pregnant And Have SARS-CoV-2 Infection More Likely To Require Intensive Care, Less Likely To Show Symptoms, Review Finds

MedPage Today (9/2, D'Ambrosio) reports pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 “were more likely to require intensive care, yet less likely to show symptoms, according to a ‘living systematic review’” published in The BMJ. “Compared to non-pregnant women...

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Researchers Report Case Of Man Who Developed Type 1 Diabetes Following An Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection

MedPage Today (9/2, Walker) reports a research letter published in Nature Metabolism described a case of a 19-year-old German man who developed type 1 diabetes following an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. The man “presented to the emergency department...

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Children Of Color In Florida Suffer Higher Rate Of Inflammatory Disease Related To COVID-19

The Orlando (FL) Sentinel (9/2, Miller) reports that more than two-thirds of children “who have developed a rare but serious complication from COVID-19 are Black or Hispanic, one of the trends that’s emerging as the number of infections among kids continu...

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Researchers Say Active TB May Be More Common In People Who Have Received Kidney Transplants Than The General Population

HCPlive (9/2, Walter) reports researchers found “the incidence of active tuberculosis (TB) in patients following kidney transplants is significantly higher than the general population.” The findings were presented at the European Respiratory Society Inter...

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Aging Immune System Could Increase Vulnerability To COVID-19

Researchers Say Invasive Fungal Disease Is Common In Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 On Mechanical Ventilation

New NIH Initiative Investigates Viruses, Pathogens Emerging From Wildlife, Causing Disease In People

Researchers Say Saliva Coronavirus Test May Be Just As Effective As Nasal Swab

Researchers Say Supplementary Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests For Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Should Be Chosen With Caution To Avoid Discrepancies

Protocolized Urine Sampling And Testing May Reduce CAUTI Rates And Urinary Catheter Days, Study Indicates

Higher Consumption Of Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Associated With Shorter Telomere Length, Study Indicates

People With Vitamin D Deficiency May Be At Higher Risk For SARS-CoV-2 Infection Than Those Who Have Sufficient Vitamin D, Study Indicates

Researchers Study Whether Having A Single Copy Of The Genetic Mutation That Can Cause Sickle Cell Disease Makes People More Vulnerable To Severe COVID-19

Experts Say “Coronasomnia” Could Have Major Impact On Public Health

Most Patients With COVID-19 In Michigan Were Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics During The Early Days Of The Pandemic, Study Indicates

New York Gov. Cuomo Announces More Reopenings As Coronavirus Infections Remain Low

Study Identifies Toxins In Electronic Cigarettes

Pathologists Speak During Webinar About The Challenges Facing Laboratories Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

Faced With No Plan For Widespread Testing, Texas Schools Should Expect Infected Individuals To Show Up, Experts Say

Researchers Working To Detect CTE In Living People

Patients Who Are Pregnant And Have SARS-CoV-2 Infection More Likely To Require Intensive Care, Less Likely To Show Symptoms, Review Finds

Researchers Report Case Of Man Who Developed Type 1 Diabetes Following An Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Children Of Color In Florida Suffer Higher Rate Of Inflammatory Disease Related To COVID-19

Researchers Say Active TB May Be More Common In People Who Have Received Kidney Transplants Than The General Population