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Hong Kong Reports First Documented Case Of Coronavirus Reinfection

The New York Times (8/24, Mandavilli) reports on “the first documented case of so-called reinfection” in Hong Kong involving “a 33-year-old man” who “was infected a second time with the coronavirus more than four months after his first bout.” Researchers...

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Genetic Variants May Contribute To Increased Levels Of Antibodies Against Epstein-Barr Virus Proteins, Study Indicates

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (8/24, Inacio) reports researchers found “genetic variants may contribute to increased levels of antibodies against proteins of the Epstein-Barr virus” in people with MS and their siblings. The findings were published in Neur...

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Ebola Spreading In Équateur Province Of Democratic Republic Of Congo

Forbes (8/24) contributor John Drake writes that Ebola is spreading again in the western region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This recent “outbreak in Équateur Province is not connected to the epidemic that was only recently defeated in North Kivu,...

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Africa To Announce It Has Eradicated Wild Poliovirus

The New York Times (8/24, Maclean) reports, “Africa is set to announce that it has stamped out wild poliovirus after a three-decade quest against a disease that once paralyzed 75,000 children on the continent every year.” The New York Times adds that “the...

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Trump Administration Orders FDA To Allow Certain Coronavirus Tests Without Confirming Efficacy

The New York Times (8/21, Kaplan) reported the Trump Administration ordered the FDA “to allow the use of a certain class of laboratory tests, including some for the coronavirus, without first confirming that they work.” The order follows months of specula...

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Much Of Federal Funding For Coronavirus Testing Has Not Yet Been Spent, Data Indicate

The Wall Street Journal (8/21, A1, Patterson, Krouse, Subscription Publication) reported that in April, Congress approved $25 billion in funding to expand the country’s coronavirus testing infrastructure. However, Health and Human Services data show only...

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Israeli Scientists Develop New, Faster Pooled-Testing Method For Detecting Coronavirus

The New York Times (8/21, Halbfinger) reported three Israeli scientists have “pioneered a coronavirus testing procedure that they say is faster and more efficient than any now in use, testing samples in pools of as many as 48 people at once. The Israeli g...

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Alabama Announces Free Coronavirus Testing Sites

The AP (8/21) reported US Surgeon General Jerome Adams “said Friday that Alabama remains in the ‘red zone’ for COVID-19 spread, but numbers are headed in the right direction, as he and state health officials announced the opening of free testing sites.” T...

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RNA Sequencing Tape Strips May Be Effective For Monitoring Biomarkers Of AD, Psoriasis Activity, Research Suggests

Dermatology Advisor (8/21, May) reported, “Minimally invasive test strips subjected to RNA sequencing may be an effective method for detecting distinct immune and barrier signatures in lesional and nonlesional skin of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD)...

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Some Scientists Allow Mosquitoes To Feed Off Of Them As Part Of Their Research

The Washington Post (8/21, Landau) reported on how some scientists allow mosquitoes to feed off of them in order to further their research on the insects and the diseases they can carry. The Washington Post highlights several researchers including some wh...

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WHO Says Ebola Outbreak In Western DRC Has Infected 100 People

Reuters (8/21, Mahamba) reported, “The Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] has infected 100 people as of Friday, killing 43 of them,” according to the WHO. This outbreak “was declared on June 1 in Mbandaka, a city of 1 million peo...

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Everyone Benefits When Elementary School Pupils Get Their Annual Influenza Vaccine, Researchers Say

HealthDay (8/21, Thompson) reported everyone benefits “when elementary school students get their annual” influenza vaccine, researchers concluded after tracking “a city-wide school flu vaccine program in Oakland, Calif.,” then comparing “its success to ra...

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WHO Says Children Who Are At Least 12 Years Old Should Wear Masks Like Adults

Reuters (8/22, Koltrowitz) reported the WHO “said children aged 12 and over should wear masks to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic under the same conditions as adults, while children between six and 11 should wear them on a risk-based approach.” The WHO a...

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Trump Administration Ties Billions Of Dollars In Coronavirus Aid To Hospitals’ Cooperating With Private Vendor Collecting COVID-19 Data

The New York Times (8/23, Stolberg) reports the Trump Administration “tied billions of dollars in badly needed coronavirus medical funding this spring to hospitals’ cooperation with a private vendor collecting data for a new Covid-19 database that bypasse...

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HHS Rescinds Guidance Requiring FDA Approval For Coronavirus Tests

CIDRAP (8/20, Soucheray) reports HHS “rescinded guidance that mandated that COVID-19 tests gain approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before use, under an executive order from President Donald Trump.” As a result, “private and commercial la...

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Researchers Say Some Children Have Higher Levels Of SARS-CoV-2 In Their Airways Than The Most Severely Ill Adults

The Washington Post (8/20, Cha) reports a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics “found that some children have significantly higher levels of virus in their airways than the most severely ill adults – suggesting their role in community spread may b...

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Novel Coronavirus Is Mutating In Ways That Could Make It Even More Infectious, Study Says

AI in Healthcare (8/20, Walter) reports, “SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is mutating – and a new AI model suggests many of those mutations could be even more infectious.” When “a virus mutates, the researchers explained, it can be benign or even m...

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Researchers Say CFHH Criteria Are Valid And Useful In Diagnosing Chronic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa In Adults With CF

Pulmonology Advisor (8/20, Schad) reports researchers found “the CFHealthHub (CFHH) criteria are valid and useful in diagnosing chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF).” The findings were published in Respiratory Medicine.

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CDC Director Says COVID-19 Deaths Likely To Begin Dropping Over Next Week

CNBC (8/20, Feuer) reports, “Deaths attributed to the coronavirus will likely begin to drop over the next week, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Robert Redfield said Thursday.” Daily new cases of the coronavirus “have been on...

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Coronavirus Cases Are Increasing In Europe With Many Countries Reimposing Some Restrictions, WHO Official Says

CIDRAP (8/20, Schnirring) reports, “COVID-19 cases in Europe are rising steadily, increasing about 26,000 cases per day, and two thirds of countries have reimposed some restrictions, the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) European regional of...

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Hong Kong Reports First Documented Case Of Coronavirus Reinfection

Genetic Variants May Contribute To Increased Levels Of Antibodies Against Epstein-Barr Virus Proteins, Study Indicates

Ebola Spreading In Équateur Province Of Democratic Republic Of Congo

Africa To Announce It Has Eradicated Wild Poliovirus

Trump Administration Orders FDA To Allow Certain Coronavirus Tests Without Confirming Efficacy

Much Of Federal Funding For Coronavirus Testing Has Not Yet Been Spent, Data Indicate

Israeli Scientists Develop New, Faster Pooled-Testing Method For Detecting Coronavirus

Alabama Announces Free Coronavirus Testing Sites

RNA Sequencing Tape Strips May Be Effective For Monitoring Biomarkers Of AD, Psoriasis Activity, Research Suggests

Some Scientists Allow Mosquitoes To Feed Off Of Them As Part Of Their Research

WHO Says Ebola Outbreak In Western DRC Has Infected 100 People

Everyone Benefits When Elementary School Pupils Get Their Annual Influenza Vaccine, Researchers Say

WHO Says Children Who Are At Least 12 Years Old Should Wear Masks Like Adults

Trump Administration Ties Billions Of Dollars In Coronavirus Aid To Hospitals’ Cooperating With Private Vendor Collecting COVID-19 Data

HHS Rescinds Guidance Requiring FDA Approval For Coronavirus Tests

Researchers Say Some Children Have Higher Levels Of SARS-CoV-2 In Their Airways Than The Most Severely Ill Adults

Novel Coronavirus Is Mutating In Ways That Could Make It Even More Infectious, Study Says

Researchers Say CFHH Criteria Are Valid And Useful In Diagnosing Chronic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa In Adults With CF

CDC Director Says COVID-19 Deaths Likely To Begin Dropping Over Next Week

Coronavirus Cases Are Increasing In Europe With Many Countries Reimposing Some Restrictions, WHO Official Says