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New York City Mayor Announces Record Low Percentage Of Coronavirus Tests Coming Back Positive

The Hill (8/19, Hellmann) reports New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive is at a record low. De Blasio said, “This is extraordinary. Now we all know every day can vary. We all know there...

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New York City Releases Coronavirus Antibody Test Results Revealing Disparities

The New York Times (8/19, Goldstein) reports New York City “released more than 1.46 million coronavirus antibody test results, the largest number to date, providing more evidence of how the virus penetrated deeply into some lower-income communities while...

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Researchers Find Wide Variation In Coronavirus Antibody Levels In People Who Recovered From Mild COVID-19

CIDRAP (8/19, Van Beusekom) reports researchers found that among “175 patients who recovered from mild COVID-19,” there was “wide variation in the levels of antibodies against the novel coronavirus, ranging from very high levels in 2 patients to undetecta...

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Methylmalonic Acid May Explain Link Between Aging And Cancer, Study Suggests

STAT (8/19, Keshavan) reports a study (8/19, Gomes) published in Nature suggests that methylmalonic acid, “a byproduct of protein and fat metabolism,” may explain the link between aging and cancer risk. Levels of methylmalonic acid “increase substantially...

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Researchers Say Master Regulator TET2 Gene Is Overactive In The Brains Of People With Parkinson’s Disease

HealthDay (8/19, Preidt) reports researchers “compared the brains of” people with Parkinson’s disease “and people without the neurodegenerative disease and found that a master regulator gene called TET2 was overactive in the brains of those with Parkinson...

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Researchers Examine Pulmonary Pathobiology Of Respiratory Failure Deaths In People With COVID-19 Compared To Those With Influenza

Cardiology Advisor (8/19, Nye) reports researchers found “the pulmonary pathobiology of patients who died from respiratory failure caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vs influenza was found to be distinct.” The findings were published in the New...

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Meta-Analysis Data Reveal No Apparent Genetic Link Between T2D, Risk For CAD

Healio (8/19, Buzby) reports, “Type 2 diabetes [T2D] has an established causal association to CAD, but researchers observed no apparent genetic link between diabetes and risk for CAD,” researchers concluded after conducting “two meta-analyses that systema...

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Use Of ART And More Effective Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs Tied To Lower Odds Of Deaths In Patients With HIV And Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/19, van Paridon) reports researchers found “in patients with HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and more effective anti-tuberculosis drugs was associated with lower odds of death...

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Motic Digital Pathology Announces Global Launch Of Telepathology Program

Healthcare IT News (8/19, Jercich) reports Motic Digital Pathology this week “announced the global launch of its telepathology program, which allows pathologists to connect with labs and patients around the world.” The company “says the platform supports...

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Democratic Senators Ask HHS, CDC To Standardize COVID-19 Data Linked To Colleges

Bloomberg Law (8/19, Kreighbaum, Subscription Publication) reports Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (MA), Chris Murphy (CT), and Tina Smith (MN) have asked HHS and the CDC “to collect data on coronavirus cases linked to colleges in a standardized format...

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Pooled Testing Said To Be Ineffective When Higher Proportion Of Batches Test Positive

The New York Times (8/18, Wu) reports that while “federal health officials like Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Adm. Brett Giroir said pooling would allow for constant surveillance of large sectors of the community, and said they hoped it would be up and running...

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NYU Testing Students Choosing In-Person Learning, Offering Remote Or Blended Programs For Coronavirus

Reuters (8/18) reports that in New York City, “hundreds of New York University students and staff waited in line outside a white tent on Tuesday for coronavirus testing ahead of some classes resuming in early September.” The university “is testing student...

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Downregulation Of KLF2 Gene May Be Predictive Of Acne Severity, Scar Formation In Acne Vulgaris, Research Suggests

Dermatology Advisor (8/18, May) reports, “Downregulation of the Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) gene may be predictive of acne severity and scar formation in patients with acne vulgaris,” investigators concluded in a “case-control” study that included “a tot...

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Researchers Say Black Americans With COVID-19 Are No More Likely To Die In Hospitals Than White Patients After Adjusting For Sociodemographic Factors And Underlying Conditions

CIDRAP (8/18, Van Beusekom) reports researchers found in a retrospective study that “after adjusting for sociodemographic factors and underlying conditions,” Black Americans with COVID-19 “were no more likely than white patients to die of any cause in hos...

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Research Indicates Coronavirus Patients May Experience Symptoms For Weeks After Diagnosis

TIME (8/18, Ducharme) reports on “‘long-haul’ COVID-19,” and adds that “even young, healthy people can become long-haulers (as many call themselves), left unable to work, lead a normal life or, some days, get out of bed.” A July 24 CDC report “found that,...

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Researchers Link COVID-19 To Increase In Pediatric Cases Of Type 1 Diabetes

Reuters (8/18, Kelland) reports researchers at Imperial College London found in a small study that pediatric cases of type 1 diabetes in the UK “almost doubled during the peak of Britain’s COVID-19 epidemic, suggesting a possible link between the two dise...

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California Announces First Case Of Plague In Five Years

Reuters (8/18, Borter) reports a resident of South Lake Tahoe, California tested positive for plague marking the state’s first case of the disease in five years. Local health officials said they suspect the person was bitten by a flea but there is an ongo...

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South Africa Records Only One Case Of Flu Between April And August, Thanks To Pandemic

The Washington Post (8/18, Wroughton, Bearak) reports “the pandemic has made a lot of bad things worse, but South Africa’s near-total lack of a flu season this year stands out as a rare positive effect.” South Africa’s “National Institute for Communicable...

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Researchers Say Masks Should Be Mandatory In Public Restrooms As Flushing Toilets, Urinals May Release Inhalable Coronavirus Particles Into Air

USA Today (8/18, Hauck) reports, “Wearing a mask in public restrooms should be mandatory during the pandemic, researchers say, because there’s increasing evidence that flushing toilets – and now urinals – can release inhalable coronavirus particles into t...

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WHO Warns Young People Are Becoming Main Drivers Of New Coronavirus Infections

The Washington Post (8/18, Wan, Balingit) reports that on Tuesday, the World Health Organization “warned...that young people are becoming the primary drivers of the spread of the novel coronavirus in many countries – a worrisome trend experts fear may gro...

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New York City Mayor Announces Record Low Percentage Of Coronavirus Tests Coming Back Positive

New York City Releases Coronavirus Antibody Test Results Revealing Disparities

Researchers Find Wide Variation In Coronavirus Antibody Levels In People Who Recovered From Mild COVID-19

Methylmalonic Acid May Explain Link Between Aging And Cancer, Study Suggests

Researchers Say Master Regulator TET2 Gene Is Overactive In The Brains Of People With Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers Examine Pulmonary Pathobiology Of Respiratory Failure Deaths In People With COVID-19 Compared To Those With Influenza

Meta-Analysis Data Reveal No Apparent Genetic Link Between T2D, Risk For CAD

Use Of ART And More Effective Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs Tied To Lower Odds Of Deaths In Patients With HIV And Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Study Indicates

Motic Digital Pathology Announces Global Launch Of Telepathology Program

Democratic Senators Ask HHS, CDC To Standardize COVID-19 Data Linked To Colleges

Pooled Testing Said To Be Ineffective When Higher Proportion Of Batches Test Positive

NYU Testing Students Choosing In-Person Learning, Offering Remote Or Blended Programs For Coronavirus

Downregulation Of KLF2 Gene May Be Predictive Of Acne Severity, Scar Formation In Acne Vulgaris, Research Suggests

Researchers Say Black Americans With COVID-19 Are No More Likely To Die In Hospitals Than White Patients After Adjusting For Sociodemographic Factors And Underlying Conditions

Research Indicates Coronavirus Patients May Experience Symptoms For Weeks After Diagnosis

Researchers Link COVID-19 To Increase In Pediatric Cases Of Type 1 Diabetes

California Announces First Case Of Plague In Five Years

South Africa Records Only One Case Of Flu Between April And August, Thanks To Pandemic

Researchers Say Masks Should Be Mandatory In Public Restrooms As Flushing Toilets, Urinals May Release Inhalable Coronavirus Particles Into Air

WHO Warns Young People Are Becoming Main Drivers Of New Coronavirus Infections