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High Doses Of Biotin May Interfere With Medical Tests, Mask Heart Problems, Researchers Say

HealthDay (8/11, Norton) reports research suggests large doses of the vitamin biotin “can interfere with some vital medical tests.” One researcher said, “If you’re taking high-dose biotin and you have a heart attack, there’s a good chance you might not be...

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COVID-19 Can Sometimes Lead To Deadly Cytokine Storms

The New York Times (8/11, Velasquez-Manoff) reports on how COVID-19 sometimes leads to cytokine storms, where people’s immune systems overreact to an infection. A cytokine storm can cause “an immune overreaction so severe that it could cause lungs to fill...

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Rate Of COVID-19 Was Three Times Higher In Nursing Home Residents On Kidney Dialysis Than Those Not Receiving Treatment, CDC Research Indicates

Reuters (8/11) reports, “Nursing home residents on kidney dialysis had roughly three times the rate of COVID-19 compared to those not receiving treatment, U.S. health researchers found in a study of a Maryland facility.” The researchers reported that “som...

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Young People Who Vape May Be At Higher Risk For COVID-19, Study Indicates

USA Today (8/11, Rodriguez) reports researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found teenagers and young adults who vape may be at higher risk for COVID-19. The findings were published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Newsweek (8/11, Ga...

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Masks Of Any Type May Slow, Stop Coronavirus Spread, Study Suggests

The Hill (8/11, Weixel) reports, “A new study adds to the growing evidence that masks of almost any type will help slow and stop the spread of the coronavirus.” The researchers “found that most types of homemade masks are better at preventing the spread o...

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Individuals Who Discovered They Had Elevated Amyloid Levels Didn’t Suffer More Short-Term Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts Than Those Without Higher Levels, Research Indicates

HealthImaging (8/11, O'Connor) reports a recent study found “individuals who learned they had elevated amyloid levels did not suffer from more short-term anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts compared to those without higher levels.” In the study, “pa...

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Report Shows COVID-19 Cases Among US Children Increased By 40% In Late July

Reuters (8/10) reports, “The number of new COVID-19 cases among children in the United States rose 40% in the last two weeks of July, according to a report released just weeks before tens of millions of American students are scheduled to begin the new sch...

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Documents Reveal States Face Supply Shortages Amid Plans To Increase Coronavirus Testing

Bloomberg (8/10, Court, Lee) reports, “As coronavirus cases swelled across the Sun Belt, hot-spot states including Texas and Arizona sought help from veterinary labs and mental-health clinics for testing capacity, but kept running into a shortage of mater...

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US Coronavirus Testing Reportedly Still Falls Short

The Wall Street Journal (8/10, Seib, Subscription Publication) reports that while the US conducts more coronavirus tests than other countries, testing efforts vary across states and the turn around times for results are often too slow, rendering them usel...

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In Newborns, Whole Exome Sequencing May Result In More False Positives, False Negatives For Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Study Suggests

STAT (8/10, Robbins) reports, “In the largest study of its kind...a team led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, compared sequencing data to the results from standard blood testing conducted in newborns.” The researchers “found...

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WHO Says Coronavirus Does Not Appear To Demonstrate Seasonal Pattern

The Hill (8/10, Wilson) reports, “The novel coronavirus does not appear to wax and wane with the passing of the seasons, experts at the World Health Organization said Monday.” WHO’s emergencies program director Mike Ryan said, “In the absence of control m...

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US Hospitals In Some Coronavirus Hot Spots See Declining Hospitalizations

Bloomberg (8/10, Levin) reports, “American hospitals are getting a reprieve as a spike of Covid-19 cases in the Sun Belt eases and the Northeast recovers, giving health-care workers a chance to prepare for what September and October may bring.” Bloomberg...

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Many Americans May Not Be Able To Receive Coronavirus Vaccine Until Spring, Summer Of 2021

Bloomberg (8/10, Edney, Wingrove, Langreth) reports, “Even if the most optimistic projections hold true and a Covid-19 vaccine is cleared for U.S. use in November, the vast majority of Americans won’t be able to get the shots until spring or summer next y...

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EPA Approves Chemical That Repels, Kills Ticks, Mosquitoes, But Is Nontoxic To Humans, Other Mammals

The New York Times (8/10, McNeil) reports, “Adding a new weapon to the fight against insect-borne illnesses...the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday approved a new chemical that both repels and kills ticks and mosquitoes.” This “chemical, nootkaton...

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Trump Administration Pushing For Rapid Coronavirus Testing

Politico (8/9, Lim, Roubein) reports, “The Trump Administration is gambling that a new generation of fast, cheap coronavirus tests can bring the U.S. outbreak under control.” However, the Trump Administration faces the challenge of getting enough tests to...

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Laboratories Reportedly Prioritizing Some Coronavirus Tests Over Others Amid Ongoing Backlogs

USA Today (8/9, Alltucker) reports federal health officials and private laboratories “acknowledge they must prioritize the nation’s limited supply of coronavirus tests for hospitalized patients, health care workers and other high-risk individuals.” Meanwh...

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Urologists Say Men With Prostate Cancer Should Be Routinely Tested For SARS-CoV-2

Medscape (8/7, Mulcahy, Subscription Publication) reported a group of urologists in New York City conducted a review study and concluded that “men with prostate cancer should be routinely tested for” SARS-CoV-2. The findings were published in Nature Commu...

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FDA Approves Liquid Biopsy To Identify Patients With Metastatic Lung Cancer Who Carry Specific EGFR Mutations

MedPage Today (8/7, Ingram) reports that “the FDA on Friday approved the Guardant360 CDx assay to identify” patients with “metastatic lung cancer...who carry specific EGFR mutations, making them eligible for upfront treatment with osimertinib (Tagrisso).”...

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Scientists Say They Have Developed A Tumor-Derived Plasma cfDNA Assay That Can Detect Early-Stage RCC

Renal & Urology News (8/7, Charnow) reported scientists “independently validated an assay for tumor-derived plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) that detects early-stage renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and demonstrated for the first time that this assay can accurately...

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Novel Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test Demonstrates Good Sensitivity, Specificity For Both Influenza A And B Viruses, Researchers Say

Pulmonology Advisor (8/7, Gambino) reports that researchers found that “the Theraflu Home FluTest, a novel rapid influenza diagnostic test, demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity for both influenza A and B viruses.” The findings were presented at A...

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High Doses Of Biotin May Interfere With Medical Tests, Mask Heart Problems, Researchers Say

COVID-19 Can Sometimes Lead To Deadly Cytokine Storms

Rate Of COVID-19 Was Three Times Higher In Nursing Home Residents On Kidney Dialysis Than Those Not Receiving Treatment, CDC Research Indicates

Young People Who Vape May Be At Higher Risk For COVID-19, Study Indicates

Masks Of Any Type May Slow, Stop Coronavirus Spread, Study Suggests

Individuals Who Discovered They Had Elevated Amyloid Levels Didn’t Suffer More Short-Term Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts Than Those Without Higher Levels, Research Indicates

Report Shows COVID-19 Cases Among US Children Increased By 40% In Late July

Documents Reveal States Face Supply Shortages Amid Plans To Increase Coronavirus Testing

US Coronavirus Testing Reportedly Still Falls Short

In Newborns, Whole Exome Sequencing May Result In More False Positives, False Negatives For Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Study Suggests

WHO Says Coronavirus Does Not Appear To Demonstrate Seasonal Pattern

US Hospitals In Some Coronavirus Hot Spots See Declining Hospitalizations

Many Americans May Not Be Able To Receive Coronavirus Vaccine Until Spring, Summer Of 2021

EPA Approves Chemical That Repels, Kills Ticks, Mosquitoes, But Is Nontoxic To Humans, Other Mammals

Trump Administration Pushing For Rapid Coronavirus Testing

Laboratories Reportedly Prioritizing Some Coronavirus Tests Over Others Amid Ongoing Backlogs

Urologists Say Men With Prostate Cancer Should Be Routinely Tested For SARS-CoV-2

FDA Approves Liquid Biopsy To Identify Patients With Metastatic Lung Cancer Who Carry Specific EGFR Mutations

Scientists Say They Have Developed A Tumor-Derived Plasma cfDNA Assay That Can Detect Early-Stage RCC

Novel Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test Demonstrates Good Sensitivity, Specificity For Both Influenza A And B Viruses, Researchers Say