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Cigarette Smoking, Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Together May Represent Risk Factor For MS, Researchers Say

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (8/5, Bryson) reports, “Cigarette smoking and an Epstein–Barr virus infection together represent a significant risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting that at least one path to this disease involves two factors wo...

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Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates Are Higher Among Minority Children And Those From Lower Socioeconomic Backgrounds

CNN (8/5, Mascarenhas) reports researchers found SARS-CoV-2 infection “rates are significantly higher among minority children and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.” At the Children’s National coronavirus testing site in Washington DC, the resear...

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Supreme Court Narrowly Sides With California Jail In Coronavirus-Related Lawsuit

The New York Times (8/5, Liptak) reports, “By a 5-to-4 vote, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with officials at a California jail in a dispute over the adequacy of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.” The order “temporarily stayed an injunction...

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Commentary Piece Says Trump Administration’s Decision To Relax Rules On Hospitals Has Led To Increase In Hospital-Acquired Infections

USA Today (8/5, O'Donnell) reports back in March, the Trump Administration “waived most federal hospital inspections and suspended hospital infection reporting...due to the coronavirus pandemic,” and “patient safety advocates warned it could lead to big i...

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As Schools Prepare To Reopen, Some Scientists Fear COVID-19 Cases In Children Are Undercounted

USA Today (8/5, Fraser, Keemahill) reports, “As many school districts across the USA prepare to reopen campuses, some fear classrooms will become the next incubators for large coronavirus outbreaks.” Advocates for “resuming school in person, including Pre...

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CDC Reports 15 Cases Of Methanol Poisoning Caused By Swallowing Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers

Reuters (8/5, Chander) reports there were 15 “cases of methanol poisoning caused by swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitizers” in Arizona and New Mexico earlier this year, four of which were fatal, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Repo...

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Six States Form Purchasing Compact For Rapid-Detection Coronavirus Tests

The Washington Post (8/4, Cox) reports “six governors have formed a first-of-its-kind purchasing compact they hope will pressure companies that make rapid-detection tests to quickly ramp up production.” The six governors “say other states and cities may j...

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Survey Finds Many Americans Still Experience Lengthy Wait Times For Coronavirus Test Results

The New York Times (8/4, Mervosh, Fernandez) reports that despite an increase in US coronavirus testing, “many Americans are still having to wait many days for results, effectively rendering those tests useless.” Most people “do not receive results within...

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Trump Administration Plans To Provide All Nursing Homes With A Fast Coronavirus Testing Machine And A Limited Supply Of Test Kits

The AP (8/4, Alonso-Zaldivar) reports the Trump Administration’s plan to provide all nursing homes “with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with an asterisk: The government won’t supply enough test kits to check staff and residents beyond an initial co...

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Analysis: Dallas Missed Potential Red Flags In Choosing Company To Head Coronavirus Testing Site

A Dallas Morning News (8/4, Jones, Branham) analysis says, “When Honu Management Group pitched itself to run a major coronavirus testing site for the city and county of Dallas, the company listed impressive experience.” However, “one reference said Honu o...

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Massachusetts Confirms First Human Case Of EEE This Year

Newsweek (8/4, Georgiou) reports the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the state’s “first human case this year of the potentially deadly brain disease Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).” Newsweek adds, “EEE is a rare disease caused by a...

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Researchers Say Quality Improvement Intervention Led To 7% Sustained Reduction In Antibiotic Prescriptions For Pediatric Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Healio (8/4, Downey) reports researchers found “a quality improvement intervention led to a 7% sustained reduction in antibiotic prescribing for pediatric acute respiratory tract infections at nearly two dozen U.S. practices.” The findings were published...

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Special Report: Local Health Departments Cannot Keep Up With Soaring Number Of COVID-19 Cases In US

In a special report, Reuters (8/4, Lesser, Levine, Dowdell, Januta) says, “The soaring number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has far outstripped many local health departments’ ability to trace the contacts of those infected, a step critical in con...

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New Jersey, New York Crack Down On Parties Amid Risk Of Coronavirus Resurgence

Bloomberg (8/4, Young, Raimonde, Clukey) reports that “blow-out parties and rising cases nationally prompted New Jersey to lower crowd caps and New York to call for stricter distancing enforcement or risk resurgence of the coronavirus.” New Jersey Gov. Ph...

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WHO Says Young People Going Out To Beaches, Nightclubs Are Leading To New Increase In Coronavirus Cases

Reuters (8/4, Banerjee, Nebehay) reports the WHO said young people going to beaches and nightclubs are precipitating a new increase in coronavirus cases around the world. Reuters adds “the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected” have increased...

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CDC Warns Of Potential Spike In Polio-Like Condition That Mostly Affects Children

The Washington Post (8/4, Bernstein) reports the CDC “warned parents and caregivers Tuesday to watch for an uncommon, polio-like condition that mostly strikes children, usually between August and November.” The Washington Post adds, “Acute flaccid myeliti...

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Most US Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Being Run By One Texas Company

STAT (8/3, Sheridan) highlights Texas company eTrueNorth, which is currently running the majority of the more than 700 federally-supported COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites across the country. The company serves as a “conductor, helping to oversee a patch...

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British Government Procures Millions Of 60- To 90-Minute Tests To Detect Coronavirus, Other Common Viruses

CNN (8/3, Braithwaite, Woodyatt) reports, “The British government has procured ‘millions’ of two separate coronavirus tests that can detect not only coronavirus but several other viruses common in autumn, winter and spring, the UK’s Department of Health s...

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TSH Reference Values For Children May Be Affected By BMI, Ethnicity, Research Suggests

Healio (8/3, Schaffer) reports, “Thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH] reference values for children are affected by BMI and ethnicity, and reference values should be individualized accordingly to improve clinical decision-making and reduce unnecessary treatm...

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Minimally Invasive Test Analyzing Esophageal Cells May Increase Detection Of Barrett’s Esophagus, Study Indicates

MedPage Today (8/3, Swift) reports researchers found in the BEST-3 trial that “use of a minimally invasive test that collects patients’ esophageal cells resulted in a more than 10-fold increase in the detection of Barrett’s esophagus over usual care, and...

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Cigarette Smoking, Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Together May Represent Risk Factor For MS, Researchers Say

Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates Are Higher Among Minority Children And Those From Lower Socioeconomic Backgrounds

Supreme Court Narrowly Sides With California Jail In Coronavirus-Related Lawsuit

Commentary Piece Says Trump Administration’s Decision To Relax Rules On Hospitals Has Led To Increase In Hospital-Acquired Infections

As Schools Prepare To Reopen, Some Scientists Fear COVID-19 Cases In Children Are Undercounted

CDC Reports 15 Cases Of Methanol Poisoning Caused By Swallowing Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers

Six States Form Purchasing Compact For Rapid-Detection Coronavirus Tests

Survey Finds Many Americans Still Experience Lengthy Wait Times For Coronavirus Test Results

Trump Administration Plans To Provide All Nursing Homes With A Fast Coronavirus Testing Machine And A Limited Supply Of Test Kits

Analysis: Dallas Missed Potential Red Flags In Choosing Company To Head Coronavirus Testing Site

Massachusetts Confirms First Human Case Of EEE This Year

Researchers Say Quality Improvement Intervention Led To 7% Sustained Reduction In Antibiotic Prescriptions For Pediatric Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Special Report: Local Health Departments Cannot Keep Up With Soaring Number Of COVID-19 Cases In US

New Jersey, New York Crack Down On Parties Amid Risk Of Coronavirus Resurgence

WHO Says Young People Going Out To Beaches, Nightclubs Are Leading To New Increase In Coronavirus Cases

CDC Warns Of Potential Spike In Polio-Like Condition That Mostly Affects Children

Most US Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Being Run By One Texas Company

British Government Procures Millions Of 60- To 90-Minute Tests To Detect Coronavirus, Other Common Viruses

TSH Reference Values For Children May Be Affected By BMI, Ethnicity, Research Suggests

Minimally Invasive Test Analyzing Esophageal Cells May Increase Detection Of Barrett’s Esophagus, Study Indicates