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Researchers Say Patients With Severe COVID-19 More Likely To Have Cardiac Arrest, Heart Rhythm Disorders, But Conditions Not Likely Due To Infection

CIDRAP (6/23) reports patients with COVID-19 who are critically ill “were 10 times more likely than hospitalized patients with less severe coronavirus infections to have cardiac arrest or heart rhythm disorders and die, but these conditions are likely not...

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Patients With Allergic Diseases May Be At Higher Risk For Psoriasis, Research Suggests

Healio (6/23, Burba) reports researchers found “patients with allergic diseases may have an increased risk for developing psoriasis.” The findings were presented at the American Academy of Dermatology virtual meeting.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge To Trump Administration Rule Requiring Hospitals To Disclose Prices They Negotiate With Insurers

Reuters (6/23, Stempel) reports, “A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by hospital groups to a federal rule requiring them to disclose prices they quietly negotiate with insurers.” CNN (6/23, Luhby) reports, “Judge Carl Nichols of the US Distr...

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CDC Director Says US Needs 100,000 Contact Tracers To Track Coronavirus But Only Has Around 28,000

The Hill (6/23, Sullivan) reports CDC Director Robert Redfield told Congress that the US needs 100,000 contact tracers to track the spread of coronavirus, but the country only has around 28,000. During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Redfie...

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British Government Announces “No Swab” Coronavirus Saliva Test Trial

Reuters (6/22, Sandle) reports, “A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a ‘no-swab’ saliva test is being trialled in southern England and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect outbreaks of the virus, the British government said on Monday....

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FDA’s Warning To Abbott Laboratories Over Its Rapid Coronavirus Test Reportedly Remains A Source Of Controversy

Kaiser Health News (6/22, Pradhan) reports that last month, the FDA “issued a rare public warning about an Abbott Laboratories [SARS-CoV-2] test that for weeks had received high praise from the White House because of its speed: Test results could be wrong...

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University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley To Expand Coronavirus Testing Capacity Due To Surge In Demand

The Brownsville (TX) Herald (6/22, Sheridan) reports on the “surge in the demand for coronavirus testing” among Texas residents. The Brownsville Herald adds, “According to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, traffic at its patient call center and t...

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Variations In Two Key Genes May Impact How Quickly People Heal From Chronic Wounds, Study Indicates

HealthDay (6/22) reports that “genes may have a big impact on bacteria in...wounds and how quickly” people heal, researchers concluded after investigating “the link between genes and bacteria diversity in chronic wounds.” The study “linked variations in t...

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Younger Patients With Early-Onset Cancer May Be At Higher Risk Of Harboring Germline Mutations Compared To Patients With Young-Adult Cancers, Research Suggests

Cancer Network (6/22, Wright) reports researchers found “patients aged 18-39 with early-onset cancer were found to be at a higher risk of harboring germline mutations when compared with patients with young-adult cancers.” The findings were presented at th...

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As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Southern, Western Parts Of US, Some Fear Progress Is Slipping Away

The AP (6/22, Lush, Eligren, Webber) reports, “Alarming surges in coronavirus cases across the South and West raised fears Monday that the outbreak is spiraling out of control and that hard-won progress against the scourge is slipping away because of resi...

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More Than 80% Of COVID-19 Cases In The US Went Undetected In March, Study Suggests

CNN (6/23, Fox) reports that research “suggests that as many as 8.7 million Americans came down with coronavirus in March, but more than 80% of them were never diagnosed.” Investigators “looked at the number of people who went to doctors or clinics with i...

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CNBC Examines The Challenges Health Departments Face In Building Contact Tracing Systems

CNBC (6/22, Feuer) reports on the crucial role of contact tracing in curbing the spread of coronavirus, but also discusses the challenges health departments face in carrying out contact tracing. CNBC adds that while contact tracing is “an age-old, proven...

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Researchers Compare Reactogenicity Between Three Enhanced Influenza Vaccines And A Standard-Dose Inactivated Vaccine

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/22, van Paridon) reports researchers compared “reactogenicity between 3 enhanced influenza vaccines and a standard-dose inactivated vaccine,” and found “some acute local reactions were more frequent after vaccination with an...

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Ebola Outbreak In Eastern DRC Expected To Be Declared Over This Week

STAT (6/22, Branswell) reports “the Ebola outbreak that has ravaged a corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for much of the past two years has been one of the most challenging on record,” and hopefully, “the outbreak will be declared over later t...

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Some Insurers Say They Can’t Pay For Testing Of Everyone Who Is Concerned About Coronavirus Risk

NPR (6/19, Farmer) reported, “In the wake of the massive turnout at anti-racism demonstrations around the country, public health officials are encouraging protesters to get tested for the coronavirus,” and as such “precautionary testing has become more co...

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White House Says COVID-19 Spikes Due To Increased Testing, But Many Public Health Experts Disagree

In a piece for TIME (6/19), Chris Wilson and Tara Law wrote that coronavirus “testing is much more widely available today than it was a month ago, as are data on the number of tests administered (the latter thanks to the COVID Tracking Project).” Accordin...

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Mysterious Deaths Of Infants, Children In California Remain Under Investigation As Potential Early Cases Of Coronavirus

The Los Angeles Times (6/21, Choi) reports, “A cluster of mysterious deaths, some involving infants and children, is under scrutiny amid questions of whether the novel coronavirus lurked in California months before it was first detected.” However, eight w...

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WHO Records Largest One-Day Jump In Coronavirus Cases Globally

The Hill (6/21, Klar) reports that on Sunday, the World Health Organization “reported more than 183,000 new coronavirus cases globally in the last 24 hours,” making it “the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by count, according to The Associ...

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Young Adults Accounting For Larger Share Of New Coronavirus Infections In Growing Number Of US Cities, States

NPR (6/19, Stone) reported, “As much of the country presses forward with reopening, a growing number of cities and states are finding that the coronavirus outbreak now has a foothold in a younger slice of the population, with people in their 20s and 30s a...

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COVID-19 Tied To Higher Burden Of Severity In Patients With Lung Cancer, Study Indicates

Cancer Network (6/20, Slater) reported researchers found COVID-19 “is associated with high burden of severity in patients with lung cancer,” and the researchers’ analysis “also suggested that patient-specific features, rather than cancer-specific features...

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Researchers Say Patients With Severe COVID-19 More Likely To Have Cardiac Arrest, Heart Rhythm Disorders, But Conditions Not Likely Due To Infection

Patients With Allergic Diseases May Be At Higher Risk For Psoriasis, Research Suggests

Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge To Trump Administration Rule Requiring Hospitals To Disclose Prices They Negotiate With Insurers

CDC Director Says US Needs 100,000 Contact Tracers To Track Coronavirus But Only Has Around 28,000

British Government Announces “No Swab” Coronavirus Saliva Test Trial

FDA’s Warning To Abbott Laboratories Over Its Rapid Coronavirus Test Reportedly Remains A Source Of Controversy

University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley To Expand Coronavirus Testing Capacity Due To Surge In Demand

Variations In Two Key Genes May Impact How Quickly People Heal From Chronic Wounds, Study Indicates

Younger Patients With Early-Onset Cancer May Be At Higher Risk Of Harboring Germline Mutations Compared To Patients With Young-Adult Cancers, Research Suggests

As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Southern, Western Parts Of US, Some Fear Progress Is Slipping Away

More Than 80% Of COVID-19 Cases In The US Went Undetected In March, Study Suggests

CNBC Examines The Challenges Health Departments Face In Building Contact Tracing Systems

Researchers Compare Reactogenicity Between Three Enhanced Influenza Vaccines And A Standard-Dose Inactivated Vaccine

Ebola Outbreak In Eastern DRC Expected To Be Declared Over This Week

Some Insurers Say They Can’t Pay For Testing Of Everyone Who Is Concerned About Coronavirus Risk

White House Says COVID-19 Spikes Due To Increased Testing, But Many Public Health Experts Disagree

Mysterious Deaths Of Infants, Children In California Remain Under Investigation As Potential Early Cases Of Coronavirus

WHO Records Largest One-Day Jump In Coronavirus Cases Globally

Young Adults Accounting For Larger Share Of New Coronavirus Infections In Growing Number Of US Cities, States

COVID-19 Tied To Higher Burden Of Severity In Patients With Lung Cancer, Study Indicates