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Trump Administration Selects Five Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates As Most Promising

The New York Times (6/3, Weiland, Sanger) reports, “The Trump Administration has selected five companies as the most likely candidates to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus, senior officials said, a critical step in the White House’s effort to deliver...

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Childhood Mortality Due To Diarrhea Remains High In Certain Regions Due To Multiple Factors, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/3, Masoud) reports researchers found “childhood mortality due to diarrhea remains high in some regions as a result of a combination of child growth failure, poor access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, and low oral rehydrat...

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As At-Home Coronavirus Test Kits Become Available, Experts Question Accuracy, Cost

The Wall Street Journal (6/2, Scott, Subscription Publication) reports at-home coronavirus test kits are beginning to become available, but experts are concerned about their accuracy and the cost that sometimes isn’t covered by insurers. The FDA has appro...

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Researchers Say Seven To Nine Percent Of Patients With Advanced Cancer May Harbor Germline Variant With Targeted Therapeutic Actionability

Medscape (6/2, Nelson, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found “from 7% to nearly 9% of patients with advanced cancer were found to harbor a germline variant with targeted therapeutic actionability in the first study of its kind.” The findings...

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Military Veterans With History Of Three Or More Concussions More Likely To Have High Plasma Levels Of NfL Years After Injury, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (6/2, George) reports, “Military veterans with a history of three or more concussions were more likely to have high levels of exosomal and plasma levels of neurofilament light (NfL) chain years after injury occurred, a cross-sectional study...

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Researchers Identify 27 Proteins Present In The Blood Of People Infected With SARS-CoV-2 That May Predict Severity Of Illness

Reuters (6/2, Kelland) reports researchers identified 27 proteins in the blood of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 that may help predict how severe the resulting illness will be, according to a study published in Cell Systems. The researchers “found the pr...

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Scientists Question Data Cited In Two Coronavirus Studies Published In Prominent Journals

The New York Times (6/2, Rabin) reports “a group of scientists has questioned the data used in studies in two prominent medical journals.” At issue are a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 1 concerning the impact of blood pressu...

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Surgeon General Warns Large Protests Over Death Of George Floyd Could Lead To New Outbreaks Of Coronavirus

CNN (6/2, Stracqualursi) reports Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams warned that nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd would likely lead to new outbreaks of coronavirus. Dr. Adams said, “I remain concerned about the public health consequences bo...

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Researchers Examine How Warmer Weather May Affect Spread Of Coronavirus

Newsweek (6/2, Gander) reports researchers examined how seasonal changes in weather might affect the spread of coronavirus. The researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 “can’t withstand high temperatures or ultraviolet light,” however, it’s unclear whether coron...

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President Trump’s Plan For Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Across The Country Has Reportedly Not Materialized

NPR (6/1, Pfeiffer, Mak) reports that President Trump’s plan for national retailers to offer drive-thru coronavirus testing sites across the country has not materialized. NPR reviewed how many locations of six national retailers offer coronavirus drive-th...

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Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Likely Originated In Horseshoe Bats

The New York Times (6/1, Gorman) reports, “An international team of scientists, including a prominent researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, has analyzed all known coronaviruses in Chinese bats and used genetic analysis to trace the likely origin...

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Coronavirus May Be Able To Enter Brain, Research Suggests

Newsweek (6/1, Gander) reports, “The coronavirus may invade the brain, according to doctors who performed brain scans on a COVID-19 patient who lost her ability to taste and smell.” One of the scientists “told Newsweek via email that his team believes the...

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Researchers Say More Than Half Of Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Undergoing Surgery Have Pulmonary Complications

CIDRAP (6/1, Van Beusekom) reports researchers found that of 1,128 patients with SARS-CoV-2 “undergoing surgery at 235 hospitals in 24 countries, 577 (51.2%) had pulmonary complications, and 219 (38.0%) of them died.” The findings were published in The La...

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There Is No Evidence Coronavirus Is Losing Potency, Experts Say

Reuters (6/1) reports, “World Health Organization experts and a range of other scientists said on Monday there was no evidence to support an assertion by a high profile Italian doctor that the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic has been losing pote...

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Company Launches Study Of Antibody-Based Drug For COVID-19

The Wall Street Journal (6/1, Loftus, Subscription Publication) reports Eli Lilly launched the first study of its experimental antibody-based drug LY-CoV555, which was derived from the blood of a COVID-19 survivor. Reuters (6/1, Banerjee) reports Eli Lill...

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Lost Sense Of Smell, Taste Due To COVID-19 May Never Return In Some Patients, Physicians Say

The Wall Street Journal (6/1, Rana, Subscription Publication) reports some patients with COVID-19 lost their sense of smell and taste due to the virus. Now, some physicians say it is possible that some who survive the disease may never smell or taste agai...

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DRC Confirms New Ebola Outbreak In Équateur Province

The Washington Post (6/1, Bearak) reports the health minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “confirmed the discovery of a new Ebola case in the country’s Équateur province, which last saw an outbreak of the highly deadly virus in 2018, ultimat...

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Study Finds N95 Masks Superior To Surgical Masks At Protecting Against Coronavirus

The New York Times (6/1, Mandavilli) reports, “A new analysis of 172 studies, funded by the World Health Organization, confirms what scientists have said for months: N95 and other respirator masks are far superior to surgical or cloth masks in protecting...

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CDC Data Show Excess Deaths From Other Causes In New York And New Jersey

The New York Times (6/1, Lu) reports, “New York and New Jersey have had more than 44,000 deaths above normal from mid-March to May,” and “while Covid-19 is the leading cause of these excess deaths, more people have also died from other causes like heart d...

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COVID-19 Testing Access May Depend On Location, Connections

The Wall Street Journal (5/31, Krouse, Abbott, Subscription Publication) reports access to coronavirus testing may depend on physical location and personal connections. For instance, as of May 27, one analysis found 53% of counties in the US didn’t have a...

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Trump Administration Selects Five Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates As Most Promising

Childhood Mortality Due To Diarrhea Remains High In Certain Regions Due To Multiple Factors, Study Indicates

As At-Home Coronavirus Test Kits Become Available, Experts Question Accuracy, Cost

Researchers Say Seven To Nine Percent Of Patients With Advanced Cancer May Harbor Germline Variant With Targeted Therapeutic Actionability

Military Veterans With History Of Three Or More Concussions More Likely To Have High Plasma Levels Of NfL Years After Injury, Study Suggests

Researchers Identify 27 Proteins Present In The Blood Of People Infected With SARS-CoV-2 That May Predict Severity Of Illness

Scientists Question Data Cited In Two Coronavirus Studies Published In Prominent Journals

Surgeon General Warns Large Protests Over Death Of George Floyd Could Lead To New Outbreaks Of Coronavirus

Researchers Examine How Warmer Weather May Affect Spread Of Coronavirus

President Trump’s Plan For Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Across The Country Has Reportedly Not Materialized

Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 Likely Originated In Horseshoe Bats

Coronavirus May Be Able To Enter Brain, Research Suggests

Researchers Say More Than Half Of Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Undergoing Surgery Have Pulmonary Complications

There Is No Evidence Coronavirus Is Losing Potency, Experts Say

Company Launches Study Of Antibody-Based Drug For COVID-19

Lost Sense Of Smell, Taste Due To COVID-19 May Never Return In Some Patients, Physicians Say

DRC Confirms New Ebola Outbreak In Équateur Province

Study Finds N95 Masks Superior To Surgical Masks At Protecting Against Coronavirus

CDC Data Show Excess Deaths From Other Causes In New York And New Jersey

COVID-19 Testing Access May Depend On Location, Connections