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Investigators Identify Additional Gene Variants That May Help Identify More People At Risk For Problem Drinking

HealthDay (5/27, Preidt) reports that “researchers have identified additional gene variants that could help identify many more” people who are at risk for “problem drinking.” After conducting “a genome-wide analysis of more than 435,000 people of European...

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Having An Uncle Or Aunt With Autism May Increase A Child’s Risk For The Disorder, Study Indicates

HealthDay (5/27, Thompson) reports, “Roughly 3% to 5% of children with an aunt or uncle with autism can also be expected to have some form of autism, compared with just 1.5% of children overall,” investigators found after tracking “health data from nearly...

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Asymptomatic Patients With COVID-19 Shed Virus For About Eight Days, Compared With 19 Days For Those Who Have Symptoms, Study Shows

NBC News (5/27, Edwards) reports, “New estimates of the number of asymptomatic people with the coronavirus suggest that ‘silent’ COVID-19 is much more prevalent than once thought – but these individuals may not spread the virus for as long as symptomatic...

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People With HIV May Face Similar Risk Of Severe Disease, ICU Admission, And Death From COVID-19 As Others, Study Indicates

Healio (5/27) reports researchers found in a retrospective, single-center study that “patients with COVID-19 who were also HIV-positive experienced a similar risk for severe disease, ICU admission and death due to COVID-19 compared with the general popula...

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Researchers Examine Prevalence Of HAV In Kidney Transplant Recipients

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/27, Schad) reports researchers found that in the US “between 2005 and 2014, inpatient prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in kidney transplant recipients was 23.42 cases per 100,000 admissions, and hospitalization for HAV a...

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OSHA Opens Hundreds Of Inspections Of Healthcare Facilities Due To Worker Deaths Or Hospitalizations

Bloomberg Law (5/27, Rolfsen, Subscription Publication) reports the coronavirus pandemic has “prompted unprecedented numbers of federal workplace safety inspections at health-care facilities.” Between March 16 and May 29, OSHA opened 253 inspections of he...

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CDC Releases Guidance On When People With COVID-19 Can Leave Self-Quarantine

CIDRAP (5/27, Soucheray) reports the CDC “says people with COVID-19 can leave self-quarantine and be around others again” if they haven’t had a fever for three days, it has been at least 10 days since their symptoms started, and their symptoms are improvi...

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Coronavirus Antibody Tests Might Be Wrong Up To Half The Time, CDC Says

CNN (5/26, Fox) reports that “antibody tests used to determine if people have been infected in the past with [SARS-CoV-2] might be wrong up to half the time, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance posted on its website.” CN...

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Race Continues To Create Rapid, Reliable Coronavirus Testing

The Wall Street Journal (5/26, Abbott, Marcus, Subscription Publication) reports on the race to create a rapid, reliable coronavirus test to minimize the problems caused by tests that can take hours or days to yield results.

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People With Certain APOE Gene Mutations May Have Higher Risk For Developing Severe COVID-19, Study Indicates

Newsweek (5/26, Gander) reports researchers found that people who carry “two faulty copies of the APOE gene,” which increases the risk of dementia, have “a two-fold risk of having severe COVID-19 from the baseline.” The findings were published in the Jour...

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Blood Levels Of TRL-C And sdLDL-C Tied To Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Study Indicates

Cardiology Advisor (5/26, Meissner) reports researchers found “blood concentrations of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein cholesterol (TRL-C) and small-dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C) were found to be associated with the risk for cardiovasc...

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Researchers Develop Blood Test To Help Detect Endometrial Cancer Early

Cancer Network (5/26, Fowler) reports, “A new, simple non-invasive blood test could be used to assist in the early detection of endometrial cancer of all stages and at-risk patients for the disease, according to a study published in Cancers.” Cancer Netwo...

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Patients With Acne May Have Lower Levels Of Serum 25-OH Vitamin D Compared With People Without Acne, Research Suggests

Dermatology Advisor (5/26, May) reports, “Patients with acne may have lower levels of serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25-OH vitamin D) compared with people without acne, but whether vitamin D supplementation benefits acne outcomes remains unclear,” investigat...

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Risk For Bone Fractures May Be Increased Among Patients With NMOSD-AQP4, Research Indicates

Neurology Advisor (5/26, Akirov) reports, “The risk for bone fractures was increased among patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G antibodies (NMOSD-AQP4),” researchers concluded in a study that included “71...

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Research Suggests First Chain Of Sustained Transmission Of SARS-CoV-2 In The US Started In Mid-February

STAT (5/26, Branswell) reports a paper on bioRxiv suggests that “the person who ignited the first chain of sustained transmission” of SARS-CoV-2 in the US “probably returned to the country in mid-February, a month later” than “the very first confirmed cas...

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Chinese Scientists Say SARS-CoV-2 Did Not Originate In A Laboratory Or Wuhan Animal Market

The Wall Street Journal (5/26, Areddy, Subscription Publication) reports Chinese scientists say SARS-CoV-2 did not originate in a laboratory or an animal market in Wuhan.

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Clinicians Report Cases Of Dangerous Blood Clots In Patients With Coronavirus

The AP (5/26, Tanner) reports, “Blood clots that can cause strokes, heart attacks and dangerous blockages in the legs and lungs are increasingly being found in” patients with coronavirus, including children. The AP adds, “Even tiny clots that can damage t...

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Administration’s New Coronavirus Testing Strategy Holds States Responsible

The New York Times (5/25, Mandavilli, Edmondson) reports, “The Trump administration’s new testing strategy, released Sunday to Congress, holds individual states responsible for planning and carrying out all coronavirus testing, while planning to provide s...

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Large Corporations Reportedly Testing Workers For COVID-19

The Wall Street Journal (5/25, Krouse, Subscription Publication) reports major companies are starting to test workers for COVID-19 in an attempt to prevent outbreaks. According to the Journal, such companies include Ford Motor Co., UnitedHealth Group, and...

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COVID-19 May Injure Placenta During Pregnancy, Small Study Suggests

CNN (5/22, Lamotte) reported, “A small study of 16 pregnant women who tested positive for [COVID-19] found evidence of injury to the placenta, the organ that acts as the gut, kidneys, liver and lungs for a fetus during pregnancy.” Specifically, “pathologi...

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Investigators Identify Additional Gene Variants That May Help Identify More People At Risk For Problem Drinking

Having An Uncle Or Aunt With Autism May Increase A Child’s Risk For The Disorder, Study Indicates

Asymptomatic Patients With COVID-19 Shed Virus For About Eight Days, Compared With 19 Days For Those Who Have Symptoms, Study Shows

People With HIV May Face Similar Risk Of Severe Disease, ICU Admission, And Death From COVID-19 As Others, Study Indicates

Researchers Examine Prevalence Of HAV In Kidney Transplant Recipients

OSHA Opens Hundreds Of Inspections Of Healthcare Facilities Due To Worker Deaths Or Hospitalizations

CDC Releases Guidance On When People With COVID-19 Can Leave Self-Quarantine

Coronavirus Antibody Tests Might Be Wrong Up To Half The Time, CDC Says

Race Continues To Create Rapid, Reliable Coronavirus Testing

People With Certain APOE Gene Mutations May Have Higher Risk For Developing Severe COVID-19, Study Indicates

Blood Levels Of TRL-C And sdLDL-C Tied To Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Study Indicates

Researchers Develop Blood Test To Help Detect Endometrial Cancer Early

Patients With Acne May Have Lower Levels Of Serum 25-OH Vitamin D Compared With People Without Acne, Research Suggests

Risk For Bone Fractures May Be Increased Among Patients With NMOSD-AQP4, Research Indicates

Research Suggests First Chain Of Sustained Transmission Of SARS-CoV-2 In The US Started In Mid-February

Chinese Scientists Say SARS-CoV-2 Did Not Originate In A Laboratory Or Wuhan Animal Market

Clinicians Report Cases Of Dangerous Blood Clots In Patients With Coronavirus

Administration’s New Coronavirus Testing Strategy Holds States Responsible

Large Corporations Reportedly Testing Workers For COVID-19

COVID-19 May Injure Placenta During Pregnancy, Small Study Suggests