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Lung Damage From COVID-19 Is Different Than Damage From Flu, Study Demonstrates

HealthDay (5/22, Preidt) reported, “New research reveals that COVID-19 attacks the lungs in a far different manner from the flu.” Different than “most respiratory diseases, significant impacts on blood vessels were seen in the lungs of seven COVID-19 pati...

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Researchers Identify 32 New Sites In The Human Genome That May Affect Breast Cancer Risk

Cancer Network (5/24, Fowler) reported researchers analyzed “genetic studies covering 266,000 women” and identified “32 new sites on the human genome where variations in DNA appear to alter the risks of getting breast cancer.” The findings were published...

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Coronavirus Re-Infection May Be Possibility, Researchers Say

Newsweek (5/22, Gander) reported, “People who catch the novel coronavirus may be at risk of being reinfected, according to a team of scientists who have reviewed existing studies on different coronaviruses and immunity.” The researchers “looked at researc...

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Thyroiditis In Young Adult Patient May Be First Known Case Caused By Coronavirus, Research Suggests

HealthDay (5/22, Mundell) reported, “An Italian teenager may be the first known case of a painful thyroid infection caused by the new coronavirus, doctors report.” The “research team from Pisa, in northern Italy, said the 18-year-old woman’s thyroid becam...

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Eighty Million Babies May Be Missing Routine Vaccines During Pandemic, WHO Says

CNN (5/22, Fox) reported that “as many as 80 million babies worldwide are missing out on routine childhood vaccines because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.” This “pandemic has disrupted vaccination programs in at le...

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WHO Warns Of “Immediate Second Peak” In Countries Where Coronavirus Infections Are Declining

Reuters (5/25) reports, “Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an ‘immediate second peak’ if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday.” WHO emergencies head Dr. Mik...

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CDC Issues New Guidelines Recommending That All Babies Born To Women With Coronavirus Be Tested For The Virus

CNN (5/21, Christensen) reports the CDC issued new guidelines recommending that all babies born to women with coronavirus be tested for the virus. CNN adds, “Infants may be at a higher risk for severe forms of [COVID-19], compared to older children, accor...

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FDA Removes 27 Companies From List Of Vendors Who Have Notified Agency They Are Selling Coronavirus Antibody Tests And Plan To Apply For Emergency Use Authorization

Reuters (5/21, Maddipatla) reports the FDA “has removed 27 makers of coronavirus antibody tests from its list of vendors who have notified the agency that they were selling a test and plan to apply for emergency use authorization.” Reuters adds, “Under th...

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Some Laboratories That Could Process Coronavirus Tests Were Reportedly Passed Over By Providers Due To “Bureaucratic Hurdles”

The New York Times (5/21, A1, Thomas) reports some laboratories offered to process coronavirus tests, but healthcare providers decided not to send them samples, because “the bureaucratic hurdles of quickly switching to a new lab were just too high.” The N...

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Alk Gene May Explain Why Some People Stay Lean Without Trying, Research In Humans, Flies, And Mice Suggests

Newsweek (5/21, Gander) reports researchers “have identified a so-called “thinness gene” they believe could explain why some people stay lean without trying.” Called Alk, the gene “is found in the hypothalamus.” For the study, investigators “searched a da...

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CDC Updates Guidance On Preventing Spread Of Coronavirus

The Washington Post (5/21, Guarino, Achenbach) reports the coronavirus “primarily spreads from person to person and not easily from a contaminated surface. That is the takeaway from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which this month updated...

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CDC Estimates That About One-Third Of Coronavirus Patients Don’t Have Symptoms

CNN (5/22, Azad) reports that in its “new guidance for mathematical modelers and public health officials,” the CDC “is estimating that about a third of coronavirus infections are asymptomatic.” The agency also “says its ‘best estimate’ is that 0.4% of peo...

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Age-Dependent Expression Of ACE2 In Nasal Epithelium May Help Explain Prevalence Of COVID-19 In Older Adults Versus Children, Research Suggests

Newsweek (5/21, Gander) reports that children “appear less susceptible to severe cases” of COVID-19 “than adults,” and “scientists believe this may have to do with the structure of the inside of their noses.” According to Newsweek, “in the cells which lin...

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Investigators May Have Identified Several miRNAs That May Prove Useful In Diagnosis Of Chronic HEV

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/21, van Paridon) reports research “into the regulation of circulating liver-specific micro RNAs (miRNAs) in acute and chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections” appears to have “identified several miRNAs that may prove usefu...

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Two Studies Say Around 1% Of Healthcare Workers Have Coronavirus

CIDRAP (5/21, Van Beusekom) reports, “Two studies published today in JAMA Network Open reveal a 1% COVID-19 infection rate in healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals in the southern Netherlands and Wuhan, China, but with higher rates in HCWs who reported n...

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US Coronavirus Testing Is Disorganized And Needs National Coordination, Report Says

CNN (5/20, Fox) provides coverage of a report by University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), suggesting that “coronavirus testing in the United States is disorganized and needs coordination at the national level.”...

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Various Countries, States Interested In New Contact Tracing Technology, Companies Report

Reuters (5/20, Dave) reports, “Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology” from Apple and Google, “the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system.” However...

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CDC Study To Examine Prevalence Of Coronavirus Antibodies In 25 Cities

The Washington Post (5/20, Janes) reports that the CDC “is embarking on an expansive study of the prevalence of novel coronavirus antibodies in people in 25 metropolitan areas, an effort to provide long-awaited insight into the way the virus is spreading...

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GSK’s Consumer Health Unit Working With Mammoth Biosciences To Develop CRISPR-Based Coronavirus Test

Reuters (5/20, Mishra) reports GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)’s “consumer health unit has tied up with Mammoth Biosciences to develop a test that uses” CRISPR gene editing technology “to detect novel coronavirus infections” by consumers in a home setting. Still, “...

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White House Suggests Double-Barreled Approach To Antibody Testing, But Lacks Guidance

NPR (5/20, Harris) reports that “last month the White House issued guidelines suggesting a way to reduce the number of false positive results in antibody tests: Run two tests.” However, “that strategy has not yet been validated for coronavirus testing. An...

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Lung Damage From COVID-19 Is Different Than Damage From Flu, Study Demonstrates

Researchers Identify 32 New Sites In The Human Genome That May Affect Breast Cancer Risk

Coronavirus Re-Infection May Be Possibility, Researchers Say

Thyroiditis In Young Adult Patient May Be First Known Case Caused By Coronavirus, Research Suggests

Eighty Million Babies May Be Missing Routine Vaccines During Pandemic, WHO Says

WHO Warns Of “Immediate Second Peak” In Countries Where Coronavirus Infections Are Declining

CDC Issues New Guidelines Recommending That All Babies Born To Women With Coronavirus Be Tested For The Virus

FDA Removes 27 Companies From List Of Vendors Who Have Notified Agency They Are Selling Coronavirus Antibody Tests And Plan To Apply For Emergency Use Authorization

Some Laboratories That Could Process Coronavirus Tests Were Reportedly Passed Over By Providers Due To “Bureaucratic Hurdles”

Alk Gene May Explain Why Some People Stay Lean Without Trying, Research In Humans, Flies, And Mice Suggests

CDC Updates Guidance On Preventing Spread Of Coronavirus

CDC Estimates That About One-Third Of Coronavirus Patients Don’t Have Symptoms

Age-Dependent Expression Of ACE2 In Nasal Epithelium May Help Explain Prevalence Of COVID-19 In Older Adults Versus Children, Research Suggests

Investigators May Have Identified Several miRNAs That May Prove Useful In Diagnosis Of Chronic HEV

Two Studies Say Around 1% Of Healthcare Workers Have Coronavirus

US Coronavirus Testing Is Disorganized And Needs National Coordination, Report Says

Various Countries, States Interested In New Contact Tracing Technology, Companies Report

CDC Study To Examine Prevalence Of Coronavirus Antibodies In 25 Cities

GSK’s Consumer Health Unit Working With Mammoth Biosciences To Develop CRISPR-Based Coronavirus Test

White House Suggests Double-Barreled Approach To Antibody Testing, But Lacks Guidance