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New York Governor Backs Away From Idea Of Using Antibody Tests To Determine Who Is Immune To Coronavirus

POLITICO New York (5/5, Gronewold, Young) reports several weeks ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested that coronavirus antibody tests might help the state reopen by determining who was immune to the virus and thereby no longer needed to be quarantined...

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Working With Mice, Researchers Uncover Gene Involved In Regulating Body’s Cholesterol

Health IT Analytics (5/5, Kent) reports researchers have “uncovered a gene involved in regulating the body’s cholesterol, which could help advance precision medicine treatments for heart disease and other cholesterol-related conditions.” Working with mice...

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Study Suggests Newer, More Contagious Coronavirus Strain Has Become Dominant

The Los Angeles Times (5/5, Vartabedian) reports scientists “have identified a new strain of the coronavirus that has become dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious than the versions that spread in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, acc...

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Coronavirus Deaths In US Top 71,000 As States Consider Lifting Restrictions

The Wall Street Journal (5/5, Honan, Brody, Calfas, Subscription Publication) reports that the number of deaths in the United States from the coronavirus were over 71,000 when states began weighing the possibility of infection surges with a desire to open...

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More African Americans Are Dying From Coronavirus In US Than Whites Or Other Ethnic Groups, Study Indicates

CNN (5/5, Erdman) reports that “more African Americans are dying from coronavirus in the United States than whites or other ethnic groups, according to a new study” that is “under consideration by a medical journal and has not yet been published.” While “...

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Fifteen Children Hospitalized In New York City With Mysterious Illness Potentially Tied To Coronavirus

The New York Times (5/5, Goldstein) reports 15 children between the ages of 2 and 15 “have recently been hospitalized in New York City with a mysterious syndrome that” physicians “do not yet fully understand but that has also been reported in several Euro...

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Three Quarters Of Americans Would Take Coronavirus Vaccine If Deemed Safe: Poll

Reuters (5/6, Bernstein) reports that three quarters of Americans “would take a coronavirus vaccine after receiving certain assurances that it was safe, and another 9% would take one as soon as it was available, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday showe...

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Supreme Court Considers Funding Requirements For Foreign Affiliates Of US-Based Health Organizations To Fight HIV/AIDS

The Washington Post (5/5, Barnes) reports that on Tuesday, Supreme Court justices “sounded skeptical that the government may force foreign affiliates of U.S.-based health organizations to adopt policies opposing prostitution if they wanted money to fight...

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FDA Orders Companies Selling Coronavirus Antibody Tests To Submit Data Proving Accuracy Within 10 Days

The New York Times (5/4, Kaplan) reports the FDA “announced on Monday that companies selling coronavirus antibody tests must submit data proving accuracy within the next 10 days or face removal from the market.” While the tests aim to determine whether a...

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Ultrasensitive Blood Immunoassay For P-Tau181 Can Identify Alzheimer’s, Predict Tau And Amyloid β Pathologies, Research Suggests

MedPage Today (5/4, Geoge) reports an analysis of four cohorts suggest that “an ultrasensitive blood immunoassay for tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181) identified Alzheimer’s disease across a continuum of cognitive impairment and predicted tau...

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Researchers Say Decrease In Upper Limit Led To Large Increase In Patients Flagged For “Abnormal” TSH Levels

MedPage Today (5/4, Monaco) reports researchers found that “after decreasing the upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels on laboratory tests, but no change to the actual assay, the proportion of patients who were fl...

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Draft Government Report Predicts Coronavirus Cases Will Reach 200,000 Per Day By June 1

The Washington Post (5/4, Wan, Bernstein, McGinley, Dawsey) examines “a draft government report” that projects coronavirus “cases will surge to about 200,000 per day by June 1, a staggering jump that would be accompanied by more than 3,000 deaths each day...

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Immune System Response May Affect COVID-19 Severity, Studies Indicate

Newsweek (5/4, Gander) reports, “Some people may develop severe COVID-19 because of how their immune systems respond to the coronavirus, according to scientists who used a mathematical model to map how our bodies interact with the bug.” According to resea...

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Research Suggests Patients With Coronavirus Who Also Have Cancer May Have Higher Fatality Rate Than Those Who Just Have Coronavirus

Cancer Network (5/4, Slater) reports researchers found “a significant increase in case fatality” among patients with coronavirus who also had cancer compared to those who just had coronavirus. The findings were published in Cancer Discovery.

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Among Elderly, Influenza Vaccine May Not Decrease Hospitalization, Mortality Rates, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/4, Masoud) reports that “targeting the elderly (individuals aged 65 years) for influenza vaccination may not decrease hospitalization or mortality rates in this population, according to a study published in Annals of Internal...

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Study Data Reveal Positive Trends Regarding C. Diff Infections, Hospitalization Within The Last 10 Years

MD Magazine (5/4, Walter) report new data reveal “positive trends regarding Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections and hospitalization within the last 10 years.” In findings “presented as a poster at the American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual S...

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World Leaders Hold Virtual Summit To Pledge Funding For Pandemic Response

The Washington Post (5/4, Booth, Johnson, Morello) reports, “World leaders came together in a virtual online summit Monday to pledge billions of dollars to quickly develop vaccines and drugs to fight the coronavirus.” The goal of the virtual meeting was “...

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Antibody Tests Have Reportedly “Brought More Confusion Than Clarity” Amid Coronavirus

USA Today (4/30, Alltucker) reported a new type of coronavirus test “expected to offer clarity on how and when to reopen the nation has instead sowed confusion.” Public health experts are “questioning the precision of antibody tests now being deployed in...

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NPR Outlines Pros And Cons Of Different Coronavirus Tests

NPR (5/1, Harris) reports on the variation in the reliability of different coronavirus tests. NPR outlines the different types of coronavirus tests and their respective pros and cons in terms of speed and accuracy.

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FDA Grants Emergency Approval To Roche’s Coronavirus Antibody Test

Reuters (5/3, Bhalla, Miller) reports the FDA granted emergency approval to Roche’s coronavirus “antibody test to determine whether people have ever been infected with the coronavirus.” Thomas Schinecker, the company’s head of diagnostics, “said the compa...

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New York Governor Backs Away From Idea Of Using Antibody Tests To Determine Who Is Immune To Coronavirus

Working With Mice, Researchers Uncover Gene Involved In Regulating Body’s Cholesterol

Study Suggests Newer, More Contagious Coronavirus Strain Has Become Dominant

Coronavirus Deaths In US Top 71,000 As States Consider Lifting Restrictions

More African Americans Are Dying From Coronavirus In US Than Whites Or Other Ethnic Groups, Study Indicates

Fifteen Children Hospitalized In New York City With Mysterious Illness Potentially Tied To Coronavirus

Three Quarters Of Americans Would Take Coronavirus Vaccine If Deemed Safe: Poll

Supreme Court Considers Funding Requirements For Foreign Affiliates Of US-Based Health Organizations To Fight HIV/AIDS

FDA Orders Companies Selling Coronavirus Antibody Tests To Submit Data Proving Accuracy Within 10 Days

Ultrasensitive Blood Immunoassay For P-Tau181 Can Identify Alzheimer’s, Predict Tau And Amyloid β Pathologies, Research Suggests

Researchers Say Decrease In Upper Limit Led To Large Increase In Patients Flagged For “Abnormal” TSH Levels

Draft Government Report Predicts Coronavirus Cases Will Reach 200,000 Per Day By June 1

Immune System Response May Affect COVID-19 Severity, Studies Indicate

Research Suggests Patients With Coronavirus Who Also Have Cancer May Have Higher Fatality Rate Than Those Who Just Have Coronavirus

Among Elderly, Influenza Vaccine May Not Decrease Hospitalization, Mortality Rates, Study Suggests

Study Data Reveal Positive Trends Regarding C. Diff Infections, Hospitalization Within The Last 10 Years

World Leaders Hold Virtual Summit To Pledge Funding For Pandemic Response

Antibody Tests Have Reportedly “Brought More Confusion Than Clarity” Amid Coronavirus

NPR Outlines Pros And Cons Of Different Coronavirus Tests

FDA Grants Emergency Approval To Roche’s Coronavirus Antibody Test