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CDC Announces At Least 75 Institutions Are Studying Coronavirus Genome

The Hill (5/1, Pitofsky) reported the CDC “announced that at least 75 public health, academic and commercial institutions are coming together to increase research on the spread of coronavirus throughout the country.” As part of the Sequencing for Public H...

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Researchers Say Around 1% Of Middle-Aged Adults In UK Biobank Have Pathogenic Variant Tied To Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Hereditary Breast Or Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Or Lynch Syndrome

Cancer Network (5/3, Slater) reports researchers found “that approximately 1% of the middle-aged adult population in the UK Biobank harbored a pathogenic variant associated with familial hypercholesterolemia, hereditary breast or ovarian cancer syndrome,...

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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization Of Remdesivir To Treat Patients With COVID-19

The AP (5/1, Perrone, Marchione) reported the FDA granted emergency use authorization of Gilead Science’s remdesivir to treat patients with COVID-19 after evidence emerged that the drug can help recover faster. The agency approved the drug for patients wi...

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US Has Reported Highest Number Of COVID-19 Recoveries Worldwide

Newsweek (5/2, Kim) reported “The global pandemic has seen more than 1,056,300 patients recover from COVID-19, with the U.S. reporting the highest number of recoveries in the world, as of Saturday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins Univer...

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Race For Coronavirus Vaccine Continues With Many Parties Around The World Involved

The New York Times (5/2, A1, Sanger, Kirkpatrick, Zimmer, Thomas, Wee) reports on the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine with governments, pharmaceutical companies, biotech startups, and academic laboratories all working to create a product that could...

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Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Tracked Through Virus Detection In Wastewater Systems

The New York Times (5/1, Zimmer) reported, “Water authorities and governments are in discussions with scientists and companies about tracking the pandemic through the detection of viruses in the sewer.” Researchers in Europe tracked “the viruses in the se...

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Some Say Antigen Tests Would Be Better Than PCR Tests For Diagnosis Of Coronavirus, But Others Raise Concerns

NPR (4/30, Stein) reports a coronavirus infection can currently be diagnosed using a PCR test, which can detect the genetic material of the virus, but scientists are working to develop a new test that can diagnose an active infection by detecting antigens...

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Many Firms Without Expertise Are Reportedly Selling Coronavirus Tests Due To FDA’s Lax Rules

Reuters (4/30, Humer, Tanfani, Liu) reports that because of the FDA’s lax rules on coronavirus testing, many vendors “with no background or established competency in medical testing” have begun selling tests in the US market. Reuters adds, “The rush to ob...

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Workers At 9/11 WTC Attack Site Have Prevalence Of Toxin-Associated Fatty Liver At A Greater Occurrence Than General Population, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (4/30, Gever) reports, “More than 80% of workers on the World Trade Center [WTC] site following the 9/11 terrorist attack who later reported gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms actually suffered from toxin-associated fatty liver disease (TAFLD),”...

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The New York Times Illustrates How The Coronavirus Has Mutated As It Traveled Around The Globe

With a series of infographics, the New York Times (4/30, Corum, Zimmer) illustrates the structure of the coronavirus and its genetic code. The New York Times discusses the history of the virus and how it has mutated as it traveled around the globe with il...

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National Social Distancing Guidelines Expire As President Vows To Resume Traveling

CIDRAP (4/30, Soucheray) reports the White House’s “national physical (social) distancing guidelines – ‘15 days and 30 days to slow the spread’ – expired” on Thursday, “leaving the opening of states now in the hands of governors who are attempting to bala...

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Cases Of Foodborne Illnesses Increased During 2019 Compared To Previous Three Years, CDC Report Says

CNN (4/30, LaMotte) reports “cases of potentially dangerous foodborne illnesses caused by common bacteria in the United States food supply increased during 2019 compared to the previous three years, according to a new” CDC report. CNN adds, “The CDC estim...

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At Least 10 Different Drugs May Be Effective At Stopping Coronavirus From Replicating Within The Body, Study Suggests

Reuters (4/30, Joseph) reports researchers found that “at least 10 different drug compounds ranging from cancer therapies to antipsychotics and antihistamines may be effective at preventing the new coronavirus from multiplying in the body, according to a...

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Fauci Says Coronavirus Vaccine May Be Ready By January

The Hill (4/30, Sullivan) reports that as the Trump Administration aims to accelerate vaccine development, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci said hundreds of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine may be ready by January. Fauci said he believed it was poss...

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More Than One Million People Around The World Have Recovered From Coronavirus, Data Indicate

The Hill (4/30, Klar) reports more than one million people around the world have recovered from coronavirus “as of Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.” Citing the same database, “there are more than 3.2 million confirmed” cas...

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Saliva Tests May Transform Diagnosis Of Coronavirus

The New York Times (4/29, Mandavilli) reports “saliva tests could transform the diagnosis of” coronavirus. The New York Times adds that “while not as fast to process as the speediest swab tests,” if saliva tests are manufactured in “enough numbers and pro...

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Assistant HHS Secretary Says There Is “Absolutely No Way” The US Can Conduct 5 Million Coronavirus Tests Per Day

The Hill (4/29, Wise) reports Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, said there is “absolutely no way” the US can conduct 5 million coronavirus tests per day, despite President Trump’s claim that the US will reach that rate “v...

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NIH Announces National Challenge To Develop COVID-19 Tests

STAT (4/29, Facher) reports, “The National Institutes of Health on Wednesday announced a new $1.5 billion initiative to rapidly develop coronavirus diagnostics, an effort it says will result in the deployment of ‘millions of tests per week’ by late summer...

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Hologic Launches Second Coronavirus Test To Expand Capacity

Reuters (4/29, Roy) reports Hologic launched a second coronavirus test that will “detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus...on its Panther system.” Reuters adds that next week, Hologic “will distribute three million tests to around 1,000 hospitals and public health l...

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New York City To Offer Coronavirus Antibody Tests To Healthcare Workers And First Responders

POLITICO New York (4/29, Durkin) reports New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city “will offer coronavirus antibody tests to 150,000 health care workers and first responders” beginning next week. POLITICO adds, “Studies using the tests have su...

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CDC Announces At Least 75 Institutions Are Studying Coronavirus Genome

Researchers Say Around 1% Of Middle-Aged Adults In UK Biobank Have Pathogenic Variant Tied To Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Hereditary Breast Or Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Or Lynch Syndrome

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization Of Remdesivir To Treat Patients With COVID-19

US Has Reported Highest Number Of COVID-19 Recoveries Worldwide

Race For Coronavirus Vaccine Continues With Many Parties Around The World Involved

Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Tracked Through Virus Detection In Wastewater Systems

Some Say Antigen Tests Would Be Better Than PCR Tests For Diagnosis Of Coronavirus, But Others Raise Concerns

Many Firms Without Expertise Are Reportedly Selling Coronavirus Tests Due To FDA’s Lax Rules

Workers At 9/11 WTC Attack Site Have Prevalence Of Toxin-Associated Fatty Liver At A Greater Occurrence Than General Population, Study Suggests

The New York Times Illustrates How The Coronavirus Has Mutated As It Traveled Around The Globe

National Social Distancing Guidelines Expire As President Vows To Resume Traveling

Cases Of Foodborne Illnesses Increased During 2019 Compared To Previous Three Years, CDC Report Says

At Least 10 Different Drugs May Be Effective At Stopping Coronavirus From Replicating Within The Body, Study Suggests

Fauci Says Coronavirus Vaccine May Be Ready By January

More Than One Million People Around The World Have Recovered From Coronavirus, Data Indicate

Saliva Tests May Transform Diagnosis Of Coronavirus

Assistant HHS Secretary Says There Is “Absolutely No Way” The US Can Conduct 5 Million Coronavirus Tests Per Day

NIH Announces National Challenge To Develop COVID-19 Tests

Hologic Launches Second Coronavirus Test To Expand Capacity

New York City To Offer Coronavirus Antibody Tests To Healthcare Workers And First Responders