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Houston-Area Health Agencies Detail Plans To Expand Coronavirus Testing Among Vulnerable Communities As State Prepares For Partial Reopening

The Houston Chronicle (4/27, Ketterer) reports, “Houston-area health agencies on Monday detailed plans to ramp up COVID-19 testing as they prepare for a partial reopening of the economy, focusing several new efforts on nursing homes and areas with majorit...

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In Early Weeks Of Pandemic, 15,400 Excess Deaths Were Reported In US, Nearly Twice As Many As Those Publicly Attributed To COVID-19, Data Indicate

The Washington Post (4/27, A1, Brown, Tran, Reinhard, Ulmanu) reports, “In the early weeks of the coronavirus epidemic, the United States recorded an estimated 15,400 excess deaths, nearly two times as many as were publicly attributed to [COVID-19] at the...

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Pathologists Investigating Whether Coronavirus Reached New York Before March

The Wall Street Journal (4/27, West, Chapman, Subscription Publication) reports pathologists are trying to determine if coronavirus reached New York before March by reviewing samples taken from old autopsies and other materials.

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Certain Components Of Metabolic Syndrome More Common In Patients With Parkinson’s Who Are Carriers Of An LRRK2 Mutation, Researchers Say

Neurology Advisor (4/27, Beairsto) reports, “Certain components of metabolic syndrome may be more common in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) who are carriers of an LRRK2 mutation compared with other PD etiologies,” investigators concluded after conduc...

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Total Number Of Coronavirus Cases Passes Three Million

CIDRAP (4/27, Schnirring) reports that “the global COVID-19 total passed 3 million cases today, and with trends in flux in different parts of the world,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, “today warned that the pandemic is far from ove...

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Coronavirus Antibody Tests Should Not Guide Policy, But May Be Used For Tracking The Spread Of The Virus, Experts Say

The New York Times (4/26, Mandavilli) reports experts say antibody tests “are not reliable enough to guide policy on lockdowns and reopenings,” however, “they can help model the spread of the virus.” The World Health Organization “warned against relying o...

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In Patients With COVID-19, Coronavirus May Linger In Stool Samples On Average For 22 Days, Research Suggests

Newsweek (4/24, Gander) reported, “The coronavirus appears able to linger in COVID-19 patients’ stools longer than their respiratory system, according to a” recent study. The researchers found that, “on average, the virus lingered in stool samples for 22...

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Testing Sites Expand Into Rural Texas As Parts Of State Plan To Reopen

The Texas Tribune (4/25, Najmabadi) reported that urban centers in Texas “have had free testing sites for weeks, operated by the government and other providers.” For instance, “Houston officials recently opened up testing to anyone who wants it, and Gov....

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New York Governor Expands Antibody Testing To Workers At Four Hospitals

Reuters (4/25, Layne, Resnick-Ault) reported New York was expected to “begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and will allow local pharmacies to begin collecting samples for diagnostic tests.”...

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Researchers Say Indigenous American Ancestry Is Tied To HER2-Positive Breast Cancer In Latina Women

Cancer Network (4/24, Slater) reported researchers “found a positive association between Indigenous American genetic ancestry and HER2-positive breast cancer, suggesting that the high incidence of HER2-positive subtypes in Latinas may be due to population...

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Global Death Toll From Coronavirus Passes 200,000

NBC News (4/25, Suliman) reported, “The global coronavirus death toll surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, according to John Hopkins University data.” NBC News added, “The grim total was reached a day after presidents and prime ministers agreed to work together...

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WHO Says There Is “No Evidence” People Can Only Be Infected By The New Coronavirus Once

NPR (4/25, Dwyer) reported the WHO “pushed back against the theory that individuals can only catch the coronavirus once, as well as proposals for reopening society that are based on this supposed immunity.” The WHO “said the idea that one-time infection c...

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CDC Lists Six Additional Coronavirus Symptoms

The Hill (4/25, Axelrod) reported the CDC “added six new symptoms for the coronavirus to its website as officials grapple with gauging the illness’s scope.” These “new symptoms for the disease are chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headach...

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Researchers Say Some Patients With COVID-19 Present With Ketosis

Medwire News (4/24, McDermid) reported researchers in China “say that some COVID-19 patients present with ketosis, which may progress to diabetic ketoacidosis in those with diabetes.” The researchers reported “that 6.4% of 658 patients with COVID-19 had k...

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Public Health Experts Concerned That Commercial Buildings Closed For Weeks May Harbor Bacteria That Cause Legionnaires’ Disease

Reuters (4/24, Shiffman) reported, “Commercial buildings shuttered for weeks to stem the spread of the coronavirus could fuel another grisly lung infection: Legionnaires’ disease.” Reuters added, “Public health experts urged landlords across the globe to...

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WHO Warns That Fight Against Coronavirus Might Setback Battle Against Malaria In Sub-Saharan Africa By 20 Years

The AP (4/24, Imray) reported, “One of the hard lessons the World Health Organization learned during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was this: Other diseases can be forgotten and take a deadlier toll.” The AP added, “The WHO is now warning that the batt...

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Some Lab Personnel Report Safety Concerns About Abbott Laboratories’ Rapid Coronavirus Test

Kaiser Health News (4/23, Pradhan) reports “lab personnel say worries are mounting over the safety of a rapid coronavirus test by Abbott Laboratories...particularly, the risk of infection to those handling it.” Kaiser Health News adds “medical workers say...

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CDC Study Emphasizes Need To Test For Coronavirus At Homeless Shelters

The New York Times (4/23, Waldstein) reports the CDC released a study of homeless shelters in four major American cities emphasizing the need “to broadly test residents and staff for the coronavirus at the detection of the first case – or sooner – and to...

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New York Governor Says 14% Of 3,000 People Tested Positive For Coronavirus Antibodies

The New York Times (4/23, Goodman, Rothfeld, Ferré-Sadurní) reports New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that preliminary results from coronavirus antibody testing suggest that around 14% of New York state residents have been infected by the virus. Around...

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Los Angeles County Health Director Advises Nursing Homes To Test All Residents And Staff For Coronavirus

The Los Angeles Times (4/23, Dolan, Mejia) reports Los Angeles County health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer “announced that nursing homes are now being advised to test all residents and staff, not just those who show symptoms” saying the previous guidance to...

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Houston-Area Health Agencies Detail Plans To Expand Coronavirus Testing Among Vulnerable Communities As State Prepares For Partial Reopening

In Early Weeks Of Pandemic, 15,400 Excess Deaths Were Reported In US, Nearly Twice As Many As Those Publicly Attributed To COVID-19, Data Indicate

Pathologists Investigating Whether Coronavirus Reached New York Before March

Certain Components Of Metabolic Syndrome More Common In Patients With Parkinson’s Who Are Carriers Of An LRRK2 Mutation, Researchers Say

Total Number Of Coronavirus Cases Passes Three Million

Coronavirus Antibody Tests Should Not Guide Policy, But May Be Used For Tracking The Spread Of The Virus, Experts Say

In Patients With COVID-19, Coronavirus May Linger In Stool Samples On Average For 22 Days, Research Suggests

Testing Sites Expand Into Rural Texas As Parts Of State Plan To Reopen

New York Governor Expands Antibody Testing To Workers At Four Hospitals

Researchers Say Indigenous American Ancestry Is Tied To HER2-Positive Breast Cancer In Latina Women

Global Death Toll From Coronavirus Passes 200,000

WHO Says There Is “No Evidence” People Can Only Be Infected By The New Coronavirus Once

CDC Lists Six Additional Coronavirus Symptoms

Researchers Say Some Patients With COVID-19 Present With Ketosis

Public Health Experts Concerned That Commercial Buildings Closed For Weeks May Harbor Bacteria That Cause Legionnaires’ Disease

WHO Warns That Fight Against Coronavirus Might Setback Battle Against Malaria In Sub-Saharan Africa By 20 Years

Some Lab Personnel Report Safety Concerns About Abbott Laboratories’ Rapid Coronavirus Test

CDC Study Emphasizes Need To Test For Coronavirus At Homeless Shelters

New York Governor Says 14% Of 3,000 People Tested Positive For Coronavirus Antibodies

Los Angeles County Health Director Advises Nursing Homes To Test All Residents And Staff For Coronavirus