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Governors, Health Officials Say Testing Supply Shortages Are Barrier To Expansion Of Coronavirus Testing

The Hill (4/15, Hellmann) reports that governors and health officials say the shortages of testing supplies, including swabs and chemicals, are a major obstacle to expanding coronavirus testing in the US and reopening the economy. The Hill says “the pande...

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Private Laboratories Say They Have “Considerable” Capacity To Perform Lower-Priority Coronavirus Tests Due To Drop In Demand

NBC News (4/15) reports the American Clinical Laboratory Association says that demand for coronavirus testing at private laboratories has declined, so they now have “considerable” capacity available to perform lower priority tests. NBC News says testing a...

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Laboratories Say Lack Of Funding Is Interfering With Efforts To Increase Coronavirus Testing Capacity

The Hill (4/15, Sullivan) reports “laboratories across the country are warning that funding shortfalls are jeopardizing their ability to increase coronavirus testing capacity, a key step in starting to reopen the economy.” Laboratories “say they need fede...

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Childhood Psychopathology Traits Starting At Age Six And Adult Depression, Its Associated Traits May Share Genetic Factors, Meta-Analysis Suggests

Healio (4/15, Gramigna) reports, “Childhood psychopathology traits starting at age six years and adult depression and its associated traits share genetic factors,” investigators concluded after examining “data from seven ongoing longitudinal birth and chi...

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People With Coronavirus Might Be Most Infectious Before They Show Symptoms, Researchers Say

CNN (4/15, Azad) reports a study published in Nature Medicine suggests that “people might be most infectious with the novel coronavirus before they show symptoms.” The study “adds to a growing body of evidence showing that seemingly healthy people are spr...

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Average Hospitalization Cost For Patient With Outbreak-Associated Hepatitis A Infection Topped $16,000 In 2017, CDC Says

Healio (4/15, Stulpin) reports “the average hospitalization costs for a U.S. patient with outbreak-associated hepatitis A virus infection was more than $16,000 in 2017, according to an analysis by CDC researchers.” Healio says “a large multistate outbreak...

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Providers Reportedly Face Uptick In Cyberattacks Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

In an analysis piece, the Washington Post (4/15, Marks, Riley) reports that there has been an uptick in cyberattacks against hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic, including “ransomware attacks that aim to shut down entire hospitals until they pay a fee...

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Number Of Coronavirus Tests Analyzed Daily In US Plummets Over Past Week

Politico (4/14, Lim) reports, “The number of coronavirus tests analyzed each day by commercial labs in the U.S. plummeted by more than 30 percent over the past week, even though new infections are still surging in many states and officials are desperately...

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FDA, National Cancer Institute To Review Data On Coronavirus Antibody Tests On The Market

CNN (4/14, Cohen, Sayers) reports that “after loosening restrictions on antibody tests, the US Food and Drug Administration has decided government scientists will review data on lab tests that claim they can detect if someone has antibodies to” coronaviru...

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Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 May Have Lower Mutation Rate Than Virus That Caused The SARS Outbreak

Newsweek (4/14, Gander) reports researchers say SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may have a lower mutation rate than the virus that caused the SARS outbreak back in 2002. The researchers compared the genetics of the two viruses and their findin...

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CDC Says More Than 9,000 Healthcare Workers Had Tested Positive For Coronavirus As Of April 9

The Washington Post (4/14, Cha) says more than 9,000 healthcare workers had tested positive for coronavirus as of April 9, according to a report from the CDC released on Tuesday. According to the report, “they are mostly white, female, and in their 40s,”...

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Case Series Suggests That Diabetes Is A Risk Factor For Development Of COVID-19

Medscape (4/14, Tucker, Subscription Publication) reports in a new case series on patients with COVID-19 published in Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews, “Chinese researchers compared 137 individuals without diabetes to 37 with diabetes, and then co...

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Higher Hydromorphone Controlled-Release Dispensing Rate May Be Strong Predictor of HCV Incidence, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/14, Masoud) reports, “Compared with all opioid prescriptions, a higher hydromorphone controlled-release dispensing rate was a strong predictor of hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence,” investigators concluded in research that “c...

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Some Reportedly Calling For Those Mildly Ill From Coronavirus To Be Isolated Outside Hospitals And Away From Families

The Washington Post (4/13, Cha, Rauhala) reports the CDC’s recommendation “for the mildly ill to self-isolate at home is something doctors and nurses in coronavirus hot spots repeat hundreds of times each day. But there’s a devastating cost to the public...

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Experts Worry Postponement Of Routine Immunizations Due To Social Distancing Measures May Lead To Outbreak Of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Modern Healthcare (4/14, Johnson, Subscription Publication) reports, “As hospitals and clinics across the country limit ‘non-essential’ healthcare services to stem the spread of the coronavirus, experts worry that the postponement of routine immunizations...

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Researchers Say US May Have To Follow Social Distancing Measures Until 2022

CNN (4/14, Asmelash, Fox) reports that “the US may have to endure social distancing measures – such as stay-at-home orders and school closures – until 2022, researchers” from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health projected Tuesday, “unless, a vacc...

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Experts Reportedly At Odds Over Whether Widespread Disinfecting May Slow Spread Of Coronavirus

The New York Times (4/14, Weintraub) reports that “in these still-early days of learning how to tamp down the spread of” coronavirus, “experts disagree on how best to banish the infectious germs.” The Times quotes several health professionals discussing w...

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Trump To Announce New Curbs On Funding For WHO

The Washington Post (4/12, Gearan) reported that “President Trump is likely to announce restrictions on U.S. funding for the World Health Organization this week over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the administration and conservative allies r...

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South Dakota, Without Stay-At-Home Order, Has One Of The Largest Virus Hot Spots

The Washington Post (4/13, Witte) reports South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) refrained from issuing a “statewide order to stay home,” and now the state is “home to one of the largest single coronavirus clusters anywhere in the United States, with more than...

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Influential Model Predicts End To Coronavirus Deaths This Summer, But Experts Skeptical

CNN (4/13, Azad) reports that an influential model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington that has been “cited by the White House predicts that coronavirus deaths will come to a halt this summer, with zero dea...

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Governors, Health Officials Say Testing Supply Shortages Are Barrier To Expansion Of Coronavirus Testing

Private Laboratories Say They Have “Considerable” Capacity To Perform Lower-Priority Coronavirus Tests Due To Drop In Demand

Laboratories Say Lack Of Funding Is Interfering With Efforts To Increase Coronavirus Testing Capacity

Childhood Psychopathology Traits Starting At Age Six And Adult Depression, Its Associated Traits May Share Genetic Factors, Meta-Analysis Suggests

People With Coronavirus Might Be Most Infectious Before They Show Symptoms, Researchers Say

Average Hospitalization Cost For Patient With Outbreak-Associated Hepatitis A Infection Topped $16,000 In 2017, CDC Says

Providers Reportedly Face Uptick In Cyberattacks Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Number Of Coronavirus Tests Analyzed Daily In US Plummets Over Past Week

FDA, National Cancer Institute To Review Data On Coronavirus Antibody Tests On The Market

Researchers Say SARS-CoV-2 May Have Lower Mutation Rate Than Virus That Caused The SARS Outbreak

CDC Says More Than 9,000 Healthcare Workers Had Tested Positive For Coronavirus As Of April 9

Case Series Suggests That Diabetes Is A Risk Factor For Development Of COVID-19

Higher Hydromorphone Controlled-Release Dispensing Rate May Be Strong Predictor of HCV Incidence, Research Suggests

Some Reportedly Calling For Those Mildly Ill From Coronavirus To Be Isolated Outside Hospitals And Away From Families

Experts Worry Postponement Of Routine Immunizations Due To Social Distancing Measures May Lead To Outbreak Of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Researchers Say US May Have To Follow Social Distancing Measures Until 2022

Experts Reportedly At Odds Over Whether Widespread Disinfecting May Slow Spread Of Coronavirus

Trump To Announce New Curbs On Funding For WHO

South Dakota, Without Stay-At-Home Order, Has One Of The Largest Virus Hot Spots

Influential Model Predicts End To Coronavirus Deaths This Summer, But Experts Skeptical