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As Pandemic Continues To Rage, Biotech Firms Begin Kicking Off Clinical Trials

The New York Times (4/8, Sheikh, Thomas) reports, “Just three months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, several biotech companies are beginning trials of promising vaccines and treatments.” On Wednesday, Novavax, “a Maryland-based biotech compan...

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Federal Emergency Stockpile Of PPE Depleted, And States Will Not Receive More Shipments, Administration Staff Say

The Hill (4/8, Weixel) reports that “the federal government’s emergency stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE) is depleted, and states will not be receiving any more shipments, administration staff told a House panel.” The House Oversight and Re...

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Some States Developing Their Own Coronavirus Testing System In Absence Of National Plan

The Washington Post (4/7, Eilperin, McGinley, Mufson, Dawsey) reports, “Three months into the coronavirus epidemic, the Trump Administration has yet to devise a national strategy to test Americans for the deadly disease – something experts say is key to b...

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More Than Seven Million Americans Expected To Lose Insurance During Coronavirus Pandemic, Study Predicts

Newsweek (4/8, Lemon) reports “more than 7 million Americans are expected to lose their health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic, while more than 1.5 million are already estimated to have lost coverage, according to a new study.” The study authors...

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FDA Authorizes Second Coronavirus Test From Diagnostics Firm In Austin

The Austin (TX) American Statesman (4/7, Choi, Subscription Publication) reports the FDA approved another coronavirus test from Luminex, a diagnostics firm based in Austin. Luminex “said the FDA granted emergency use authorization for a test that can run...

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USPSTF Recommends Against Screening For Bacterial Vaginosis In Asymptomatic Pregnant Women Not At Increased Risk For Preterm Delivery

Healio (4/7) reports, “The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against screening for bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women who are not at increased risk for preterm delivery.” In addition, the task force “said there is insufficien...

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Advanced NASH Tied To Low Serum Lp(a) Levels, Study Suggests

Gastroenterology Advisor (4/7, Dembeck) reports researchers found that “advanced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) appears to be associated with low serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels.” According to Gastroenterology Advisor, Lp(a) “typically serves as...

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Researchers Say PSA Level Before Salvage Radiotherapy May Be Prognostic Biomarker Of Clinical Outcomes

Healio (4/7, DeRosier) reports researchers found in “a secondary analysis of a randomized trial published in JAMA Oncology” that “PSA level prior to salvage radiotherapy may be a prognostic biomarker for clinical outcomes of long-term antiandrogen therapy...

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Higher Maternal Concentrations Of Several Phthalate Metabolites Prior To Conception Associated With Higher Risk For Preterm Birth, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (4/7, Monaco) reports, “Even before pregnancy, exposure to a certain family of endocrine-disrupting chemicals was tied to shorter gestation, researchers reported.” According to the researchers, “in an analysis of 420 singleton births, higher...

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Researchers Say Diabetes Does Not Increase Risk Of Coronavirus Infection But Is Tied To Higher Mortality Among The Infected

Healio (4/7, Schaffer) reports researchers examined data from China and Italy and concluded that while “adults with diabetes are no more likely to contract” coronavirus “than people without diabetes,” they “could be up to twice as likely to die from compl...

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Company Begins Collecting Blood Plasma From People Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 For Testing As Potential Treatment

The Hill (4/7, Coleman) reports Vitalant, a blood donation company, has started pilot programs in four states to collect blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 in hopes that the donations might be useful as a treatment for those still s...

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US Influenza Activity Decreasing But Hospitalization Rates Increased Slightly, CDC Report Shows

Medscape (4/7, Brown, Subscription Publication) reports, “Influenza activity is decreasing in the United States, but hospitalization rates rose slightly, according to an April 3 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” The CDC sa...

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Study Examines Relationship Between STIs, Increased Risk For Ovarian Cancer

Cancer Therapy Advisor (4/7, Lawrence) reports a history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) “may be important in the etiology of ovarian cancer – and a new study links certain STIs with increased risk for the disease.” Using data from the European...

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Surgical, Cotton Masks May Not Be Effective At Stopping The Coronavirus From Spreading When People Cough, Study Suggests

Newsweek (4/7, Gander) reports a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests “neither surgical nor cotton masks are effective at stopping the new coronavirus from spreading when a person coughs.” The study’s authors “said more research is...

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HHS IG Report Confirms Hospitals Face Testing, Equipment Shortages

The Washington Post (4/6, Goldstein) reports the HHS Inspector General “is corroborating warnings by governors and front-line health-care workers that hospitals’ ability to combat the coronavirus pandemic is being impeded by shortages of tests, protective...

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Overall Demand For Laboratory Testing Reportedly Plummeting While Coronavirus Testing Increases

Modern Healthcare (4/6, Subscription Publication) reports that while demand for coronavirus testing has soared, demand for many other medical tests have plummeted. For example, “Quest Diagnostics reported that during the last two weeks of March, the compa...

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Researchers Say Data-Driven Algorithm Based On Fecal MicroRNA And Hemoglobin Concentrations May Have Potential To Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening

Gastroenterology Advisor (4/6, Nye) reports researchers found that “a data-driven algorithm based on fecal microRNA and hemoglobin concentrations had the potential to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of a colorectal cancer screening program.” The...

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Allergy Development Is Not Affected By Use Of Oral Bacterial Lysate In Infancy, Study Demonstrates

Dermatology Advisor (4/6) reports “the use of oral bacterial lysate in infants did not influence the rate of atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, aero-allergen sensitization, or asthma development in childhood, according to study research published in Al...

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ALS Phenotype May Be Influenced By Age, Sex, And Genes, Study Suggests

ALS News Today (4/6, Martins, PhD) reports researchers found that “the onset and early progression of motor and cognitive symptoms, specific by disease type to each” patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), “are determined by age and sex, and” by...

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US Death Toll From Coronavirus Passes 10,000

The Wall Street Journal (4/6, Calfas, Ping, Kostov, Subscription Publication) reports the US death toll from coronavirus has passed 10,000 at the beginning of a week that some health officials have predicted will be the worst yet. The Hill (4/6, Sullivan)...

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As Pandemic Continues To Rage, Biotech Firms Begin Kicking Off Clinical Trials

Federal Emergency Stockpile Of PPE Depleted, And States Will Not Receive More Shipments, Administration Staff Say

Some States Developing Their Own Coronavirus Testing System In Absence Of National Plan

More Than Seven Million Americans Expected To Lose Insurance During Coronavirus Pandemic, Study Predicts

FDA Authorizes Second Coronavirus Test From Diagnostics Firm In Austin

USPSTF Recommends Against Screening For Bacterial Vaginosis In Asymptomatic Pregnant Women Not At Increased Risk For Preterm Delivery

Advanced NASH Tied To Low Serum Lp(a) Levels, Study Suggests

Researchers Say PSA Level Before Salvage Radiotherapy May Be Prognostic Biomarker Of Clinical Outcomes

Higher Maternal Concentrations Of Several Phthalate Metabolites Prior To Conception Associated With Higher Risk For Preterm Birth, Researchers Say

Researchers Say Diabetes Does Not Increase Risk Of Coronavirus Infection But Is Tied To Higher Mortality Among The Infected

Company Begins Collecting Blood Plasma From People Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 For Testing As Potential Treatment

US Influenza Activity Decreasing But Hospitalization Rates Increased Slightly, CDC Report Shows

Study Examines Relationship Between STIs, Increased Risk For Ovarian Cancer

Surgical, Cotton Masks May Not Be Effective At Stopping The Coronavirus From Spreading When People Cough, Study Suggests

HHS IG Report Confirms Hospitals Face Testing, Equipment Shortages

Overall Demand For Laboratory Testing Reportedly Plummeting While Coronavirus Testing Increases

Researchers Say Data-Driven Algorithm Based On Fecal MicroRNA And Hemoglobin Concentrations May Have Potential To Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening

Allergy Development Is Not Affected By Use Of Oral Bacterial Lysate In Infancy, Study Demonstrates

ALS Phenotype May Be Influenced By Age, Sex, And Genes, Study Suggests

US Death Toll From Coronavirus Passes 10,000