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People May Be Able To Spread Coronavirus Up To Eight Days After Symptoms Clear, Small Study Suggests

Newsweek (3/30, Gander) reports researchers found in a small study that patients with coronavirus “whose symptoms have cleared can carry the new coronavirus for up to eight days.” The researchers examined 16 patients with COVID-19 in China and found that...

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Researchers Working To Understand Greater Susceptibility To Novel Coronavirus Among Elderly

STAT (3/30, Begley) reports, “Researchers on Monday announced the most comprehensive estimates to date of elderly people’s elevated risk of serious illness and death from the new coronavirus: Covid-19 kills an estimated 13.4% of patients 80 and older, com...

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Researchers Say There Are At Least Eight Strains Of Coronavirus In Circulation

USA Today (3/30, Weise) reports there are “at least eight strains of the coronavirus...making their way around the globe,” according to information on NextStrain.org. The article says that “while much is unknown, hidden in the virus’s unique microscopic f...

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FDA Approves System To Sterilize Respirator Masks Up To 20 Times

The Hill (3/30, Klar) reports the FDA approved the Battelle decontamination system, “a sterilization system that has the capability of decontaminating desperately needed respirator masks up to 20 times.” President Trump and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) both...

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Social Distancing Measures May Be Reducing Coronavirus Infections, Data Suggests

The New York Times (3/30, McNeil) reports social distancing measures may be “contributing to rapid drops in the numbers of fevers – a signal symptom of most coronavirus infections – recorded in states across the country, according to intriguing new data p...

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FDA Grants Emergency Approval To Coronavirus Test

Reuters (3/28, O'Donnell) reported the FDA granted emergency approval to Abbot Laboratories’ coronavirus test “that can deliver results to patients within minutes and be used in physicians offices and urgent care clinics, as well as hospitals.” John Frels...

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Lab Testing Identifies COVID-19 With More Specificity Than Chest X-Ray, Research Demonstrates

The Radiology Business Journal (3/27, Stempniak) reported that “chest x-ray is sometimes deployed by radiologists to assess patients suspected of having coronavirus when CT is not available, but a new study casts serious doubts on that practice.” The retr...

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In Barrett High-Grade Dysplasia, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Low Expression Of HPV-Related Marker Cyclin D1 May Be Independent Prognostic Marker, Study Shows

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/27, van Paridon) reported “low expression of the human papillomavirus (HPV)-related marker cyclin D1 (CD1) appears to be an independent prognostic marker in Barrett high-grade dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma, accordin...

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Changes In Diet, Microbiota May Be Tied To Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hospitalizations In Patients With Cirrhosis From Mexico Compared With US Patients, Researchers Say

Healio (3/29) reported, “Changes in diet and microbiota were linked with minimal hepatic encephalopathy and hospitalizations in patients with cirrhosis from Mexico compared with American patients,” investigators concluded in a study that “included 133 pat...

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Death Toll From Coronavirus In US Passes 2,000

The Hill (3/28, Moreno) reported that on Saturday, the number of deaths from coronavirus in the US passed 2,000 meaning the death toll in the US “doubled in the span of two days.” Meanwhile, “the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. now...

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Many US Clinicians Reportedly Suspect They Have COVID-19 Amid Challenges Over Protective Equipment, Testing

The Wall Street Journal (3/29, Adamy, Subscription Publication) reports many clinicians across the US suspect they have contracted COVID-19. Some of the issues clinicians are now grappling with include the lack of PPE, how to get treated, and frustration...

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US Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Until April 30

CNN (3/29, Holcombe) reports the US extended “its set of social distancing guidelines until April 30, President Trump said in a news briefing at the White House on Sunday.” President Trump “said he hopes the country will be on its way to recovery by June...

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Some Experts Reportedly Concerned About Risk Posed By False-Negatives In Coronavirus Testing

The Washington Post (3/26, Johnson) reports some experts are worried about the risk posed by false-negatives from coronavirus tests, which have been rapidly deployed with limited testing. In a Q&A with JAMA, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the NIAID...

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Biomarkers In Young Adults May Predict Subclinical Myocardial Changes In Middle Age That Herald Later HFpEF, Research Suggests

Medscape (3/26, Stiles, Subscription Publication) reports that research suggests E-selectin and ICAM-1, “two biomarkers linked to endothelial activation, measured in young adulthood, may predict subclinical myocardial changes in middle age that herald lat...

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Number Of Coronavirus Cases Worldwide Passes 500,000 With Death Toll Surpassing 24,000

The AP (3/26, Long, Rising, Schmall) reports the total number of coronavirus cases in the world now exceeds 500,000 and the death toll has now passed 24,000. The article adds that “the human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mount...

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Pregnant Women May Be Able To Pass Coronavirus To Fetus, Papers Suggest

STAT (3/26, Branswell) reports three recently published scientific papers that pregnant women may be able to pass the new coronavirus to their babies. Two of the papers, “published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported findi...

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HBV Infection Down Among US Adults In Recent Years As Vaccinations Increased During That Time, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (3/26, Walker) reports, “Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was down among U.S. adults in recent years, with an increase in vaccination during that time,” research indicated. After examining “blood collected via adult participants in NHANES f...

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Coronavirus Survivors With Immunity May Be Able To Aid Others In Several Ways

The New York Times (3/26, Mandavilli) reports researchers believe individuals who survive coronavirus infections can become immune to it, despite “some significant unknowns,” and this potential immunity is “important for several reasons.” People with immu...

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Some Experts Warn That Rushing To Create A Coronavirus Vaccine Might Lead To Problems

NBC News (3/26) reports that “more than 100 clinical trials of dozens of potential coronavirus treatments are already underway around the world, a mobilization of global medical resources rarely seen before in human history.” However, some experts worry t...

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Study Fails To Find Association Between Seasonal Flu Immunization And Risk For GBS

Neurology Advisor (3/26, May) reports that in “a large study of the French national health data system,” investigators “failed to identify an association between seasonal influenza immunization and risk for Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS).” What the researc...

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People May Be Able To Spread Coronavirus Up To Eight Days After Symptoms Clear, Small Study Suggests

Researchers Working To Understand Greater Susceptibility To Novel Coronavirus Among Elderly

Researchers Say There Are At Least Eight Strains Of Coronavirus In Circulation

FDA Approves System To Sterilize Respirator Masks Up To 20 Times

Social Distancing Measures May Be Reducing Coronavirus Infections, Data Suggests

FDA Grants Emergency Approval To Coronavirus Test

Lab Testing Identifies COVID-19 With More Specificity Than Chest X-Ray, Research Demonstrates

In Barrett High-Grade Dysplasia, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Low Expression Of HPV-Related Marker Cyclin D1 May Be Independent Prognostic Marker, Study Shows

Changes In Diet, Microbiota May Be Tied To Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hospitalizations In Patients With Cirrhosis From Mexico Compared With US Patients, Researchers Say

Death Toll From Coronavirus In US Passes 2,000

Many US Clinicians Reportedly Suspect They Have COVID-19 Amid Challenges Over Protective Equipment, Testing

US Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Until April 30

Some Experts Reportedly Concerned About Risk Posed By False-Negatives In Coronavirus Testing

Biomarkers In Young Adults May Predict Subclinical Myocardial Changes In Middle Age That Herald Later HFpEF, Research Suggests

Number Of Coronavirus Cases Worldwide Passes 500,000 With Death Toll Surpassing 24,000

Pregnant Women May Be Able To Pass Coronavirus To Fetus, Papers Suggest

HBV Infection Down Among US Adults In Recent Years As Vaccinations Increased During That Time, Researchers Say

Coronavirus Survivors With Immunity May Be Able To Aid Others In Several Ways

Some Experts Warn That Rushing To Create A Coronavirus Vaccine Might Lead To Problems

Study Fails To Find Association Between Seasonal Flu Immunization And Risk For GBS