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President Trump To Invoke Defense Production Act To Increase Production Of Medical Supplies In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

The AP (3/18, Lemire, Colvin) reports “President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against a coronavirus pandemic threatening to overwhelm hospitals and other treatment centers.” Presiden...

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Panel Of Serum Antibodies, Proteins May Help Identify Patients Who Will Later Receive A Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis Within Five Years, Research Suggests

Healio (3/18, Young) reports, “A panel of serum antibodies and proteins helped identify patients who later received a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease [CD] within five years,” researchers concluded after obtaining “serum samples from the” United States Depart...

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Researchers Identify Genetic Factors That May Be Tied To Global Cognitive Impairment In Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Treated With BMT

Cancer Network (3/18, Slater) reports that “researchers found associations between global cognitive impairment in patients with hematologic malignancies treated with blood or marrow transplantation (BMT) and genetic mechanisms that influence DNA repair, B...

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Study Identifies Variations In C Difficile Risk From Antibiotic Courses Used For Same Indications

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/18, van Paridon) reports that “large variations in Clostridioides difficile infection risk resulting from antibiotic courses used for the same indications have been identified, according to results of a study published in Cli...

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Older Women With HIV Have Worse Quality Of Life, Physical Function Than Men, Study Shows

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/18, Purdy) reports, “In adults with HIV aged >50 years, women have worse physical function and lower quality of life, according to study results published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.” This “study hi...

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Clinical Trials Of Dengue Vaccine Candidate Indicate It Is Safe, Protects Against The Disease, And Produces Immunity In Children

CIDRAP (3/18, Van Beusekom) reports, “Phase 2 and 3 randomized, controlled clinical trials of Takeda’s tetravalent (four-strain) dengue vaccine candidate show that it is safe, produces immunity in children, and protects against the disease – regardless of...

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Hospitals Impose New Restrictions On Personal Protective Equipment As Healthcare Workers Reportedly Struggle To Protect Themselves From Coronavirus

STAT (3/18, Thielking) reports hospitals across the US have imposed new restrictions on personal protective equipment (PPE), which is “in short supply at some hospitals at a time when the need for it is climbing.” Meanwhile, healthcare workers across the...

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Researchers Examine Use Of RT-PCR And Chest CT For Diagnosis Of COVID-19 In Separate Studies

MD Magazine (3/17, Sturts) reports researchers examined the use of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in a research letter published in JAMA. The researchers “examined 1070 specimens that were collected...

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Medical Experts Warn FDA Decision On Virus Tests Could Increase Availability, Decrease Reliability

The Wall Street Journal (3/17, Burton, Terlep, Subscription Publication) reports medical experts warned on Tuesday that the FDA’s decision to allow lab companies to produce coronavirus tests without prior agency approval may increase availability but coul...

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US Deaths From Coronavirus Hit At Least 100, With More Than 6,200 Total Cases

The Hill (3/17, Hellmann) reports that at least 100 people “have died from the coronavirus in the U.S., a grim milestone in what is likely to be just the beginning of an epidemic with no end in sight.” About half of the deaths “are centered in Washington...

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Patients With Diabetes May Have Increased Risk Of Developing COVID-19, Research Suggests

Clinical Endocrinology News (3/17, Pass) reports, “Patients with diabetes may have an increased risk of developing coronavirus infection (COVID-19), along with increased risks of morbidity and mortality,” researchers concluded after examining data from se...

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Researchers Say Rotavirus Vaccination Program Has Reduced Hospitalizations And ED Visits Across US

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/17) reports researchers found “the introduction of a rotavirus vaccination program has led to significant and sustained reductions in both hospitalizations and emergency department visits across the” US. The findings were pub...

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Agencies Turn To Surveillance Technologies That Test Privacy Limits In Tracking Coronavirus

The Wall Street Journal (3/17, A1, Grind, McMillan, Mathews, Subscription Publication) reports that as the coronavirus spreads across the US, government agencies are implementing, or thinking about using, a host of tracking and surveillance technologies t...

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Trump Administration Seeks To Quickly Expand Hospital Capacity Ahead Of Expected Wave Of Coronavirus Patients

The Hill (3/17, Weixel) reports the Trump Administration is working “to quickly expand hospital capacity ahead of what could be a wave of coronavirus patients that would threaten to overwhelm the health care system.” President Trump said the Army Corps of...

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Disparities In States’ Coronavirus Response Reportedly Set US Apart From Other Countries

The Washington Post (3/17, Witte, Zezima, Cha, Craig) reports on states’ responses to coronavirus. The Post adds, “In some places, governors, mayors and county leaders have instituted aggressive action that is changing the fabric of life: orders to stay a...

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FDA Agrees To Regulatory Change Allowing States To Approve Their Own Coronavirus Tests

Reuters (3/16, Holland) reports that on Monday, the FDA “took a step toward speeding the development of coronavirus test kits, agreeing [to] a regulatory change to give states the ability to approve tests developed in laboratories in the states, an admini...

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Many States, Local Governments Impose Additional Measures To Curb Coronavirus Transmission

The Washington Post (3/16, Miroff, Natanson, Bellware, Shaver) reports that many states and local governments have imposed additional measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus by closing schools, restaurants, bars, and capping public gatherings...

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Researchers Say There May Be Five To 10 People With Undetected Coronavirus Infections For Every Confirmed Case In US

The New York Times (3/16, Carey) reports a study published in Science suggests that “for every confirmed case, there are most likely another five to 10 people in the community with undetected infections.” In the study, “researchers modeled the virus’s nat...

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Body Fat Location Presents Different CVD Risks For Adults With HIV, Research Suggests

Healio (3/16, Neuffer) reports that research suggests “adults with HIV are more likely to accumulate coronary plaque if they have a larger degree of visceral adipose tissue, whereas increased subcutaneous adipose tissue was associated with lower risk for...

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Hospitals Reportedly Face Uncertainty Over Whether Federal Funding Will Cover Costs Of Treating COVID-19

Modern Healthcare (3/16, Cohrs, Subscription Publication) reports, “Hospital associations in states with the largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases said the federal funding in the pipeline so far won’t cover their needs, and they are unsure when or ho...

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President Trump To Invoke Defense Production Act To Increase Production Of Medical Supplies In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

Panel Of Serum Antibodies, Proteins May Help Identify Patients Who Will Later Receive A Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis Within Five Years, Research Suggests

Researchers Identify Genetic Factors That May Be Tied To Global Cognitive Impairment In Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Treated With BMT

Study Identifies Variations In C Difficile Risk From Antibiotic Courses Used For Same Indications

Older Women With HIV Have Worse Quality Of Life, Physical Function Than Men, Study Shows

Clinical Trials Of Dengue Vaccine Candidate Indicate It Is Safe, Protects Against The Disease, And Produces Immunity In Children

Hospitals Impose New Restrictions On Personal Protective Equipment As Healthcare Workers Reportedly Struggle To Protect Themselves From Coronavirus

Researchers Examine Use Of RT-PCR And Chest CT For Diagnosis Of COVID-19 In Separate Studies

Medical Experts Warn FDA Decision On Virus Tests Could Increase Availability, Decrease Reliability

US Deaths From Coronavirus Hit At Least 100, With More Than 6,200 Total Cases

Patients With Diabetes May Have Increased Risk Of Developing COVID-19, Research Suggests

Researchers Say Rotavirus Vaccination Program Has Reduced Hospitalizations And ED Visits Across US

Agencies Turn To Surveillance Technologies That Test Privacy Limits In Tracking Coronavirus

Trump Administration Seeks To Quickly Expand Hospital Capacity Ahead Of Expected Wave Of Coronavirus Patients

Disparities In States’ Coronavirus Response Reportedly Set US Apart From Other Countries

FDA Agrees To Regulatory Change Allowing States To Approve Their Own Coronavirus Tests

Many States, Local Governments Impose Additional Measures To Curb Coronavirus Transmission

Researchers Say There May Be Five To 10 People With Undetected Coronavirus Infections For Every Confirmed Case In US

Body Fat Location Presents Different CVD Risks For Adults With HIV, Research Suggests

Hospitals Reportedly Face Uncertainty Over Whether Federal Funding Will Cover Costs Of Treating COVID-19