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CDC Official Says Many Americans Will Likely Become Infected By Coronavirus

The Hill (3/9, Weixel) reports Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said that many Americans will likely become infected by the coronavirus and that older Americans with underlying heal...

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Long-Acting Two-Month HIV Treatment May Be Just As Effective As Monthly Treatment, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (3/9, Susman) reports researchers found that “giving a long-acting antiretroviral drug combination every 2 months was non-inferior to monthly dosing” and “may reduce medication burden on people infected with HIV.” The findings were presented...

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Some Experts Concerned New Brand-Name PrEP Drug May Decrease Access To Such Treatment If It’s Favored By Clinicians Over New Generic Version Of Older PrEP Drug

Reuters (3/9, Rapaport) reports a paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that access to PrEP may decline if physicians begin prescribing a newer, more expensive brand-name version rather than an older PrEP treatment that now has a gen...

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Second Person To Be Cured Of HIV Previously Known As The “London Patient” Reveals His Identity

The New York Times (3/9, Mandavilli) reports the “London Patient,” the second person to be cured of HIV, according to medical literature, has revealed his identity as Adam Castillego. Castillego said he was lucky to be in the right place at the right time...

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Experts Update Guidelines For Latent TB Infection

Pulmonology Advisor (3/9, May) reports the CDC and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association “released updated guidelines for the treatment of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, which were published in the” CDC’s MMWR Recommendations and Reports....

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Last Quarter Of 2019 Saw 350% Increase In Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers, Report Shows

HealthIT Security (3/9, Davis) reports “ransomware attacks against healthcare providers increased a whopping 350 percent during the last quarter of 2019 with the rapid pace of attacks already continuing throughout 2020, according to a new report from Corv...

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Many Hospitals Reportedly Running Low On N95 Masks Which Filter Airborne Particles

The New York Times (3/9, Goodnough) reports many hospitals are running short on N95 masks, which are crucial for handling patients with coronavirus and other infectious diseases, because they “filter out 95 percent of all airborne particles when used corr...

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Coronavirus Tests Reportedly In Short Supply Across US

The New York Times (3/7, Thomas, Kliff, Bogel-Burroughs) reported that while President Trump said on Friday that anyone who needed to be tested for coronavirus “gets a test,” physicians and patients across the US “are clamoring for tests that they say are...

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High-Risk Profile From The Urinary Biomarker CKD273 May Be Associated With Increased Risk Of Microalbuminuria In Patients With Diabetes, Researchers Say

Clinical Endocrinology News (3/8, Splete) reported, “A high-risk profile from the urinary biomarker CKD273 was significantly associated with an increased risk of microalbuminuria in patients with diabetes,” researchers concluded in a study that “identifie...

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Use Of Macrolide Antibiotics In Pregnant Women May Be Linked To Birth Defects, Study Suggests

Reuters (3/6, Rapaport) reported that research suggests “pregnant women have another reason to avoid taking a class of antibiotics that includes erythromycin, clarithromycin and azithromycin: it may increase their baby’s risk of birth defects.” Investigat...

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Coronavirus Continues Spread Across US And Around The World With More Than 100,000 Cases

The Washington Post (3/7, Itkowitz, Parker, Kim) said that coronavirus has now spread to at least 30 states in the US and 99 countries worldwide. The article added, “There are more than 100,000 infected people in the world and more than 400 confirmed case...

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Flu Season Worse Than Expected For Children, CDC Reports

NBC News (3/7) reported “at least 34 million Americans have been sickened with the flu so far this season and an estimated 20,000 people have died from it, with the illness taking a higher-than-expected toll on children, the Centers for Disease Control an...

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Alcohol Consumption May Increase Osteoporosis Risk In People With HIV, Study Suggests

HealthDay (3/6, Preidt) reported, “Researchers analyzed data from a long-term study of 198 people with HIV and a current or past alcohol or drug use disorder,” and concluded that “any amount of alcohol consumption increases the risk of osteoporosis in peo...

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President Trump Signs $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Response Measure

The AP (3/6, Taylor) reported that on Friday, President Trump “signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak.” The relief package “provides federal public health agencies with money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments and...

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Coronavirus Cases Have Now Been Reported In 18 States Including Nevada And Tennessee

The Hill (3/5, Wilson) reports there are at least 162 cases of coronavirus in 18 states in the US, including Nevada and Tennessee. The article says Los Angeles County reported six new cases, while California’s Santa Clara County reported three more and Ne...

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Coronavirus Outbreak Draws Attention To Growth Of Labs That Handle Deadly Pathogens

The Wall Street Journal (3/5, Areddy, Subscription Publication) reports that the novel coronavirus outbreak is increasing interest in the proliferation of high-containment laboratories, such as the Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) lab in Wuhan, at the epicenter...

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Scientists Searching For Best Animal Models For Coronavirus Research

STAT (3/5, Boodman) reports scientists are trying to determine which animal is best to serve as a model for conducting research on coronavirus and testing potential vaccines or treatments. The article lists ferrets, marmosets, mice, and monkeys as some of...

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Bulgaria Declares Nationwide Flu Epidemic

Reuters (3/5, Krasimirov) reports, “Bulgaria declared a nationwide influenza epidemic on Thursday to deal with the rapid rise of type B flu cases in the Balkan country, the health minister said.” In response to the epidemic, “all schools...were closed to...

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Patients Who Receive More Antibiotic Prescriptions For Common Infections May Be More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Another Infection, Researchers Say

HealthDay (3/5, Preidt) reports “researchers analyzed data from 2 million patients in England and Wales” who “had received prescriptions for antibiotics between 2000 and 2016 to treat common infections such as upper respiratory tract, urinary tract, ear a...

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Concern Grows About Shortage Of Medical Equipment, Health Worker Protective Gear Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The Washington Post (3/5, Mettler, Hernandez, Wan, Bernstein) reports healthcare workers are increasingly concerned about a shortage of staff, key medical equipment, and protection gear amid the coronavirus outbreak. Moreover, “some health care worker adv...

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CDC Official Says Many Americans Will Likely Become Infected By Coronavirus

Long-Acting Two-Month HIV Treatment May Be Just As Effective As Monthly Treatment, Researchers Say

Some Experts Concerned New Brand-Name PrEP Drug May Decrease Access To Such Treatment If It’s Favored By Clinicians Over New Generic Version Of Older PrEP Drug

Second Person To Be Cured Of HIV Previously Known As The “London Patient” Reveals His Identity

Experts Update Guidelines For Latent TB Infection

Last Quarter Of 2019 Saw 350% Increase In Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers, Report Shows

Many Hospitals Reportedly Running Low On N95 Masks Which Filter Airborne Particles

Coronavirus Tests Reportedly In Short Supply Across US

High-Risk Profile From The Urinary Biomarker CKD273 May Be Associated With Increased Risk Of Microalbuminuria In Patients With Diabetes, Researchers Say

Use Of Macrolide Antibiotics In Pregnant Women May Be Linked To Birth Defects, Study Suggests

Coronavirus Continues Spread Across US And Around The World With More Than 100,000 Cases

Flu Season Worse Than Expected For Children, CDC Reports

Alcohol Consumption May Increase Osteoporosis Risk In People With HIV, Study Suggests

President Trump Signs $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Response Measure

Coronavirus Cases Have Now Been Reported In 18 States Including Nevada And Tennessee

Coronavirus Outbreak Draws Attention To Growth Of Labs That Handle Deadly Pathogens

Scientists Searching For Best Animal Models For Coronavirus Research

Bulgaria Declares Nationwide Flu Epidemic

Patients Who Receive More Antibiotic Prescriptions For Common Infections May Be More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Another Infection, Researchers Say

Concern Grows About Shortage Of Medical Equipment, Health Worker Protective Gear Amid Coronavirus Outbreak