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CDC Says Flu-Related Hospitalization Rates For Infants, Children Younger Than Five Have Reached Record Highs For This Point In The Season

Medscape (3/2, Brown, Subscription Publication) reports flu-related “hospitalization rates for infants and children younger than five years are the highest on record at this point in the season, ‘surpassing rates reported during the second wave of the 200...

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Death Toll From Coronavirus In US Rises To Six With Four More Deaths In Washington

The Los Angeles Times (3/2, Wigglesworth, Karlamangla, Shalby, Read) reports the death toll from coronavirus in the US rose to six with four more deaths in Washington, and four of the deaths have been among residents of Life Care Center, a nursing home in...

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Pregnant Women Infected With HPV May Have Higher Risk For Miscarriages, Preterm Deliveries, Research Suggests

Reuters (3/2, Rapaport) reports that a review suggests “pregnant women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) may be at increased risk for miscarriages and preterm deliveries.” Investigators analyzed data from 38 studies and found that “mothers who have...

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Texas Health Department Says People May Have Been Exposed To Rabid Cow At Rodeo In San Antonio

Newsweek (3/2, McCall) reports the Texas health department announced that people who attended a rodeo in San Antonio “may have been exposed to a rabid cow.” The black Brangus heifer “was exhibited at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo between February 1...

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USPSTF Recommends Screening For Hepatitis C Infection In All Adults Ages 18 To 79 Without Known Liver Disease

The AP (3/2, Neergaard) reports, “Most American adults need to be checked for hepatitis C, say guidelines released Monday” by the US Preventive Services Task Force “that urge millions more people to get screened for the liver-damaging virus that can feste...

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Washington State Health Officials Confirm First Two Coronavirus Deaths In US

The AP (3/1, Flaccus, Superville) reports Washington state health officials confirmed that two people have died in the state from coronavirus marking the first two deaths from the virus in the US. Officials said both of the deceased had underlying health...

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Scientists In China And Singapore Reportedly Using Blood Test That Can Identify People Who Have Previously Been Exposed To Coronavirus

NPR (2/28, Harris) reported scientists in China and Singapore are using a blood test that can identify people who have been previously exposed to coronavirus, and scientists in the US are working to develop a similar test here. NPR said that such tests ca...

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Genetically Determined Lp(a) Variations Correlated With Overall, Healthy Lifespan In Ways That Suggest Causal Impact, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (2/28, Phend) reported that “genetically determined lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), variations were correlated with overall and healthy lifespan in ways that suggest it has a causal impact, researchers” said in a study published in JAMA Network Op...

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Algorithm Developed That Can Track Epidemiology Of Sepsis Among Pediatric Patients

Health IT Analytics (2/28, Kent) reported investigators “have developed a new algorithm that can track the epidemiology of sepsis among pediatric patients, allowing for more accurate data collection and improved treatment of the condition.” After developi...

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Health Officials Announce Possible Coronavirus Outbreak At Long-Term Care Facility In Washington

The Hill (2/29, Sullivan) reported health officials announced there may be an outbreak of coronavirus at a long-term care facility in Kirkland, Washington called Life Care. The Hill says that “there are two presumptive positives associated with the facili...

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Hong Kong Appears To Have Contained Coronavirus

NPR (3/1, Beaubien) reports that Hong Kong has “managed to limit the spread” of the coronavirus, but at a high cost. NPR says that while neighboring Guangdong Province has seen more than 1,300 cases, more than any other province but Hubei, “Hong Kong has...

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FDA Expands Coronavirus Testing Across The US

The New York Times (2/29, Sheikh) reported the FDA announced that coronavirus testing “would be greatly expanded in the United States, giving laboratories and hospitals around the country the go-ahead to conduct tests that had until now been severely limi...

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HHS Secretary Says At Least 40 Labs Can Test For Coronavirus

Reuters (2/27, Erman) reports HHS Secretary Alex Azar “said that at least 40 public health labs can currently test specimens for coronavirus and that could more than double as soon as tomorrow.” In addition, Azar “said a newly manufactured CDC test can be...

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Researchers Say Several Common Neurodegenerative Biomarkers In Cerebrospinal Fluid Not Linked To Narcolepsy Type 1

MD Magazine (2/27, Walter) reports researchers “measured the levels of 5 neurodegenerative biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with narcolepsy type 1 with variable disease duration” and found that “some of the common neurodegenerative biomar...

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Scientists Investigating Why Some People Die With Suspected Biomarkers Of Alzheimer’s Disease But No Reported Symptoms

STAT (2/27, Begley) reports that “about 30% of older adults have brains littered with enough amyloid or tau, or both, to qualify for an Alzheimer’s diagnosis but without so much as a hint of dementia.” The article says that previous reports of such indivi...

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Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine May Offer Comparable Protection Against Influenza B As Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/27, Gupta) reports a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that “despite the higher effectiveness of the quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine against the added B virus lineage, trivalent inactivated infl...

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CDC To Implement New ICD-10 Diagnosis Code For 2019 Novel Coronavirus

FierceHealthcare (2/27, Finnegan) reports, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Health Statistics will implement a new ICD-10 diagnosis code for the 2019 novel coronavirus, which has officially been named COVID-19,...

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White House Names HIV/AIDS Expert As New Coronavirus Response Coordinator

NPR (2/27, Ordoñez) reports the White House named Debbie Birx “as its new coronavirus response coordinator.” Birx is “an internationally recognized HIV/AIDS expert” and “a State Department ambassador-at-large who works on global health diplomacy issues.”...

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Increased Serum Calcium Levels May Be Associated With Reduction In Whole-Body BMD, Researchers Say

Endocrinology Advisor (2/26, Reeb) reports, “Increased serum calcium levels are associated with a reduction in whole-body bone mineral density [BMD], according to analyses of data from two independent epidemiologic studies.” Investigators looked at “the r...

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Patients With Parkinson’s Disease May Have Higher Levels Of Selenium In Cerebrospinal Fluid, Study Indicates

Parkinson’s News Today (2/26, Silva) reports researchers found that patients “with Parkinson’s disease may have higher levels of selenium...in their cerebrospinal fluid.” The findings were published in the International Journal of Neuroscience.

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CDC Says Flu-Related Hospitalization Rates For Infants, Children Younger Than Five Have Reached Record Highs For This Point In The Season

Death Toll From Coronavirus In US Rises To Six With Four More Deaths In Washington

Pregnant Women Infected With HPV May Have Higher Risk For Miscarriages, Preterm Deliveries, Research Suggests

Texas Health Department Says People May Have Been Exposed To Rabid Cow At Rodeo In San Antonio

USPSTF Recommends Screening For Hepatitis C Infection In All Adults Ages 18 To 79 Without Known Liver Disease

Washington State Health Officials Confirm First Two Coronavirus Deaths In US

Scientists In China And Singapore Reportedly Using Blood Test That Can Identify People Who Have Previously Been Exposed To Coronavirus

Genetically Determined Lp(a) Variations Correlated With Overall, Healthy Lifespan In Ways That Suggest Causal Impact, Researchers Say

Algorithm Developed That Can Track Epidemiology Of Sepsis Among Pediatric Patients

Health Officials Announce Possible Coronavirus Outbreak At Long-Term Care Facility In Washington

Hong Kong Appears To Have Contained Coronavirus

FDA Expands Coronavirus Testing Across The US

HHS Secretary Says At Least 40 Labs Can Test For Coronavirus

Researchers Say Several Common Neurodegenerative Biomarkers In Cerebrospinal Fluid Not Linked To Narcolepsy Type 1

Scientists Investigating Why Some People Die With Suspected Biomarkers Of Alzheimer’s Disease But No Reported Symptoms

Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine May Offer Comparable Protection Against Influenza B As Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine, Study Suggests

CDC To Implement New ICD-10 Diagnosis Code For 2019 Novel Coronavirus

White House Names HIV/AIDS Expert As New Coronavirus Response Coordinator

Increased Serum Calcium Levels May Be Associated With Reduction In Whole-Body BMD, Researchers Say

Patients With Parkinson’s Disease May Have Higher Levels Of Selenium In Cerebrospinal Fluid, Study Indicates