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Experts Present New Guidance On Screening For Vaping-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome

MD Magazine (2/18, Kunzmann) reports a group of experts presented “new guidance on initial screening for vaping-associated respiratory distress syndrome (VARDS) in patients who vape or use electronic cigarettes” at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s...

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Researchers Say There Is Insufficient Evidence To Use Blood Biomarkers For Diagnosis And Management Of Sport-Related Concussion

Neurology Advisor (2/18) reports researchers found in a prospective, multicenter, case-control study that while “blood biomarkers can aid in identifying the underlying mechanism of sport-related concussion (SRC), there is insufficient evidence to support...

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Thyroid Dysfunction Appears To Be Common Among People With Diabetes Regardless Of Type, Research Suggests

Healio (2/18, Schaffer) reports, “Thyroid dysfunction is common among people with diabetes regardless of type, suggesting that biochemical thyroid screening should be a part of routine management for those with type 1 and type 2,” investigators concluded...

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China Touts Recent Figures Showing Slow In Spread Of Novel Coronavirus

The New York Times (2/18, Wang) reports, “Chinese officials hailed recent figures as evidence that the spread of the coronavirus epidemic has slowed, and World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday that China’s strict limits on its people’s moveme...

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Researchers Say Meningococcal B Vaccine Does Not Affect Carriage

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/18, Masoud) reports that 4CMenB, “a new multi-antigen vaccine designed to control group B meningococcal disease, had no effect on carriage of disease-causing meningococci in adolescents, according to study results published i...

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Study Examines CVD Risk Scores Used To Assess People Living With HIV

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/18, Gupta) reports, “While current cardiovascular risk scores can identify subclinical vascular damage in people living with HIV (PLWHIV), they fail to predict the progression of subclinical vascular damage in this population...

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Recent Report Finds Two German Citizens Traveling From Wuhan Who Appeared Healthy Were Infected With Novel Coronavirus, May Have Infected Others

The Los Angeles Times (2/18, Kaplan) reports that “two German citizens who appeared healthy when they were evacuated from Wuhan, China, in early February were in fact infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and might have been capable of spread...

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AS Not Associated With Elevated Rates Of Mortality, Complications, Or Readmission Among Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Researchers Say

Medwire News (2/18, Barnard) reports, “Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is not associated with elevated rates of mortality, complications, or readmission among patients hospitalized with pneumonia,” researchers concluded. After analyzing data on “387,796 patie...

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Opioid Use Disorder May Increase Risk Of Death From Sepsis, Researchers Say

Healio (2/18) reports researchers found that “opioid use disorder increased the risk for death from sepsis, especially among young and healthy patients.” The findings were presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress.

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At Least 22 Million People In US Infected With Flu This Season, Data Show

The Washington Post (2/14, Searing) reported, “Four months into the flu season, at least 22 million U.S. residents have contracted influenza – and possibly as many as 31 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” O...

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Researchers Observe Similar Epigenetic Changes In Blood Samples Of Vapers And Smokers

HealthDay (2/17, Preidt) reports a study published in Epigenetics suggests “people who vape have potentially cancer-causing changes in their DNA similar to those found in cigarette smokers.” These epigenetic changes “can cause genes to malfunction” and “a...

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Risk Alleles For T2D May Influence Risk For Women Developing The Disease After Gestational Diabetes, Researchers Say

Medwire News (2/17, McDermid) reports, “Risk alleles for type 2 diabetes [T2D] influence the risk for women developing the condition after experiencing gestational diabetes,” investigators concluded in “an analysis of two independent cohorts – 1884 women...

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Researchers Say There Is A Significant Association Between Use Of Inhaled Corticosteroids And Tracheobronchomalacia

Pulmonology Advisor (2/14, Schad) reported researchers found in a retrospective study that “there was a significant association between the use of inhaled corticosteroids in higher doses for longer durations with tracheobronchomalacia.” The findings were...

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Measles Can Sometimes Lead To Serious, Fatal Complications, Study Suggests

CNN (2/17, Yu) reports a study published in BMJ Case Reports found that “almost a third of all reported cases of measles have complications such as pneumonia, hepatitis and viral meningitis.” The study suggests that “measles may lead to serious, fatal com...

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CDC Says It Will Work With Labs In Five Large Cities To Test For Coronavirus

Reuters (2/14, Steenhuysen) reported the CDC announced on Friday that it would “start testing for the rapidly spreading coronavirus...through its existing seasonal influenza surveillance system in five states.” The article says that the CDC announced “it...

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Death Toll From Dengue Fever Outbreak In Paraguay Increases To 16

Reuters (2/14, Desantis) reported that on Friday, Paraguayan health officials announced that dengue fever deaths increased to 16 in the “country’s worst outbreak of the disease in the last decade, severely straining its health system.” In addition, there...

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Researchers Say They Detected Ebola Viral RNA In Semen And Breast Milk Of Ebola Survivors

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/14, Gupta) reported a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases indicates that Ebola viral RNA may persist in the semen of Ebola survivors “for up to 6 months.” In addition, the researchers detected Ebola viral RNA “i...

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Studies Raise Questions About Patients’ Ability To Understand Pathology Reports From Dermatologists

Reuters (2/14, Rapaport) reported two studies published in JAMA Dermatology suggest that many people have trouble understanding the results of medical tests. In one study, researchers “surveyed 160 dermatologists about sharing pathology reports online,” a...

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Scientists Say Infecting Mosquitoes With Particular Bacteria Might Block Replication And Transmission Of Dengue Virus

HealthDay (2/14, Preidt) reported a study published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that artificially infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria might be able to prevent 90 percent of dengue fever cases. Researchers found that infecting mosqu...

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Smoking Status May Be Relevant To Optimize Molecular Workup Of Patients With Metastatic NSCLC Using Next-Generation Sequencing, Study Suggests

Cancer Therapy Advisor (2/13, Bennett) reports a study [PDF] published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology suggests that “to optimize the molecular workup of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using DNA and RNA next-generation seq...

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Experts Present New Guidance On Screening For Vaping-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Researchers Say There Is Insufficient Evidence To Use Blood Biomarkers For Diagnosis And Management Of Sport-Related Concussion

Thyroid Dysfunction Appears To Be Common Among People With Diabetes Regardless Of Type, Research Suggests

China Touts Recent Figures Showing Slow In Spread Of Novel Coronavirus

Researchers Say Meningococcal B Vaccine Does Not Affect Carriage

Study Examines CVD Risk Scores Used To Assess People Living With HIV

Recent Report Finds Two German Citizens Traveling From Wuhan Who Appeared Healthy Were Infected With Novel Coronavirus, May Have Infected Others

AS Not Associated With Elevated Rates Of Mortality, Complications, Or Readmission Among Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Researchers Say

Opioid Use Disorder May Increase Risk Of Death From Sepsis, Researchers Say

At Least 22 Million People In US Infected With Flu This Season, Data Show

Researchers Observe Similar Epigenetic Changes In Blood Samples Of Vapers And Smokers

Risk Alleles For T2D May Influence Risk For Women Developing The Disease After Gestational Diabetes, Researchers Say

Researchers Say There Is A Significant Association Between Use Of Inhaled Corticosteroids And Tracheobronchomalacia

Measles Can Sometimes Lead To Serious, Fatal Complications, Study Suggests

CDC Says It Will Work With Labs In Five Large Cities To Test For Coronavirus

Death Toll From Dengue Fever Outbreak In Paraguay Increases To 16

Researchers Say They Detected Ebola Viral RNA In Semen And Breast Milk Of Ebola Survivors

Studies Raise Questions About Patients’ Ability To Understand Pathology Reports From Dermatologists

Scientists Say Infecting Mosquitoes With Particular Bacteria Might Block Replication And Transmission Of Dengue Virus

Smoking Status May Be Relevant To Optimize Molecular Workup Of Patients With Metastatic NSCLC Using Next-Generation Sequencing, Study Suggests