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UCSF Disease Expert Working On Rapid Diagnostic Test For Chinese Coronavirus

The San Francisco Chronicle (1/29, Bauman) reports that an infectious disease expert at the University of California, San Francisco “is working on a quick diagnostic test for the deadly coronavirus, which has rapidly spread from Wuhan, China, to spark glo...

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Scientists Identify Differences Between Minibrains And Human Brains

NPR (1/29, Hamilton) reports a study published in Nature indicates that there are significant differences between the cells in human brains and those in brain organoids, also known as “minibrains.” Dr. Arnold Kriegstein, a neurology professor at the Unive...

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Researchers Estimate That Approximately 3.26 Million Children In World Had HCV In 2018

Healio (1/29, Welsh) reports “an analysis of peer-reviewed articles provided global prevalence estimates of hepatitis C virus in children, according to data from a modeling study” published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The research “result...

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Death Toll From Wuhan Coronavirus Rises To 133

Reuters (1/29, Lee, Leng, Nebehay) reports as the death toll from Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) rose to 133, the US and Japan both evacuated some of their citizens from the city and other countries are preparing to do the same. The WHO is scheduled to rec...

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Patients With Influenza-Like Illness May Recover Sooner When Treated With Oseltamivir Than Those Only Receiving Usual Care, Researchers Say

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/29, van Paridon) reports “primary care patients with influenza-like illness recovered 1 day sooner on average when treated with oseltamivir compared with those receiving usual care only” while “older, sicker patients with com...

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Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Stops Trial Of Hepatitis B Drug Following Patient Death

Reuters (1/29, Roy) reports Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals announced “it would end the development of an experimental drug to treat chronic hepatitis B virus, following the death of a patient in a mid-stage trial.” The company said it ended the phase 2b tria...

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CMS Announces People With Inherited Ovarian, Breast Cancer Eligible For Medicare Coverage Of Genetic Tests

Medscape (1/29, Young, Subscription Publication) reports CMS released an update on Monday that will allow Medicare to “pay for certain genetic tests for people with inherited ovarian and breast cancer.” The policy will also grant Medicare administrative c...

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Researchers Say Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution May Be Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Problems, Especially Among Older Adults

CNN (1/28, Crespo) reports a study published in The Lancet indicates that “short-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a higher risk of sudden heart problems, especially among older people.” Researchers examined “data from emergency medical response...

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Researchers Say Evidence Is Lacking For Most Genes Previously Reported To Cause Long QT Syndrome

Medscape (1/28, Wendling, Subscription Publication) reports that an international team of genomics researchers from the NIH-funded Clinical Genome Resource Consortium “say evidence falls short for more than half the genes published and anointed as causing...

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Diagnosing Lung Emergencies Caused By Vaping May Be Challenging, Researchers Say

HealthDay (1/28, Reinberg) reports, “Diagnosing lung emergencies caused by vaping can be a challenge because symptoms can look like pneumonia or go unrecognized,” investigators concluded in a case report involving a 20-year-old man with “the vaping illnes...

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Novel Coronavirus Death Toll In China Rises To 132

The AP (1/28) reports the death toll of the novel coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has climbed to 132, while cases have increased to 5,974. The New York Times (1/28, A1, Rabin) reports that “after repeatedly declining assistance from international h...

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Wuhan Coronavirus Has Reportedly Spread To More Than A Dozen Countries

Newsweek (1/28, Gander) reports the Wuhan coronavirus “has now spread to over a dozen countries.” According to a dashboard being updated by Johns Hopkins University, there are confirmed cases in Australia, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysi...

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Study Suggests Three Approaches May Predict Serum Neutralization Of HIV Infection

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/28, Masoud) reports, “Research has identified 3 approaches that may satisfactorily predict serum neutralization of HIV infection and may result in more efficient use of serum samples identified.” In a recent study “to predict...

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Australian Scientists Claim First Successful Lab-Grown Version Of Coronavirus Outside China

Reuters (1/28) reports, “A team of scientists in Australia said on Wednesday they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help combat the global spread of the...

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England’s National Vaccination Program Leads To Reduction In New HPV Infections, Data Show

Forbes (1/28, Shapiro) contributor Nina Shapiro writes that England’s national vaccination program for HPV with GardasilR in adolescent boys and girls has led to a marked reduction in the number of new HPV infections, according to data in a new report rel...

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Study Indicates High Burden Of STIs Among Individuals Who Initiate, Persistently Use PrEP

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/28) reports, “There is a high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among individuals who initiate or persistently use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.” In the s...

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US Now Has Five Confirmed Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus With More Suspected Cases Under Investigation

USA Today (1/26, Bacon) reports there are now five confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in the US and more suspected cases under investigation. The five confirmed cases have been reported in Washington, Chicago, Arizona, and two in southern California...

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New Model May Detect Malaria-Causing Parasites In Blood Samples As Accurately As Human Experts But In A Fraction Of The Time, Researchers Say

HealthImaging (1/24, O'Connor) reported, “A new model can detect parasites that cause malaria in blood sample images as accurately as human experts, but in a fraction of the time,” which “may be a boon for eradicating deaths caused by the disease in low-r...

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Case-Control Study Shows Blood Test May Be Able To Accurately Detect Multiple GI Cancers

MedPage Today (1/23, Ingram) reports, “A single blood-based test proved accurate in detecting multiple gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, and in most cases could pinpoint a tumor’s location, a prospective case-control study showed.” The GRAIL-funded study sho...

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Lung Microbiome Could Predict ICU Outcomes, Study Suggests

Healio (1/24, Foster) reported, “New data suggest that important features of the lung microbiome may predict ventilator-free days among critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients,” as the results of a University of Michigan study “demonstrated a sig...

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UCSF Disease Expert Working On Rapid Diagnostic Test For Chinese Coronavirus

Scientists Identify Differences Between Minibrains And Human Brains

Researchers Estimate That Approximately 3.26 Million Children In World Had HCV In 2018

Death Toll From Wuhan Coronavirus Rises To 133

Patients With Influenza-Like Illness May Recover Sooner When Treated With Oseltamivir Than Those Only Receiving Usual Care, Researchers Say

Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Stops Trial Of Hepatitis B Drug Following Patient Death

CMS Announces People With Inherited Ovarian, Breast Cancer Eligible For Medicare Coverage Of Genetic Tests

Researchers Say Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution May Be Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Problems, Especially Among Older Adults

Researchers Say Evidence Is Lacking For Most Genes Previously Reported To Cause Long QT Syndrome

Diagnosing Lung Emergencies Caused By Vaping May Be Challenging, Researchers Say

Novel Coronavirus Death Toll In China Rises To 132

Wuhan Coronavirus Has Reportedly Spread To More Than A Dozen Countries

Study Suggests Three Approaches May Predict Serum Neutralization Of HIV Infection

Australian Scientists Claim First Successful Lab-Grown Version Of Coronavirus Outside China

England’s National Vaccination Program Leads To Reduction In New HPV Infections, Data Show

Study Indicates High Burden Of STIs Among Individuals Who Initiate, Persistently Use PrEP

US Now Has Five Confirmed Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus With More Suspected Cases Under Investigation

New Model May Detect Malaria-Causing Parasites In Blood Samples As Accurately As Human Experts But In A Fraction Of The Time, Researchers Say

Case-Control Study Shows Blood Test May Be Able To Accurately Detect Multiple GI Cancers

Lung Microbiome Could Predict ICU Outcomes, Study Suggests