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On-Time Pneumococcal Vaccines May Not Offer Complete Protection From Invasive Pneumococcal Disease In Children With Asthma, Review Study Suggests

CHEST Physician (1/3, Sullivan) reported researchers found in a meta-analysis that “even on-time pneumococcal vaccines don’t completely protect children with asthma from developing invasive pneumococcal disease.” The findings of the review study were publ...

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Eight-Week Treatment Regimen Of Glecaprevir Plus Pibrentasvir May Lead To Similar Outcomes As 12-Week Regimen In Patients With HCV Genotypes 1 To 6, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/3) reported researchers found in a phase 3b clinical trial that “eight weeks of treatment with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir was well tolerated in patients who were treatment-naïve with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1...

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Study Suggests Men And Women Have Comparable Chlamydia Trachomatis Loads At Extragenital Locations

Healio (1/4, Stulpin) reported a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases indicates that “men and women have comparable Chlamydia trachomatis loads at extragenital locations.” The study’s authors concluded, “Men and women have a similar CT lo...

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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center In New York City Incorporating Gay Dating Apps Into Its Sexual Health Program

NBC News (1/3, Pedram) reported on its website, “Wyckoff Heights Medical Center is thought to be the first health center in New York City – and perhaps beyond – to incorporate gay dating apps such as Grindr, Jack’d and Scruff into its sexual health effort...

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Soldiers, Health Workers Spray Disinfectant In Indonesia’s Capital To Prevent Possible Diseases Spread By Flooding

The AP (1/5, Karmini) reports health workers and soldiers sprayed Jakarta “with disinfectant on Sunday to fend off possible diseases spread by massive flooding that has killed 60 people and affected hundreds of thousands.” The AP adds that “monsoon rains...

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PEPFAR Says FDA Program To Review HIV Drugs In Low-Resource Settings Has Increased Access To Many Of Those Drugs Around The World

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/3, van Paridon) reported the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) conducted “a cross-sectional study” to evaluate the FDA’s “program to review antiretroviral drugs for use in low-resources settings” and conc...

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Saliva Test To Diagnose Autism In Toddlers Hits Market

The Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard (12/26, Mulder) reports “a saliva test designed to quickly diagnose autism in toddlers has hit the market after seven years of research at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Penn State.” The Clarifi ASD “test has been appr...

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Low HDL-C May Be Useful For Monitoring Triglycerides And Remnant Cholesterol, Study Suggests

Endocrinology Advisor (12/26, Akirov) reported a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that “low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) can be used to monitor long-term average high triglycerides and remnant...

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Serum Allergen-Specific Immunoglobulin E Levels May Increase During Asthma Exacerbation In Pediatric Patients, Study Suggests

Pulmonology Advisor (12/26, May) reports researchers found that “serum allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) levels increase during an asthma exacerbation in pediatric patients, suggesting that testing for sIgE levels during an asthma exacerbation may...

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Model Using Ultrasound, Biopsy, And Clinical Characteristics Superior To Risk Stratification Alone In Predicting Lymph Node Metastases In Preoperative Endometrial Cancer Patients

Aunt Minnie (12/24, Moan) reported researchers found a model “using ultrasound in combination with endometrial biopsy results and clinical characteristics allows clinicians to reliably predict the risk of lymph node metastases in endometrial cancer patien...

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Conventionally Raised Poultry May Be Twice As Likely To Have Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella As Antibiotic-Free Poultry, Research Suggests

MedPage Today (12/24) reported that “conventionally raised poultry was twice as likely to contain multidrug-resistant Salmonella as poultry labeled antibiotic-free, according to research presented at the 2019 IDWeek conference.” The article features a vid...

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Researchers Presented Results From Two Studies That Tested Combination Of REP2139 And Pegylated Interferon In Patients With Hepatitis B And Hepatitis D

Healio (12/26, Bennett) reports researchers presented the results of the REP 301 and REP 401 studies at HEP DART 2019 indicate that “combination therapy with REP2139 and pegylated interferon led to high rates of hepatitis B seroconversion in patients coin...

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Travelers At Three Airports Warned About Potential Measles Exposure

USA Today (12/24, Gilbertson) reports that “health department officials in Chicago, Austin, Texas, and Richmond, Virginia have issued new warnings about potential measles exposures at locations including airports,” and all the warnings appear to be “tied...

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China Detects African Swine Fever In Pigs Transported In Sichuan

Reuters (12/24, Zhang) reports China’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday that African swine fever was detected in a lot of 435 pigs that was being transported illegally in Sichuan province in the southwest. The pigs came from outside that province, and lo...

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Pharmaceutical Industry Reportedly Turning Away From Antibiotics As Need Grows

The New York Times (12/25, Jacobs) reported that while antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming more prevalent, “many companies that are developing new versions of [antibiotics] are hemorrhaging money and going out of business, gravely undermining effor...

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Research Suggests Older Red Blood Cells May Be Just As Effective As Fresh Ones For Reducing Risk Of Organ Failure Or Death In Critically Ill Children

HealthDay (12/26, Preidt) reports researchers found that “transfusions with fresh red blood cells are not any better than older red blood cells at reducing the risk of organ failure or death in critically ill children.” The study was published in the Jour...

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Research Suggests Test-And-Treat Policies Have Reduced Median Time From HIV Seroconversion To ART Initiation By 42% In New York City

Healio (12/26, Ghizzone) reports researchers found “there was a 42% reduction in the median time from HIV seroconversion to ART initiation among people with HIV in New York City over a recent 10-year period, suggesting an increase in the implementation of...

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Cooperative Of Women Fish Traders Tries To Change Practice Of Exchanging Sex For Fish

On its website, the NPR (12/26, Davis, Silver) “Goats and Soda” blog reports on “No Sex For Fish,” a cooperative of women fish traders which was started in 2011 with the aim of stopping the practice of fishermen only selling fish to women fish traders who...

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Countries Implementing About Half Of WHO Recommendations On Chronic Disease, Study Reveals

Reuters (12/24, Crist) reports a new study indicates that “about half of the recommendations suggested by the World Health Organization to reduce chronic disease are put into practice.” Researchers said that while “implementation is slowly improving...alc...

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People Who Use Illicit Opioids Are More Likely To Die From Many Causes, Study Indicates

CNN (12/26, Howard) reports a study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that “people using illicit opioids are not only at an increased risk of a drug-related death, but...they [also] have an elevated risk of dying from noncommunicable diseases, infectious...

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On-Time Pneumococcal Vaccines May Not Offer Complete Protection From Invasive Pneumococcal Disease In Children With Asthma, Review Study Suggests

Eight-Week Treatment Regimen Of Glecaprevir Plus Pibrentasvir May Lead To Similar Outcomes As 12-Week Regimen In Patients With HCV Genotypes 1 To 6, Study Indicates

Study Suggests Men And Women Have Comparable Chlamydia Trachomatis Loads At Extragenital Locations

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center In New York City Incorporating Gay Dating Apps Into Its Sexual Health Program

Soldiers, Health Workers Spray Disinfectant In Indonesia’s Capital To Prevent Possible Diseases Spread By Flooding

PEPFAR Says FDA Program To Review HIV Drugs In Low-Resource Settings Has Increased Access To Many Of Those Drugs Around The World

Saliva Test To Diagnose Autism In Toddlers Hits Market

Low HDL-C May Be Useful For Monitoring Triglycerides And Remnant Cholesterol, Study Suggests

Serum Allergen-Specific Immunoglobulin E Levels May Increase During Asthma Exacerbation In Pediatric Patients, Study Suggests

Model Using Ultrasound, Biopsy, And Clinical Characteristics Superior To Risk Stratification Alone In Predicting Lymph Node Metastases In Preoperative Endometrial Cancer Patients

Conventionally Raised Poultry May Be Twice As Likely To Have Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella As Antibiotic-Free Poultry, Research Suggests

Researchers Presented Results From Two Studies That Tested Combination Of REP2139 And Pegylated Interferon In Patients With Hepatitis B And Hepatitis D

Travelers At Three Airports Warned About Potential Measles Exposure

China Detects African Swine Fever In Pigs Transported In Sichuan

Pharmaceutical Industry Reportedly Turning Away From Antibiotics As Need Grows

Research Suggests Older Red Blood Cells May Be Just As Effective As Fresh Ones For Reducing Risk Of Organ Failure Or Death In Critically Ill Children

Research Suggests Test-And-Treat Policies Have Reduced Median Time From HIV Seroconversion To ART Initiation By 42% In New York City

Cooperative Of Women Fish Traders Tries To Change Practice Of Exchanging Sex For Fish

Countries Implementing About Half Of WHO Recommendations On Chronic Disease, Study Reveals

People Who Use Illicit Opioids Are More Likely To Die From Many Causes, Study Indicates