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Japanese Firm Launches New Product That Uses Urine-Sniffing Roundworms To Detect Cancer

Newsweek (12/19, Jensen) reports Hirotsu Bio Science, a Japanese biotech firm, “released a new early detection kit for a variety of cancers that uses urine-sniffing roundworms to detect cancerous odors.” The company “claims that their clinical trials foun...

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Variations In SYCP2 Gene May Account For Many Unexplained Cases Of Male Infertility, Study Suggests

Newsweek (12/19, Gander) reports that in a study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers identified variations in the SYCP2 gene as the cause of four cases of previously unexplained male infertility. The study’s authors suggest th...

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Polygenic Risk Score May Assist In Early-Onset CRC, Study Suggests

Healio (12/19, Young) reports a study published in Gastroenterology showed “a risk score built from nearly 100 genetic variants commonly associated with colorectal cancer may help identify younger individuals who would benefit the most from preventive mea...

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Identifying C. Difficile Among Patients With IBD May Be Particularly Tricky, Expert Says

Healio (12/19) reports, “Identifying Clostridioides difficile infection among patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] can be a particularly tricky task, according to Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Crohn’s and Colit...

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Group’s Updated Recommended RA Disease Activity Measures Now Include Stipulation Allowing For Use Of Multibiomarker Disease Activity Score

Healio (12/19, Volansky) reports, “The 2019 update of the American College of Rheumatology recommended rheumatoid arthritis [RA] disease activity measures now includes a stipulation to allow for use of the multibiomarker disease activity score,” which rep...

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Researchers Develop New Algorithm To Analyze Gene Expression Data And Identify Areas Of Interest

Health IT Analytics (12/19, Kent) reports researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed “an automated algorithm” that “can go through gene expression data and identify unexpected phenomena that might merit further research, which could improve disea...

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Immunological Imprinting From First Exposure To Influenza May Impact How People Experience Symptoms Later In Life, Study Suggests

Newsweek (12/19, Gander) reports a study published in PLOS Pathogens indicates that immunological imprinting may influence the severity of flu symptoms experienced later in life. The study suggests that “some people suffer flu symptoms worse than others b...

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CDC Confirms 138 Cases Of E. Coli Related To Romaine Lettuce

CNN (12/19, Asmelash) reports that on Thursday, the CDC announced “it has confirmed 138 cases of E. coli in 25 states, with the most recent one occurring on December 1.” Consumers are advised to avoid romaine lettuce from Salinas, CA, as investigations ha...

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CDC Identifies Hard-Boiled Eggs From Almark Foods As Source Of Listeria Outbreak That Has Killed One And Sickened Six Others

The AP (12/19) reports the CDC announced that “peeled, hard-boiled eggs sold in bulk by Almark Foods are the” likely source of a food poisoning outbreak that has led to one death and sickened six others in several states. The agency advised people over th...

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Arizona Health Officials Announce Phoenix Area Mumps Outbreak

Arizona Republic (12/19, Hunter) reports Arizona health officials announced that there is “an outbreak of mumps in the Phoenix area” with 20 cases so far this year, 12 of which have been reported since August. Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine of Maricopa County’s h...

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Australian Researchers Concerned About Cases Of Drug-Resistant Dysentery Primarily In Gay And Bisexual Men

HealthDay (12/19, Mozes) reports researchers in Australia are concerned about cases of drug-resistant shigellosis that have appeared primarily in gay and bisexual men in the state of Victoria, according to a piece published in the New England Journal of M...

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FDA Approves Ebola Vaccine

Reuters (12/20, Bengaluru, Chatterjee) reports that “the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it approved drugmaker Merck & Co’s (MRK.N) Ebola vaccine Ervebo, making it the first FDA-authorised vaccine against the deadly virus.” This “vaccin...

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Samoa Reportedly Devastated By Measles Epidemic Following Large Drop In Vaccination Rate

The New York Times (12/19, Kwai, Abbott) reports Samoa has been hit hard by a measles epidemic that has infected at least 5,400 and killed 77 people, including “dozens of young children in the past two months.” According to the NYTimes, in 2013, 90% of in...

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Hazardous Drinking Patterns May Confer Elevated Biomarker Levels Linked To Myocardial Health, Cardiac Structure, Study Suggests

Healio (12/18, Buzby) reports, “Hazardous drinking patterns may confer significantly elevated levels of several biomarkers linked to myocardial health and cardiac structure,” researchers concluded. The study revealed that “patients admitted to” a Russian...

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Researchers Say 31-GEP Test Supported By More Evidence Than Dermatology Groups Say

Healio (12/18, Volansky) reports a literature review of seven studies suggests “that the 31-gene expression profile [GEP] test in cutaneous melanoma may be supported by more evidence than designations by three major dermatology organizations would indicat...

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Adding Genetic Testing To Management Of Patients With IBD May Help Determine Which Patients May Be At Greater Risk For Loss Of Response, Researchers Say

Healio (12/18, Young) reports, “Adding genetic testing to the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] may present an opportunity to determine which patients are at greater risk for loss of response and help select the best therapies f...

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Many Patients With Metastatic Colon Cancer Miss Out On Recommended Biomarker Testing, Analysis Indicates

Cancer Network (12/18, Slater) reports a study indicates 40 percent of patients with metastatic colon cancer do not receive biomarker testing as recommended by ASCO and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. The review study involved nearly 1,500 pati...

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Mumps Outbreaks Reported At Four Prisons In California

The Los Angeles Times (12/18, Press) reports “six confirmed cases and 22 suspected cases of mumps have been found at Wasco State Prison in Central California since Dec. 12, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Wednesday.” Since...

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Rotavirus Vaccine May Produce Positive Cumulative Vaccine Take Regardless Of HBGA Status, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (12/18, van Paridon) reports a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases indicates that “the G3P[6] rotavirus vaccine (RV3-BB) produced positive cumulative vaccine take irrespective of histo-blood group antigen (HBGA...

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Research Suggests Neither Influenza Season Severity Nor Vaccine Effectiveness Influences Pediatric Vaccination Rate

Infectious Disease Advisor (12/18, Masoud) reports a study published in JAMA Pediatrics indicates that there is “no association” between the “severity of current and prior seasons of influenza” and the “vaccination rate in children.” In addition, the rese...

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Japanese Firm Launches New Product That Uses Urine-Sniffing Roundworms To Detect Cancer

Variations In SYCP2 Gene May Account For Many Unexplained Cases Of Male Infertility, Study Suggests

Polygenic Risk Score May Assist In Early-Onset CRC, Study Suggests

Identifying C. Difficile Among Patients With IBD May Be Particularly Tricky, Expert Says

Group’s Updated Recommended RA Disease Activity Measures Now Include Stipulation Allowing For Use Of Multibiomarker Disease Activity Score

Researchers Develop New Algorithm To Analyze Gene Expression Data And Identify Areas Of Interest

Immunological Imprinting From First Exposure To Influenza May Impact How People Experience Symptoms Later In Life, Study Suggests

CDC Confirms 138 Cases Of E. Coli Related To Romaine Lettuce

CDC Identifies Hard-Boiled Eggs From Almark Foods As Source Of Listeria Outbreak That Has Killed One And Sickened Six Others

Arizona Health Officials Announce Phoenix Area Mumps Outbreak

Australian Researchers Concerned About Cases Of Drug-Resistant Dysentery Primarily In Gay And Bisexual Men

FDA Approves Ebola Vaccine

Samoa Reportedly Devastated By Measles Epidemic Following Large Drop In Vaccination Rate

Hazardous Drinking Patterns May Confer Elevated Biomarker Levels Linked To Myocardial Health, Cardiac Structure, Study Suggests

Researchers Say 31-GEP Test Supported By More Evidence Than Dermatology Groups Say

Adding Genetic Testing To Management Of Patients With IBD May Help Determine Which Patients May Be At Greater Risk For Loss Of Response, Researchers Say

Many Patients With Metastatic Colon Cancer Miss Out On Recommended Biomarker Testing, Analysis Indicates

Mumps Outbreaks Reported At Four Prisons In California

Rotavirus Vaccine May Produce Positive Cumulative Vaccine Take Regardless Of HBGA Status, Study Indicates

Research Suggests Neither Influenza Season Severity Nor Vaccine Effectiveness Influences Pediatric Vaccination Rate