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More Than 1,000 Vaccinated In Virginia After Hepatitis A Diagnosed In Restaurant Worker

The AP (12/9) reports, “More than 1,000 people were vaccinated in southwest Virginia” after an employee at a restaurant in Bristol was diagnosed with hepatitis A. Mount Rogers Health Division medical director Dr. Karen Shelton said, “We certainly are deal...

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American Samoa To Begin Mass Measles Vaccination

The AP (12/9) reports American Samoa said at a Sunday meeting that mass measles vaccinations “would be given for seven days starting Friday.” The territory has nine confirmed cases of measles, and on Friday, American Samoa officially declared a measles ou...

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LGBTQ Activists: Facebook Ads Spreading Misinformation About HIV Medications

The Washington Post (12/9, Romm) reports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender advocates say that Facebook users are being “bombarded with misleading ads about” PrEP, a medication meant to prevent the transmission of HIV, and that “the tech giant’s refu...

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World Health Organization Calls For GSK’s Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine To Be Made Available Quickly

The Hill (12/9, Burch) reports the World Health Organization described GSK’s experimental tuberculosis vaccine, which has been successfully tested in over 3,000 adults in Africa, as an unprecedented innovation and is calling for the vaccine to be brought...

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Toxin Enzyme Immunoassay More Accurately Identifies Severe C. Diff Infections, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (12/6) reported the results of a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest “toxin enzyme immunoassay more accurately identifies severe Clostridioides difficile infections from strains more likely to cause recurrenc...

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In Some Cases, There May Be A Genetic Component To Intrahepatic Cholestatis Of Pregnancy, NIH Center Says

The Washington Post (12/6, Porter) reported on “intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), a disorder that affects the liver of a pregnant woman, stopping it from properly processing bile, which is needed for digestion.” Along with “unbearable itching,...

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Researchers Observe Adverse Association Between Omega-6 PUFA Intake And Morbidity From COPD

Pulmonology Advisor (12/6, Jacobs) reported, “An adverse association was observed between omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake and morbidity from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),” investigators concluded in a 112-participant, “cro...

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Altered Expression In Adults Of 14 Genes May Be Associated With IPF Susceptibility, Research Suggests

Pulmonology Advisor (12/6, Moeller) reported, “Altered expression in adults of 14 genes, including KIF15, MAD1L1 and DEPTOR, was associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) susceptibility,” researchers concluded in an 11,259-participant study. The...

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US Winter Flu Season Off To Its Earliest Start In More Than 15 Years

The AP (12/6, Stobbe) reported, “The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years,” and “there’s a decent chance flu season could peak much earlier than normal, health officials say.” The CDC last Friday “estimated that there...

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Hepatitis A Infections Increasing In Colorado

The AP (12/7) reported, “Almost 300 people have contracted hepatitis A in Colorado since an increase in the contagious liver disease began in 2018.” The increase “in hepatitis A is part of a nationwide increase that has sickened at least 28,600 people and...

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US Recorded 15 Measles Cases Over Last Month, Bringing Year-To-Date Total To 1,276, CDC Says

Reuters (12/6, Mathias) reported the US “recorded 15 measles cases over about a month as of Dec. 5, taking the total cases for the year to 1,276 in the worst outbreak since 1992, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.”

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Malaysia Reports First Polio Case In Over 25 Years

Reuters (12/8, Latiff) reports, “A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said on Sunday.” While the country “was declared polio-free in 2000, a...

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Ebola Survivor Reportedly Falls Ill With Virus A Second Time

Reuters (12/8, Mahamba) reports, “An Ebola survivor has fallen ill with the disease for a second time in eastern Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Sunday, saying it was not yet clear if it was a case of relapse or reinfection.” In their “dai...

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Study Examines Surveillance Definitions For Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Infectious Disease Advisor (12/6, van Paridon) reported a study published in JAMA Open Network found the “objective surveillance for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) via electronically computable definitions that incorporate common clinical...

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Nearly 90% Of Eligible People Have Been Vaccinated Against Measles In Samoa, Government Says

Reuters (12/7, Kelly) reported the island nation of “Samoa said on Saturday nearly 90% of eligible people had been vaccinated against measles as it lifted a two-day curfew imposed amid an outbreak that has killed 65 in recent weeks.” However, there were “...

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FDA Approves New MRSA Diagnostic Test That Uses Bioluminescence

Medscape (12/5, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports the FDA “approved a new, faster diagnostic test based on bacterial viability and a novel technology to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterial colonization, a common cau...

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Novel Lipidome Module May Be Linked To Surrogate Markers Of Both Subclinical Osteoporosis And Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Study Suggests

Endocrinology Advisor (12/5, Akirov) reports, “A novel lipidome module was found to be significantly associated with surrogate markers of both subclinical osteoporosis and subclinical atherosclerosis,” investigators concluded in “the first lipidome-wide s...

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Study Suggests Chromosomal Aberrations In The Main Clone May Have Prognostic Significance In SMM

Cancer Therapy Advisor (12/5, Bennett) reports in a study of 191 patients, “the detection of chromosomal aberrations in the main clone appear to have prognostic significance in patients with smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM).” The analysis published in Le...

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High Level Of Pesticide Exposure May Be Positively Associated with CVD Incidence, Research Suggests

Medscape (12/5, Edwards, Subscription Publication) reports “high levels of exposure to pesticides are positively associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence, research based on the Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program (HPP) suggests.” In the study, “p...

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Researchers Identify Hundreds Of Blood Proteins That Change As People Age

On its website, the NPR (12/5, Harris) “Shots” blog reports researchers “studied nearly 3,000 proteins in blood plasma that was drawn from more than 4,000 people with a span of ages from 18 to 95” and “identified hundreds of proteins in human blood that w...

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More Than 1,000 Vaccinated In Virginia After Hepatitis A Diagnosed In Restaurant Worker

American Samoa To Begin Mass Measles Vaccination

LGBTQ Activists: Facebook Ads Spreading Misinformation About HIV Medications

World Health Organization Calls For GSK’s Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine To Be Made Available Quickly

Toxin Enzyme Immunoassay More Accurately Identifies Severe C. Diff Infections, Study Suggests

In Some Cases, There May Be A Genetic Component To Intrahepatic Cholestatis Of Pregnancy, NIH Center Says

Researchers Observe Adverse Association Between Omega-6 PUFA Intake And Morbidity From COPD

Altered Expression In Adults Of 14 Genes May Be Associated With IPF Susceptibility, Research Suggests

US Winter Flu Season Off To Its Earliest Start In More Than 15 Years

Hepatitis A Infections Increasing In Colorado

US Recorded 15 Measles Cases Over Last Month, Bringing Year-To-Date Total To 1,276, CDC Says

Malaysia Reports First Polio Case In Over 25 Years

Ebola Survivor Reportedly Falls Ill With Virus A Second Time

Study Examines Surveillance Definitions For Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Nearly 90% Of Eligible People Have Been Vaccinated Against Measles In Samoa, Government Says

FDA Approves New MRSA Diagnostic Test That Uses Bioluminescence

Novel Lipidome Module May Be Linked To Surrogate Markers Of Both Subclinical Osteoporosis And Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Study Suggests

Study Suggests Chromosomal Aberrations In The Main Clone May Have Prognostic Significance In SMM

High Level Of Pesticide Exposure May Be Positively Associated with CVD Incidence, Research Suggests

Researchers Identify Hundreds Of Blood Proteins That Change As People Age