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HCV Screening And Follow-Up Rates Appear To Vary Widely In Safety-Net Primary Care Practices, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (12/3, Swift) reports, “Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and follow-up rates varied widely in safety-net primary care practices,” investigators concluded in “the Screen, Treat, Or Prevent Hepatocellular Carcinoma (STOP HCC) study.” For the...

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Some Hospitals Reportedly Hit By Surge In Flu Cases Compared To Last Year

CNN (12/3, Cohen) reports on its website that it has been “an extraordinary fall for the flu in parts of the country, causing strain and long waits in the emergency room in some hospitals.” The article highlights Children’s Hospital New Orleans, which has...

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Chronic Viral Infections May Increase IPF Risk, Review Study Suggests

Pulmonology Advisor (12/3, Moeller) reports researchers found in a meta-analysis published in the journal CHEST that “persistent or chronic, but not acute, viral infections significantly increase the risk of developing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)....

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Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Seattle Children’s Hospital Covered Up Deadly Mold Infestation For Years

CNN (12/3, Holcombe) reports a recently-filed class-action lawsuit claims that Seattle Children’s Hospital covered up a mold infestation that festered for years sickening patients, including six children who died as a result. The lawsuit claims the hospit...

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Survey Suggests 37% Of Adults In The US Do Not Plan To Receive This Season’s Flu Shot

The Hill (12/3, Hellmann) reports 37% of adults in the US do not plan to receive this season’s flu shot, according to a poll conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. The survey also found that some who did not plan to receive the shot had concerns...

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Immigration To US Tied To Increase In Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Microbiome, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (12/3, van Paridon) reports a study published in Clinical Infectious Disease found that immigration to the US was tied to “a rapid increase in gut microbiome antibiotic resistance genes richness and abundance.” Researchers obser...

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WHO Calls For More Global Funding To Fight Malaria

Reuters (12/3, Kelland) reports the World Health Organization warned that the fight against malaria worldwide is stalling as the disease kills over 400,000 people each year, most of whom are children in Africa. Financial support “for the global battle aga...

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WHO Says Climate Change Is Already Harming People In Several Ways

Reuters (12/3, Nebehay) reports “climate change is harming human health as more people suffer from heat stress, extreme weather and mosquito-borne diseases including malaria,” according to the WHO. The WHO issued a report urging “governments to meet ambit...

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Human Herpesvirus 6A May Be A Cause Of MS, Study Suggests

HealthDay (12/2, Preidt) reports researchers at the Karolinska Institute found that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) “were 55% more likely to have antibodies against” human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) than patients without the disease. The study’s result...

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Researchers Uncover Gene Mutation Linked To Familial Thyroid Cancer

Cancer Network (12/2, Kahl) reports a study published in Cancer Research “identified a family that included 8 individuals diagnosed with thyroid cancer across 4 generations” and “found that all of the family members with thyroid cancer had a mutation in a...

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Researchers Examine Screen-Out Rates For HIV Intervention Trials Based On Sex

Infectious Disease Advisor (12/2, Gupta) reports a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that “screen-out rates” for HIV intervention trials “did not differ by sex” in the US for the formal stage of screening procedures. The researchers...

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Research Suggests Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Liver Transplant Have Lower Age-Appropriate Immunization Rates Than Their Peers

Healio (12/2, Dreisbach) reports a study published in JAMA found that in the US and Canada, “pediatric patients who undergo liver transplant show lower age-appropriate immunization rates at time of transplant than nontransplant recipients in a similar age...

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AI Algorithms May Be Able To Reduce Number Of Healthcare Alarms, Study Indicates

Health IT Analytics (12/2, Kent) reports a study published in JMIR suggests that AI “algorithms could potentially reduce the amount of alarms received by caregivers, potentially leading to fewer instances of alarm fatigue and improved patient care.” The a...

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New York City Reaches UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 Goal Ahead Of Schedule

CNN (12/2, Nedelman) reports on its website that New York City has become the first city in the US to meet the UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 goal and it did so “two years ahead of schedule.” The UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 goal refers to “the percentage of people with HIV who kn...

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Samoan Government To Shut Down For Two Days This Week To Assist Mass Vaccination Campaign

The Washington Post (12/2, Epstein) reports, “Samoa announced it would shut down its government for two days so that public officials can combat a dangerous measles outbreak that has killed 53 people and infected 3,728.” Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sail...

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Autoimplantation, Intralesional MMR Vaccine Injection Appear To Be Promising For Treating Warts, Study Suggests

Dermatology Advisor (12/2, Peckel) reports research indicates that “both autoimplantation and intralesional injection of the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine are promising treatments for warts.” The findings of the 80-patient study were published onlin...

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Two Experimental Ebola Treatments Appear More Effective Than Two Others, Study Indicates

The Wall Street Journal (11/27, McKay, Subscription Publication) reported a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that two experimental drugs were more effective than two others at treating Ebola. STAT (11/27, Branswell) reporte...

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Researchers Examine Accuracy Of Common Method For Assessment Of Pulmonary Embolism Risk

MedPage Today (11/27, Boyles) reported that “assessment of clinical pretest probability (C-PTP) and blood D-dimer level are used to assess pulmonary embolism risk, with a low C-PTP and a D-dimer level of less than 500 ng/mL widely considered to rule out t...

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Researchers Say Body’s Wound-Healing Response To Stem Cell Injections In The Heart Is Responsible For The Previously Seen Positive Effects, Not The Stem Cells

The Washington Post (11/27, Johnson) reported a mouse study published in Nature suggests that the beneficial effects previously attributed to stem cells injected into patients’ hearts might also be achieved “by injecting dead cells or a chemical into the...

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Experiencing Weightlessness Of Space May Compromise Gut Epithelial Barrier’s Ability To Keep Foreign Cells Out Of The Body, Researchers Say

Healio (11/30, Young) reported, “Experiencing the weightlessness of space could compromise the ability of the gut epithelial barrier to keep foreign cells out of the body,” researchers concluded after having “cultured intestinal epithelial cells on microc...

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HCV Screening And Follow-Up Rates Appear To Vary Widely In Safety-Net Primary Care Practices, Researchers Say

Some Hospitals Reportedly Hit By Surge In Flu Cases Compared To Last Year

Chronic Viral Infections May Increase IPF Risk, Review Study Suggests

Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Seattle Children’s Hospital Covered Up Deadly Mold Infestation For Years

Survey Suggests 37% Of Adults In The US Do Not Plan To Receive This Season’s Flu Shot

Immigration To US Tied To Increase In Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Microbiome, Study Suggests

WHO Calls For More Global Funding To Fight Malaria

WHO Says Climate Change Is Already Harming People In Several Ways

Human Herpesvirus 6A May Be A Cause Of MS, Study Suggests

Researchers Uncover Gene Mutation Linked To Familial Thyroid Cancer

Researchers Examine Screen-Out Rates For HIV Intervention Trials Based On Sex

Research Suggests Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Liver Transplant Have Lower Age-Appropriate Immunization Rates Than Their Peers

AI Algorithms May Be Able To Reduce Number Of Healthcare Alarms, Study Indicates

New York City Reaches UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 Goal Ahead Of Schedule

Samoan Government To Shut Down For Two Days This Week To Assist Mass Vaccination Campaign

Autoimplantation, Intralesional MMR Vaccine Injection Appear To Be Promising For Treating Warts, Study Suggests

Two Experimental Ebola Treatments Appear More Effective Than Two Others, Study Indicates

Researchers Examine Accuracy Of Common Method For Assessment Of Pulmonary Embolism Risk

Researchers Say Body’s Wound-Healing Response To Stem Cell Injections In The Heart Is Responsible For The Previously Seen Positive Effects, Not The Stem Cells

Experiencing Weightlessness Of Space May Compromise Gut Epithelial Barrier’s Ability To Keep Foreign Cells Out Of The Body, Researchers Say