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Anti-Vaccine Activists Harassing Doctors Online Who Support Vaccines.

The Los Angeles Times (3/18, Karlamangla) reports a number of doctors are being harassed online by anti-vaccine activists after posting information in support of vaccines. Moreover, “many practices’ online ratings have dropped because of spam reviews” fro...

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Physicians Write More Antibiotic Prescriptions For Seniors Than Other Age Groups, Study Indicates.

The New York Times (3/15, Span) reports researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that physicians prescribe antibiotics more to seniors than to people of other ages, and that physicians write enough prescriptions for antibiotics...

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Blood Test Predicts Resistance To Hormonal Therapy In Advanced Prostate Cancer, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (3/16, Bassett) reported researchers found that “a blood test that measures the spliced variant of an androgen receptor called AR-V7 in circulating tumor cells successfully predicted resistance to commonly used hormonal therapy agents in adv...

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Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Could Last Another Year, CDC Director Warns.

The New York Times (3/16, Grady) reported that the “Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not under control and could continue for another year, Dr. Robert R. Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an...

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Opinion: Americans Less Interested In Current Ebola Outbreak Compared To Previous One Five Years Ago.

Washington Post (3/15) contributing columnist Ronald A. Klain, who “served as White House Ebola Response coordinator from 2014 to 2015,” discussed the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the reasons why Americans seem less inter...

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At Least 46 Mumps Cases Reported At Temple University, Officials Say.

The AP (3/15) reported Philadelphia “health officials say there are at least 46 cases of the mumps at Temple University and three others from surrounding counties, the most cases in the city since 2010,” and “up from 16 cases reported last week.”

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NYTimes: Trump Wants To Eliminate HIV, But Several Of His Policies Do The Opposite.

In an editorial, the New York Times (3/16) wrote that President Trump’s plan to eradicate HIV by 2030 isn’t being matched by policy, saying “the president’s proposed budget for the initiative – $291 million for the first year – falls far short of what’s n...

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Most States Targeted In White House’s HIV Prevention Plan Did Not Expand Medicaid.

The Washington Post (3/15, Cunningham) reported that “most of the states the Trump administration is focusing on in its ambitious effort to stem HIV transmissions have refused to expand Medicaid under Obamacare – creating an even bigger challenge for the...

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US Officials Seize About 1 Million Pounds Of Pork Over African Swine Flu Concerns.

Reuters (3/16, Pamuk, Polansek) reported that “US border agents have seized around 1 million pounds of pork from China, a spokesman for the agency said on Friday, over suspicions that it might contain African swine flu disease.” The Hill (3/16, Axelrod) r...

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CDC Hopes To Send More Personnel To DRC To Help Contain Ebola Outbreak.

The Washington Post (3/14, Sun) reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to send experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming weeks to help contain an ongoing Ebola outbreak “that has killed nearly 600 people and is...

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Blood Test To Diagnose Heart Attacks May Not Always Be Accurate, Study Suggests.

HealthDay (3/14, Reinberg) reports that research suggests “a blood test used to detect a heart attack may often provide some misleading results.” In the “study of patients undergoing blood tests at a hospital in England, one in 20 people had high blood le...

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Researchers Use Strobe Lights And Clicking Sounds To Improve Brain Functions And Reduce Toxic Levels Of Proteins Related To Alzheimer’s Disease In Mice Models.

The New York Times (3/14, Belluck) reports researchers “found that when mice engineered to exhibit Alzheimer’s-like qualities were exposed to strobe lights and clicking sounds, important brain functions improved and toxic levels of Alzheimer’s-related pro...

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Concerns Over People With Measles On Flights Grows With Outbreaks On The Rise.

The New York Times (3/14, Schwartz) reports that California health departments “said this month an adult contagious” with measles flew “from Asia to San Francisco in February, infecting two others – one adult and one child – during the flight.” This happe...

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CDC Report Confirms 228 Measles Cases So Far This Year.

Medscape (3/14, Brown, Subscription Publication) says a CDC report on measles cases from January 1 to March 7 stated a total of 228 confirmed cases have been reported in 12 states, including outbreaks – three or more cases – in six states. In comparison,...

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Viral Control Of HBV, HCV May Improve Overall And Graft Kidney Transplant Survival Rates, Research Suggests.

Healio (3/14, Bennett) reports, “Kidney transplant recipients with hepatitis B [HBV] and hepatitis C [HCV] in whom viral replication was controlled had similar overall and graft survival rates as patients without viral hepatitis,” researchers concluded af...

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Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Reconvenes More Than A Year After Members Were Fired.

Bloomberg Law (3/14, Subscription Publication) reports the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will convene for the first time since President Trump fired all of the panel’s members in 2017. The panel of HIV/AIDS leaders and HHS officials wi...

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Mosquito-Fighting Drug Reduced Malaria Cases Among Burkinabé Children, Researchers Say.

Reuters (3/14, Peyton) reports tests of the mosquito-killing drug ivermectin in Burkina Faso have “reduced malaria cases by a fifth among children and could be an important new tool in the global fight against the disease, researchers said.” Ivermectin is...

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Butterball Recalls Ground Raw Turkey Products Over Salmonella Concerns.

USA Today (3/14, Meyer) reports that “Butterball is recalling more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey” nationwide “that may contaminated with salmonella.” The problem was discovered “during an outbreak of Salmonella Schwarzengrund,” which “sickened...

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NIH, Researchers Call For Moratorium On Gene-Editing Experiments Involving Human Babies.

The Washington Post (3/13, Achenbach) reports a commentary written by scientists and ethicists from seven countries “called for a moratorium on gene-editing experiments designed to alter heritable traits in human babies.” The moratorium was issued in part...

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Multiple Pregnancies Reduces Breast Cancer Risk For Women With BRCA1 Mutations, Study Indicates.

Reuters (3/13, Rapaport) reports having multiple full-term pregnancies decreases breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 mutations, according to a study. The research found, “compared to women with BRCA1 mutations who only had one full-term pregnancy, tho...

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Anti-Vaccine Activists Harassing Doctors Online Who Support Vaccines.

Physicians Write More Antibiotic Prescriptions For Seniors Than Other Age Groups, Study Indicates.

Blood Test Predicts Resistance To Hormonal Therapy In Advanced Prostate Cancer, Study Indicates.

Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Could Last Another Year, CDC Director Warns.

Opinion: Americans Less Interested In Current Ebola Outbreak Compared To Previous One Five Years Ago.

At Least 46 Mumps Cases Reported At Temple University, Officials Say.

NYTimes: Trump Wants To Eliminate HIV, But Several Of His Policies Do The Opposite.

Most States Targeted In White House’s HIV Prevention Plan Did Not Expand Medicaid.

US Officials Seize About 1 Million Pounds Of Pork Over African Swine Flu Concerns.

CDC Hopes To Send More Personnel To DRC To Help Contain Ebola Outbreak.

Blood Test To Diagnose Heart Attacks May Not Always Be Accurate, Study Suggests.

Researchers Use Strobe Lights And Clicking Sounds To Improve Brain Functions And Reduce Toxic Levels Of Proteins Related To Alzheimer’s Disease In Mice Models.

Concerns Over People With Measles On Flights Grows With Outbreaks On The Rise.

CDC Report Confirms 228 Measles Cases So Far This Year.

Viral Control Of HBV, HCV May Improve Overall And Graft Kidney Transplant Survival Rates, Research Suggests.

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Reconvenes More Than A Year After Members Were Fired.

Mosquito-Fighting Drug Reduced Malaria Cases Among Burkinabé Children, Researchers Say.

Butterball Recalls Ground Raw Turkey Products Over Salmonella Concerns.

NIH, Researchers Call For Moratorium On Gene-Editing Experiments Involving Human Babies.

Multiple Pregnancies Reduces Breast Cancer Risk For Women With BRCA1 Mutations, Study Indicates.