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Mumps And Rubella Also Beginning To Reemerge, But Not As Much As Measles.

Popular Science (2/11) reports that “rubella made a brief appearance at an auto show in Detroit, and mumps has emerged in an ICE detention center in Houston.” However, “those diseases aren’t spreading the way measles is, despite the fact that in the U.S....

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CureVac Returns Full Rights To mRNA Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Treatment To Arcturus Therapeutics.

Fierce Biotech (2/11, Taylor) reports “CureVac has dropped mRNA ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency treatment ARCT-810,” returning “full rights to the candidate to Arcturus Therapeutics, which plans to file an IND by the end of the year.” The arti...

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Trump’s HIV Elimination Goals Will Require Significantly More Funding, Experts Say.

The NPR (2/11, McDonnell) “Goats and Soda” blog discusses what may be necessary for the Administration to achieve its recently announced goals to end HIV transmission in the US by 2030, and to combat AIDS globally in general. Despite wanting to extend PEP...

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New Evidence Suggests Some Influenza Strains Are Resistant To 24-Hour Flu Medication.

The Wall Street Journal (2/11, Fujikawa, Davis, Subscription Publication) reports that some Japanese physicians are no longer prescribing their patients Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil), a medication that supposedly can get rid of the flu virus in one day wit...

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Seven Mumps Cases Confirmed At Houston ICE Facility, Officials Say.

USA Today (2/9, Shannon) reported “seven adult detainees at a Houston Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility have mumps, Houston Health Department officials confirmed Saturday.” The AP (2/9) reported, however, “the Houston Health Department said Sat...

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Chinese Officials Report New African Swine Fever Outbreak.

The AP (2/9) reports that China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs “has reported a new outbreak of African swine fever that is threatening the country’s vital pork industry.” The ministry “reported Friday the disease had been detected on a farm i...

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Flu Season Has Not Yet Peaked, CDC Says.

HealthDay (2/8) reports the CDC says the flu season has yet to peak this season. As of the beginning of the month, “flu is widespread in 47 states, and 24 states are experiencing high levels of the disease. In addition, hospitalizations are increasing, ac...

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UniQure Expects Quick Approval Of Gene Therapy Used For Hemophilia B.

Reuters (2/8, Mishra) reports that “gene therapy company UniQure NV said on Friday its treatment for hemophilia B increased the levels of a protein that helps in blood clotting after 12 weeks in a relatively small study.” As a result, the company said it...

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US PTO To Grant Patent For CRISPR-Cas9 To University Of California.

STAT (2/8, Begley) reported the US Patent and Trademark Office is expected to grant the University of California a patent for CRISPR-Cas9, which UC applied for back in March 2013. The article points out that the patent has been disputed for almost six yea...

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Tennessee County Seeing Higher Number Of Unvaccinated Kids From Parents Using Religious Exemptions.

The Tennessean (2/8) reports Williamson County, Tennessee “has seen the number of unvaccinated students entering the district spike significantly in the last year as more parents request religious exemptions to state immunization rules.” Data show that th...

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Opinion: Administration’s “Gag Rule” Will Prevent Women From Accessing Powerful New HIV Drug Dolutegravir.

In an op-ed for STAT (2/8), Meredith Kernan, a second-year student at Columbia Business School, and Cameron Nutt, a fourth-year student at Harvard Medical School, write that “the Trump administration’s disregard for women’s rights is reflected in its atte...

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Anti-Vaccine Activists In Washington State Oppose Bill Imposing Stricter Vaccine Requirements.

The Washington Post (2/8, Young) reports “anti-vaccine activists packed a public hearing Friday [in Washington state’s capital] to oppose a bill that would make it harder for families to opt out of vaccination requirements for measles, mumps, and rubella...

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Shortage Of Shingrix Shingles Vaccine Frustrates Providers, Pharmacies, Patients.

The San Francisco Chronicle (2/9, Ho) reports the ongoing shortage of the shingles vaccine Shingrix continues to frustrate healthcare providers and pharmacies, who “are no closer to knowing when they will be able to meet patients’ demand for the vaccine,...

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Flu Shot Prevented 8,000 Deaths Last Year Despite Lower End-Of-Season Efficacy, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (2/7, Walker) reports a new study suggests that “end-of-season influenza vaccine efficacy for the 2017-2018 flu season was a mediocre 38%, but flu shots were still estimated to have prevented 7 million illnesses and 8,000 deaths.” Flu vaccin...

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Researchers See Gaps In Prostate Cancer Gene Testing Criteria.

MedPage Today (2/7, Harrison) reports that nearly “one-fifth of a large cohort of men with a personal history of prostate cancer tested positive for a pathogenic germline variant that likely caused their cancer, yet over one-third of them did not qualify...

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Medicare Contractor Issues Noncoverage Determination For Blood Test To Predict High-Grade Prostate Cancer Likelihood After Elevated PSA Test Result.

Medscape (2/7, Mulcahy, Subscription Publication) reports that “the 4Kscore (Opko Health), a blood test that predicts the likelihood of having a high-grade prostate cancer after an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test result...has received a ‘non...

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Scientists Report First “Gene Editing Inside The Body.”

The AP (2/7, Marchione) reports, “Scientists think they have achieved the first gene editing inside the body, altering DNA in adults to try to treat a disease, although it’s too soon to know if this will help.” The AP adds that “two men with a rare disord...

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Europe Sees Record Number Of Measles Cases Amid Pockets Of Vaccination Refusal.

Bloomberg (2/7) reports the World Health Organization announced yesterday that Europe saw a record number of measles cases in 2018, driven in part by an increasing number of pockets where parents refuse to vaccinate their children. Reuters (2/7, Kelland)...

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Washington Governor Urges Vaccinations Amid Growing Measles Outbreak.

The AP (2/8) reports “Oregon Gov. Kate Brown urged residents to get vaccinated Thursday as public health officials in Oregon and Washington reported a combined 56 confirmed cases of measles.” The state’s “Legislature will likely take a look at ways to tig...

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Prior Dengue Infection Could Reduce Risk Of Zika Infection By Half, Study Suggests.

Reuters (2/7, Steenhuysen) reports a study by US and Brazilian researchers suggests that “prior infection with dengue...could reduce the risk of contracting Zika nearly by half.” Investigators suggested that the results “could have implications for approv...

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Mumps And Rubella Also Beginning To Reemerge, But Not As Much As Measles.

CureVac Returns Full Rights To mRNA Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Treatment To Arcturus Therapeutics.

Trump’s HIV Elimination Goals Will Require Significantly More Funding, Experts Say.

New Evidence Suggests Some Influenza Strains Are Resistant To 24-Hour Flu Medication.

Seven Mumps Cases Confirmed At Houston ICE Facility, Officials Say.

Chinese Officials Report New African Swine Fever Outbreak.

Flu Season Has Not Yet Peaked, CDC Says.

UniQure Expects Quick Approval Of Gene Therapy Used For Hemophilia B.

US PTO To Grant Patent For CRISPR-Cas9 To University Of California.

Tennessee County Seeing Higher Number Of Unvaccinated Kids From Parents Using Religious Exemptions.

Opinion: Administration’s “Gag Rule” Will Prevent Women From Accessing Powerful New HIV Drug Dolutegravir.

Anti-Vaccine Activists In Washington State Oppose Bill Imposing Stricter Vaccine Requirements.

Shortage Of Shingrix Shingles Vaccine Frustrates Providers, Pharmacies, Patients.

Flu Shot Prevented 8,000 Deaths Last Year Despite Lower End-Of-Season Efficacy, Study Suggests.

Researchers See Gaps In Prostate Cancer Gene Testing Criteria.

Medicare Contractor Issues Noncoverage Determination For Blood Test To Predict High-Grade Prostate Cancer Likelihood After Elevated PSA Test Result.

Scientists Report First “Gene Editing Inside The Body.”

Europe Sees Record Number Of Measles Cases Amid Pockets Of Vaccination Refusal.

Washington Governor Urges Vaccinations Amid Growing Measles Outbreak.

Prior Dengue Infection Could Reduce Risk Of Zika Infection By Half, Study Suggests.