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Unvaccinated Children Seek Advice On Getting Vaccinated Without Parents’ Consent.

Newsweek (2/1, Gander) reports, “unvaccinated children worried that they are vulnerable to catching infectious diseases are asking online how they can get shots without their parents’ consent.” Newsweek adds that last year, the US had “the second-highest...

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WHO’s IARC Urges Greater Use Of HPV Vaccine.

Reuters (2/4, Kelland) reports experts from the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer on Monday argued that the vaccine against HPV “is a ‘critical’ health tool and access to it should be scaled up as swiftly as possible,...

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Detroit Medical Center Using Predictive Analytics To Target Communities For Flu Vaccine Campaigns.

Modern Healthcare (2/2, Johnson, Subscription Publication) reports the uncertainty of the flu season “can present capacity challenges that lead to shortages in supplies, equipment, beds and staffing,” for hospitals, particularly “in major urban areas, whe...

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New Hampshire May Still Be Years Away From Usable Immunization Registry.

The New Hampshire Union Leader (2/2, Feathers) reports that while the New Hampshire legislature “approved the creation of a statewide immunization registry in 2016,” and a contract was awarded to Scientific Technologies Corporation, “nearly three years la...

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Paramedics Have “Remarkably Low” Rate Of Compliance With Hand Hygiene Standards, Study Indicates.

HealthDay (2/1, Preidt) reported, “Paramedics have a ‘remarkably low’ rate of compliance with hand hygiene standards, which could put patients at risk for deadly infections,” researchers concluded after having “observed 77 paramedics in Finland, Sweden, D...

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Washington Lawmakers Consider Ending Personal Belief Vaccine Exemptions After Measles Outbreak.

The AP (2/1, Flaccus) reports the “measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called ‘philosophical’ exemptions to childhood vaccinations” after “at least 44 people in Washington and Oregon have fallen ill in recent weeks”...

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Illinois Governor Signs Executive Order To Resume State Funding For HIV Testing And Treatment Programs.

The AP (2/1) reported Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed an executive order to resume state funding for HIV testing and treatment programs that were discontinued by previous governor Bruce Rauner (R). The article added that the executive order “direct...

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NYTimes Issues Warning About 23andMe’s Health Screenings.

In an editorial, the New York Times (2/1) says that 23andMe’s screening test for gene-based health risks “relies on much simpler technology than tests that you’d get at your doctor’s office. As a result, the company’s tests cannot tell you much about your...

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Pakistani Officials Say The Country Is On Track To Eradicate Polio In 2019.

The Washington Post (1/9) reports, “Pakistani officials say the country is on track to eradicate polio in 2019 despite Taliban attacks and superstition that has spurred many parents in the region bordering Afghanistan to refuse to vaccinate their children...

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Researchers Identify Gene That Induces Sleepiness, Protects Against Infection.

The Atlantic (1/31, Yong) reports that research by Hirofumi Toda at the University of Pennsylvania identified the gene nemuri as a trigger for sleep that also “becomes active during infections and acts to kill incoming microbes” in fruit flies. The gene “...

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New York State’s Measles Outbreak Concentrated In Downstate Counties, Officials Say.

The Albany (NY) Times Union (1/31) reports the New York state “measles outbreak currently plaguing Rockland County and parts of Orange County and Brooklyn will probably not spread to the Capital Region.” New York’s “state Department of Health said that th...

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North Dakota Deploys Response Team To Assist With Measles Outbreak In Pacific Northwest.

The Bismarck (ND) Tribune (1/30, staff) reports “the North Dakota Department of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response section will deploy a five-member response team this week to assist in an escalating measles outbreak in Vancouver, Washington.” The...

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Indianapolis Burger King Customers May Have Been Exposed To Hepatitis A, Officials Warn.

The AP (1/31) reports the Marion County Public Health Department in Indiana warned that “customers of a Burger King restaurant on Indianapolis’ south side may have been exposed to hepatitis A and should be vaccinated against the virus by Monday.”

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Genetic Testing Company That Closed After Medicare Ceased Coverage Of Its Device To Auction Equipment.

The San Francisco Chronicle (1/31, Kunthara) reports CardioDx, a “genetic testing company that shut down after Medicare stopped covering its only product, a genetic test for heart patients, is now auctioning off its equipment.” The company “notified Calif...

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Study Data Show Safety Of Shingrix Vaccine Consistent With Prelicensure Clinical Trials.

CNN (1/31, Scutti) reports side effects for GSK’s Shingrix vaccine “in its first eight months of doctors’ office use were mostly unremarkable, but 3% of the complaints were serious, according to a Thursday report from the US Centers for Disease Control an...

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Minnesota’s Gains In Vaccination Rates Vary Widely Across Region, Report Says.

Duluth (MN) News Tribune (1/31) provides coverage of a report by the nonprofit MN Community Measurement finding that while “Minnesota health providers generally are improving in preventing disease through screenings and immunizations,” rates of immunizati...

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UK Stockpiles Medications As No-Deal Brexit Approaches.

Reuters (2/1, Baran) reports that “with the clock ticking” on Brexit, fears of Britain leaving the European Union on March 29 without a deal in place has “lead to fears that supply chains will be severely disrupted leading to shortages of food and medicin...

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Adding Azithromycin To Malaria Chemoprevention Does Not Reduce Malaria Deaths And Hospital Stays, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (1/30) reports an analysis of a randomized trial suggests that “adding azithromycin to malaria chemoprevention did not reduce incidence of death or hospitalization among African children compared with placebo.” Nevertheless, “those in the az...

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Researchers Identify Biomarkers Predictive Of Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease.

Pulmonology Advisor (1/30) reports a new study reveals that “lung‐epithelial‐derived surfactant protein (SP-D) has been identified as a biomarker of systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD).” Results show that additional “predictive markers...

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Genes Controlling The Molecular Pathway That Moves Material Into Cells Can Affect The Risk Of Parkinson’s Disease, Study Indicates.

Parkinson’s News Today (1/30, Silva) reports researchers from the National Institutes of Health found “genes that control a molecular pathway responsible for moving biological cargo into cells contribute to the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.” The...

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Unvaccinated Children Seek Advice On Getting Vaccinated Without Parents’ Consent.

WHO’s IARC Urges Greater Use Of HPV Vaccine.

Detroit Medical Center Using Predictive Analytics To Target Communities For Flu Vaccine Campaigns.

New Hampshire May Still Be Years Away From Usable Immunization Registry.

Paramedics Have “Remarkably Low” Rate Of Compliance With Hand Hygiene Standards, Study Indicates.

Washington Lawmakers Consider Ending Personal Belief Vaccine Exemptions After Measles Outbreak.

Illinois Governor Signs Executive Order To Resume State Funding For HIV Testing And Treatment Programs.

NYTimes Issues Warning About 23andMe’s Health Screenings.

Pakistani Officials Say The Country Is On Track To Eradicate Polio In 2019.

Researchers Identify Gene That Induces Sleepiness, Protects Against Infection.

New York State’s Measles Outbreak Concentrated In Downstate Counties, Officials Say.

North Dakota Deploys Response Team To Assist With Measles Outbreak In Pacific Northwest.

Indianapolis Burger King Customers May Have Been Exposed To Hepatitis A, Officials Warn.

Genetic Testing Company That Closed After Medicare Ceased Coverage Of Its Device To Auction Equipment.

Study Data Show Safety Of Shingrix Vaccine Consistent With Prelicensure Clinical Trials.

Minnesota’s Gains In Vaccination Rates Vary Widely Across Region, Report Says.

UK Stockpiles Medications As No-Deal Brexit Approaches.

Adding Azithromycin To Malaria Chemoprevention Does Not Reduce Malaria Deaths And Hospital Stays, Study Suggests.

Researchers Identify Biomarkers Predictive Of Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease.

Genes Controlling The Molecular Pathway That Moves Material Into Cells Can Affect The Risk Of Parkinson’s Disease, Study Indicates.