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Women Living With HIV Less Likely To Be Treated Successfully For Cervical Pre-Cancer, Review Suggests.

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/28) reports a systematic review suggests that “premalignant cervical lesion treatment failure is more prevalent in women with HIV compared with women who do not have HIV, and the only significant predictor of this kind of tre...

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Health Officials Urge Measles Vaccinations Amid Outbreak In Southwest Washington State.

The AP (1/28, Flaccus) reports that health officials near Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, are urging people to get vaccinated against the measles amid the ongoing outbreak, which “has sickened 35 people in Oregon and Washington since Jan. 1,...

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NYTimes: Science Community Must Organize An Answer To Gene-Editing Of Embryos.

In an editorial, the New York Times (1/28) argues that Chinese scientist He Jiankui’s alleged success in creating the first genetically edited babies has raised a flood of bioethical questions that are directly linked to the future of the human species, a...

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Transplant Physician Accepts Heart Transplant From HCV-Infected Donor.

The Wall Street Journal (1/28, Reddy, Subscription Publication) reports on Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of NYU Langone’s Transplant Institute, who received a heart transplant from a high-risk donor who had hepatitis C, serving as an example for patient...

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HIV Status Of Over 14,000 People In Singapore Leaked By US Citizen, Officials Say.

The New York Times (1/28, Ives) reports that “medical records for 14,200 HIV-positive people in Singapore were obtained by an American and illegally disclosed online, officials said Monday, in the second major data breach of the country’s public health sy...

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Researchers Develop Blood Test To Analyze Lung Transplant Rejection Risk.

MedPage Today (1/24, Boyles) reports researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have developed “a novel blood-based biomarker of lung transplant dysfunction in newly transplanted lungs [that] could help identify patients at high...

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HIV-Positive Men Who Smoke Marijuana More Likely To Be Diagnosed With Lung Disease, Study Suggests.

The Boston Globe (1/24, Gans) reports a new study suggests that “HIV-infected men who smoke marijuana for long periods of time are more likely to be diagnosed with lung disease.” Specifically, data suggest that “HIV-positive men were 54 percent more likel...

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Ebola Survivors Caring For Patients In DRC’s Current Outbreak.

Reuters (1/24, Peyton) reports a number of survivors of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo are “caring for patients and lone children in the world’s second deadliest outbreak,” supporting the idea that survivors become immune to the virus...

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At Least 11 People Dead From Rat-Borne Hantavirus In Argentina, WHO Warns.

Reuters (1/24, Kelland) reports the World Health Organization is warning that “at least 11 people have died in Argentina after becoming infected with hantavirus, a disease carried by rats and other rodents.”

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Seasonal Flu Transmission Not Associated With HIV-Positive Status, Study Suggests.

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/24) reports a new study suggests that “transmission of the seasonal influenza virus did not demonstrate a positive association with HIV-positive status despite the increased vulnerability to infection in individuals with HIV....

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CDC Report Suggests Opioid Crisis Leading To More Hepatitis C-Infected Donor Organs.

HealthDay (1/24, Mundell) reports there are “more donated organs infected with the hepatitis C virus,” potentially a result of the opioid crisis, according to a CDC report. Lead researcher Dr. Winston Abara said, “The ongoing U.S. opioid crisis has result...

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Scientists Find Evidence Of Ebola Virus In Bat In Liberia.

The Washington Post (1/24, Sun) reports “scientists have found evidence of the deadly Ebola virus in a bat in Liberia, the first time the virus has been found in a bat in West Africa.” The evidence “represents a major step forward in understanding where h...

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Flu Vaccine Stored Up To 12 years As Part Of HHS’ Readiness Plan Is Safe And Immunogenic, Study Suggests.

MD Magazine (1/24, Roche) reports a study by researchers at the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) suggests H5N1 avian influenza vaccine “stored up to 12 years as part of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ pandemic...

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FDA Clears Test For Mycoplasma Genitalium.

Medscape (1/24, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports the Food and Drug Administration cleared Hologic Inc.’s Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay “to aid in the diagnosis of this sexually transmitted infection.” Mycoplasma genitalium “is a common cause...

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Infants Exposed To HIV In Utero May Have Higher Risk For Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection, Study Indicates.

HealthDay (10/29) reports researchers found that “HIV-exposed infants have high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, and in utero HIV infection seems to be a major risk factor for cCMV.” The findings were published in the Pediatric Infec...

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Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer May Benefit From Waiting For RAS Mutation Test Results Before Adding Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Treatment To Chemotherapy, Research Suggests.

Medscape (10/29, Davenport, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found in a retrospective analysis that “clinicians who treat patients with metastatic colorectal cancer can safely wait to receive results of RAS mutation status before adding anti...

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Ct-DNA Testing Could Alter Treatment, Improve Outcomes In Certain Patients With Cancer Of Unknown Primary, Research Indicates.

Medscape (10/29, Davenport, Subscription Publication) reports that “more than two thirds of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) have mutations detectable on circulating tumor DNA (ct-DNA) testing,” and “for these patients, ct-DNA testing could...

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Charity Testing Whether Dogs Can Detect Malaria By Smelling People’s Clothes.

Reuters (10/29, Stock) reports Medical Detection Dogs, a charity founded in 2008, is testing whether dogs can detect malaria in children by smelling vials containing fragments of their clothing. Claire Guest, a co-founder of the charity, said, “Dogs are...

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European Officials Concerned About New HIV Cases In Eastern Europe And Central Asia.

Medscape (10/29, Boerner, Subscription Publication) reports there is a growing number of new HIV cases in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to a report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The agency’s report said that in...

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Novel Typhoid Vaccines Reduces Rates Of Stool Shedding, Study Suggests.

Infectious Disease Advisor (10/29, Nelson) reports that according to a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, “vaccination with Vi-polysaccharide or Vi-tetanus-toxoid conjugate vaccine successfully reduced stool shedding of S Typhi and is l...

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Women Living With HIV Less Likely To Be Treated Successfully For Cervical Pre-Cancer, Review Suggests.

Health Officials Urge Measles Vaccinations Amid Outbreak In Southwest Washington State.

NYTimes: Science Community Must Organize An Answer To Gene-Editing Of Embryos.

Transplant Physician Accepts Heart Transplant From HCV-Infected Donor.

HIV Status Of Over 14,000 People In Singapore Leaked By US Citizen, Officials Say.

Researchers Develop Blood Test To Analyze Lung Transplant Rejection Risk.

HIV-Positive Men Who Smoke Marijuana More Likely To Be Diagnosed With Lung Disease, Study Suggests.

Ebola Survivors Caring For Patients In DRC’s Current Outbreak.

At Least 11 People Dead From Rat-Borne Hantavirus In Argentina, WHO Warns.

Seasonal Flu Transmission Not Associated With HIV-Positive Status, Study Suggests.

CDC Report Suggests Opioid Crisis Leading To More Hepatitis C-Infected Donor Organs.

Scientists Find Evidence Of Ebola Virus In Bat In Liberia.

Flu Vaccine Stored Up To 12 years As Part Of HHS’ Readiness Plan Is Safe And Immunogenic, Study Suggests.

FDA Clears Test For Mycoplasma Genitalium.

Infants Exposed To HIV In Utero May Have Higher Risk For Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection, Study Indicates.

Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer May Benefit From Waiting For RAS Mutation Test Results Before Adding Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Treatment To Chemotherapy, Research Suggests.

Ct-DNA Testing Could Alter Treatment, Improve Outcomes In Certain Patients With Cancer Of Unknown Primary, Research Indicates.

Charity Testing Whether Dogs Can Detect Malaria By Smelling People’s Clothes.

European Officials Concerned About New HIV Cases In Eastern Europe And Central Asia.

Novel Typhoid Vaccines Reduces Rates Of Stool Shedding, Study Suggests.