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European Parliament Adopts Law To Restrict Use Of Antibiotics In Livestock.

STAT Plus (10/25, Silverman, Subscription Publication) reports the European Parliament passed a law to “restrict the use of antibiotics in food-producing livestock, a long-awaited step in an ongoing effort to reduce antibiotic resistance in humans.” Unde...

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Column: We Have The Technology To Stop The Transmission Of HIV/AIDS.

Faye Flam writes in her column for Bloomberg View (10/25) that while there’s still no cure for HIV, scientists have the tools to eradicate HIV/AIDS by halting transmission. Flam argues that the combination of antiretroviral drugs and PrEP can stop the tr...

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FDA Approves Single-Dose Treatment For Flu.

NBC Nightly News (10/24, story 7, 0:20, Holt) reported that the FDA has “approved the first new drug to fight the flu in nearly two decades.” The drug is called Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil). The New York Times (10/24, McNeil) reports the FDA approved Xof...

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Researchers Identify MicroRNA Signature In Urine That Can Predict Presence Of Bladder Cancer.

Cancer Therapy Advisor (10/24, Bennett) reports that researchers have “identified a microRNA (miR) signature in urine that can predict the presence of bladder cancer.” The findings were published in Urologic Oncology.

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FDA Approves Diagnostic Blood Test To Help Determine Menopausal Status.

Medscape (10/24, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports the FDA approved Ansh Labs’ PicoAMH Elisa diagnostic test which helps determine a woman’s menopausal status by measuring “anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), a marker of ovarian function, and is meant...

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Ebola’s Neurological Effects Last “Years After Acute Infection.”

MedPage Today (10/24, George) reports that “more than 3 years after acute infection, Ebola virus survivors had abnormalities on brain imaging and persistent visual and motor problems, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported here.” In a “...

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New Antiviral Drug Attacks Zika Virus In Lipid Membrane.

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (10/24) reports that a new antiviral drug candidate “attacks the Zika virus where it may be most vulnerable – the lipid membrane, which envelopes Zika’s RNA payload.” The drug candidate “is an engineered peptide t...

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CDC Experts To Investigate Surge In New HIV Cases In Cincinnati Area.

The Cincinnati Enquirer (10/24, DeMio) reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Epi-Aid” team has traveled to the Cincinnati area to investigate “a continuing surge in newly diagnosed HIV cases.” The “specialized team of epidemiologists”...

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High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Be More Effective Than Standard-Dose Vaccine For Patients On Dialysis, Study Indicates.

Medscape (10/24, Brown, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found that “patients on dialysis who received a high-dose influenza vaccine were less likely to be hospitalized for any reason compared with those who received a standard-dose vaccine....

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ACIP Recommends Healthcare Providers Vaccinate Homeless Individuals Against Hepatitis A.

The AP (10/24, Johnson) reports the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is recommending that people who are homeless receive the hepatitis A vaccine to prevent further spread. The article says that the CDC “is expected to adopt” the recom...

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West Africa Ebola Outbreak In 2014 Cost Economies $53 Billion.

Reuters (10/24, Miles) reports an Ebola outbreak “that ravaged Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia in 2014 cost economies an estimated $53 billion, according to a study in this month’s Journal of Infectious Diseases.” The study “aimed to combine the direct...

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Ebola Response Teams In Congo Having Difficulty Keeping Track Of Where Virus Is Spreading.

STAT (10/23) reports the Ebola response teams in the Congo “are having increasing trouble keeping track of where the virus is spreading, a problem that threatens containment efforts and undermines the effectiveness of the vaccination program there.” Publ...

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Liquid Biopsy Can Rule Out Relapse In Patients With HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Post-Treatment Surveillance Setting, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (10/23, Ingram) reports that investigators found that “negative results with a blood-based test were perfectly accurate in ruling out cancer recurrence in patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in the post-t...

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Experimental Gene Therapy May Improve Symptoms In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease, Research Indicates.

Medscape (10/23, Melville, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found that “an investigative adenovirus-delivered gene therapy [Voyager Therapeutics’ VY-AADC01] yielded encouraging improvement in symptoms of Parkinson’s disease for patients whos...

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Johns Hopkins Dealing With Outbreak Of Hand, Food, Mouth Disease.

The Baltimore Sun (10/23, McDaniels) reports Johns Hopkins University “is dealing with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that has sickened at least 129 people at its Homewood campus in North Baltimore.” University officials “have been warning s...

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Op-Ed: More Work Needed To Eradicate Polio.

Barry Rassin, President of Rotary International, and Dr. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, write for TIME (10/24, Rassin) describing the challenges that must be surmounted to complete the eradication of polio. “No ma...

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Adenovirus Kills Six Children At New Jersey Medical Facility.

All three network news broadcasts led with coverage of the deaths of six children in a viral outbreak at a New Jersey medical facility. Dr. Jon Lapook reported in the lead story for the CBS Evening News (10/23, lead story, 1:45, Glor) that “New Jersey he...

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Siemens Healthineers Teams Up With Healthy.io For Smartphone-Based Urine Testing.

Reuters (10/23, Copley) reports Siemens Healthineers has partnered with Israeli start-up Healthy.io in an effort to “test their urine at home by using a smartphone camera that scans a dipstick and sends the results to their doctor.” Regular urine testing...

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People Have Raised Almost $7 Million For Dubious Medical Treatments On Crowdfunding Platforms, Study Indicates.

The AP (10/23, Tanner) reports researchers found that “people seeking dubious, potentially harmful treatment for cancer and other ailments raised nearly $7 million over two years from crowdfunding sites.” The findings were published in the Journal of the...

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Report Says Vaccine Confidence Level Is Low In Europe.

Reuters (10/23, Kelland) reports that low levels of public confidence in vaccines in the European Union “are pushing immunization rates down and the number of disease outbreaks up, according to an expert report on Tuesday.” Recent outbreaks of measles –...

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European Parliament Adopts Law To Restrict Use Of Antibiotics In Livestock.

Column: We Have The Technology To Stop The Transmission Of HIV/AIDS.

FDA Approves Single-Dose Treatment For Flu.

Researchers Identify MicroRNA Signature In Urine That Can Predict Presence Of Bladder Cancer.

FDA Approves Diagnostic Blood Test To Help Determine Menopausal Status.

Ebola’s Neurological Effects Last “Years After Acute Infection.”

New Antiviral Drug Attacks Zika Virus In Lipid Membrane.

CDC Experts To Investigate Surge In New HIV Cases In Cincinnati Area.

High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Be More Effective Than Standard-Dose Vaccine For Patients On Dialysis, Study Indicates.

ACIP Recommends Healthcare Providers Vaccinate Homeless Individuals Against Hepatitis A.

West Africa Ebola Outbreak In 2014 Cost Economies $53 Billion.

Ebola Response Teams In Congo Having Difficulty Keeping Track Of Where Virus Is Spreading.

Liquid Biopsy Can Rule Out Relapse In Patients With HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Post-Treatment Surveillance Setting, Study Indicates.

Experimental Gene Therapy May Improve Symptoms In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease, Research Indicates.

Johns Hopkins Dealing With Outbreak Of Hand, Food, Mouth Disease.

Op-Ed: More Work Needed To Eradicate Polio.

Adenovirus Kills Six Children At New Jersey Medical Facility.

Siemens Healthineers Teams Up With Healthy.io For Smartphone-Based Urine Testing.

People Have Raised Almost $7 Million For Dubious Medical Treatments On Crowdfunding Platforms, Study Indicates.

Report Says Vaccine Confidence Level Is Low In Europe.