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Opinion: Smartphones Could Transform Tuberculosis Care.

Dr. Peter M. Small, “a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow and visiting scholar at Stony Brook University,” writes in STAT (10/23) “First Opinion” that “there are finally some reasons to be optimistic about the fight against” tuberculosis. Small argues that sm...

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China Faces Challenges In Adopting New Targeted Cancer Therapies.

STAT Plus (10/22, Robbins, Subscription Publication) reports on the development of targeted therapies to treat cancer in China. The drugs “are only given to patients only when a genetic test shows that their tumor has the right vulnerabilities,” and the...

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Health Experts Say Primary-Care Physicians Need To Improve STD Screening And Treatment.

Kaiser Health News (10/22, Gorman) reports that health experts “say primary care doctors need to step up screening and treatment” to help address the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections in the US. The article says the CDC recommends that sexu...

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Alpha-Synuclein Levels May Be Highly Accurate Biomarker Of Parkinson’s Disease And Multiple System Atrophy, Research Indicates.

Medscape (10/22, Melville, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found that alpha-synuclein levels “are highly accurate in distinguishing between Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy (MSA) and has potential as a sensitive biomarker of...

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Some Antiphospholipid Antibodies More Likely To Be Present After Heart Attack, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (10/22, Lou) reports that researchers found that “some antiphospholipid antibodies were more likely to be present after a heart attack, suggesting that they may be a marker for MI risk.” The study indicated that “blood drawn 6 to 10 weeks a...

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Individuals Who Carry The MUC5B Promoter Variant rs35705950 May Have An Elevated Risk For RA-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease, Researchers Say.

Medwire News (10/22, Barnard) reports, “Individuals who carry the MUC5B promoter variant rs35705950 have an elevated risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD),” research indicated. The findings were published in the Ne...

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High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Significantly Increase Immune Response Of Patients With RA, Researchers Say.

Medscape (10/22, Frellick, Subscription Publication) reports, “A high-dose flu vaccine that is currently used for elderly patients can significantly boost the immune response of patients with rheumatoid arthritis,” researchers concluded. The findings of...

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Health Teams Responding To Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Are Attacked Weekly, Health Ministry Says.

The AP (10/22, Anna) reports that health teams responding to Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak “are attacked three or four times a week on average, a level of violence unseen in the country’s nine previous outbreaks of the deadly virus...

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Developing Vaccines For 11 Epidemic Infectious Diseases Will Cost Billions, Study Says.

Vox (10/22) reports researchers from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) last week “published a study in Lancet estimating the cost of developing vaccines for diseases that have the potential to escalate into global humanitarian cr...

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New Jersey Pediatric Center Has “Severe” Outbreak Of Adenovirus.

The Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger (10/22, Kent) reports a “severe outbreak” of a “potentially life-threatening virus has infected multiple children at a New Jersey pediatric center, prompting an investigation by state health officials.” New Jersey Department o...

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Public Health England Warns Of Deadly Risks Of Antibiotic Shortages, Resistance.

CNN (10/22, Picheta) reports Public Health England said that more than 3 million surgeries and cancer treatments in the country could become deadly without effective antibiotics, according to data published Tuesday. The health body “said common procedure...

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Millions Of Pounds Of Pre-Made Food Products Being Recalled For Potential Salmonella, Listeria Contamination.

USA Today (10/22, Snider) reports that millions of pounds of pre-made salads and food items are being recalled from “several big name retailers such as Harris Teeter, Kroger, Whole Foods, 7-Eleven, Trader Joe’s and Walmart” due to potential listeria and...

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Record Measles Outbreak In Europe Due To Falling Vaccination Rates Sparks Concern About Possibility Of Similar Outbreak In US.

NBC Nightly News (10/20, story 6, 2:30, Diaz-Balart) reported that “measles cases have reached a record high” in Europe, because of “plummeting vaccination rates, sparked by a different kind of contagion: the growing anti-vaccine movement.” NBC News repo...

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Peripheral Chronic Inflammation Tied To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease Among APOE4 Gene Carriers, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (10/19, George) reported researchers found that “peripheral chronic inflammation was tied to increased risks of Alzheimer’s disease overall and of earlier disease onset among apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) gene carriers.” The findings of the 2,6...

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Researchers Lay Out Case For Using Whole-Genome Sequencing In NICU Setting.

STAT (10/19, Keshavan) reported researchers are “laying out a case for using” whole-genome sequencing in the neonatal “intensive care setting, despite upfront costs,” to help babies who are seriously ill. At the recent American Society of Human Genetics...

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HHS-IG Says More Hospitals Prepared For Potential Ebola Outbreak Now Than In 2014.

The Washington Times (10/19, Howell) reported HHS-IG said that more hospitals in the US are prepared for a potential Ebola outbreak than in 2014. HHS-IG said that 14% of hospital administrators said they were unprepared for such an outbreak in a recent s...

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Violence Threatens Efforts To Contain Ebola Outbreak In DRC.

The AP (10/21, Maliro, Anna) reported the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Congolese rebel group, “killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the center of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo’s military said Sunday, as the vio...

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Evidence Growing On Possible Association Between HSV1, Alzheimer’s Disease, Review Suggests.

Newsweek (10/19, Gander) reported that herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), the “virus which triggers cold sores, could be the cause of at least half of the cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a leading expert concluded after reviewing existing data on the neurodege...

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Zika Outbreak In Northern India Exceeds 100 Cases.

The AP (10/21) reports the number of Zika virus cases has surpassed 100 in Rajasthan, India, a state where many tourists are drawn each year. The Press Trust of India news agency “says that the new cases come amid a state health department investigation...

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WHO Says Risk Of Zika In Fiji Or Tonga Is Low.

AFP-Relaxnews (10/19) reported the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the risk of contracting Zika in Fiji or Tonga is low. The WHO said the most recent case of Zika in Fiji was in 2017 and the most recent case in Tonga was in 2016.

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Opinion: Smartphones Could Transform Tuberculosis Care.

China Faces Challenges In Adopting New Targeted Cancer Therapies.

Health Experts Say Primary-Care Physicians Need To Improve STD Screening And Treatment.

Alpha-Synuclein Levels May Be Highly Accurate Biomarker Of Parkinson’s Disease And Multiple System Atrophy, Research Indicates.

Some Antiphospholipid Antibodies More Likely To Be Present After Heart Attack, Study Indicates.

Individuals Who Carry The MUC5B Promoter Variant rs35705950 May Have An Elevated Risk For RA-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease, Researchers Say.

High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Significantly Increase Immune Response Of Patients With RA, Researchers Say.

Health Teams Responding To Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Are Attacked Weekly, Health Ministry Says.

Developing Vaccines For 11 Epidemic Infectious Diseases Will Cost Billions, Study Says.

New Jersey Pediatric Center Has “Severe” Outbreak Of Adenovirus.

Public Health England Warns Of Deadly Risks Of Antibiotic Shortages, Resistance.

Millions Of Pounds Of Pre-Made Food Products Being Recalled For Potential Salmonella, Listeria Contamination.

Record Measles Outbreak In Europe Due To Falling Vaccination Rates Sparks Concern About Possibility Of Similar Outbreak In US.

Peripheral Chronic Inflammation Tied To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease Among APOE4 Gene Carriers, Study Indicates.

Researchers Lay Out Case For Using Whole-Genome Sequencing In NICU Setting.

HHS-IG Says More Hospitals Prepared For Potential Ebola Outbreak Now Than In 2014.

Violence Threatens Efforts To Contain Ebola Outbreak In DRC.

Evidence Growing On Possible Association Between HSV1, Alzheimer’s Disease, Review Suggests.

Zika Outbreak In Northern India Exceeds 100 Cases.

WHO Says Risk Of Zika In Fiji Or Tonga Is Low.