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Judge Dismisses ACLA Lawsuit Over CMS Cuts To Medicare Reimbursement.

Modern Healthcare (9/24, Dickson, Subscription Publication) reports that the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) lost a lawsuit which challenged CMS’ “multi-billion dollar Medicare reimbursement cut” that is expected to result in $670 million...

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Critics Seek To End Sepsis Study Over Concerns About Patient Safety.

The New York Times (9/24, Rabin) reports investigators at the NIH Clinical Center recently determined in an analysis of a clinical trial comparing treatments for sepsis that the study “places seriously ill patients at risk without the possibility of gain...

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More Than 80% Of People Who Carry BRCA1 Or BRCA2 Mutations May Be Unaware Of Their Increased Risk Of Cancer, Study Suggests.

Newsweek (9/24, Gander) reports researchers found that more than 80% of people who carry mutated BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which “raise their risk of developing certain forms of cancer, are unaware of it.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.

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Expensive Gene Therapy For Retinal Diseases Raises Hopes And Concerns.

The Wall Street Journal (9/24, Reddy, Subscription Publication) reports patients with rare retinal diseases caused by a mutated RPE65 gene are hopeful that the new gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) could cure them, but many are also concerned...

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Pandemrix Flu Vaccine Tied To Higher Rate Of Adverse Events Than Two Other Vaccines Used During 2009 H1N1 Pandemic, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (9/21, Walker) reported researchers found that “pandemrix, an adjuvanted influenza vaccine used in the U.K., but not the U.S. during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, appears to have been associated with a consistently higher rate of adverse events c...

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New HIV Cases Decline While Disparities Widen In San Francisco.

The San Francisco Chronicle (9/21, Allday) reported that new cases of HIV in San Francisco are at record lows, but there are also growing disparities “among age, race and gender groups.” The city’s “aggressive efforts to end transmission of HIV are payin...

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New Congo Ebola Death Confirmed Near Ugandan Border.

The AP (9/22, Mwanamilongo) reported the death of a “Congolese woman who refused an Ebola vaccination and then disappeared” has sparked worries because she died “near the heavily traveled border with Uganda, which is preparing to begin vaccinations as ne...

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Sewage In Zimbabwe’s Streets Worsens Cholera Outbreak Risks.

The AP (9/22, Mutsaka) reported efforts to stymie Zimbabwe’s cholera outbreak are hampered by raw sewage flowing “freely” in some of the capital city’s streets. More than 30 people have died and more than 7,000 have become ill so far as the outbreak “spr...

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Researchers Identify New Compounds To Stop Spread Of Malaria.

HealthDay (9/21, Dallas) reported that according to new findings published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers have “identified compounds that could stop the spread of malaria by making malaria parasites incapable of infecting mosquitoes.”...

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Roche Announces It Will Begin Selling New Test To Identify Cancer Gene Mutations.

Reuters (9/24) reports Roche announced that it is ready to market a blood test called FoundationOne Liquid that can “identify common cancer gene mutations from a patient’s blood.” The company indicated its test can “identify circulating tumor DNA and ide...

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Cases Of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Have Almost Tripled In UK Since 2011, Study Suggests.

CNN (9/21, Avramova) reported on its website that researchers found that there is “an ongoing outbreak of a rare eye infection...in contact lens wearers in the UK.” The researchers “found that rates of Acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection of the cornea,...

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Medical Students Push For Expedited Partner Therapy For Patients Suffering From STDs.

The AP (9/23) says, “Kansas City University medical students are pushing for a partner treatment plan for sexually transmitted diseases” that would allow the “STD patient’s sexual partners” to receive prescriptions, “even if the doctors or nurses haven’t...

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EMA’s CHMP Recommends Approval Of New Combination Antibiotic.

Medscape (9/21, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reported the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use “recommended approval of” Rempex London’s Vabomere “to treat various infections in adults.” The article explains tha...

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Administering Antibiotics To Healthy Dogs Could Lead To Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections In Humans, Study Indicates.

TIME (9/20, Ducharme) says an outbreak of antibiotic resistant Campylobacter jejuni is “apparently related” to commercially sold puppies, and has infected 118 people across 18 states, according to a study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality W...

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All Major Forms Of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Linked To Mutations In Single Gene, Study Suggests.

Rare Disease Report (9/20, Keet) reports researchers found that “all major forms of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB),” which is “also known as butterfly syndrome,” are linked “to mutations in the COL7A1 gene, which provides instructions for making...

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Researchers Investigate Humane Exposome.

HealthDay (9/20, Norton) reports researchers have taken “a deep dive into the human ‘exposome’ – the collection of microbes, plant particles and chemicals that accompanies people as they move through the world.” The study “found that each person carried...

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HIV Diagnoses Increasing Among Younger MSM, CDC Report Finds.

MedPage Today (9/20, Walker) reports researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that “HIV diagnoses among younger men who have sex with men (MSM) increased in recent years compared with other age groups.” The findings were publis...

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Uganda To Lead Ebola Vaccination Campaign If Virus Spreads From Congo.

Reuters (9/20, Miles) reports Uganda announced it will “vaccinate against Ebola should it spread from Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been hit twice this year,” the World Health Organization said Thursday. Uganda borders the DRC’s Ituri and North...

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Researchers Say Number Of Latent Tuberculosis Infections Has Been Exaggerated.

The New York Times (9/20, McNeil) reports claims that around a quarter of people on Earth have a “latent” tuberculosis infection are a “gross exaggeration,” according to a study published in BMJ. In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, a de...

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Fiscal Austerity May Be Causing Europe’s Rising Measles Infections.

Julia Belluz writes for Vox (9/20) that Europe is grappling with a “massive measles outbreak, with more than 41,000 cases reported in the first half of this year” striking 21 countries. The World Health Organization “says cases have hit a record high, wi...

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Judge Dismisses ACLA Lawsuit Over CMS Cuts To Medicare Reimbursement.

Critics Seek To End Sepsis Study Over Concerns About Patient Safety.

More Than 80% Of People Who Carry BRCA1 Or BRCA2 Mutations May Be Unaware Of Their Increased Risk Of Cancer, Study Suggests.

Expensive Gene Therapy For Retinal Diseases Raises Hopes And Concerns.

Pandemrix Flu Vaccine Tied To Higher Rate Of Adverse Events Than Two Other Vaccines Used During 2009 H1N1 Pandemic, Study Suggests.

New HIV Cases Decline While Disparities Widen In San Francisco.

New Congo Ebola Death Confirmed Near Ugandan Border.

Sewage In Zimbabwe’s Streets Worsens Cholera Outbreak Risks.

Researchers Identify New Compounds To Stop Spread Of Malaria.

Roche Announces It Will Begin Selling New Test To Identify Cancer Gene Mutations.

Cases Of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Have Almost Tripled In UK Since 2011, Study Suggests.

Medical Students Push For Expedited Partner Therapy For Patients Suffering From STDs.

EMA’s CHMP Recommends Approval Of New Combination Antibiotic.

Administering Antibiotics To Healthy Dogs Could Lead To Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections In Humans, Study Indicates.

All Major Forms Of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Linked To Mutations In Single Gene, Study Suggests.

Researchers Investigate Humane Exposome.

HIV Diagnoses Increasing Among Younger MSM, CDC Report Finds.

Uganda To Lead Ebola Vaccination Campaign If Virus Spreads From Congo.

Researchers Say Number Of Latent Tuberculosis Infections Has Been Exaggerated.

Fiscal Austerity May Be Causing Europe’s Rising Measles Infections.