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Tuberculosis Remains The World’s Top Infectious Killer For Fourth Consecutive Year, WHO Says.

The Huffington Post (9/18, Weber) reports “tuberculosis remains the world’s top infectious killer for the fourth year in a row,” according to the World Health Organization. The article quotes experts who say that tuberculosis should receive more attentio...

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Cadmium Blood Levels Tied To Diminished Contrast Sensitivity, Study Suggests.

Reuters (9/18, Carroll) reports “researchers found that higher levels of cadmium in the blood were associated with diminished contrast sensitivity.” The findings were published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The article points out that cadmium is present “in tob...

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Researchers Say They Have Identified More Than 500 Genes That Play Role In Blood Pressure.

HealthDay (9/18, Dallas) reports that “in what is being billed as the largest genetic study ever conducted,” researchers “report they have spotted more than 500 genes that play a role in blood pressure.” This “research, which involved more than 1 million...

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Commonly Used Household Disinfectants May Be Making Kids Overweight By Altering Their Gut Bacteria, Study Indicates.

The USA Today (9/17, Haller) “All the Moms” blog reports, “Common cleaning products are linked to childhood obesity,” research indicated. CNN (9/17, Scutti) reports, “Multi-surface cleaners and other commonly used household disinfectants could be making...

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Many Cancer Patients’ Relatives Would Get Genetic Tests If Priced Affordably, Study Indicates.

Reuters (9/18, Rapaport) reports a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that close relatives of cancer patients may be willing to get “tests to see if they share genetic mutations that put them at risk for tumors, too, if...

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China Identifies New Outbreak Of African Swine Fever In Inner Mongolia.

Reuters (9/17, Chen, Patton) reports officials have identified a new outbreak of African swine fever “on a farm in northern China’s Inner Mongolia, the agriculture ministry said on Monday.” The article states China has now banned transport of pigs or pig...

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Mississippi Counts 33 West Nile Virus Cases This Year.

The AP (9/17) reports Hinds and Rankin Counties in central Mississippi have counted new West Nile virus cases, “bringing the state’s total to 33 so far this year.” The state has “among the highest numbers of serious West Nile infections nationwide.”

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Kentucky STD Rates Rise With Opioid Epidemic.

The Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal (9/17, Talerico) reports, “Kentucky experts say that opioid and meth abuse are contributing to rising rates of STDs in the state, which broke records in 2017.” The article says that national STD rates set a record in 2...

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Minnesota Warns About Traveling Internationally Without Vaccination After Third Measles Case.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune (9/17, Howatt) reports Minnesota health officials have confirmed a third measles case since August in a 24-month-old who recently traveled to the Middle East and who “brought the disease back.” Officials are encouraging paren...

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Biotechs Partnering To Combine CRISPR Gene Editing With Stem Cells To Treat Diabetes.

Fortune (9/17, Mukherjee) reports CRISPR Therapeutics and ViaCyte are partnering to combine CRISPR gene editing with stem cells to treat type 1 diabetes. Recently, the companies agreed to an “initial deal...worth up to $25 million, including $15 million...

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Patents On CRISPR Technology Could Be Subjects Of More Lawsuits.

STAT Plus (9/17, Begley, Subscription Publication) examines a federal appeals court ruling last week that held that “foundational CRISPR-Cas9 patents awarded to the Broad Institute described a significantly different invention than does a patent applicat...

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More Organs Infected With Hepatitis C Being Transplanted Into Patients.

USA Today (9/17, Alltucker) reports that while physicians “long avoided giving organs with hepatitis C to patients who weren’t already infected,” that has “changed in recent years.” USA Today adds, “Infected organs were transplanted into nearly 500 non-i...

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Romania Counts Four West Nile Virus Deaths, 30 New Cases.

The AP (9/14) reported four people have died in Romania this week due to mosquito-borne viruses, “bringing the total deaths from West Nile virus to 21.” The National Public Health Institute on Friday “reported 30 new cases of people getting sick after be...

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Backlash Over Cholera Outbreak Strikes Zimbabwe’s Government.

The AP (9/14, Mutsaka) reported the government of Zimbabwe is sustaining criticism “over a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 25 people,” with backlash targeting a “crowdfunding initiative by the finance minister amid reports of government spendin...

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Climate Change, Agricultural Practices Expand Histoplasmosis’ Range, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (9/15, Boyles) reported new research in the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases suggests changes to climate conditions and land use patterns have caused histoplasmosis, once “confined to the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys,” to beco...

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Concerns Arise About How Information From At-Home Genetic Testing Is Used.

The Wall Street Journal (9/14, Marcus, Subscription Publication) reported that results from at-home genetic testing, such as 23andMe, can be used in a variety of ways. For example, police in California tracked down a serial killer suspect using informati...

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CDC Takes Action Before, During, And After Events Like Hurricane Florence To Protect Impacted Populations.

The Los Angeles Times (9/14, Healy) reported that the CDC has “set up a roughly 50-person Emergency Operations Center at its headquarters in Atlanta to trace the arc of dangers to affected populations” during hurricanes like Florence. The article said, “...

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Primary Care Clinics With “Active Choice Intervention” In EHRs May Increase Flu Vaccine Rates, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (9/14, Walker) reported “researchers found” that primary care clinics that implement an “active choice intervention” in their EHRs may increase their “influenza vaccination rates.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open. The autho...

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FDA Sees Need For New Payment Models To Help Antibiotic Development.

Congressional Quarterly (9/14, Siddons, Subscription Publication) reported FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Friday that the agency is “discussing reimbursement approaches with public and private insurers that could help drug companies develop antibio...

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Saudi Arabia Confirms Cholera Infection Near Yemen.

Reuters (9/16, Kalin) reports Saudi Arabia has confirmed a case of cholera and three suspected cases “in an area bordering Yemen, where an epidemic has killed more than 2,000 people.” The patients, “identified only as non-Saudis,” are hospitalized in Jiz...

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Tuberculosis Remains The World’s Top Infectious Killer For Fourth Consecutive Year, WHO Says.

Cadmium Blood Levels Tied To Diminished Contrast Sensitivity, Study Suggests.

Researchers Say They Have Identified More Than 500 Genes That Play Role In Blood Pressure.

Commonly Used Household Disinfectants May Be Making Kids Overweight By Altering Their Gut Bacteria, Study Indicates.

Many Cancer Patients’ Relatives Would Get Genetic Tests If Priced Affordably, Study Indicates.

China Identifies New Outbreak Of African Swine Fever In Inner Mongolia.

Mississippi Counts 33 West Nile Virus Cases This Year.

Kentucky STD Rates Rise With Opioid Epidemic.

Minnesota Warns About Traveling Internationally Without Vaccination After Third Measles Case.

Biotechs Partnering To Combine CRISPR Gene Editing With Stem Cells To Treat Diabetes.

Patents On CRISPR Technology Could Be Subjects Of More Lawsuits.

More Organs Infected With Hepatitis C Being Transplanted Into Patients.

Romania Counts Four West Nile Virus Deaths, 30 New Cases.

Backlash Over Cholera Outbreak Strikes Zimbabwe’s Government.

Climate Change, Agricultural Practices Expand Histoplasmosis’ Range, Study Suggests.

Concerns Arise About How Information From At-Home Genetic Testing Is Used.

CDC Takes Action Before, During, And After Events Like Hurricane Florence To Protect Impacted Populations.

Primary Care Clinics With “Active Choice Intervention” In EHRs May Increase Flu Vaccine Rates, Study Suggests.

FDA Sees Need For New Payment Models To Help Antibiotic Development.

Saudi Arabia Confirms Cholera Infection Near Yemen.