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Deaths From Sepsis May Have Declined In New York Since State Mandate Was Implemented, Study Suggests.

Medscape (9/7, Hackethal, Subscription Publication) reported researchers found that “deaths from sepsis declined during the [two] years following implementation of a [New York] state mandate requiring hospitals to follow sepsis care bundles and report on...

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China Drug Safety Regulators Find No Problems During Inspections Of Vaccine Makers After Scandal.

Reuters (9/7) reported China’s drug safety regulator said Friday that it “has found no problems in its inspection of 45 vaccine makers.” The State Administration for Market Regulation plans to increase its supervision of vaccine quality “following a scan...

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More Than One In Nine People Worldwide Who May Benefit From PrEP Are Now Taking It, Review Study Suggests.

Reuters (9/7, Rapaport) reported researchers found in a review study that “more than one in nine people worldwide who might benefit from a daily pill to minimize their risk of getting HIV are now taking this medicine.” The findings were published in the...

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Researchers Investigating “Germ-Eating Microbes” As Potential Solution For Antibiotic-Resistant Infections And Biological Warfare.

The NPR (9/6, Harris) “Shots” blog reports researchers are investigating whether “germ-eating microbes” might be useful for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections and potentially “in the event of a germ-warfare attack.” The article highlights s...

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Studies Cast Doubt On Value Of Probiotics.

ABC News (9/6, Mehtani) reports that two studies published Thursday in the journal Cell “cast further doubt on the benefits of the highly-commercialized probiotic products.” Because they are “marketed as dietary supplements, not drugs,” probiotics do not...

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Single Blood Eosinophil Count May Predict Persistent Eosinophilia In Patients With Adult-Onset Asthma, Study Suggests.

Medwire News (9/6, Piper) reports researchers found that “a single blood eosinophil count could predict persistent eosinophilia in patients with adult-onset asthma.” The findings were published in Respiratory Medicine.

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California Agency Cites Disneyland For Contributing To Legionnaires’ Outbreak.

The Los Angeles Times (9/6, Karlamangla) reports California health officials in March cited Disneyland and fined it more than $33,000 for failing to properly clean cooling equipment linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease last fall in Orange Count...

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Three Lawsuits Filed Over Boot Camp E. Coli Outbreak.

The San Diego Union-Tribune (9/6, Dyer) reports that two additional former Marines have filed lawsuits against boot camp food vendor Sodexo, which “they say is responsible for an E.coli outbreak in San Diego last year that left almost 300 trainees ill.”...

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Passengers On Quarantined Emirates Flight To New York Had Flu And Common Cold.

The New York Times (9/6, Pager) reports a spokesman for the CDC said the sick passengers on the flight from Dubai that landed at John F. Kennedy Airport on Wednesday “were taken to the hospital and tests showed the patients had influenza or other common...

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FDA Approves New Formulation Of Hepatitis A Immune Globulin.

MedPage Today (9/6, Walker) reports the FDA approved a new formulation of GamaSTAN immune globulin, a product for hepatitis A and measles post-exposure prophylaxis, according to its manufacturer, Grifols. The CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Pra...

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Congo Reports First Ebola Case In Major City.

The AP (9/5, Maliro) reports Congo health officials confirmed a case of Ebola in Butembo, “a city of 1.4 million people in the country’s northeast.” Jessica Ilunga, a Ministry of Health communication officer, “said Wednesday that Congo’s government and t...

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Patients With Multiple Sclerosis May Have Higher Levels Of Neurofilament Light Chain In Cerebrospinal Fluid And Blood, Review Suggests.

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (9/5, Inacio) reports researchers found in a review study “that the levels of the protein neurofilament light chain (NFL) are significantly higher in both the cerebrospinal fluid and blood of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients...

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Early Results Indicate Gene Editing Treatment May Be Effective Against Hunter Syndrome.

The AP (9/5, Marchione) reports early results from a gene editing trial for Hunter syndrome indicate that “the treatment may be safe and having at least some of its hoped-for effect, but it’s too soon to know whether it ultimately will succeed.” The arti...

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Patients In Genome-Editing Trial Show Early Signs Of Improvement.

STAT Plus (9/5, Feuerstein, Subscription Publication) reports that two patients who have been “injected with a groundbreaking genome-editing fix” are “showing early signs of improvement” from a rare, inherited disease called MPS II or Hunter syndrome. Th...

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Romania’s Deadly Measles Outbreak Attributed To Vocal Anti-Vaccine Movement.

The Wall Street Journal (9/5, Lombardi, Subscription Publication) reports Romania has been combating a measles outbreak since 2016 that has seen more than 15,000 people infected with 59 deaths. The Journal attributes the country’s declining vaccination r...

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Baloxavir Marboxil Reduces Median Length Of Flu Symptoms, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (9/5, Walker) reports a phase III trial found the “antiviral agent baloxavir marboxil was safe and associated with a shorter median time to alleviation of influenza symptoms versus placebo in phase II and phase III trials.” However, “compar...

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Researchers Make Progress Toward Norovirus Vaccine, Medicinal Treatment.

The Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel (9/5) reports Vanderbilt University researchers have “taken a step toward developing” a vaccine for norovirus “and toward improving diagnosis and treatment.” The research team “started the study by fusing white blood cell...

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Theranos To Begin Process To Dissolve.

USA Today (9/5, Snider) reports that with approval of the company’s board and shareholders, “Theranos will begin the corporate dissolution process Monday, CEO and general counsel David Taylor said in a note to shareholders.” The article says that a natio...

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Passenger Plane From Dubai Quarantined At JFK Airport.

ABC World News Tonight (9/5, story 5, 1:35, Muir) reported that a double-decker jet that landed at JFK Airport in New York City was placed under quarantine while CDC officials “in masks and gloves screened everyone onboard.” The plane was carrying more t...

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Researchers To Release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes In Africa For The First Time.

STAT (9/5, Swetlitz) reports the government Burkina Faso granted researchers permission to “release genetically engineered mosquitoes anytime this year or next,” which marks the “first time that any genetically engineered animal is released into the wild...

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Deaths From Sepsis May Have Declined In New York Since State Mandate Was Implemented, Study Suggests.

China Drug Safety Regulators Find No Problems During Inspections Of Vaccine Makers After Scandal.

More Than One In Nine People Worldwide Who May Benefit From PrEP Are Now Taking It, Review Study Suggests.

Researchers Investigating “Germ-Eating Microbes” As Potential Solution For Antibiotic-Resistant Infections And Biological Warfare.

Studies Cast Doubt On Value Of Probiotics.

Single Blood Eosinophil Count May Predict Persistent Eosinophilia In Patients With Adult-Onset Asthma, Study Suggests.

California Agency Cites Disneyland For Contributing To Legionnaires’ Outbreak.

Three Lawsuits Filed Over Boot Camp E. Coli Outbreak.

Passengers On Quarantined Emirates Flight To New York Had Flu And Common Cold.

FDA Approves New Formulation Of Hepatitis A Immune Globulin.

Congo Reports First Ebola Case In Major City.

Patients With Multiple Sclerosis May Have Higher Levels Of Neurofilament Light Chain In Cerebrospinal Fluid And Blood, Review Suggests.

Early Results Indicate Gene Editing Treatment May Be Effective Against Hunter Syndrome.

Patients In Genome-Editing Trial Show Early Signs Of Improvement.

Romania’s Deadly Measles Outbreak Attributed To Vocal Anti-Vaccine Movement.

Baloxavir Marboxil Reduces Median Length Of Flu Symptoms, Study Indicates.

Researchers Make Progress Toward Norovirus Vaccine, Medicinal Treatment.

Theranos To Begin Process To Dissolve.

Passenger Plane From Dubai Quarantined At JFK Airport.

Researchers To Release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes In Africa For The First Time.