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Eliminating Senescent Cells From Old Mice Increases Lifespan And “Healthspan,” Study Says.

TIME (7/9, Park) reports that “in recent years, researchers who study aging have become intrigued by the idea of slowing the march of time by ridding the body of its population of older cells.” New research published online in Nature Medicine shows “that...

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Researchers Examining Cheap, Common Drugs That Might Help Treat The Flu.

The NPR (7/9, Harris) “Shots” blog reports that researchers are examining “whether some cheap and common drugs have side effects that could help people fight off the flu and other lung infections.” The article highlights Dr. David Fedson, an infectious d...

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Recent Polio Outbreaks Derived From Vaccines, But Efforts To Eliminate Wild Poliovirus Are On Track.

CNN (7/10, Howard) reports on its website that live strains of the polio virus used in the oral poliovirus vaccine “can mutate, spread and, in rare cases, even trigger an outbreak, representing a catch-22 in ongoing polio eradication endeavors.” Accordin...

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Michigan Counts Rising Number Of Legionnaires’ Disease Cases.

The Detroit News (7/9, Bouffard) reports the number of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Michigan is rising, with the state confirming occurrences in 33 counties. Michigan has faced “135 cases of the disease by July 1, compared with 107 cases by the same ti...

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Op-Ed: Disease Eradication Requires Investment In Long-Term, Local Infrastructure.

Heidi Morefield, Johns Hopkins University PhD candidate, writes in the Washington Post (7/9) that to successfully eradicate diseases such as Ebola, global health leaders and organizations need to invest in innovative strategies that improve and maintain...

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Op-Ed: Paraguay’s Malaria Eradication Progress Offers “Blueprint” For Success.

Sir Richard Feachem, professor and director at the University of California, San Francisco Global Health Group, writes in The Hill (7/9) that global efforts to fight malaria gained momentum “last month when Paraguay became the first country in the Americ...

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Patients With Hepatitis C And End-Stage Renal Disease May Fare Better From Transplant Of Infected Kidney Rather Than Waiting For Uninfected Kidney, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (7/9, Monaco) reports researchers found that receiving a kidney infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) “was less costly and carried a slight survival bump” for patients with HCV “and end-stage renal disease...compared with waiting for an uni...

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Patient Advocates Skeptical About New Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate.

The Wall Street Journal (7/9, Reddy, Subscription Publication) reports French drug company Valneva SE is in the early stages of developing a vaccine for Lyme disease, but some patient advocates are worried, saying the last Lyme vaccine to be developed ca...

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Bacteria, Fungi Grow On Medical Implants, Study Indicates.

HealthDay (7/9, Preidt) reports that research indicates “bacteria and fungi grow on medical implants, such as hip and knee replacements, pacemakers and screws used to fix broken bones.” Researchers “examined 106 implants of different types and the surrou...

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“Mosaic” HIV Vaccine Triggers Immune Response In People In Clinical Trial.

AFP (7/6, Roux) reported that Imbokodo (HVTN705), an HIV vaccine candidate, has been shown to be safe in people, and “triggered an immune response in humans” as well as monkeys in a clinical trial. The results of the trial were published in The Lancet. T...

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Blood Banks No Longer Have To Test Individual Donations For Zika, FDA Says.

The Washington Examiner (7/6, Leonard) reported that on July 6, the Food and Drug Administration announced that “blood banks no longer need to test individual donations for the Zika virus.” Rather, the agency is now “recommending screening pooled donatio...

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Paraguay Eliminates Malaria As Neighboring Countries Backslide In Eradication Efforts.

The New York Times (7/6, Baumgaertner) reported, “Paraguay has eliminated malaria, the first country in the Americas to do so in almost 50 years, according to the World Health Organization.” Even with this progress, and as the WHO is expected “to certify...

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Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Likely Over, WHO Says.

On its website, NBC News (7/6) stated the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak “is probably over, with no new cases reported for three weeks, the World Health Organization said Friday.” Although the organization called the outbreak “largely...

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Tuberculosis Leaked At Johns Hopkins Hospital Due To Latch Failure.

The Baltimore Sun (7/6, McDaniels) reported a tuberculosis leak that occurred last week in the Johns Hopkins Cancer Research Building created “a potential hazard after a latch failed on a transport container, an official with the medical institution said...

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Educating Patients About “Herd Immunity” Could Increase Flu Vaccine Rates, Study Suggests.

Reuters (7/6, Rapaport) reported research in the journal Vaccine suggests that increasing patients’ knowledge of herd immunity can improve flu vaccination rates. Investigators found that after patients received educational materials, “75 percent of peopl...

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Startups Are Developing Alternatives To Syringes.

USA Today (7/8, Feibus) reports on startups developing alternatives to hypodermic syringes. The Rani Pill from startup Rani Therapeutics “transports an entire injection rig past the stomach’s fiery acid pit and into the small intestine” where it painless...

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Measles Outbreak Threatens Isolated Amazonian Tribe On Venezuela-Brazil Border.

On its website, CNN (7/5, Smith) reports a measles outbreak on the border of Venezuela and Brazil has hit the Yanomami, an isolated Amazon tribe, according to Survival International, an NGO that works to protect tribal peoples. The outbreak “has put 23 t...

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Presence Of Proteinuria May Portend Poor Surgical Outcomes Regardless Of Patients’ eGFR, Researchers Say.

MedPage Today (7/5, Lou) reports, “The presence of proteinuria may be telling of poor surgical outcomes for patients regardless of their estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR),” researchers concluded. The study revealed that “among those getting ele...

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Mutations In GCH1 Gene May Cause Earlier Disease Onset And Involuntary Foot Muscle Contractions In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease Or Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Study Suggests.

Parkinson’s News Today (7/5, Lopes) reports researchers found that “earlier disease onset and involuntary foot muscle contractions may be a consequence of mutations in the GCH1 gene in both Parkinson’s patients and those with dopa-responsive dystonia (DR...

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HPV Vaccine May Be A Treatment For Some Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (7/5, Jenkins) reports researchers found in a single case that “systemic and direct intratumoral injection of 9-valent HPV vaccine resulted in complete regression of all cutaneous malignant tumors” in a patient with squamous cell carcinoma...

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Eliminating Senescent Cells From Old Mice Increases Lifespan And “Healthspan,” Study Says.

Researchers Examining Cheap, Common Drugs That Might Help Treat The Flu.

Recent Polio Outbreaks Derived From Vaccines, But Efforts To Eliminate Wild Poliovirus Are On Track.

Michigan Counts Rising Number Of Legionnaires’ Disease Cases.

Op-Ed: Disease Eradication Requires Investment In Long-Term, Local Infrastructure.

Op-Ed: Paraguay’s Malaria Eradication Progress Offers “Blueprint” For Success.

Patients With Hepatitis C And End-Stage Renal Disease May Fare Better From Transplant Of Infected Kidney Rather Than Waiting For Uninfected Kidney, Study Suggests.

Patient Advocates Skeptical About New Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate.

Bacteria, Fungi Grow On Medical Implants, Study Indicates.

“Mosaic” HIV Vaccine Triggers Immune Response In People In Clinical Trial.

Blood Banks No Longer Have To Test Individual Donations For Zika, FDA Says.

Paraguay Eliminates Malaria As Neighboring Countries Backslide In Eradication Efforts.

Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Likely Over, WHO Says.

Tuberculosis Leaked At Johns Hopkins Hospital Due To Latch Failure.

Educating Patients About “Herd Immunity” Could Increase Flu Vaccine Rates, Study Suggests.

Startups Are Developing Alternatives To Syringes.

Measles Outbreak Threatens Isolated Amazonian Tribe On Venezuela-Brazil Border.

Presence Of Proteinuria May Portend Poor Surgical Outcomes Regardless Of Patients’ eGFR, Researchers Say.

Mutations In GCH1 Gene May Cause Earlier Disease Onset And Involuntary Foot Muscle Contractions In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease Or Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Study Suggests.

HPV Vaccine May Be A Treatment For Some Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Study Suggests.