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Higher Levels Of Estrogen May Make Men More Susceptible To Migraine, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (6/27, George) reports researchers found “higher levels of estrogen may make men more susceptible to migraine.” The findings were published in Neurology. HealthDay (6/27, Norton) also covers the story.

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Higher Levels Of Alpha-Linolenic Acid Tied To Reduced Disease Activity In MS Patients, Study Suggests.

Neurology Advisor (6/27) reports researchers found “higher levels of the plant-based α-linolenic acid are associated with reduced disease activity in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).” The findings were published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal...

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Kentucky’s Hepatitis A Outbreak Sickens Nearly 900 People.

The Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal (6/27, Warren) reports Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak is “the worst” in the state’s history, and has yet to reach its peak, officials believe. So far, the piece says, “Six people have died from the contagious virus, D...

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Opinion: We Must Acknowledge We Are Far From Ending US HIV Epidemic.

Melanie Thompson, MD, chair of the HIV Medicine Association and founder and principal investigator of the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, writes in The Hill (6/27) that on National HIV Testing Day 2018, “we must acknowledge that we are far from endi...

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California Budget To Dedicate $176 Million For Hepatitis C Treatment For Medi-Cal Recipients, Inmates.

The Sacramento (CA) Bee (6/27, Holzer) reports California’s revised budget “plans to allocate an additional $176 million to expand hepatitis C treatment” for low-income Medi-Cal beneficiaries and state prison inmates, for whom “access to treatment is lim...

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Intelligence Community Partners With Private Companies To Monitor Threat Of Synthetic Biology.

Bloomberg News (6/27, Spalding) reports that while some researchers argue genetic engineering of deadly pathogens that have been eradicated, but remain housed in secure compounds, could facilitate the rise of resilient crops and more effective vaccines,...

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Genetically Modified Polio Virus Improves Longer-Term Survival Of Certain Patients With Glioblastoma, Research Indicates.

In “To Your Health,” the Washington Post (6/26, McGinley) reports that “an early-stage clinical trial” indicated that “a genetically modified polio virus improved the longer-term survival of patients with” glioblastoma. Researchers found that “twenty-one...

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Researchers Capture Clearest Image Of Zika In New Study.

The New York Times (6/26, Baumgaertner, Subscription Publication) reports that a study published in the journal Structure displays the “clearest and most detailed image yet of Zika,” research which “combined tens of thousands of two-dimensional images to...

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Clinicians Not Offering HIV Testing To Many People Unaware Of Their Infection Status, CDC Researchers Say.

Modern Healthcare (6/26, Johnson, Subscription Publication) reports that “clinicians aren’t offering HIV testing to many people unaware they are infected with the virus,” researchers concluded. Epidemiologist Cyprian Wejnert, PhD, of the Centers for Dise...

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Papua New Guinea Sees New Outbreak Of Polio 22 Years After Last Infection.

Newsweek (6/26, Moritz-Rabson) reports the World Health Organization “has confirmed that a new outbreak of polio has struck Papua New Guinea 22 years after the country last had a case of the disease,” occurring in a six-year-old boy in the nation’s easte...

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Op-Ed Applauds Pharmaceutical Companies’ Dedication To Developing Ebola Vaccines.

John Lamattina writes in a contributor piece for Forbes (6/26) that large pharmaceutical companies such as Merck and Johnson & Johnson have been at the forefront of Ebola vaccine development efforts in the wake of the 2016 outbreak, which helped health a...

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Bio-Techne Acquires Exosome Diagnostics In $250 Million Deal.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune (6/26, Carlson) reports that Bio-Techne Corp. has agreed to pay $250 million to acquire Exosome Diagnostics, a Boston-area firm that makes precision-medicine technology used to detect cancer without a tissue biopsy. According...

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Texas Counted Nearly 10,000 Flu Deaths This Season.

The Houston Chronicle (6/26, Ackerman) reports this past flu season led to the deaths of nearly 10,000 Texans due to the virus and flu-related pneumonia, state data show. The 9,470 deaths are “a spike from the 2016-2017 total of 7,459 and the 2015-2016 t...

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FDA Approves Antibiotic Plazomicin For Treatment Of Adults With Complicated Urinary Tract Infections.

Reuters (6/26, Sharnya, Mishra) reports the Food and Drug Administration approved Achaogen Inc.’s antibiotic Zemdri (plazomicin) for the treatment of “adults with complicated urinary tract infections.” The agency, however, did not approve the drug “for t...

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FDA Grants Priority Review To Flu Drug.

NBC News (6/26, Fox) reports on its website that the Food and Drug Administration granted priority review to Genentech’s flu drug baloxavir marboxil. The article adds that if approved, “baloxavir would be the first new flu drug to hit the U.S. market in...

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Most Physicians Would Be Willing To Prescribe PrEP Medication To Teenagers, Study Finds.

Reuters (6/25, Rapaport) reports that “most physicians would be willing to prescribe” pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication to teenagers, researchers concluded after surveying “162 doctors who worked with adolescents and young adults.” The findings...

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Women Of Non-European Ancestry, Women Enrolled In Medicare Have Lower Rates Of Referral To Genetic Testing After Diagnosis Of Ovarian Cancer, Research Indicates.

The Cancer Network (6/25, Furlow) reports that research indicates “women of non-European ancestry and those enrolled in Medicare have lower rates of referral to genetic testing following an ovarian cancer diagnosis.” The findings were published in Gyneco...

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Project Seeks To Collect Samples For DNA Analysis From Latin American, Asian, And African Populations To Better Understand Psychiatric Disorders.

The Wall Street Journal (6/25, Whalen, Subscription Publication) reports on a project that seeks to collect blood or saliva samples for DNA analysis from populations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa in an effort to better understand psychiatric disorde...

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Researchers Uncover Compounds In Sea Sponges Which Could Help Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel (6/22, Geggis) reported new research from Florida Atlantic University scientists indicated that certain “chemical compounds produced by microbes that live in deep-sea sponges...show promise in defeating antibiotic-resistant...

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Indian Startups Tackle Antibiotic Resistance.

Bloomberg News (6/25, Altstedter) reports on startup companies such as Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd., which are developing solutions to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in India, where “superbugs kill nearly 60,000 newborns every year.” Bloomberg calls...

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Higher Levels Of Estrogen May Make Men More Susceptible To Migraine, Study Suggests.

Higher Levels Of Alpha-Linolenic Acid Tied To Reduced Disease Activity In MS Patients, Study Suggests.

Kentucky’s Hepatitis A Outbreak Sickens Nearly 900 People.

Opinion: We Must Acknowledge We Are Far From Ending US HIV Epidemic.

California Budget To Dedicate $176 Million For Hepatitis C Treatment For Medi-Cal Recipients, Inmates.

Intelligence Community Partners With Private Companies To Monitor Threat Of Synthetic Biology.

Genetically Modified Polio Virus Improves Longer-Term Survival Of Certain Patients With Glioblastoma, Research Indicates.

Researchers Capture Clearest Image Of Zika In New Study.

Clinicians Not Offering HIV Testing To Many People Unaware Of Their Infection Status, CDC Researchers Say.

Papua New Guinea Sees New Outbreak Of Polio 22 Years After Last Infection.

Op-Ed Applauds Pharmaceutical Companies’ Dedication To Developing Ebola Vaccines.

Bio-Techne Acquires Exosome Diagnostics In $250 Million Deal.

Texas Counted Nearly 10,000 Flu Deaths This Season.

FDA Approves Antibiotic Plazomicin For Treatment Of Adults With Complicated Urinary Tract Infections.

FDA Grants Priority Review To Flu Drug.

Most Physicians Would Be Willing To Prescribe PrEP Medication To Teenagers, Study Finds.

Women Of Non-European Ancestry, Women Enrolled In Medicare Have Lower Rates Of Referral To Genetic Testing After Diagnosis Of Ovarian Cancer, Research Indicates.

Project Seeks To Collect Samples For DNA Analysis From Latin American, Asian, And African Populations To Better Understand Psychiatric Disorders.

Researchers Uncover Compounds In Sea Sponges Which Could Help Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections.

Indian Startups Tackle Antibiotic Resistance.