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WHO Authorizes New Malaria Vaccine

The AP (10/2, Cheng) reports, “The World Health Organization authorized a second malaria vaccine on Monday, a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease.” The...

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State Department Criticizes Congress For Failure To Renew Long-Term PEPFAR Funding

Reuters (10/2, Lewis, Zengerle) reports, “The U.S. Congress’ failure to reauthorize the main U.S. program aimed at reducing the spread of AIDS sends a message that Washington is ‘backing down’ from its leadership on the issue, State Department spokesperso...

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FDA Announces Proposed Rule To Increase Oversight Of Laboratory-Developed Tests

CNN (9/29, Goodman) reported, “The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing to step up its oversight of a growing category of medical tests called laboratory-developed tests.” On Friday, the FDA “said that because of the growing use of these lab-devel...

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Lungs Of People With CF Harbor Stem Cells With Distinctive Proinflammatory Genetic Signature, Study Shows

Cystic Fibrosis News Today (9/29, Wexler) reported, “The lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) harbor stem cells with a distinctive proinflammatory genetic signature, a new study shows.” The “data indicate that the proinflammatory genetic profile of t...

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Solicited Reaction Risk After Influenza Vaccine Higher For Women Than Men, Research Finds

HealthDay (9/29, Gotkine) reported “the risk for solicited reactions following influenza vaccine is higher for women than men, according to research.” The researchers said, “We found a higher risk of solicited reactions following influenza vaccines in fem...

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Cholera Cases Doubled Last Year, WHO Analysis Finds

The Washington Post (9/30, Blakemore) reported a WHO analysis (PDF) found that the number of cholera cases doubled globally from 2021 to 2022. In total, 44 countries reported outbreaks last year, with the largest “exceeding 10,000 documented or suspected...

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WHO Removes Influenza B/Yamagata From Recommendations On Which Influenza Viruses To Target In Vaccines

CNN (9/29, Gumbrecht) reported that when the WHO “recommended on Friday which influenza viruses to target in vaccines for next year, it removed a family of viruses that hasn’t been seen since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.” As COVID-19 started “...

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Report Finds That Nearly 18M US Adults Have Struggled With Long COVID

The Hill (9/26, Fortinsky) says almost “18 million U.S. adults reported having struggled with long COVID-19 as of 2022, according to a...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.” The report “found that about 6.9 percent of adults reported...

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Low-Cost Event-Driven TDF/FTC Prevents More HIV Infections Within Fixed Budgets Than Long-Acting CAB-LA, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/26, Kuhns) reports, “Low-cost event-driven tenofovir plus emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) prevents more HIV infections within fixed budgets than long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA), according to results of a study published in Clinical...

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Sudan Sees Cholera, Dengue Outbreaks As Conflict Drags On, WHO Says

The AP (9/26, Magdy) says, “Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps amid deadly fighting between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force, the U.N. h...

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CDC Recommends RSV Vaccine For Pregnant Women To Protect Infants

The Washington Post (9/22, Malhi) reported, “Federal regulators recommended on Friday that expectant mothers get an RSV vaccine to protect their newborns from the potentially deadly respiratory disease.” A CDC advisory panel has recommended the vaccine “f...

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Study Evaluates Viral Shedding Dynamics Of Mpox

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/22, Kuhns) reported, “Mpox...viral load is highest in skin lesion, anorectal, and saliva samples, with peak viral load occurring between 4 and 8 days after symptom onset, according to study results published in the Journal of...

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Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Children Raise Concern

CNN (9/22, Gumbrecht, McPhillips, Klein) reported, “Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago.” And while “seniors have the highest rates of C...

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Report Finds Global Effort To Eliminate Polio Likely To Miss Key Targets This Year

Reuters (9/22, Rigby) reported, “The global effort to end polio is likely to miss two key targets this year on the path towards defeating the virus, according to an independent strategic review.” The goals for 2023 were “to interrupt the transmission of w...

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Physicians Say COVID-19 Symptoms Have Changed Over Time, Making It Difficult To Distinguish From Allergies Or Other Respiratory Infections

NBC News (9/16, Bendix) reported physicians “say they’re finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish Covid from allergies or the common cold, even as hospitalizations tick up.” Previously observed symptoms, “such as a dry cough or the loss of sense o...

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Mortality Risk Decreases For Patients With Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections That Received Infectious Disease Consultation, Researchers Say

Healio (9/15, Stulpin) reported, “Patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections had a decreased risk for 30-day mortality if they received an infectious disease consultation as part of their care, researchers reported.” Researchers analyzed “4,861 GN...

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Healthcare Workers Worried New Mask Guidelines Proposed By CDC Advisors Will Leave Them Vulnerable To Airborne Pathogens

NBC News (9/16, Maxmen) reported, “Nurses, researchers and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.” An ad...

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About Half Of Americans Interested In Getting New COVID-19 Boosters, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds

Reuters (9/15, Aboulenein, Lange) reported a new national poll conducted Reuters and Ipsos found “about half of Americans are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine more than three years after the virus infected millions and upended daily life...

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CDC Expects High Numbers Of COVID-19, RSV, And Flu Hospitalizations Again This Year Compared To Pre-Pandemic Levels

Reuters (9/14, Sunny) reports the CDC “said on Thursday it expects the total number of hospitalizations from COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus infections and flu this year to be similar to last year, higher than pre-pandemic levels.” The agency also “...

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Chatbot-Delivered, Personally Tailored Intervention Linked To Increased Uptake In Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations Among Older Adults, Study Shows

Healio (9/14, Rhoades) reports, “A chatbot-delivered, personally tailored intervention was associated with increased uptake in seasonal influenza vaccinations among older adults, a study in JAMA Network Open showed.” CDC data indicate “just 53% of Medicar...

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WHO Authorizes New Malaria Vaccine

State Department Criticizes Congress For Failure To Renew Long-Term PEPFAR Funding

FDA Announces Proposed Rule To Increase Oversight Of Laboratory-Developed Tests

Lungs Of People With CF Harbor Stem Cells With Distinctive Proinflammatory Genetic Signature, Study Shows

Solicited Reaction Risk After Influenza Vaccine Higher For Women Than Men, Research Finds

Cholera Cases Doubled Last Year, WHO Analysis Finds

WHO Removes Influenza B/Yamagata From Recommendations On Which Influenza Viruses To Target In Vaccines

Report Finds That Nearly 18M US Adults Have Struggled With Long COVID

Low-Cost Event-Driven TDF/FTC Prevents More HIV Infections Within Fixed Budgets Than Long-Acting CAB-LA, Study Finds

Sudan Sees Cholera, Dengue Outbreaks As Conflict Drags On, WHO Says

CDC Recommends RSV Vaccine For Pregnant Women To Protect Infants

Study Evaluates Viral Shedding Dynamics Of Mpox

Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Children Raise Concern

Report Finds Global Effort To Eliminate Polio Likely To Miss Key Targets This Year

Physicians Say COVID-19 Symptoms Have Changed Over Time, Making It Difficult To Distinguish From Allergies Or Other Respiratory Infections

Mortality Risk Decreases For Patients With Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections That Received Infectious Disease Consultation, Researchers Say

Healthcare Workers Worried New Mask Guidelines Proposed By CDC Advisors Will Leave Them Vulnerable To Airborne Pathogens

About Half Of Americans Interested In Getting New COVID-19 Boosters, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds

CDC Expects High Numbers Of COVID-19, RSV, And Flu Hospitalizations Again This Year Compared To Pre-Pandemic Levels

Chatbot-Delivered, Personally Tailored Intervention Linked To Increased Uptake In Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations Among Older Adults, Study Shows