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Study Indicates Long COVID Symptoms Can Linger For Two Years

The Washington Post (8/21, Goldstein) reports, “People who endured even mild cases of COVID-19 are at heightened risk two years later for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of long COVID, according to a...study that...

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Biden Administration Trying To Accelerate Timeline For COVID-19 Vaccine Program For The Uninsured

Politico (8/21, Cancryn, Lim) reports, “Just days after warning that pharmacies would not provide free COVID vaccines to the uninsured until October, the Biden Administration and retail pharmacies are trying to accelerate the timeline.” However, the effor...

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WHO, US CDC Tracking New BA.2.86 Variant Of COVID-19

Reuters (8/18, Beasley) reported the “U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19.” The strain “is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United...

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New Study May Help Researchers Understand Link Between Chikungunya Virus And Arthritis

NPR (8/18, Daniel) reported that chikungunya virus is spreading in South America – with as many as 250,000 new cases on the continent this year – but “new advances...may soon help us outfox this virus.” According to a study “conducted in mice and publishe...

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Maryland Confirms First Locally Acquired Malaria Case In Over 40 Years

The AP (8/18) reported, “Maryland has confirmed a case of locally acquired malaria in the state for the first time in more than 40 years, the state’s health department said Friday.” State officials “said the individual, who was hospitalized and is now rec...

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Ivermectin Still Neither Effective Nor Approved For COVID-19 Treatment, FDA Says

The Hill (8/18, Falcon) reported, “As COVID-19 cases rise across the U.S. – and a new variant emerges – misinformation about treatment or prevention of the disease perseveres.” In an “effort to combat a flurry of recent social media posts touting the use...

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continuing To Increase In US, CDC Says

ABC News (8/15, Benadjaoud, Kekatos) reports, “COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to increase in the United States, according to the” CDC. Data show that “for the week ending Aug. 5, COVID hospitalizations increased 14.3% from 9,026 to 10,320 weekly...

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Fecal Microbiota Therapy, Live-Jslm Improves HRQOL In Patients With Recurrent CDI, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/15, Chan) reports that a study suggests “patients receiving biotherapeutic therapy with fecal microbiota, live-jslm for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection experience substantial and sustained improvement in disease-...

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Intramuscular Sotrovimab Well Tolerated, Noninferior To Intravenous Administration In Patients With COVID-19, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/15, Chan) reports that study results suggest “that the intramuscular administration of sotrovimab for the treatment of COVID-19 infection is well tolerated and noninferior to intravenous administration.” The findings of the r...

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Majority Of Babies Who Ended Up In ICU With RSV In Late 2022 Were Previously Healthy, Study Indicates

According to NBC News (8/15, Tamkins), “the majority of babies who ended up in the intensive care unit with” respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) “in late 2022 were full term and previously healthy,” according to findings published online in JAMA Network Ope...

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Ozone Diffusion Plus UV-C Irradiation Effective At Reducing Hospital Pathogens, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/14, Barowski) reports, “Ultraviolet-C irradiation in combination with ozone diffusion is superior to traditional disinfectants for reducing the concentration of the most common pathogens in healthcare settings.” The study fin...

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COVID-19 Infection Tied To Change In Menstrual Cycle Length Similar To Changes Seen After Vaccination, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (8/14, Robertson) reports, “Having COVID-19 was linked to a slight, temporary change in menstrual cycle length similar to changes seen after COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study of self-reported data from a menstrual tracking app.” The...

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Most Canadians Now Have Hybrid Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2, Research Indicates

Medscape (8/14, Larkin, Subscription Publication) reports, “Most Canadians now have hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through natural infection, primarily from the Omicron variant, and vaccination, but seropositivity varies by age and location, research...

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Resistance Less Common Among Transplant Recipients Treated With Maribavir For Cytomegalovirus, Research Suggests

Healio (8/14, Stulpin) writes, “Among transplant recipients being treated for cytomegalovirus, resistance was less common among those treated with maribavir vs. those treated with investigator-assigned standard therapy, researchers reported.” The findings...

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Percentage Of Americans With Long COVID Decreases, CDC Data Show

ABC News (8/10, Kekatos) reports that data show “in early June 2022, 7.5% of Americans aged 18 and [older] were experiencing long COVID,” but “by mid-June 2023, that figure had fallen to 6%, according to a new report published Thursday by the Centers for...

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Drugmakers Trial New Antibiotics Targeting Strains Of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea

Bloomberg (8/10, Griffin, Subscription Publication) reports, “A rise in gonorrhea infections has drugmakers racing to develop new therapies as the sexually transmitted infection increasingly evades the last medication that can effectively treat it.” Resis...

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West Nile Virus Could Spread Into More Places Due To Climate Change, Experts Warn

The Washington Post (8/10, Suliman, Francis) reports, “The West Nile virus is more commonly contracted in warmer climates, where hot and tropical temperatures allow the mosquitoes that carry it to thrive.” Infectious disease “experts are increasingly conc...

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Health Officials Prepare For Rise In Respiratory Illnesses, Encourage Vaccinations

CNN (8/10, Howard) reports, “State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses this fall, and they are making plans to urge everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19, flu and respir...

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Variant EG.5 Causing 17% Of New COVID-19 Cases In US, CDC Data Show

CNN (8/9, Goodman) reports, “Nationally, EG.5 is causing about 17% of new COVID-19 cases in the country, compared with 16% for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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New COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Available By End Of September

CBS News (8/9, Tin) reports, “The first new COVID-19 vaccines updated for this fall season are now expected to be available by the end of September, once both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sign off on...

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Study Indicates Long COVID Symptoms Can Linger For Two Years

Biden Administration Trying To Accelerate Timeline For COVID-19 Vaccine Program For The Uninsured

WHO, US CDC Tracking New BA.2.86 Variant Of COVID-19

New Study May Help Researchers Understand Link Between Chikungunya Virus And Arthritis

Maryland Confirms First Locally Acquired Malaria Case In Over 40 Years

Ivermectin Still Neither Effective Nor Approved For COVID-19 Treatment, FDA Says

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continuing To Increase In US, CDC Says

Fecal Microbiota Therapy, Live-Jslm Improves HRQOL In Patients With Recurrent CDI, Research Suggests

Intramuscular Sotrovimab Well Tolerated, Noninferior To Intravenous Administration In Patients With COVID-19, Research Suggests

Majority Of Babies Who Ended Up In ICU With RSV In Late 2022 Were Previously Healthy, Study Indicates

Ozone Diffusion Plus UV-C Irradiation Effective At Reducing Hospital Pathogens, Research Suggests

COVID-19 Infection Tied To Change In Menstrual Cycle Length Similar To Changes Seen After Vaccination, Study Suggests

Most Canadians Now Have Hybrid Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2, Research Indicates

Resistance Less Common Among Transplant Recipients Treated With Maribavir For Cytomegalovirus, Research Suggests

Percentage Of Americans With Long COVID Decreases, CDC Data Show

Drugmakers Trial New Antibiotics Targeting Strains Of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea

West Nile Virus Could Spread Into More Places Due To Climate Change, Experts Warn

Health Officials Prepare For Rise In Respiratory Illnesses, Encourage Vaccinations

Variant EG.5 Causing 17% Of New COVID-19 Cases In US, CDC Data Show

New COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Available By End Of September