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FDA Grants Clearance To Respiratory Viral Panel Test For Rapid RSV, COVID-19, Influenza Detection

Pharmacy Times (8/2, Hunter) reports, “The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to Becton, Dickinson and Company’s Respiratory Viral Panel test, a novel polymerase chain reaction assay that can quickly determine whether a patient has COVID-19, influenza A, influe...

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Newly Discovered Genetic Variant Appears To Lower HIV Levels In Some People With African Ancestry, Research Suggests

HealthDay (8/2, Thompson) says, “A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports.” This “variant, carried by an estimated 4% to 13%...

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DNA Methylation Test Identifies Origins Of Multiple Gastrointestinal Cancers, Research Suggests

Healio (8/2, Shinkle) reports, “A multitarget stool DNA methylation assay accurately detected and identified the tissue of origin for multiple gastrointestinal cancers, according to study results.” The findings were presented at ASCO Breakthrough.

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Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise In Mid-Stage Trial

MedPage Today (8/2, Sullivan) reports, “An investigational vaccine that contains the nucleoprotein of the influenza A virus appeared promising as a universal flu shot that could protect against multiple strains, regardless of annual mutations, a phase 2a...

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FDA Publishes Revised Draft Guidance For HIV Drugmakers

Bloomberg Law (8/2, Castronuovo, Subscription Publication) reports, “Makers of HIV drugs for global distribution may add manufacturing sites or make other application changes after receiving tentative approval from the FDA, according to revised draft guid...

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NIH To Launch Multiple Studies Evaluating Long COVID Treatments

The AP (7/31, Neergaard) reports, “The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions.” Two othe...

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Children With Multiple Comorbidities At Increased Risk For Severe Outcomes After COVID-19 Infection, Research Suggests

Healio (7/31, Weldon) reports, “A large study in the United Kingdom revealed some ‘epidemiologic nuances’ of COVID-19 in children, experts said.” The researchers “found that the risk for severe COVID-19 among children remained low throughout the first 2 y...

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Corticosteroids Were Most Common Initial Drug Regimen For Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 In 2021, Early 2022, Study Finds

Pulmonology Advisor (7/31, Stong) reports that “among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in 2021 and early 2022, the most common initial drug regimens were corticosteroids (CS), CS plus remdesivir, and remdesivir, according to study findings.” The findin...

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Three People Living With HIV Had Promising Outcomes After Donating Kidneys To Three Others With HIV, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (7/31, DeBenedette) reports, “Three people living with HIV had promising outcomes after donating kidneys to three others with HIV,” investigators concluded in the findings of a “prospective study within the HOPE in Action Multicenter Consort...

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Some Countries Close To Meeting UNAIDS Target, But Global HIV Efforts Still Unequal

Medscape (7/31, Nogrady, Subscription Publication) reports on significant developments and setbacks in the fight against HIV worldwide. With the 2030 UNAIDS targets in sight, new infections have been decreasing, and 86% of people with HIV globally are awa...

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Leprosy Cases Surging In Central Florida, CDC Says

The Hill (7/31, Oshin) reports “health officials say that cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, are surging in Central Florida.” In a Monday news release, the CDC “said that Central Florida has accounted for 81 percent of reported cases in the...

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HIV Program Credited With Saving Millions Of Lives At Risk Due To “Abortion Politics”

The Washington Post (7/29, A1, Diamond) reported that for 20 years, the US “has pursued a far-reaching global agenda to fight HIV and AIDS, an initiative credited with saving more than 25 million lives.” However, “the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS R...

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Obesity Cardiomyopathy Identified As Distinct Pathology Tied To Sudden Cardiac Death

MedPage Today (7/28, Lou) reported, “Obesity cardiomyopathy (OCM) was identified as a distinct pathology associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD),” researchers concluded in findings published in JACC: Advances. The study, which included data from autops...

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Increase In Waterborne Infections Following Hurricanes, Long-Term Data Show

Healio (7/28, Feller) wrote, “More than 2 decades of data show that exposure to tropical storm or hurricane rainfall increases the risk of acquiring waterborne diseases, demonstrating the storms’ threat to public health, researchers reported.” The finding...

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Risk Of Acquiring Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In ICU Higher After Exposure To Prior Bed Occupants, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/28, Kuhns) reported, “Exposure to previous bed occupants infected or colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) increases the risk for MDRO acquisition among patients in intensive care units, according to results of...

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Some Signs Of Mild COVID-19 Wave In Late Summer, Experts Say

CNN (7/28, Goodman, McPhillips) reported, “Many signs are pointing to a Covid-19 summer surge – although one that’s far less intense than what emerged the past few summers.” Health “experts say they do not expect that cases will be severe or that the upti...

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Rising Crisis Of Antibiotic Resistance Being Driven By Overuse In Patients, Livestock

USA Today (7/30, Weintraub) reports on the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance, with over 2.8 million Americans suffering from antimicrobial-resistant infections in 2019, causing over 35,000 deaths, according to the CDC. The pandemic has exacerbated t...

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CDC Director Says Agency Likely Will Release Guidance Recommending Annual COVID-19 Booster Shots

Fox News (7/28, Musto) reported CDC Director Mandy Cohen “said Thursday that her agency would likely come out with guidance in the fall that Americans should get an annual COVID-19 booster shot.” Cohen said, “We’re just on the precipice of that, so I don’...

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Theory Holds Climate Change Behind Increased Prevalence Of Candida Auris

The AP (7/27, Fassett) reports that Candida auris “is a globally emerging public health threat that can cause severe illness, including bloodstream, wound and respiratory infections.” A “prominent theory” for this “sudden explosion of Candida auris, which...

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Both Moxidectin Or Ivermectin In Combination With Albendazole Exhibit Low Efficacy Against Trichuriasis In Adolescents, Adults, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/27, Kuhns) reports study results indicate that “both moxidectin or ivermectin in combination with albendazole have low efficacy against trichuriasis among adolescents and adults.” Infections Disease Advisor adds, “Researchers...

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FDA Grants Clearance To Respiratory Viral Panel Test For Rapid RSV, COVID-19, Influenza Detection

Newly Discovered Genetic Variant Appears To Lower HIV Levels In Some People With African Ancestry, Research Suggests

DNA Methylation Test Identifies Origins Of Multiple Gastrointestinal Cancers, Research Suggests

Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise In Mid-Stage Trial

FDA Publishes Revised Draft Guidance For HIV Drugmakers

NIH To Launch Multiple Studies Evaluating Long COVID Treatments

Children With Multiple Comorbidities At Increased Risk For Severe Outcomes After COVID-19 Infection, Research Suggests

Corticosteroids Were Most Common Initial Drug Regimen For Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 In 2021, Early 2022, Study Finds

Three People Living With HIV Had Promising Outcomes After Donating Kidneys To Three Others With HIV, Researchers Say

Some Countries Close To Meeting UNAIDS Target, But Global HIV Efforts Still Unequal

Leprosy Cases Surging In Central Florida, CDC Says

HIV Program Credited With Saving Millions Of Lives At Risk Due To “Abortion Politics”

Obesity Cardiomyopathy Identified As Distinct Pathology Tied To Sudden Cardiac Death

Increase In Waterborne Infections Following Hurricanes, Long-Term Data Show

Risk Of Acquiring Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In ICU Higher After Exposure To Prior Bed Occupants, Research Suggests

Some Signs Of Mild COVID-19 Wave In Late Summer, Experts Say

Rising Crisis Of Antibiotic Resistance Being Driven By Overuse In Patients, Livestock

CDC Director Says Agency Likely Will Release Guidance Recommending Annual COVID-19 Booster Shots

Theory Holds Climate Change Behind Increased Prevalence Of Candida Auris

Both Moxidectin Or Ivermectin In Combination With Albendazole Exhibit Low Efficacy Against Trichuriasis In Adolescents, Adults, Study Indicates