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Released: 14-Mar-2021 9:00 AM EDT
COVID-19 has changed surgery forever
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

ASA answers top-six questions patients may have about procedures

Released: 12-Mar-2021 4:20 PM EST
Understanding New Guidelines for COVID-Vaccinated People
Cedars-Sinai

New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention open up the world just a bit for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But don’t toss away your collection of masks just yet.

Released: 12-Mar-2021 1:25 PM EST
Why People Who Are Blind Need COVID-19 Vaccinations Now
Lighthouse Guild

States across the country should include blindness on the list of underlying conditions that makes a person eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now.

   
Released: 12-Mar-2021 1:20 PM EST
Vacuna de ARN mensajero contra COVID-19 reduce enormemente riesgo de infección asintomática y contagio a los demás
Mayo Clinic

Diez días después de recibida la segunda dosis de una vacuna de ARN mensajero, vacuna ARNm o vacuna contra la COVID-19, las personas sin síntomas de la enfermedad del coronavirus tienen mucho menos probabilidad de dar positivo para la infección y de propagarla sin saber que están enfermas que quienes aún no se han vacunado contra la COVID-19.

Released: 12-Mar-2021 8:05 AM EST
Sleep Maximizes Vaccine Effectiveness
University of South Australia

With the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines now underway, University of South Australia sleep experts are urging people to reprioritise their sleep, as getting regular and sufficient sleep is known to boost your immune system.

Released: 12-Mar-2021 7:20 AM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Fast-tracking clinical trials, vaccine delivery, and personal protective equipment through engineering: Live virtual event for March 11, 3PM ET with ASME
Newswise

Fast-tracking clinical trials, vaccine delivery, and personal protective equipment through engineering: Live virtual event for March 11, 3PM ET

   
Released: 11-Mar-2021 3:05 PM EST
American Cleaning Institute Joins National Blue Ribbon Task Force To Stem Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning product supply chain, joined the National Blue Ribbon Task Force to Stem COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy. This is a national effort spearheaded by The Creative Coalition in partnership with the Dean of the Yale University School of Public Health that brings together the most significant influencers and leaders in the U.S. in a national campaign aimed at reducing vaccine hesitancy across the most vulnerable communities.

Released: 11-Mar-2021 10:30 AM EST
ACAAI Updates Guidance on Risk of Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

An update from the ACAAI COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force on the risk of allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines - including the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Released: 11-Mar-2021 10:25 AM EST
Leading the Way in Practical Treatment of COVID-19
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A Michigan Medicine team’s online guidelines have been viewed more than 30,000 times by providers in 150 countries since the beginning of the pandemic--and their deployment of an effective COVID-19 therapy has been a model for health systems and hospitals statewide.

Released: 11-Mar-2021 10:10 AM EST
Messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduce risk of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, spread to others
Mayo Clinic

Ten days after receiving a second dose of a messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccine for COVID-19, patients without COVID-19 symptoms are far less likely to test positive and unknowingly spread COVID-19, compared to patients who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19 are authorized for emergency use in the U.S.

Released: 11-Mar-2021 8:00 AM EST
University of Northern Colorado Immunology Expert Discusses COVID-19 Vaccines, Debunks Misinformation
University of Northern Colorado

Nick Pullen, Ph.D., an associate professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado, shares his expertise on the COVID-19 vaccines and debunks some of the myths surrounding them.

   
Released: 10-Mar-2021 5:00 PM EST
Mount Sinai Researchers Find that a Second Shot of COVID-19 Vaccine May Not be Necessary in Previously Infected Individuals
Mount Sinai Health System

A single shot of one of the currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines may be sufficient to provide immunity to individuals who have previously been infected by the virus, thus eliminating the need for a second dose and helping to stretch severely limited vaccine supplies, a study from Mount Sinai has found

Released: 10-Mar-2021 11:00 AM EST
Story Tips from Johns Hopkins Experts on COVID-19
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Since its opening in January 2016, the Johns Hopkins Capacity Command Center has helped the Johns Hopkins Health System manage hospital operations — notably the flow of patients. So when the COVID-19 pandemic and the first people with the illness came to the hospital, the capacity command center was ready to manage the influx of patients.

Released: 9-Mar-2021 4:40 PM EST
Capitalizing on measles vaccine’s successful history to protect against SARS-CoV-2
Ohio State University

A new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, developed by giving a key protein’s gene a ride into the body while encased in a measles vaccine, has been shown to produce a strong immune response and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and lung disease in multiple animal studies.

Released: 9-Mar-2021 12:55 PM EST
Big shift seen in high-risk older adults’ attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Last fall, many older adults were on the fence about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a poll taken in October. But a new poll taken in late January shows a large uptick in positive attitudes, including among people over 50 who are Black, Hispanic or in fair or poor health.

Released: 9-Mar-2021 12:30 PM EST
Endocrine Society joins ASBMR and other bone health organizations to provide guidance on COVID-19 vaccine and osteoporosis
Endocrine Society

As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be distributed, the world’s leading bone health research, clinical, and patient advocacy organizations ASBMR, Endocrine Society, AACE, ECTS, NOF, and IOF provide recommendations to assist clinicians in managing osteoporosis treatments for their patients who plan to get vaccinated. The full guidance document with supporting evidence is available at https://www.asbmr.org/about/statement-detail/joint-guidance-on-covid-19-vaccine-osteoporosis

Released: 9-Mar-2021 11:20 AM EST
"Video: Should I get the COVID-19 if I have an autoimmune disease?"
Autoimmune Association

The approval of COVID-19 vaccines has brought with it hope, excitement, as well as concerns. AARDA is committed to ensuring you have the information you need to make the right decisions for your health. A panel of medical experts will discuss frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines, as well as address audience questions.

Released: 9-Mar-2021 10:05 AM EST
Why the lovable llama might be a secret weapon against COVID-19
Argonne National Laboratory

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, scientists have turned to an unlikely source for a potentially effective treatment: tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas.

Released: 8-Mar-2021 4:15 PM EST
LifeBridge Health Launches Mobile Van to Provide Vulnerable Communities Access to COVID-19 Testing, Senior and Pediatric Care
LifeBridge Health

LifeBridge Health recently announced the launch of its “Care Happens Here” mobile unit, which will bring a wide range of healthcare testing and treatment services, including COVID-19 vaccinations, to vulnerable communities throughout central Maryland.

Released: 8-Mar-2021 12:15 PM EST
More than 2/3 of Indiana nursing home staff would take COVID-19 vaccine
Regenstrief Institute

In a study conducted shortly before COVID-19 vaccines became available in the U.S., more than two-thirds of nursing home and assisted living staff in Indiana indicated willingness to receive a vaccine immediately or in the future.

Released: 8-Mar-2021 10:05 AM EST
Diphtheria risks becoming major global threat again as it evolves antimicrobial resistance
University of Cambridge

Diphtheria - a relatively easily-preventable infection - is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and in future could lead to vaccine escape, warn an international team of researchers from the UK and India.

Released: 8-Mar-2021 8:00 AM EST
Mount Sinai Develops a Safe, Low-Cost COVID-19 Vaccine That Could Help Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Mount Sinai Health System

A low-cost COVID-19 vaccine candidate that could be produced in the United States and worldwide using existing influenza virus manufacturing infrastructure has been developed by researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Released: 5-Mar-2021 3:15 PM EST
Monoclonal Antibody "Cocktail" Blocks COVID-19 Variants: Study
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A monoclonal antibody “cocktail” developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to neutralize the COVID-19 virus is effective against all known strains, or variants, of the virus, according to a report published in the journal Nature Medicine.

Released: 4-Mar-2021 11:45 AM EST
Equitably Allocating COVID-19 Vaccine
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Equitable implementation of COVID‐19 vaccine delivery is a national and global priority, with a strong focus on reducing existing disparities and not creating new disparities. But while a framework has been recognized for equitable allocation of COVID‐19 vaccine that acknowledges the rights and interests of sexual and gender minorities (SGM), it fails to identify strategies or data to achieve that goal.

Released: 4-Mar-2021 11:40 AM EST
Behind the Scenes at a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The principal investigators of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials at Rutgers discuss how the university became a site and their challenges and successes. The Rutgers J&J trial site was the second-largest clinical trial for the company.

Released: 4-Mar-2021 11:15 AM EST
Rutgers University’s Resilient, Innovative Year Confronting COVID-19
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The last year, which has been unlike any other in Rutgers’ 254-year history, has centered on keeping the Rutgers community safe, providing top-notch health care, developing the first saliva test for the coronavirus and helping society cope with the biggest global public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Released: 4-Mar-2021 10:45 AM EST
New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
Washington University in St. Louis

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form of the virus that sparked the pandemic, potentially undermining the effectiveness of vaccines and antibody-based drugs now being used to prevent or treat COVID-19.

Released: 4-Mar-2021 10:35 AM EST
St. Jude launches program to boost HPV cancer prevention across the globe
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude is dedicating staff and resources to focus on the prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers around the world through HPV vaccine awareness programming.

Released: 4-Mar-2021 8:05 AM EST
COVID vaccines aren't 'gene therapy'
University of California, Irvine

Fact-checking a false claim about COVID-19 vaccines

Released: 3-Mar-2021 3:20 PM EST
COVID-19 Simulation Shows Importance of Continued Safety Efforts During Vaccine Distribution
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Research out on the pre-publication website medRxiv shows how non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) like mask wearing and physical distancing can help prevent spikes in COVID-19 cases as populations continue to get vaccinated.

Released: 2-Mar-2021 5:10 PM EST
Tip Sheet: Diversity in vaccine clinical trials, behind-the-scenes look at COVID-19 biostats, new cell therapy approved, plus meet ‘Megasphaera hutchinsoni’
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

SEATTLE —  March 2, 2021 — Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.March is Women’s History month. We’d like to honor Dottie Thomas, known as the “mother of bone marrow transplantation.” She spent years working as a research partner alongside her husband, Nobel Prize-winning Dr.

   
Released: 2-Mar-2021 2:20 PM EST
The implications of swollen lymph nodes following COVID-19 vaccination
Massachusetts General Hospital

Lymph nodes in the armpit area can become swollen after a COVID-19 vaccination, and this is a normal reaction that typically goes away with time.

Released: 2-Mar-2021 11:45 AM EST
New cell line could lead to more reliable vaccine development to fight costly pig virus
Iowa State University

The production of autogenous vaccines to fight individual strains of the virus that causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome depends on the ability of scientists to isolate the virus, but sometimes that’s a tricky process. A new study from an Iowa State University researcher shows that a new cell line may offer a better alternative to the cell line most commonly used to isolate the PRRS virus. But the vast majority of vaccine producers use the established cell line, and it remains to be seen how readily they might adopt the use of a new one.

Released: 2-Mar-2021 8:25 AM EST
Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus
Los Alamos National Laboratory

A novel computer algorithm that could create a broadly reactive influenza vaccine for swine flu also offers a path toward a pan-influenza vaccine and possibly a pan-coronavirus vaccine as well, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications.

   
Released: 1-Mar-2021 3:15 PM EST
COVID-19 Vaccinations Can Result in False Positive Medical Imaging Exams: What Can Medical Providers Do?
American College of Radiology (ACR)

A new article published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) explains how patients recently vaccinated for COVID-19 can experience false-positive imaging exams and outlines steps providers can take to reduce unwarranted follow-up care for these findings.

Released: 1-Mar-2021 3:00 PM EST
Goodbye UTIs: Duke scientists develop vaccine strategy for urinary tract infections
Duke Health

Duke researchers describe a new vaccination strategy that they think could re-program the body to fight off the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections.

Released: 1-Mar-2021 11:45 AM EST
Rutgers Female Professors Reflect on Past Year of Racial Unrest, Pandemic
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

After a year of racial unrest due to the killing of unarmed Black men and women and the upending of our regular lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many have forged a new outlook on life. Two Black Rutgers female faculty share their reflections on the past year and their hopes for the future.

   
Released: 1-Mar-2021 10:20 AM EST
Innova Medical Group Announces New Chairman and Chief Medical Officer
Innova Medical Group, Inc.

Innova Medical Group, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of rapid antigen test kits and leader in COVID-19 testing solutions globally, announced today the appointment of Sean Rogers as Chairman of Innova Medical Group, and Todd Malan, M.D., as Innova's Chief Medical Officer.

Released: 1-Mar-2021 9:45 AM EST
An epidemiologist breaks down the numbers on Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

While the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine that has now received emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a lower efficacy rate compared to other previously approved vaccines, an expert with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) explains why it is still a significant step toward ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 1-Mar-2021 9:00 AM EST
Why COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods fall short and 3 ways to improve them
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team including Binghamton University professor Nicole Hassoun suggests three ways to more fairly and effectively distribute the vaccine so that people in poor countries get the vaccine as soon as possible.

Released: 1-Mar-2021 8:00 AM EST
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Join Ad Council’s National Campaign to Educate Public on COVID Vaccines
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is part of a national campaign to provide fact-based answers to questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Released: 1-Mar-2021 6:05 AM EST
March SLAS Discovery Explores COVID-19 Drug Therapies Six Months Later
SLAS

The March edition of SLAS Discovery features the cover article, “Therapeutic and Vaccine Options for COVID-19: Status After 6 Months of the Disease Outbreak” by Christian Ogaugwu (Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria ), Dawid Maciorowski, Subba Rao Durvasula, Ph.D., Ravi Durvasula, M.D., and Adinarayana Kunamneni, Ph.D. (Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA).

   


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