Topic: Infectious Diseases April 16, 2020 Research in most university labs moved from bench to internetSome labs remain active, with focus switched to COVID-19.Medical Campus & Community April 13, 2020 Podcast: Clinical trials launch to evaluate antimalarial, antidepressant drugs to treat COVID-19Repurposing of FDA-approved drugs is fastest way to launch COVID-19 clinical trials.Podcast, Show Me the Science April 13, 2020 Study to evaluate antidepressant as potential COVID-19 treatmentDrug fluvoxamine may help prevent life-threatening ‘cytokine storm’.News Release April 10, 2020 Social distancing has graduate students defending theses onlineFamily, friends tune in from afar to support major milestone.Medical Campus & Community April 9, 2020 Clinical trial launches to evaluate antimalarial drugs for COVID-19 treatmentCigna/Express Scripts provided the drugs; open to COVID-19 patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.News Release April 3, 2020 With low supplies, DIY medical gear is on the riseSource: NPR Science Friday April 3, 2020 Medical Campus students mobilize to help health-care workers, communityEfforts include making face shields, summarizing research, providing child care, delivering food to those at risk.Medical Campus & Community April 3, 2020 Medical clinic shifts approach to patient care to defend against COVID-19FEMA disaster management strategy guides rapid turnaround.News Release April 2, 2020 Podcast: Can plasma from COVID-19 survivors help others battle the disease?Henderson is a leader of clinical study exploring whether antibodies in plasma can be used as treatment.Podcast, Show Me the Science March 27, 2020 Why ‘death rates’ from coronavirus can be deceivingSource: NPR March 26, 2020 Podcast: Infectious diseases expert on the current state of the novel coronavirusLawrence discusses medical response to COVID-19 and what might be expected moving forward.Podcast, Show Me the Science March 23, 2020 Possible COVID-19 treatment: transfusion of antibodies from recovered patients’ bloodCentury-old idea applied to modern pandemic.News Release March 20, 2020 Medical students lead effort to collect masks, gowns, gloves, eye protectionResearch labs asked to donate personal protective equipment for medical use.Medical Campus & Community March 19, 2020 Crowdsourced supercomputing project sets sights on coronavirusFolding@home targets COVID-19, number of volunteer ‘folders’ skyrockets.News Release, Video March 5, 2020 School of Medicine physicians, researchers tackle coronavirusClinical teams ready; research for vaccines, drugs underway.News Release January 29, 2020 Immune responses to tuberculosis mapped across 3 speciesDetailed genetic road map will guide research into TB treatments, vaccines.News Release January 28, 2020 1 in 4 kids who get antibiotics in children’s hospitals are prescribed the drugs incorrectlyOveruse contributes to dangerous drug-resistant bacteria.News Release December 24, 2019 Why isn’t there a vaccine for staph?New approach points to untapped immune cells, early immunization.News Release December 3, 2019 Halting opioid abuse aim of several grants from NIH, CDCDozens of grants awarded nationwide in search of answers to addiction, deaths.News Release November 26, 2019 Drug-resistant staph can spread easily in household environmentsResearch reinforces need for frequent hand washing.News Release November 25, 2019 Gut microbes alter characteristics of norovirus infectionFindings, in mice, could guide research into future therapies.News Release November 15, 2019 How do I know if my kid needs antibioticsSource: New York Times October 3, 2019 Specialist care crucial for hospital patients with fungal infectionsSource: U.S. News & World Report September 24, 2019 For hospitalized patients with fungal infections, specialists save livesInfectious disease physicians cut death rates by 20%.News Release Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 … 16 Next ›