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On the front lines in the fight against COVID-19
...much of the day-to-day care for COVID-19 patients, and a large team of specialists who help guide the care. A multidisciplinary COVID-19 critical care task force that includes physicians from...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/on-the-front-lines-in-the-fight-against-covid-19/

Podcast: Facing another pandemic holiday season
...as our scientists and clinicians confront the COVID-19 pandemic. The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is here, but it’s the delta variant that has been driving a rapid increase in COVID-19...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast-facing-another-pandemic-holiday-season/

Podcast: Success stories and challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic
...for a conversation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Walensky, an internationally recognized expert on HIV/AIDS, noted that her experiences during the AIDS epidemic influenced her thinking around the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast-success-stories-and-challenges-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Podcast: Vaccines approved for younger kids
...as our scientists and clinicians confront the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has killed more than 5 million people around the world, with more than 740,000 dead in the United States. Although...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast-vaccines-approved-for-younger-kids/

COVID-19 patients’ blood plasma shows who is most likely to become severely ill
...been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Because the samples were obtained as patients were being admitted to the hospital, the proteins linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes were...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/covid-19-patients-blood-plasma-shows-who-is-most-likely-to-become-severely-ill/

Podcast: COVID-19 vaccines around the corner
...as our scientists and clinicians confront the COVID-19 pandemic. Drug companies are reporting eye-popping success rates in clinical trials of their vaccines to prevent COVID-19. It’s possible the first people...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast-covid-19-vaccines-around-the-corner/

Podcast: Clinical trials launch to evaluate antimalarial, antidepressant drugs to treat COVID-19
...scientists and clinicians confront COVID-19. Although anecdotal reports have suggested certain therapies help some patients, there still are no proven treatments for the disorder. In this episode, we discuss repurposing...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast-clinical-trials-launch-to-evaluate-antimalarial-antidepressant-drugs-to-treat-covid-19/

COVID-19 aggravates antibiotic misuse in India
...are much higher. Meanwhile, another public health crisis has emerged along with COVID-19: the widespread misuse of antibiotics. During India’s first surge of COVID-19, antibiotic sales soared, suggesting the drugs...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/covid-19-aggravates-antibiotic-misuse-in-india/

Podcast: Racism as a public health issue
...our scientists and clinicians confront the COVID-19 pandemic. In St. Louis, as in much of the United States, African Americans are more likely to test positive for COVID-19. They’re also...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast-racism-as-a-public-health-issue/

Podcast: Hospitalized patients with COVID reach record levels
...of COVID-19 patients in the hospital. A post-holiday spike in cases has seen the number of COVID-positive patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital rise to record levels....
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast-hospitalized-patients-with-covid-reach-record-levels/

COVID-19 vaccine trials to be conducted at Washington University, Saint Louis University
...who are likely to be exposed to COVID-19 or those at risk for severe disease from COVID-19, including participants over age 65. COVID-19 Prevention Network Washington University and Saint Louis...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/covid-19-vaccine-trials-to-be-conducted-at-washington-university-saint-louis-university/

For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19
...hormones and cardiovascular outcomes in long COVID-19, when the symptoms linger over many months,” said Diwan, who is a cardiologist. “We also are interested in whether men recovering from COVID-19,...
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/for-men-low-testosterone-means-high-risk-of-severe-covid-19/