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January 26, 2022
Home-monitoring program for COVID-19 is effective, bridges digital divide
School of Medicine, BJC HealthCare program reaches patients in under-resourced communities.
News Release
January 25, 2022
Grossman, Henderson honored by international blood association
Recognized for research on convalescent plasma, COVID-19.
National Leaders
January 13, 2022
Podcast: Hospitalized patients with COVID reach record levels
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' looks at how our health-care system is attempting to keep up with the exploding number of sick patients during the virus’s latest wave.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
December 23, 2021
What makes an mRNA vaccine so effective against severe COVID-19?
Shots trigger exceptional antibody response by activating key helper immune cells.
News Release
December 21, 2021
Grants fund drug development for devastating tropical diseases
Aim is better treatments for river blindness, intestinal worm infections.
News Release
December 20, 2021
Podcast: Facing another pandemic holiday season
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' features doctors who face exhaustion as they work in emergency rooms and ICUs again crowded with COVID-19 patients.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
December 9, 2021
Podcast: Omicron has arrived
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' looks at the new, highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, and how scientists are working to determine whether it evades vaccines and to identify strategies to stay safe.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
December 7, 2021
CDC initiative to combat antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases
School of Medicine projects focus on superbugs commonly found in hospitalized patients in India, Pakistan.
News Release
December 6, 2021
The winter of complicated vaccination statuses
Source: The Atlantic
December 3, 2021
How COVID-19 harms the heart
Source: National Geographic
December 3, 2021
We’ll know more soon about Omicron. Here’s how to interpret the coming flood of data
Source: STAT News
December 1, 2021
A reason for optimism on Omicron: Our immune systems are not blank slates
Source: STAT News
November 23, 2021
Infectious diseases organization honors 9 WashU physicians
Chrisler, Durkin, Hsueh, Kwon, Spec, Budge, Escota, Woeltje, Philips elected fellows.
National Leaders
November 19, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine elicits weak antibody response in people taking immunosuppressant
TNF inhibitors especially impair antibody response against delta variant.
News Release
November 18, 2021
The pandemic’s next turn hinges on three unknowns
Source: The Atlantic
November 18, 2021
Podcast: What’s up with boosters?
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' discusses the expanding availability of booster vaccines in the fight against COVID-19.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
November 11, 2021
Living with COVID-19
Science, medicine and healthcare adapt to a pandemic world.
Outlook Magazine
November 9, 2021
Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, follow-up study indicates
Low-cost drug lowers risk of hospitalizations, deaths.
News Release
November 3, 2021
Podcast: Vaccines approved for younger kids
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' focuses on the newly announced federal emergency use authorization to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11. Millions of such children could be fully vaccinated by November's end.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
October 25, 2021
Older people’s resilience during pandemic focus of $9 million grant
Research to explore the effects of social isolation on cognitive, emotional health.
News Release
October 21, 2021
Bridging the COVID-19 funding gap
Donors and faculty members come together to advance critical research.
Outlook Magazine
October 21, 2021
Podcast: Remaining resilient while the pandemic drags on
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' focuses on how children and adults remain resilient despite the isolation and stresses of the pandemic.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
October 12, 2021
Common respiratory virus manipulates immune genes to protect itself
Findings could lead to better therapies for respiratory syncytial virus infection.
News Release
October 11, 2021
Antiviral compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells
New compound also could be effective against other coronaviruses.
News Release