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UrduCountries fighting outbreaks of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 should consider using the antibodies of people who have recovered from infection to treat cases and provide short-term immunity—lasting weeks to months—to critical health care workers, argue two infectious disease experts.
Tag: COVID-19
VIDEO on COVID-19 Causes, Consequences and Questions with Newswise Experts
Newswise Experts Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media, including public health, testing, business and financial markets, 2020 elections, and more
Important Information About COVID-19 for Those with Asthma
COVID-19 is causing confusion and anxiety for many, including those with asthma. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology advises staying on your asthma medications to keep asthma under control.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss COVID-19 Impacts on Film, Television, Festivals
Hollywood film premieres and festivals are delayed, canceled in light of coronavirus New Brunswick, N.J. (Mar. 12, 2020) – Rutgers scholar Albert Nigrin, an expert in cinema studies, is available to discuss Hollywood’s reaction to COVID-19 as it postpones the…
Rutgers Expert Discusses How to Talk to Students About COVID-19
Rutgers psychology expert Maurice Elias is available to discuss how to talk about coronavirus in school using social and emotional learning. “Children need to know that they are safe, that their school is a safe place and that if they…
Hackensack Meridian Health’s Center for Discovery and Innovation Launches Rapid Response Coronavirus Test
Health care network deploys diagnostic to faster respond to outbreaks as they happen
DePaul University experts available to discuss coronavirus issues
Faculty experts at DePaul University are available for news media interviews about the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholars who research transportation, supply chain management, the history of pandemics, public health, hospitality and more.
Coronavirus K-12 closures impact safety, stability for vulnerable NYC students
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the first NYC public school closures on Thursday, adding to the over 1,000 K-12 schools across the country that are closing or moving to online education to help control the spread of…
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 leading companies to move annual meetings online
Amid decisions to cancel or postpone large gatherings and events, many corporations – including Starbucks and Qualcomm — are choosing to move their annual shareholder meetings online. Public interest advocates fear that this trend could become permanent at companies hoping…
What is “social distancing” and should we be doing it?
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, many are starting to consider scaling back exposure to people, a tactic called “social distancing” and a buzz phrase for people closely following the pandemic. Much to the delight of germophobes and introverts, epidemiologists say social distancing can help prevent the spread of disease.
Keck Medicine of USC Takes Precautionary Measures to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the rising number of cases in California, Keck Medicine of USC has taken precautions to protect staff and patients and reduce the spread of the disease.
Considerations about current evolution of SARS-nCOV-2 epidemic in Italy
In Italy, a COVID-19 epidemic is raging. This analysis, which might be useful also to forecast the next epidemic trends in the U.S., is briefly recapitulated in the following document.
Coriell Life Sciences to Provide Coronavirus COVID-19 Reporting to Laboratories
Coriell Life Sciences (CLS), a leading provider of molecular test interpretation and reporting, is offering its coronavirus analysis and reporting services to laboratories throughout the United States at no cost during this period of public health crisis.
Coronavirus Dehydration Concerns & Solutions Addresses by Board Certified Internist, Who Facilitates Donation Benefitting (Hydrating) Health Workers & Test-Positive Patients in Hard-Hit States
Amid escalating concerns about derivative health implications of COVID-19 and influenza illnesses in general—with dehydration paramount among the more ubiquitous health concerns as detailed in a multitude of reports—board-certified internist Dr. Blanca Lizaola-Mayo is driving awareness for, and underscoring the importance of, proper hydration—and understanding the perils of dehydration—as a way to stay healthy and better recover from sickness.
Now is the time to act on the coronavirus
I am the Director of the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia. My colleagues and I have been following COVID-19 since the middle of January. Our analysis of the data leads me to believe that serious action now is imperative.
Medical Experts – Masks not effective protection for Virus
Medical experts believe that masks do not provide effective protection against Virus Medical experts in many Hospitals/Institutions believe that masks are not very effective in stopping virus or from spreading. The best way to stop as shown in the image.…
COVID-19 Expert Panel Live Event Series – Media Invited to Attend and Submit Questions, 2 PM EDT Thursday March 12 and 2 PM EDT Monday March 16
redirect to event registration Newswise Live Expert Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media, including public health, testing, business and financial markets, 2020 elections, and more. Experts from institutions…
Care for Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19
Initial reports suggest that COVID-19 is associated with severe disease that requires intensive care in approximately 5% of proven infections.1 Given how common the disease is becoming, as in prior major severe acute respiratory infection outbreaks—SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS…
Avoiding Chinese restaurants due to unfounded association with coronavirus is latest example of racist consumer behavior against Asians and Asian Americans
Avoiding Chinese restaurants due to an unfounded association with the coronavirus is the latest example of racist consumer behavior against Asians and Asian Americans, according to Robert Ji-Song Ku, chair and associate professor in the Department of Asian and Asian…
Rachel Vreeman Appointed Chair of Global Health and Director of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Appointment Enhances Efforts by the Institute to Improve Health of Communities Locally and Internationally
UCLA OB/GYN expert offers tips for pregnant women amid COVID-19 outbreak
Dr. Neil Silverman, clinical professor of OB/GYN in the division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at UCLA Health, offers tips for pregnant women on how to stay healthy amid the coronavirus outbreak. Take the same precautions as everyone else. In general, pregnant women are at…
COVID-19: Exploring the Unanswered Questions with Newswise Live Expert Panel
Newswise Live Expert Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media, including public health, testing, business and financial markets, 2020 elections, and more.
Novel coronavirus: Experts in epidemics, economics, disease modeling, other fields available for interview
Virginia Tech experts on a variety of subjects are available for media interviews related to SARS-CoV-2 (commonly referred to as the novel coronavirus.) Media experts: History of epidemics— Expert who studies history of epidemics: ‘Panic may be the worst possible response’…
COVID-19 Expert Panel Live Event – Media Invited to Attend and Submit Questions, Date and Time TBA
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COVID-19 poses risk to global supply chains
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professors Goker Aydin and Tinglong Dai of Carey Business School discuss how COVID-19 is impacting business supply chains and operations.
Story Tips From Johns Hopkins Experts on COVID-19
The following are various story ideas regarding the COVID-19 illness. To interview experts in these tips or others at Johns Hopkins, contact [email protected].
Knowing more about a virus threat may not satisfy you
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about a new infectious disease threat could also be more likely to believe they don’t know enough, a new study suggests.
live COVID-19, corona virus monitor, reporting
Interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real time. Background On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of an outbreak of “pneumonia of unknown cause” detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China – the seventh-largest city…
What does self-quarantine mean?
So, what does self-quarantine look like? Susan Wootton, MD, an infectious disease pediatrician at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, explains.
NEW STUDY ON COVID-19 ESTIMATES 5.1 DAYS FOR INCUBATION PERIOD
An analysis of publicly available data on infections from the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the respiratory illness COVID-19 yielded an estimate of 5.1 days for the median disease incubation period, according to a new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Endocrine Society cancels ENDO 2020 amid COVID-19 concerns
Today, following the latest reports from the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local health authorities in San Francisco, the Endocrine Society announced the necessary cancellation of ENDO 2020.
Market Turbulence from Covid-19, OPEC: Maryland Smith Finance Experts Available
Looking for an expert who can lend some context to the current gyrations in the financial markets? The following experts from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to speak about financial sector disruption, in…
Study Estimates COVID-19 May Have Infected Over 9,000 in U.S.
By March 1, more than 9000 people in the U.S. may have already been infected by COVID-19 (coronavirus), far more than the number that had been publicly reported, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.
Understanding COVID-19 Origins First Step to Treating Cases, Stopping Spread
“The new virus originating from Wuhan is the third coronavirus that has made the ‘jump’ from animals to humans,” explains Enrico Bucci, Ph.D., professor and research scientist at the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), at Temple University in Philadelphia.
FAU Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians Train for Coronavirus Contagion
With seven reported cases in Florida to-date, FAU emergency medicine resident physicians prepared for the threat of a coronavirus contagion using a simulated or “mock” disaster scenario at FORTS Medical. The simulation involved a cruise ship dock-setting scenario and mock passengers were transported by bus. The passengers stormed into the large warehouse to challenge the resident physicians to react and respond quickly to triage the patients. About 100 people participated in the half-day simulation including local nurses, paramedics, and student and community actors.
Coronavirus and the Workplace: Rutgers Experts Available for Interview
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (March 6, 2020) – The coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak is raising questions about internal communications, telecommuting, sick leave, and other policies. Workplace experts in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations are available for interview on an ongoing basis…
Millions of US workers at risk of infections on the job, UW researchers calculate, emphasizing need to protect against COVID-19
A University of Washington researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection as the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, continues to break out across the U.S.
FSU professors available to comment on economic impact of coronavirus
As the coronavirus disease 2019 —or COVID-19— continues to spread, it disrupts world markets, supply chains and entire economies. As of March 5, nearly 100,000 people were confirmed infected and more than 3,000 deaths attributed to the disease.The spread of coronavirus continues to create instability on a global scale.
Thinking about cancelling your spring break plans? Ask yourself these questions.
A handy checklist to help you decide whether to travel for spring break, in light of COVID-19.
Coronavirus: What companies and the federal government should do to help: A Q&A with @MichiganRoss professor Ravi Anupindi
FACULTY Q&ARavi Anupindi.Ravi Anupindi is a professor of technology and operations and faculty director for the Center for Value Chain Innovation at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He discusses how companies can deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.Ravi Anupindi.What can companies do right now to deal with supply chain interruptions?Anupindi: It is important to recognize that virus outbreaks are different from other types of disruptions like fires, floods and earthquakes.
Dr. Graham Carlos Available to Discuss #Pneumonia in the Context of #Coronavirus
Graham Carlos III, MD, is an associate professor of Medicine serving as the Joseph J. Mamlin Chief of Medicine for Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis. He is a practicing pulmonary and critical care physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical…
IU’s Clark explains link between conjunctivitis and COVID-19, with steps to protect eye-care professionals and patients
Dr. Christopher Clark, a visiting lecturer at the Indiana University School of Optometry, co-authored a recent article in the journal Review of Optometry, explaining that conjunctivitis is likely an early symptom of COVID-19, even in patients with no other apparent…
Rutgers expert available to discuss discrimination and elderly health risks due to Coronavirus
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Discrimination and Elderly Health Risks Due to Coronavirus A Rutgers University population health epidemiologist and expert on violence prevention and elder abuse is available to comment on discrimination against Asians related to COVID-19 and the…
Early research on existing drug compounds via supercomputing could combat coronavirus
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used Summit, the world’s most powerful and smartest supercomputer, to identify 77 small-molecule drug compounds that might warrant further study in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which is responsible for the COVID-19 disease outbreak.
Public Health Expert Available to Discuss Emergency Preparedness and Response to COVID-19
Mitchel Rosen, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Rutgers School of Public Health Center for Public Health Workforce Development, is available to comment on emergency preparedness and response to COVID-19. Rosen is an occupational safety and health expert, with…
AANA’s COVID-19 Resources: Keeping Providers and Patients Safe During Surgery
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has compiled resources to help Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) develop strategic steps for managing patients with expected or confirmed infection of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Safety Advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus)
Advice from a Doctor – The new NCP coronavirus may not show sign of infection for many days, how can one know if he/she is infected. By the time they have fever and/or cough and goes to the hospital, the…
Baylor University Interior Design Team Helps Prepare a Hyperclean Play Space for Children with Compromised Immunity
A Baylor University interior design team is assisting Decon7 Systems — manufacturer of a powerful disinfectant used by the military, first responders and, most recently, hospitals in China as they battle Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) 19 — in designing a hyperclean play space for children with diseases that compromise their immunity.
Travel history should become routine in medical assessments to slow pandemics’ spread
Integrating travel history information into routine medical assessments could help stem the rapidly widening COVID-19 epidemic, as well as future pandemics, infectious disease specialists recommend in the Annals of Internal Medicine.