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Biography : Dr. Emanuel Maidenberg, an expert on stress, anxiety and trauma, is available to speak on fears sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Maidenberg can address how the virus may be contributing to increased anxiety, worry, panic and social withdrawal. …
In a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), AACC is urging the agency to allow clinical laboratories to develop coronavirus tests without going through FDA review. Lifting this regulatory requirement is key to ensuring that all patients have access to high-quality coronavirus testing and that healthcare workers have the tools they need to control the spread of this disease in the U.S.
A Virginia Tech professor who studies the history of international epidemics says the United States “should look to history for guidance on how to interpret news reports” about the spread of SARS-CoV-2, previously known as the 2019 novel coronavirus. “Our…
Peter Loge is an expert in political communication relating to public health initiatives and is the director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Loge can discuss the…
UAB experts provide tips for you to prepare yourself in the event of the spread of COVID-19.
The Age of Cooptation: The Cost of Doing Business in Xi’s China (Business, China, China Capitalism, International Trade, Supply Chain, Xi Jinping, Covid19, Coronavirus) By Doug Guthrie The cost of doing business in China today is a high one,…
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICEFeb. 27, 2020 ‘Stuck’ at sea: Coronavirus challenges cruise industry Leisure cruises have found themselves in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak. The disease-stricken Diamond Princess, still docked in the Japanese port of Yokohama, was…
Findings from CT scans provide new insight that could lead to quicker diagnosis
As of Feb. 25, 2020, the World Health Organization reported 79,339 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Thirty-four countries have reported cases, including 2,619 deaths.The WHO has not declared COVID-19 as a pandemic — a situation defined somewhat vaguely by the WHO as “the worldwide spread of a new disease.
Doctors from the University Hospitals (UH) Roe Green Center for Travel Medicine provide the following health tips for vacationers thinking about a cruise in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 1. As always, the best infection control measure is…
Harvard University scientists will collaborate with Chinese colleagues to elucidate the basic biology of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and the resulting disease, toward new diagnostic tools, vaccine development and antiviral therapies. The collaboration is part of a $115 million research initiative funded by China Evergrande Group.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health experts available for media covering novel coronavirus (COVID-19) include: Dr. Robert J. Kim-Farley serves as professor-in-residence of epidemiology and community health sciences at the Fielding School. His previous roles include director of the Division of…
From working to develop one of the first nonhuman primate models for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to designing new nanotechnology-based tests to rapidly diagnose infections, researchers at Tulane University are responding across disciplines to the emerging coronavirus epidemic.
Experts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham are avaliable to comment on the state of COVID-19, including the development of an investigational compound at UAB, next steps for a vaccine, what the state of the outbreak looks like, what…
Professor James “Mac” Hyman’s goal is to help the public health community better understand and predict the spread of the COVID-19 and to quantify the effectiveness of various efforts to stop it.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Feb. 17, 2020 China delays political meetings, signals coronavirus disruption On Monday, China said it was considering delaying its two annual political meetings, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative…
Researchers investigating the drug prescription response to a “superbug” enzyme that renders bacteria resistant to antibiotics are available to discuss why such resistance is posing a growing risk during pandemics such as the current coronavirus.
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