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Just in time for children returning to school this fall, Baylor Scott & White Health has launched an at-home monitoring service for children diagnosed with COVID-19.

Just in time for children returning to school this fall, Baylor Scott & White Health has launched an at-home monitoring

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Laerdal Medical and TruCorp Partner to Launch a COVID-19 Solution for Quick and Cost-effective Ventilation Training for Healthcare Providers

August 20, 2020 sarah Jonas clinical training, COVID-19, covid19, Healthcare, Medical Training, Nursing Education, Patient Care, patient simulation, respiratory care

TruCorp, a provider of medical simulation training manikins, has partnered with world leading healthcare solutions provider, Laerdal Medical, to bring an easy-to-implement, cost-effective ventilation training solution to the market.

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History of insightful HIV research inspires neutron scattering approach to studying COVID-19

June 12, 2020 sarah Jonas AIDS, Coronavirus, covid19, High Flux Isotope Reactor, HIV, Neutron Scattering, Neutrons, Protease Inhibitor Drugs, SARS-CoV-2, Spallation Neutron Source

What began as novel investigations into HIV, abruptly pivoted to the novel coronavirus as it began to spread across the globe. Now, ORNL researchers are using neutrons to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 protease—a protein enzyme that enables the virus to replicate within the human body. Insights on the protein structure and its behaviors will be used to create more accurate models for simulations in aims of finding drug inhibitors to block the virus’s ability to reproduce.

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Lung Transplant Performed on a COVID-19 Patient at Northwestern Medicine

June 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Chicago, Coronavirus, coronavirus treatment, covid, COVID 19 Hospitals, covid 19 therapies, covid 19 treatments, covid19, Critical Care, First Of Its Kind, Lung Transplant, Organ Transplant, Pandemic, Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery

For the first time, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed a double-lung transplant on a patient whose lungs were damaged by COVID-19. The patient, a Hispanic woman in her 20s, spent six weeks in the COVID ICU on a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support machine that does the work of the heart and lungs.

Expert Pitch

Increased focus on fitness during COVID-19 pandemic due to need for emotional security

May 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Binghamton, Binghamton University, Coronavirus, COVID-19, covid19, Fitness, Health, Quarantine, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton, Wellness, Working Out

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has closed most gyms throughout the country, this isn’t stopping people from working out. Many people

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Why having a national health information technology infrastructure could help save lives

May 19, 2020 sarah Jonas Baylor College Of Medicine, covid19, public health emergencies, The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston

Real-time data about health and health care during the COVID-19 pandemic can help contain the virus but has been difficult to obtain. A new paper published in JAMA explores the concept of a national health information technology (IT) infrastructure to provide up-to-date patient information in public health emergencies, which can then be used in planning and containment efforts.

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Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss How to Reduce Risk on Vacation During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Cleaning, Coronavirus, COVID-19, covid19, face masks, Hand Sanitizer, Handwashing, Health, Infection, Masks, New Jersey, NJ, Pandemic, risk, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, self-isolation, social distancing, Travel, Traveling, Vacation, Virus

New Brunswick, N.J. (May 18, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Donald W. Schaffner is available for interviews on how to reduce the risk

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Rutgers Experts on #COVID19Disparities in Unemployment

May 7, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, covid19, Jobs, Jobs And Employment, Pandemic, Unemployment

Workplace experts in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations are available to comment on the April jobs report and how the unemployment crisis disproportionately affects women, people of color, and undocumented workers.

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Rutgers Expert Discusses How COVID-19 Causes Strokes in Otherwise Healthy Adults

May 7, 2020 sarah Jonas covid 19 stroke, COVID-19, covid19

Rutgers Expert discusses why strokes are increasingly occurring in younger COVID-19 patients and the precautionary measures that can help save their lives.

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Rutgers Expert: Expect More Strikes After Friday

April 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Amazon, Coronavirus, covid19, essential workers, essential workforce, grocery industry, Instacart, Labor, Retail, Strike, Walmart, Workers, Workers Rights

A coalition of Amazon, FedEx, Instacart, Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods workers are reportedly planning to call in sick or

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Food Safety and Coronavirus

April 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, covid, covid19, Food And Drug Administration, Food Safety, Michigan State University, Microbial, Risk Analysis

Covid Conversations on Risk featuring Jade Mitchell, Ph.D., and Felicia Wu, Ph.D. both from Michigan State University addresses food safety and risk. A recording of the webinar can be found on the SRA website at https://sra.org/covid-19-resources

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Expert: Economic Recovery will Rely on Businesses’ Ability to Adapt

April 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Business, corona virus, covid19, Emergency & disaster management, University at Albany

ALBANY, N.Y. (April 20, 2020) – With the country under stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19, concerns over

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