COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

Worries rise over bird flu in cows
Infectious disease experts are ratcheting up their watchfulness of the H5N1 influenza virus. That’s because the strain of “bird flu” has continued turning up in domestic livestock.
Bird flu in cows: Interesting anomaly or troubling harbinger of things to come?
The avian influenza virus H5N1 has only turned up in two humans in the U.S., but its recent spread to dairy cattle has some experts on at least slightly elevated alert.
Measles is on the march from airports to places near us
The U.S. eradicated measles in 2000. Today it’s making a comeback. What explains the unhappy revival?
AI identifies signs of COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images
The deep neural network was trained using over 40,000 patient ultrasound images and computer-generated facsimiles made from real scans.
Behind the scenes in COVID research labs, then and now
The past four years have witnessed major advancements in medical science’s drive to unravel the complexities of the human immune system. We have the COVID-19 pandemic to thank for much of the progress.

Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, professor and vice chair for research and innovation, and director of 3D clinical applications, University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital, explains what is involved in creating a 3D printiung program in radiology and how it helps patient care.

Pitching the business case for 3D printing labs in radiology

Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, University of South Florida, explains how her lab has helped improve patient care.

March 14, 2024

Data shows COVID precautions gave ‘screenable’ cancers an unwelcome opening

Many public health experts believe global pandemics will become more frequent in coming years. Given the advance warning, healthcare leaders should plan now to encourage screening compliance then.

February 24, 2024

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MRI shows brain ‘leakage’ that may explain cognitive decline from long COVID

A team from Ireland identified disruptions to the integrity of the blood vessels in the brains of patients experiencing brain fog due to the disease.

February 22, 2024

Multiple factors can interfere with pulse oximetry accuracy including skin pigmentation. Multiple studies have shown the inaccuracy of current pulse oximeters in patients with darker skin tones than whites, often over estimating their oxygenation when in fact they are hypoxic. Images courtesy of Masimo.

Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings impact Black heart failure patients and FDA plans to address this

Black patients are already less likely to receive LVADs or transplants compared to whites, and these inaccurate readings can further widen the disparities.

February 21, 2024

CDC: Updated COVID jab significantly reduces odds of infection

The latest COVID-19 vaccine began entering recipients’ bodies last September. Now comes early CDC data supporting the formulation’s general effectiveness.

February 4, 2024

Former Pfizer employee convicted of trading on COVID trial info

The statistician pocketed $270,000 in profits after Paxlovid's ability to combat COVID-19 was revealed publicly in a landmark announcement.

January 22, 2024

Deep-learning model able to diagnose COVID-19 from X-rays alone

The model outperformed other AI and was able to diagnose COVID-19 in lungs with greater than 98% accuracy.

January 10, 2024

Hospitals: Maybe don’t trim your PPE stockpiles just yet

Seeking to thwart transmission of communicable respiratory diseases among patients, visitors and staff, hospitals in a handful of states have reinstated masking mandates.

January 3, 2024

COVID-19

Worries rise over bird flu in cows

Bird flu in cows: Interesting anomaly or troubling harbinger of things to come?

Measles is on the march from airports to places near us

AI identifies signs of COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images

Behind the scenes in COVID research labs, then and now