Search Tag: Coronavirus
COVID-19: Still Poorly Understood
2020 02 Oct
During the first few months of the coronavirus disease, it was being suggested that severe COVID-19 may represent a hyperimmune disorder, similar to secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). Cytokine storm, elevated plasma levels, ferritin and inflammatory biomarkers are all typical signs of sHLH/MAS.... Read more
Pandemic Prevention Strategies
2020 28 Sep
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed numerous vulnerabilities in global health systems. The existing facilities have been insufficient, and much of non-COVID-19 care has been suspended. The infrastructure and supply chains have proven to be easily disrupted. The public health efforts led by local, national and international agencies have received a lot... Read more
COVID-19 and Increase in OHCA
2020 18 Sep
COVID-19 has a wide range of presentations including asymptomatic to various intensity of symptomatic patients, some of whom develop acute respiratory distress syndrome and require mechanical ventilation. COVID-19 first hit in December 2019 in China. Outside of China, Northern Italy was also sufficiently impacted by it, leading to a high number of... Read more
Siemens Healthineers Collaboration With CDC To Standardize SARS-CoV-2 Assays
2020 15 Sep
The collaboration will standardize SARS-CoV-2 assays by defining concentrations of antibodies to specific viral proteins to confer neutralization that could one day be extrapolated to thresholds considered sufficient to confer immunity. Standardization across manufacturers is also expected to improve patient care by enabling long-term antibody level... Read more
Siemens Healthineers Collaboration With CDC To Standardize SARS-CoV-2 Assays
2020 15 Sep
The collaboration will standardize SARS-CoV-2 assays by defining concentrations of antibodies to specific viral proteins to confer neutralization that could one day be extrapolated to thresholds considered sufficient to confer immunity. Standardization across manufacturers is also expected to improve patient care by enabling long-term antibody level... Read more
Pandemic Spotlights The Urgent Need For A National Patient Safety Board
2020 08 Sep
September 17th is WHO’s World Patient Safety Day. There’s no better moment in history to call for new legislation that finally ensures health worker and patient safety. Today, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation released a detailed white paper and its leadership issued the following statement urging the creation of a National Patient Safety... Read more
COVID-19 Case Presentations - A New York City Experience
2020 10 Sep
Date: Sept 10, 2020 Duration: 90 minutes Speaker: Dr. David Kaufman MD is a critical care physician. He is an expert at supervising multidisciplinary innovation and quality improvement and has participated in multiple clinical research projects. Some of Dr. Kaufman’s major research interests include fluid optimization and hemodynamics,... Read more
Hologic Launches Validated Pooling Protocol for COVID-19 Testing
2020 11 Aug
In Time of Extraordinary Need, New Protocol Expected to Help Laboratories Deliver Greater Quantities of Highly Accurate Molecular Test Results and Reduce Turnaround Times Hologic, Inc. announced today that it has validated use of its Aptima® and Panther Fusion® molecular diagnostic COVID-19 assays with pooled patient samples and completed... Read more