COVID-19
COVID-19
09/28/2020
This roundup discusses recent findings from a study that examined rates of previous infection with COVID-19, how vitamin D affects outcomes in hospitalized patients, and a newly-tested antibody cocktail...
09/28/2020
Viral infections
Viral infections
09/18/2020
This roundup discusses recent findings from a study contradicting earlier evidence into the way that SARS-COV-2 enters and infects cells, whether the virus will become seasonal, and new data on a...
09/18/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
09/14/2020
The SECURE-IBD Registry was designed to identify the impact of the pandemic on patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Speaker Erica J. Brenner, MD, provided an update on what the registry has revealed at...
09/14/2020
vaccination
vaccination
09/11/2020
This roundup discusses the recent pausing of a Phase 3 vaccine trial, a new antibody test, and outcomes among young adults with COVID-19.
09/11/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
08/31/2020
This roundup discusses and update to the authorization from the FDA for the use of remdesivir in patients with COVID-19, the accuracy of saliva-based tests, and the first confirmed case of reinfection in...
08/31/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
08/27/2020
In a regional update on the pandemic, Gil Melmed, MD, and Christina Ha, MD, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reviewed the impact of COVID-19 on patients with inflammatory bowel disease and...
08/27/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
08/24/2020
This roundup discusses the recent authorization from the FDA for the use of convalescent plasma in patients with COVID-19, the effects of ACEi/ARB use in patients with hypertension and COVID-19, and the...
08/24/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
08/21/2020
This roundup details a study into the effectiveness of remdesivir in patients with moderate cases of COVID-19, and several studies examining various methods of transmission of the virus.
08/21/2020
Health Care Disparities
Health Care Disparities
08/18/2020
New findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine have added to increasing evidence of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 based on race/ethnicity.
08/18/2020
Treatment
Treatment
08/17/2020
This roundup details a study into the development of T cell responses in various levels of disease severity, the potential of an existing drug to treat COVID-19, and updates from the CDC.
08/17/2020