Krishna “Just Stay Home” Komanduri
Chief, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, @SylvesterCancer, @ASTCT Past President, viruses, immunity, father of 4, #bmtsm Previously MIT/UMN/UCLA/UCSF/MDACC
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Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country 'back from the doctors'
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner boasted in mid-April about how the President had cut out the doctors and scientists advising him on the unfolding coronavirus pandemic, comments that came as more than 40,000...
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T-Cells from recovered COVID-19 patients show promise to protect vulnerable patients from infection
T-cells taken from the blood of people who recovered from a COVID-19 infection can be successfully multiplied in the lab and maintain the ability to effectively target proteins that are key to the virus's function, according to a new study published...
Pence is no longer expected to preside over Amy Coney Barrett vote, aide says
With the election just over a week away, the race between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden heats up. Here's the latest news on campaigns, voting and more.
Winter Is Coming: Time for a Mask Mandate
A requirement to cover your face in public could be more of a cultural norm than a political statement.
ACP: Falsely Accusing Physicians of Overcounting COVID-19 Deaths For Financial Gain is Reprehensible | ACP Newsroom | ACP
Statement attributable to: Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP President, American College of Physicians Philadelphia, PA (October 25, 2020) – The American College of Physicians (ACP), on behalf of internal medicine physicians (internists) and related...
Krishna “Just Stay Home” Komanduri
The American College of Physicians is the primary medical society for Internal Medicine doctors. They are condemning the false accusations of @POTUS: Falsely Accusing Physicians of Overcounting #COVID19 Deaths For Financial Gain is Reprehensible.
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Health agency halts coronavirus ad campaign, leaving Santa Claus in the cold — The Wall Street Journal
A federal health agency halted a public-service coronavirus advertising campaign funded by $250 million in taxpayer money after it offered a special vaccine deal to an unusual set of essential workers: Santa Claus performers.
Krishna “Just Stay Home” Komanduri
Read this. It’s mind boggling and stretches credibility. The $250M campaign aimed at limiting despair included a deal where Santas and elves would spread hope in exchange for early #vaccine access. Real government #COVID19 policy by @TheOnion.
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Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States
A modeling study using case and mortality data from the first 8 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States explores five potential future scenarios of social distancing mandates and mask use at the state level, with projections of the...
Will masks become the 'new normal' even after the pandemic has passed? Some Americans say so
Some Americans are realizing that wearing a mask isn't a big deal. Even after the crisis has passed, they'd keep wearing them in crowded places, especially with a cough or sniffle.
Dr. Glenn Flores Named Chair of Pediatrics at Miller School
Glenn Flores, M.D., FAAP, director of the Health Services Research Institute at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and professor of pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, has been named chair of the Department of...
Salesforce CEO gives all employees Election Day off, encourages others to join campaign
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff confirmed today in a tweet that the company will be giving all employees across the globe the day off to vote on Election Day, November 3, and encouraged other companies to make a commitment to do the same.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Collects Significant Amount of Asteroid Bennu - OSIRIS-REx Mission
Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission team received on Thursday, Oct. 22, images that confirm the spacecraft has collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission requirements – acquiring at...
The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives
The pandemic death toll could be lowered by next spring if more Americans wear masks, a new analysis finds.
GOV. NOEM: Update on South Dakota’s COVID-19 response
It has been nearly eight months since COVID-19 first hit our state. Though there is still much to learn, we are fortunate to have a much better sense of the
Live update from the city after reports of all-time high COVID-19 spike
El Paso County reported an all-time high new COVID-19 cases with 1,161 and four additional deaths Thursday.
Reliability of Laboratory-Developed Tests Called Into Question - Cancer Therapy Advisor
A recent HHS announcement addressed all LDTs, including those used for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer.