Beginning Tuesday, American Esoteric Laboratories in Memphis will begin processing blood samples to see if people who have recovered from COVID-19 have developed the antibodies that may give them immunity.
The COVID death toll rose to eight – four each – on Monday, April 20, at the Carriage Court and Village at Germantown assisted care facilities – two of nine outbreaks of the virus at assisted living facilities in Shelby County.
As a physician who spends a considerable part of my day in the emergency department and intensive care units, I see coronavirus trepidation growing more palpable.
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, has awarded 12 Fellows and 18 Summer Fellows totaling more than $1.8 million to institutions across the country. These grants are made possible by the fundraising efforts of St. Baldrick’s volunteers, shavees, donors, and advocates in 2019.
In the race to identify solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are joining the fight by applying expertise in computational science, advanced manufacturing, data science and neutron science. April 20: AI in Medicine
The uncertainties about COVID-19 abound. No one truly knows what tomorrow will bring, much less next week, next month or next year. It remains unclear when businesses will reopen and when the economy could start to rebound, when sports could resume and when holidays can be marked in groups of family and friends, rather than… Read More
Seeing a bunch of young people roughhousing outdoors, or wandering in the streets, or hanging out on corners may seem like an act of rebellion or carelessness during this time of coronavirus.
Dr Shyam Sathanandam at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Interventional Cardiologist has advised that catheterization laboratories should develop strategies for patient care by preserving and repurposing resources at this time of Covid 19 pandemic.
