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Single-Cell Analysis and Machine Learning Identify Major Target of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Scientists at the Yale School of Medicine are using single-cell RNA sequencing to learn how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with a host cell.
26 May 2020
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Video From the Latest Dean's Workshop, on May 21, Is Available
The fourth virtual Dean's Workshop was held on May 21, 2020. Video is available here. Participants discussed Yale’s modeling and quantitative science responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
22 May 2020
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“Risk of Resurgence” in COVID-19 Epidemic if Connecticut Reopens Too Quickly, YSPH Report Finds
As Connecticut tentatively reopens this week after a two-month shutdown, a new report by the Yale School of Public Health warns that if people resume normal activities and contacts too quickly there will be a “sharp resurgence” in hospitalizations and deaths in the coming months.
22 May 2020
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The Country Is Reopening—Now What?
“There is nothing magically ‘safe’ about May 20, and very little difference in epidemiologic risk between May 19 and May 21," says Jaimie Meyer, MD, MS, a Yale Medicine infectious disease specialist. Only a public health approach that is data-driven will dictate a slow and measured reopening.”
20 May 2020
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PMIS: Rare Inflammatory Syndrome Affecting Kids May Be Related to COVID-19
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital reports the state’s first cases, which appear to be linked to COVID-19
15 May 2020
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Borgstrom and Yale New Haven Health Help Guide a Hard-hit Portion of Connecticut Through Perilous Times
In addition to advising Governor Lamont’s administration on the state’s health response, Borgstrom and other members of the Health Response Team make sure that allocations of equipment, facilities, and personnel in suddenly overburdened health facilities meet the needs of patients.
7 May 2020
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See Video of the Third Dean's Workshop, Held on Friday, May 1
The third Dean's Workshop since the appearance of the COVID-19 pandemic took place on Friday, May 1. It was jointly presented by Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Health.
4 May 2020
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The Second COVID-themed Dean's Virtual Workshop Highlights Community Partnerships
Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD, spotlighted partnerships that are, in her words, “collaborating across institutional boundaries for the benefit of our community.”
29 Apr 2020
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Researchers at Yale Pursuing COVID-19 Vaccine Based on Powerful Yale Platform
Yale pathologist John “Jack” Rose believes a proven vaccine platform he pioneered decades ago using a livestock virus called vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) could produce better immunity than other vaccine candidates, and be scaled up quickly to meet global demand.
29 Apr 2020
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Saliva Samples Found Preferable to Deep Nasal Swabs for COVID-19 Testing
A YSPH study has found that saliva tests are more accurate and consistent than nasal swabs, opening the door for at-home, self-administered sample collection.
24 Apr 2020
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Yale Launches Clinical Trial for Drug to Treat Severe COVID-19 Patients
Yale researchers will begin a clinical trial at Yale-New Haven Hospital to test the effectiveness of a drug called ibudilast (MN-166) for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a life-threatening lung condition developed by some of the most seriously ill COVID-19 patients.
23 Apr 2020
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WHRY Funds Study on Sex Differences in the Immune Response to the Coronavirus
Women’s Health Research at Yale announced funding for a unique study focusing on sex differences in immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.
23 Apr 2020
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Sleep Apnea Devices Need Filter for Use in COVID-19, Yale Doctor Warns
A pair of Yale and Harvard professors have co-designed a device to make PAP devices for sleep apnea patients safer for use by those infected with COVID-19.
20 Apr 2020
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American Society for Clinical Investigation Inducts Four School of Medicine Faculty
ASCI has inducted 80 new members who come from 41 different institutions and represent excellence across the breadth of academic medicine. Four are faculty members at Yale School of Medicine.
17 Apr 2020
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Yale Receives Delivery of N95 Masks From Chinese NGOs
A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in China and the United States has donated more than 23,000 N95 masks to Yale School of Medicine to support care of patients during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
15 Apr 2020
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Gift by Rothberg Family Reinforces Yale Coronavirus Response
“Our doctors, nurses, and first responders, and all of our health care workers are saving the lives of people we love. We each need to do everything we can to keep them safe and let them know that we are there for them,” says Jonathan Rothberg.
13 Apr 2020
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At Dean's Virtual Workshop, Yale Scientists Describe Their Work to Halt COVID-19 Pandemic
Nine researchers who discussed their coronavirus work during a Dean’s Workshop on COVID-19 Research at Yale convened by medical school Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD.
9 Apr 2020
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Looking Out for Cytokine Storms
Immunologist Akiko Iwasaki shares her knowledge of human immune immunology—a system that factors heavily in what happens with fatal cases of COVID-19.
9 Apr 2020
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From Refining Tests to Tracing Its Path, an Innovative Yale Scientist Battles the Coronavirus
Nathan D. Grubaugh, PhD, who came to Yale in 2018, has been instrumental in two vital Yale projects in the battle to contain the novel coronavirus.
7 Apr 2020
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Yale’s Veteran Virologist Leads a Team to Close the Coronavirus Testing Gap
Marie-Louise Landry, MD, professor of laboratory medicine and of medicine (infectious diseases) and director of Yale’s Clinical Virology Lab, knew that with a concerted effort, her lab could replicate the COVID-19 test used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and quickly help expand the country’s testing capabilities.
6 Apr 2020