Monthly Archives: October 2023
Kanika (K): Tell us a little bit about your background. David (D): I spent my formative years in Ghana, where I completed my secondary school education at Notre Dame Minor Seminary and Senior High school and my undergraduate studies in pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. I moved to the United […]
Infection
Assessment of hybrid population immunity to SARS-CoV-2 following breakthrough infections of distinct SARS-CoV-2 variants by the detection of antibodies to nucleoprotein
Oct
Abstract Immunity induced by vaccination and infection, referred to as hybrid immunity, provides better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections compared to immunity induced by vaccinations alone. To assess the development of hybrid immunity we investigated the induction of Nucleoprotein-specific antibodies in PCR-confirmed infections by Delta or Omicron in vaccinated individuals (n = 520). Eighty-two percent of the participants […]
Tyler, Texas (Oct. 26, 2023) — High blood pressure is a problem for a large percentage of East Texans, but that soon may be changing thanks to a study led by two physicians with the UT Health East Texas Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Frank Navetta and Dr. Robert Smith are researching a new procedure […]
Oct
Philadelphia, October 26, 2023 – Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for women within most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. A new study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, characterizes the risk profile for black and nonblack women with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) enrolled in the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) […]
Oct
Abstract Respiratory mucosal immunity induced by vaccination is vital for protection from coronavirus infection in animal models. In humans, the capacity of peripheral vaccination to generate sustained immunity in the lung mucosa, and how this is influenced by prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, is unknown. Here we show using bronchoalveolar lavage samples that donors with history of […]
Blood
Blood drive hosted by Hoxworth board member to raise awareness for sickle cell and need for diverse blood supply in Cincinnati
Oct
Carla’s journey with sickle cell disease began at the age of two, when, as her mother puts it, she “cried a cry she had never heard before.” After visiting Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Carla was diagnosed with sickle cell disease – a blood disorder that changes normal, round red blood cells into a rigid, crescent moon […]
New York, NY (October 26, 2023) Mount Sinai Health System announced today that “Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital” is the new name for its top-ranked heart service, formerly known as Mount Sinai Heart. The renaming honors Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital and President of the Fuster Heart Hospital, for the […]