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TWiV 300: So happy together
Recording together for the first time, the hosts of the science show This Week in Virology celebrate their 300th recording at the American Society for Microbiology headquarters in Washington, DC, where Vincent speaks with Dickson, Alan, Rich, and Kathy about their careers in science.
You can find TWiV #300 at www.twiv.tv.
Source: virology blog - August 31, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology Alan Dove dickson despommier ebola virus Kathy Spindler podcast research Rich Condit science career TWiV viral Source Type: blogs
The Misleading Arithmetic of COVID-19 Death Rates
Alan ReynoldsAssuming the number of people who have reportedly died from COVID-19 is reasonably accurate, then the percentage of infected people who die from the disease (the death rate) must surely have beenmuch lower than the 2 –3% estimates commonly reported. That is because the number of infected people is much larger than the number tested and reported.The triangle graph, from a February 10 study fromImperial College London, shows that most people infected by COVID-19 are never counted as being infected. That is because, the Imperial College study explains, “the bottom of the pyramid represents the likely larges...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 2, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Reynolds Source Type: blogs
TWiV 305: Rhymes with shinola
On episode #305 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Kathy continue their coverage of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, with a discussion of case fatality ratio, reproductive index, a conspiracy theory, and spread of the virus to the United States.
You can find TWiV #305 at www.twiv.tv.
Source: virology blog - October 5, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology ebola virus ebolavirus enterovirus epidemic EV-D68 Guinea Liberia polio-like paralysis reproductive index Sierra Leone Tagged as: case fatality ratio transmission viral Zaire Source Type: blogs
21st Century Cures Update: Ebola Hearing October 16, FDA's LDT Draft Guidance
This past July we wrote about the 21st Century Cures initiative and its efforts to bridge the gap between medical advances and the regulatory policies that govern them. The initiative, a bipartisan collaboration between Rep. Fred Upton (R–MI), chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Representative Diana DeGette (D–CO), one of the panel's senior Democrats, aims to examine the “full arc” of the innovation process to get new treatments and cures to patients more quickly and streamline the drug and device development process. Some of the initiative’s recent activity is summarized below.
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Source: Policy and Medicine - October 10, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Top medicine articles for October 2014
A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:Once-weekly insulin shot - Novo Nordisk's next idea http://buff.ly/1tiUC6vHow Lufthansa Cares for Passengers' Medical Needs http://buff.ly/1pK4ILCHow scammers trick your mind - they repeatedly use one or more of the same 7 persuasion principles. Scammers have used these principles for centuries. For instance, the Nigerian email scam might seem the product of the digital age, but a version of it existed in 16th Century Europe. http://buff.ly/1rIf4jo -- Understanding scam victims: 7 principles for systems security (University of Cambridge report) - PDF http...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - October 30, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: blogs
People Post: News of Foundation Staffers around the US; Fellowship Opportunity
Inside Philanthropy, an online publication, honored Paul G. Allen, founder of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, as its 2014 (and inaugural) Philanthropist of the Year. Among the reasons cited for honoring Allen was his $100 million contribution to “contain Ebola.” Read more about the foundation’s Ebola initiative. On April 21, Allen hosted the Ebola Innovation Summit, in partnership with the Skoll Global Threats Fund and the US Agency for International Development.
In October Jason Baisden was named a program officer at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, a statewide funder located in Winston-Salem, North Carol...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - May 7, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Lee-Lee Prina Tags: Equity and Disparities Global Health GrantWatch Children Health Care for the Elderly Health IT Health Philanthropy Policy Politics Safety Net Source Type: blogs
Four Ideas And One Big Lesson From Spotlight Health
This article is part of a series of blog posts by leaders in health and health care who participated in Spotlight Health from June 25-28, the opening segment of the Aspen Ideas Festival. This year’s theme was Smart Solutions to the World’s Toughest Challenges. Stayed tuned for more.
I knew I would learn a great deal when I attended the Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight Health session, “Before the Next Ebola Strikes: Lessons Learned.” I’ve read the perspective of those who have traveled to the hardest hit regions and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) views on how to prevent the next epidemic on Health ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - September 11, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Alan Weil Tags: Global Health Once in a Weil Aspen Ideas Festival Ebola Project HOPE Spotlight Health Tom Kenyon Source Type: blogs
Not Your Typical Health Conference: Takeaways From Spotlight Health
For the second year, a small Health Affairs team attended Spotlight Health in beautiful Aspen, Colorado. With life-sized scrabble games and lemonade stands by Jack, Spotlight Health is different from your typical health conference. This year’s topics also went beyond typical — opioids, planetary health, healthy eating, gender, and child development were some of the issues covered in sessions.
Here are a few of the ideas we heard that are worth sharing.
1. Curbing the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid crisis is disproportionately affecting those in rural areas. The US Department of Agriculture (yes, you read that right) i...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - July 7, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Rachel Dolan Tags: Costs and Spending Drugs and Medical Technology Equity and Disparities Featured Global Health Population Health Public Health Access big data Contraception opioid epidemic Pharma Source Type: blogs
TWiV 408: Boston Quammens
Four years after filming ‘Threading the NEIDL’, Vincent and Alan return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen.
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Source: virology blog - September 25, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology AIDS chimp David Quammens ebola virus HIV science writing siv spillover viral viruses zika virus zoonosis Source Type: blogs
TWiV 494: Ebola Makona is the opposite of hakuna matata
Vincent, Kathy, and Alan review the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the finding that mutations identified in the 2015 West African epidemic do not alter pathogenesis in animals. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: […]
Source: virology blog - May 20, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology Democratic Republic of the Congo ebolavirus Makona Mayingo pathogenesis transmission vaccine viral virology Ebola virus virulence viruses Source Type: blogs
2019 Health Law Professors Conference
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 27, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
TWiV 939: From lizards to Lassa with Tom Monath
Tom Monath joins TWiV to discuss his wide-ranging career that includes medicine, field work and vaccine development while working for the US government, the US military, and multiple biotechnology companies. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Guest: Tom Monath Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 939 (73 MB .mp3, 121 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email […]
Source: virology blog - September 25, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology Acambis COVID-19 dengue vaccine ebola virus Lassa virus NewLink Genetics vaccine platform viral viruses yellow fever virus Source Type: blogs
