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  • How Amish People Informed a COVID-19 Clinical Trial with Douglas Vaughan, MD

    How Amish People Informed a COVID-19 Clinical Trial with Douglas Vaughan, MD

    A rare blood disorder related to people missing a protein, called PAI-1, was identified in a small Amish community. Douglas Vaughan, MD, studies the community and found that those without the protein seem to live longer and healthier lives. Now a PAI-1 inhibitor drug will be used for the first time in the U.S. in…

  • Influenza and COVID-19 with Michael Ison, MD, MS

    Influenza and COVID-19 with Michael Ison, MD, MS

    As flu season begins and COVID-19 continues to spread, Michael Ison, MD, is here to share some of his latest findings. He is part of Northwestern research teams running studies both on COVID-19 and on influenza vaccines and treatments.

  • At-Home Care for COVID-19 Patients with Jeffrey Linder, MD, MPH

    At-Home Care for COVID-19 Patients with Jeffrey Linder, MD, MPH

    Millions of people are now living with COVID-19 and their long-term outcomes are unknown. Northwestern’s Jeffrey Linder, MD, says more research studies on this group are needed to provide better information about COVID-19 care before, during and beyond the hospital.

  • COVID-19 Antibody Testing with Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD

    COVID-19 Antibody Testing with Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD

    A team of Northwestern scientists have come together from across disciplines to develop a COVID-19 antibody test designed for at-home use. Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, is part of the team working on this test to determine prior exposure to the virus.

  • COVID-19 Deaths and Racial Health Disparities with Clyde Yancy, MD

    COVID-19 Deaths and Racial Health Disparities with Clyde Yancy, MD

    Although COVID-19 doesn’t necessarily discriminate, some communities are far more susceptible to the disease. People who are black or African-American are more likely to contract the virus – and to die from it. Clyde Yancy, MD, discusses reasons for these outcomes and the need to fully address health care disparities in America.

  • Wearable Device to Monitor COVID-19 Symptoms with John A. Rogers, PhD

    Wearable Device to Monitor COVID-19 Symptoms with John A. Rogers, PhD

    Monitoring patients and frontline health care workers for symptoms of COVID-19 could get much easier with a small wireless sensor developed by scientists at Northwestern and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Northwestern’s John A. Rogers, PhD, explains.

  • The Dangers of Unproven COVID-19 Therapies with Benjamin Singer, MD

    The Dangers of Unproven COVID-19 Therapies with Benjamin Singer, MD

    While the world anxiously awaits a vaccine for COVID-19, some physicians on the front lines are trying new or repurposed therapies in an effort to help COVID patients. Benjamin Singer, MD, a Northwestern physician-scientist, discusses his experiences in the ICU during this time and his recently published letter warning against the use of unproven therapies.

  • Investigating the New Coronavirus with Karla Satchell, PhD, Part 2

    Investigating the New Coronavirus with Karla Satchell, PhD, Part 2

    This is an update to the Jan. 28, 2020 episode about Northwestern microbiologist Karla Satchell’s effort to lead an investigation into the structure biology of the components of COVID-19. The goal is to ultimately understand how to stop it from replicating in human cells through a medication or vaccine.

  • High Risk Adults and COVID-19 with Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH

    High Risk Adults and COVID-19 with Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH

    In mid-March, the early days of Chicago’s COVID-19 outbreak, older adults with multiple chronic conditions didn’t think the disease would affect them and reported not changing their behaviors, according to the results of a Northwestern Medicine study. Michael Wolf, PhD, who led this study, explains the results and how public health interventions are needed to…

  • Staying Positive During Social Isolation with Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH

    Staying Positive During Social Isolation with Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH

    Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, is a social psychologist and professor of Medical Social Sciences at Feinberg who studies the impact of positive emotion on health-related and other life stress. She discusses her research and things you can do to increase positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.