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What we published in October 2020

Dr. Shivani Garg

Dr. Shivani Garg: Black patients with lupus have three times higher risk of stroke, 24 times higher risk of ischemic heart disease

COVID-19 virus

Tracking virus mutations reveals success of stay-at-home orders

COVID-19 virus

Recent study with Drs. Matthew Churpek and Nasia Safdar quantifies impact of region-specific COVID-19 social distancing orders

committee members Tripti Singh, MD; Arjang Djamali, MD, MS; Marin Darsie, MD; and Sarah Hackenmueller, PhD

Dr. Arjang Djamali leads committee to remove race from kidney function formula

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What we published in September 2020

Dr. Rogus Pulia

Dr. Rogus-Pulia receives prestigious award from the National Institute on Aging

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Dr. Crnich leads study on telehealth improvements in nursing homes to reduce COVID-19 spread

Medical professionals and UW students in health care disciplines learn improv techniques so they can tap creativity and spontaneity in stressful moments on the job. Photo Credit: Bryce Richter.

Health professionals learn empathy through improv

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What we published in August 2020

medical student and Shapiro Summer Research Program participant Antonio Medina Huerta’s at-home work space. (Photo by Antonio Medina Huerta)

Shapiro Summer Research Program flourishes during pandemic

Dudley Lamming, PhD, associate professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, works in his lab

Research from Dr. Lamming finds that metabolic health is not inextricably linked to lifespan

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Drs. Taylor and Misch release a case report on Powassan virus likely acquired through blood transfusion

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What we published in July 2020

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Department of Medicine members awarded funding from the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

Infectious Disease lab

UW study looks at new protections for frontline health care workers during COVID-19; recruitment open now

Elaine Pelley, MD, associate professor (CHS), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The implications of gender segregation in medical specialties

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What we published in June 2020

Dr. Amy Kind with a display of the Neighborhood Atlas map. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine

Dr. Amy Kind’s research influences policy on COVID-19 medication allocation

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Variation in false-negative rate of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction-based SARS-CoV-2 tests by time since exposure (review of previous studies)

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What we published in May 2020

Dr. Christopher Crnich and collaborators receive ICTR COVID-19 Response Grant Award

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: SARS-CoV-2 rates in BCG-vaccinated and unvaccinated young adults confirmed cases of coronavirus disease

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Use of prone positioning in nonintubated patients with COVID-19 and hypoxemic acute respiratory failure

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Cardiovascular disease, drug therapy and mortality in COVID-19

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Remdesivir in adults with severe COVID-19: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: No evidence that ACE inhibitors and ARBs increase risk of COVID-19 in two large studies from Italy and New York

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Characteristics of hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in an integrated health care system in California

Dr. Dudley Lamming in lab

Dr. Dudley Lamming receives UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative Award

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with Tocilizumab

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Alterations in smell or taste in mildly symptomatic outpatients with SARS-CoV2 infection

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Interim guidance by CDC for reopening

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Presenting characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes among 5,700 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the New York City area

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Four Department of Medicine faculty awarded Wisconsin Partnership Program Research Grants to address COVID-19 challenges

Dr. Nasia Safdar in her lab

Dr. Nasia Safdar receives the Association for Professionals in Infection Control’s 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Effect of high vs low doses of chloroquine diphosphate as adjunctive therapy for patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Pilot study suggests trials of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 are feasible

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Protecting workers aged 60-69 years from COVID-19

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Establishing a monkey model of SARS-CoV2 infection that recapitulates key features of COVID-19

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Neurologic manifestations of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in Wuhan, China

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Association of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors with severity or risk of death in patients with hypertension hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in Wuhan, China

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Evolving epidemiology and transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 outside Hubei Province, China: A descriptive and modeling study

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Variation in aerosol production across oxygen delivery devices in spontaneously breathing human subjects

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What we published in April 2020

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Study suggests peak virus shedding in the upper respiratory tract occurs before COVID-19 symptoms are apparent

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Study suggests a potential continuation of COVID-19 after initial wave

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DOM COVID-19 Journal Club: Studies suggest contradictory evidence on the use of cloth and surgical masks to prevent spread of COVID-19

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

Dr. Kari Wisinski appointed chair of The Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium steering committee

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What we published in March 2020

Dr. Brad Astor

Dr. Brad Astor contributes to updated clinical practice guidelines for cascular access in dialysis patients