Team uses COVID-19 to test automated acute disease profiling

by Paul Govern Automation could speed high-throughput phenotyping of acute disease, a new study shows.  Electronic health records (EHRs) are a mainstay of observational clinical studies, epidemiological studies and disease surveillance. Teams often begin by training a machine learning (ML) algorithm to find cases and controls in the EHR population. Creating training sets for this supervised ML step...

Climate Change Drives New Cases of Malaria, Complicating Efforts to Fight the Disease

The number of malaria cases rose again in 2022, propelled by flooding and warmer weather in areas once free of the illness. NYT > Health

Mutation Protected Man From Alzheimer’s Disease, Hinting at Treatment

A man in his early 40s showed physical signs of the illness, but didn’t develop symptoms until he was nearly 70 because of a protective gene. NYT > Health

The Disease Took Zara, Then Sara. Could Ayla Be Saved?

Two sisters in one family died from a genetic disorder. Before a third child with the disease was born, doctors hatched a plan to spare her of its effects. NYT > Health

Dolly Parton donates $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  by Craig Boerner Dolly Parton is donating $ 1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, another transformative gift aimed to help in the fight against serious infectious diseases such as coronavirus that have worldwide ramifications. Dolly Parton and longtime friend, Naji Abumrad, MD. (photo Courtesy of Dolly Parton) Ongoing research in the Division...

Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities

Guidance on preparing for, preventing, and managing the spread of COVID-19 in correctional and detention facilities. 2019 Novel Coronavirus

“Supermeres” may carry clues to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19

PHOTO: Members of the supermere discovery team include (front row from left) Qi Liu, PhD, Robert Coffey, MD, Qin Zhang, PhD, and (back row from left) James Higginbotham, PhD; Dennis Jeppesen, PhD; and Jeffrey Franklin, PhD. (hoto by Erin O. Smith) by Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a nanoparticle released from cells, called a “supermere,” which contains...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET)

Learn about hospital surveillance (rates) and how that information helps find who is most at risk for severe illness and death, including important demographic information 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Interim Guidance on Unsheltered Homelessness and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for Homeless Service Providers and Local Officials

Guidance intended to provide key actions that local and state health departments, homelessness service systems, housing authorities, emergency planners, healthcare facilities, and homeless outreach services can take to protect people experiencing homelessness from the spread of COVID-19. 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Interim guidance for homeless service providers to plan and respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Home Page 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Guidance for healthcare professionals who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials. 2019 Novel Coronavirus