Doctors at the University of Virginia are applauding the CDC for its new guidance, but say it is going to be up to the individual to weigh their personal risk. Dr. Costi Sifri with UVA Health says, although the announcement came quick, the science backs it up. He also says it is completely OK to still wear a mask if it gives you a level of comfort, but those who are fully vaccinated are safe from serious infection.
(Commentary co-written by Dr.Amita Sudhir, professor of emergency medicine) Earlier this month, the Ministry of Health issued revised home isolation guidelines. These guidelines are directed at patients and families seeking to isolate and monitor patients at home, as has long been the standard the world over. These guidelines are timely and acknowledge the need for home isolation and self-monitoring. Unfortunately, they also contain several recommendations which are at significant variance with the available evidence. In our view, these recommendations need to be urgently revisited.
(Commentary by Dr. Scott Heysell, associate professor of medicine, infectious diseases and international health; and Dr. Greg Townsend, associate professor of medicine, infectious diseases and international health and associate dean for diversity and medical education) The University of Virginia will join other public universities in the state to enact programs of scholarships or community-based economic development to benefit descendants of enslaved laborers. We applaud these important steps. However, we believe similar reparative approaches in health care should be championed, piloted and it...
Children ages 12-15 are now receiving COVID-19 vaccines through UVA Health. Appointments are required, but as of May 14, children between 12 and 15 are able to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the Seminole Square vaccination site.
On Friday, the University of Virginia Health System held a vaccine clinic from on the Downtown Mall in front of the Sprint Pavilion. Kids between the ages of 12 and 15 were able to get their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, as long as they had a parent or guardian with them.
That changed with the cancer drug, Cetuximab. In a clinical trial, one in four patients developed severe allergic reactions to the drug. Some even died. Naturally, Cetuximab was investigated. University of Virginia's allergy department focused on one specific part of the drug. The key ingredient in Cetuximab is a specific carbohydrate that all non-primate mammals carry in their cell walls and tissues, Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or, if you're pressed for time, alpha-gal. … UVA researchers have also linked the alpha-gal allergies with a higher risk of heart disease.
That changed with the cancer drug, Cetuximab. In a clinical trial, one in four patients developed severe allergic reactions to the drug. Some even died. Naturally, Cetuximab was investigated. University of Virginia's allergy department focused on one specific part of the drug. The key ingredient in Cetuximab is a specific carbohydrate that all non-primate mammals carry in their cell walls and tissues, Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or, if you're pressed for time, alpha-gal. … UVA researchers have also linked the alpha-gal allergies with a higher risk of heart disease.
Adams’ letter cited Sen. Dan Sullivan’s rankings from the Lugar Center, a Washington D.C. think tank established by a former Republican Senator, and the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a joint project of Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia. The Lugar Center ranks him as the 16th most bipartisan senator and Center for Effective Lawmaking rank him as the fifth most effective Republican senator.
For the first time ever, UK parents can take an online course to learn about a mysterious area of the brain that houses something that could unleash their children's inner CEO: ‘Executive Functions.’ The course is heavily influenced by research from leading neuroscientists, including Professor Adele Diamond (Professor of Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia) and Dr Peg Dawson (Clinical psychologist from the University of Virginia and author of “Smart but Scattered”).
It’s natural to want to do more. According to research at the University of Virginia, our brains tend to take an additive approach.
In this case, the app is PositiveLinks, a combination health clinic portal and community forum that people with HIV receiving care at the University of Virginia Ryan White HIV Clinic can use to track appointments, remember their meds, access lab results and stay in contact with their providers. In addition, it comes with an anonymous message board for people with HIV to talk with one another. People who have used the English-language version of the app have seen an improvement in their ability to remain engaged in care and on medication—and therefore have better access to the health benefits o...
Virginia’s daily vaccination rate is dropping rapidly, making the number of unvaccinated individuals large enough to cause worries for researchers at the University of Virginia. But those worries are mixed with optimism as things are looking up in the commonwealth with dropping daily caseloads. During the past week, daily infections have declined 28%, the UVA Biocomplexity Institute reported Friday.
A weekly report by UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute acknowledges the success with a drop in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. But mixed with an optimistic tone was an assessment of vaccination situation. The number of doses administered each day is declining rapidly, with first doses dipping below 15,000 daily recently, the report said. This is happening around the entire state, even in areas like Northern Virginia.
(Podcast) To help kids who don’t get this kind of practice at home, early grade curriculum should structure activities purposefully aimed at developing motor skills, along with executive function, socio-emotional skills and general knowledge, which is what kids use to make sense of the world. That’s according to one of the paper’s authors, David Grissmer, a research professor at the University of Virginia.
(Podcast) To help kids who don’t get this kind of practice at home, early grade curriculum should structure activities purposefully aimed at developing motor skills, along with executive function, socio-emotional skills and general knowledge, which is what kids use to make sense of the world. That’s according to one of the paper’s authors, David Grissmer, a research professor at the University of Virginia.
(Book review) These days, bookstores, actual and virtual, are fully stocked with American history textbooks. “American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850” may well give the best of them a run for their money. In a beautifully crafted narrative, Alan Taylor, a professor of history at the University of Virginia and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes (for “William Cooper’s Town” and “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832”) examines our young nation as it shifted from an eastward gaze across the Atlantic to westward expansion across the continent.
The University of Virginia’s “Climate Art and Community” course is asking business owners to take a pledge and cut down on their plastic use. “We’ve been talking a lot about the shorter timeline and every year going by where we are not lowering our carbon emissions collectively and addressing the greenhouse gas emissions in total it just becomes less and less likely that we will be able to mitigate the temperature rise,” UVA professor Amanda Nelsen said.
(Photos) The University of Virginia Chapel comes alive Friday night thanks to a light installation by local artist Jeff Dobrow. The idea behind the project is to celebrate UVA’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 and to offer hope and joy as the COVID-19 pandemic starts to wane. The installation will occur again at the Chapel this coming Friday and Saturday, starting at dark.
University of Virginia senior Gabby Forward searched for several months, but she was finally able to get a job in her preferred career path this spring despite all the economic disruptions and other challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The job market for the college Class of 2021 is looking better than it did for last year’s graduates, who searched for work during the height of the pandemic.
University of Virginia senior Gabby Forward searched for several months, but she was finally able to get a job in her preferred career path this spring despite all the economic disruptions and other challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The job market for the college Class of 2021 is looking better than it did for last year’s graduates, who searched for work during the height of the pandemic.