TWiV 727: COVID-19 clinical update #52 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #52, Daniel Griffin reviews differences in attack rates between children and adults, J&J vaccine phase III data, G6PD deficiency and vaccines, NIH halts convalescent plasma trial, dexamethasone in hospitalized patients, data on tocilizumab, and long COVID in children. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode SARS-CoV-2 attack rates in children and adults (Clin Inf Dis) Documents for J&J COVID-19 vaccine review (FDA) Convalescent plasma and clinical outcomes (JAMA) NIH halts convalesc...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 6, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 719: COVID-19 clinical update #49 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #49, Daniel Griffin discusses CDC guidelines on mask use, drop in test frequency in the US, resurgence of COVID-19 in Brazil, possible impact of Pfizer vaccine on viral load, EUA for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together, and preliminary results of Tocilizumab in hospitalized patients. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Resurgence of COVID-19 in Brazil (Lancet) Pfizer vaccine reduces viral load (medRxiv) EUA for bamlanivimab plus etesevimab (pdf) Tocilizumab in hos...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 13, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 671: Prizes, polio, and a pandemic puzzle
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then Amy joins us to discuss the 2020 Chemistry Nobel Prize for gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9, continuing circulation of poliovirus in Afghanistan, inborn errors of interferon in patients with severe COVID-19, and listener questions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Guests: Daniel Griffin and Amy Rosenfeld Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASH guidelines on anticoagulants in COVID-19 patients (ASH) Followup of adults with noncritical COVID-19 (Clin Micr Inf) Tocilizumab in...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 11, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 648: Life is for learning
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, followed by a review of the findings that children shed as much SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA from the respiratory tract as older patients, the lineage giving rise to SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating in bats in China for decades, and answers to listener questions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guest: Daniel Griffin and Chuck Knirsch Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Roche trial of Actemra for COVID-19 fails (Reuters) Postdoctoral position at RM...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - August 2, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 632: Countering a miasma of anti-think
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review SARS-CoV-2 infections in non-humans, vesicular stomatitis in Kansas horses, and answer listener questions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker Guests: Daniel Griffin and Chuck Knirsch Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Dexamethasone for COVID-19 (medRxiv) Proning trial for COVID-19 (Lancet) Tocilizumab for COVID-19 cytokine storm (Chest) Global causes of death Vesicular stomatitis in horses (ProMedMail) Daily tests needed (At...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 28, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 595: Coronavirus update - Daniel Griffin MD in the parking lot
Daniel Griffin MD joins TWiV from a hospital parking lot to provide updates on COVID-19 diagnostics, clinical picture, and therapeutics, and then the TWiV team continues coverage of the coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. Hosts: Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Daniel Griffin, MD Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Tocilizumab (Wiki) Nares swab for SARS-CoV-2 (Star Trib) US SARS-CoV-2 epidemic curve (CDC) Cleaning and disinfecting (CDC) Cleaning fruits and vegetables (FDA) Coronav...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 29, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: March 25, 2008
Josef Smolen from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, discusses in this week's podcast how the monoclonal antibody tocilizumab could be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis. Tocilizumab blocks interleukin 6, a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in the biological process behind rheumatoid arthritis (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - March 25, 2008 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
