TWiV 751: Sputnik spat and furin in ferrets
TWiV examines the claim by Brazil’s ANVISA that the Sputnik vaccine contains replication-competent adenovirus, and a role for the furin cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike for efficient reproduction in the respiratory tract, evasion of antiviral IFITM proteins, and transmission in ferrets. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV vaccine town halls Brazil rejects Gamaleya vaccine (Sci Transl Med) Russian vaccine behavior (Sci Transl Med) Is Gamaleya vaccine safe? (Science) Furin cleavage site ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 6, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 751: Sputnik spat and furin in ferrets
TWiV examines the claim by Brazil’s ANVISA that the Sputnik vaccine contains replication-competent adenovirus, and a role for the furin cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike for efficient reproduction in the respiratory tract, evasion of antiviral IFITM proteins, and transmission in ferrets. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV vaccine town halls Brazil rejects Gamaleya vaccine (Sci Transl Med) Russian vaccine behavior (Sci Transl Med) Is Gamaleya vaccine safe? (Science) Furin cleavage site ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 6, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 722: More coronaviruses in the pipeline
The entire TWiV team assembles to discuss resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, discovery of SARS-CoV-2 related viruses in bats in Southeast Asia, and increased Ct values after administration of mRNA vaccine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus (Lancet) SARS-CoV-2 related viruses in Southeast Asian bats (Nat Comm) Increased Ct following COVID-19 vaccination (medRxiv) Letters read on TWiV 722 Timestamps by Jol...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 21, 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 694: Mitigating COVID-19
On this episode, TWiV makes Bloomberg Business News 2020 Jealousy List, crushing of CDC revealed by insiders, seasonal influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic, FDA briefing documents from Moderna, and three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 during an unmitigated epidemic in Brazil. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode BSL-3 Assistant Manager position TWiV makes Bloomberg Business News 2020 Jealousy List (BBN) Crushing of the CDC (NY Times) Seasonal influenza during COVID-19 pan...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 17, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Do blood thinners prevent people who are hospitalised with COVID-19 from developing blood clots?
Cochrane is preparing a series of rapid reviews to help decision makers with their response to COVID-19. In October 2020, we published the findings on the effects of anticoagulants and lead author, Ronald Flumignan from the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil describes what they found in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - October 30, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus in Brazil: Report From the Front Lines
Intensivists Flavia R. Machado, MD, PhD, of the Federal University of São Paulo, and Jorge Salluh, MD, PhD, of the D’OR Institute for Research and Education in Rio de Janeiro, discuss the surge of COVID-19 cases and ICU management of patients in Brazil. Recorded June 26, 2020. Related Article(s): Latin America and Its Global Partners Toil to Procure Medical Supplies as COVID-19 Pushes the Region to Its Limit (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - June 30, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The corona virus pandemic in South America
At the end of May, the WHO said that South America has become the new epicentre of the covid-19 pandemic.
The majority of those with covid are in Brazil - not entirely surprising given it is the most populous - but in neighbouring Peru, numbers are growing too.
And it’s to Peru that we turn to talk to our guest today, Valerie Paz-Soldan is a social scientist and director of the Tulane Health Office for Latin America - part of the university’s school of public health and tropical medicine.
She joins us to talk about the pattern of the virus in Peru in particular, but elsewhere in the region, and how the pandemic is ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The corona virus pandemic in South America
At the end of May, the WHO said that South America has become the new epicentre of the covid-19 pandemic.
The majority of those with covid are in Brazil - not entirely surprising given it is the most populous - but in neighbouring Peru, numbers are growing too.
And it’s to Peru that we turn to talk to our guest today, Valerie Paz-Soldan is a social scientist and director of the Tulane Health Office for Latin America - part of the university’s school of public health and tropical medicine.
She joins us to talk about the pattern of the virus in Peru in particular, but elsewhere in the region, and how the pandemic is ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Dermatology : Face-Aging Mobile App –Based Intervention on Skin Cancer Protection Behavior
Interview with Titus Josef Brinker, MD, author of Effect of a Face-Aging Mobile App–Based Intervention on Skin Cancer Protection Behavior in Secondary Schools in Brazil: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - May 6, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Ophthalmology : Retinopathy Characterization Among Patients With Yellow Fever in Southeastern Brazil
Interview with Daniel Vitor Vasconcelos-Santos, MD PhD, author of Characterization of Retinopathy Among Patients With Yellow Fever During 2 Outbreaks in Southeastern Brazil (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - June 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Uterus transplantation from deceased donor
Investigators from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, discuss the first known uterus transplantation from a deceased donor, 3 years after the first successful transplantation from a live donor. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - December 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
ASH 2017: New Drugs and Numerous Drug Combinations in Myeloma
How can patients navigate between treatment options with all of the recent breakthroughs in myeloma therapy? Dr. Guilherme Perini, a Brazilian hematologist, joined Patient Power at the 2017 American S...
Author: P2Professional
Added: 01/05/2018 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - January 6, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
