Flu Vaccine Prevented Millions of Flu Cases
With better flu vaccine coverage, millions of influenza-related illnesses and hospitalizations can be prevented. This is good information to share with your 'vacccine-reluctant' patients. (Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast)
Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast - February 17, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Flu Vaccine Prevented Millions of Flu Cases
With better flu vaccine coverage, millions of influenza-related illnesses and hospitalizations can be prevented. This is good information to share with your ' vacccine-reluctant ' patients. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 17, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 322: Postcards from the edge of the membrane
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVodes answer listener email about hantaviruses, antivirals, H1N1 vaccine and narcolepsy, credibility of peer review, Bourbon virus, influenza vaccine, careers in virology, and much more.
Links for this episode
Bourbon virus (NY Times)
Thogotovirus (ViralZone)
Drug induced apoptosis and HIV infection (PLoS One)
Mumps cases and outbreaks (CDC)
Opossums as pets? (doc)
Cat found
Letters read on TWiV 322
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Boom by Tony HorowitzKathy -...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 1, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 321: aTRIP and a pause
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Paul Duprex
Paul joins the TWiV team to discuss the current moratorium on viral research to alter transmission, range and resistance, infectivity and immunity, and pathogenesis.
Links for this episode
Wain-Hobson objects (one, two, three, four)
Influenza H7N1 transmission experiments (J Virol)
Epistemological perspective on aTRIP experiments (mBio)
Limited scientific value and risk (mBio)
Reply to limited scientific value (mBio)
Risks and benefits of aTRIP...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 25, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 316: The enemy of my enemy is not my friend
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, Rich and Kathy discuss how interleukin 10 modulation of Th17 helper cells contribute to alphavirus pathogenesis.
Links for this episode
IL10 modulation of Th17 cells during alphavirus pathogenesis (PNAS)
Th17 cells involved in influenza mediated gut injury (J Exp Med)
Helper T cells
2014-15 flu season (CDC)
Key facts about flu & flu vaccine (CDC)
Does the flu vaccine work? (Turbid plaque)
Effectiveness of flu vaccine (virology blog)
Image credit
Letters read on TWiV...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 21, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 311: Bulldogs go viral
Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Zhen Fu and Biao He
Vincent visits the University of Georgia where he speaks with Zhen Fu and Biao He about their work on rabies virus and paramyxoviruses.
Links for this episode
Blood-brain permeability and rabies survival (Antiviral Res)
Rabies induces blood-brain permeability (J Virol)
Virus neutralizing antibodies in CNS of non-lethal rabies (PLoS Neg Trop Dis)
RSV vaccine based on PIV5 (Vaccine)
New mumps vaccine (J Virol)
PIV5-based influenza virus vaccine (J Virol)
Video of this episode - view at Yo...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 16, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 309: Ebola email
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVocytes answer questions about Ebola virus, including mode of transmission, quarantine, incubation period, immunity, and much more.
This episode of TWiV is brought to you by the Department of Microbiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Composed of over 20 virology labs, all centralized in one building in the heart of New York City, this department is a perfect fit for anyone with an interest in pursuing virus research. The Department is presently looking to recruit any prospective grad...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 2, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Flu Vaccine 2014: The New ACIP Recommendations
What are the key points in this year's influenza vaccine recommendations? (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - September 24, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 283: No Reston for the weary
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Jens H. Kuhn
Jens speaks with the TWiV team about filoviruses, including the recent Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea.
Links for this episode
Review of Zanamavir clinical trials (Brit Med J)
Ebola virus disease in Guinea (NEJM)
Filovirus nomenclature (virology blog)
Ebola virus disease, West Africa (ProMedMail)
How lethal are ebolaviruses? (virology blog)
Letters read on TWiV 283
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - AMNH digital special collectionsVincent - Viral entry...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 4, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 278: Flushing HIV down the zinc
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy discuss disruption of the ccr5 gene in lymphocytes of patients infected with HIV-1.
Links for this episode
Gene editing of ccr5 in AIDS patients (NEJM)
HIV gets the zinc finger (TWiV 144)
Genome engineering with zinc finger nucleases (Genetics)
Photo credit: Watty's Wall Stuff
Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate t-shirt design (thanks, Christophe)
Letters read on TWiV 278
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Digital scale model of sol...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 30, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Preventing MI: The Latest Data on Influenza Vaccine
Recent data add to the growing body of evidence concluding that influenza vaccine is cardioprotective. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - January 22, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Association Between Influenza Vaccination and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Patients: A Meta-analysis
Interview with Jacob A. Udell, MD, MPH, FRCPC, author of Association Between Influenza Vaccination and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Patients: A Meta-analysis (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA 2013-10-22, Vol. 310, No. 16, Audio from Weekly Author Video Interview
Interview with Jacob A. Udell, MD, MPH, FRCPC, author of Association Between Influenza Vaccination and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Patients: A Meta-analysis (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
