TWiV 839: The long and the short of it: get vaccinated
TWiV reviews the impact of vaccination on SARS-CoV-2, the latest information on Omicron, West Nile virus transmission by organ transplantation, and why a 16 week interval between doses of BNT162b2 vaccine is better than a shorter interval. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Coronavirus in the US (NY Times) Omicron variant (NY Times) West Nile virus transmission by organ transplantation (Emerg Inf Dis) Stronger antibody response after 16 week mRNA dose (Cell Host Micr) Higher antib...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 9, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Surgery : Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Adult Lung Transplant
Interview with Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD, MHSc, and Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, MHS, authors of Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Adult Lung Transplant. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Dermatology : Risks of Multiple Skin Cancers in Organ Transplant Recipients
Interview with Mackenzie R. Wehner, MD, MPhil, author of Risks of Multiple Skin Cancers in Organ Transplant Recipients: A Cohort Study in 2 Administrative Data Sets (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Surgery : Evaluation of Community-Level Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Interview with Jayme E. Locke, MD MPH, and Alixandra Cozette Killian, MD MPH, authors of Evaluation of Community-Level Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Surgery : Sex Disparity in Liver Transplant and Access to Living Donation
Interview with Mamatha Bhat, MD, PhD, and Ravikiran Karnam, MD, authors of Sex Disparity in Liver Transplant and Access to Living Donation (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - August 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

ASFH Autologous Retinal Transplantation Pt. 2
Guest: Tamer Mahmoud, MD, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Royal Oak, MI (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - August 8, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 787: COVID-19 clinical update #73 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #73, Daniel Griffin reviews updated mask guidance from CDC, infections in public school district employees, effectiveness of vaccines against delta variant, antibody response after third vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients, protection afforded by mRNA vaccines fully vaccinated people with and without prior infections, correlates of protection in nonhuman primates, lack of effectiveness of doxycycline, neurological manifestations of COVID-19, and infection in vaccinated health care workers. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 31, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

ASFH Autologous Retina Transplantation
Guest: Tamer Mahmoud, MD, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Royal Oak, MI (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - July 19, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 772: COVID-19 clinical update #68 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #68, Daniel Griffin discusses children acquiring infection at birthday parties, immunogenicity of vaccines in solid organ transplant patients, reinfection rates in recovered patients, lack of efficacy of azithromycin, bacterial and fungal infections in hospitalized patients, effect of monoclonal antibody treatment on clinical outcomes of ambulatory patients, and reduction in mortality of hospitalized patients treated with remedesivir. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode COVID-19...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 26, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Surgery : Voucher-Based Kidney Donation and Redemption for Future Transplant
Interview with Jeff L. Veale, MD, author of Voucher-Based Kidney Donation and Redemption for Future Transplant (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - June 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 752: COVID-19 clinical update #61 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #61, Daniel Griffin reviews a modeling of future hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination rates and non pharmaceutical intervention scenarios, performance evaluation of rapid antigen tests, children making up a growing share of new cases, antibody response to mRNA vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients, and outcomes in hospitalized patients treated with tocilizumab. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Modeling future COVID-19 cases (MMWR) Performance of rapid antigen tes...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 8, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

The quark of the matter: what's really inside a proton?
The surprising structure of protons, and a method for growing small intestines for transplantation.In this episode:00:45 Probing the proton’s interiorAlthough studied for decades, the internal structure of the proton is still throwing up surprises for physicists. This week, a team of researchers report an unexpected imbalance in the antimatter particles that make up the proton.Research Article: Dove et al.News and Views: Antimatter in the proton is more down than up07:08 Research HighlightsHow an inactive gene may help keep off the chill, and Cuba’s isolation may have prevented invasive species taking root on the islan...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 24, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts