Announcements
Some older patients may struggle with telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic, says WVU nurse practitioner
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients are using their computers or smartphones to visit their doctors virtually instead of in person. But not everyone who needs to see a nurse or doctor while maintaining social distance can embrace telemedicine easily. One population may have an especially difficult time: elderly patients.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-14-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-14-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-14-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-14-2020
April 14, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 14, 2020.
Intubation boxes help reduce risk to clinicians
WVU School of Medicine faculty collaborated with the Statler College of Engineering to create intubation boxes – helping reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission through aerosolized particles, by containing them to the intubation box.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute first in the world to open hippocampal blood brain barrier in Alzheimer’s patients
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) today announced a new study published in partnership with Weill Cornell Medical Center that demonstrates the successful opening of the blood brain barrier in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex using focused ultrasound to treat six patients with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
WV Project ECHO COVID-19 Series
All are welcome to join an upcoming COVID-19 Response ECHO session, featuring Dr. Chris Martin, scheduled for Thursday, April 16, at 12:15 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Martin's presentation will focus on COVID-19 testing.
Urgent need to donate blood during pandemic
Social distancing and the cancellation of many blood drives has created an urgent need for healthy, eligible people to donate blood. Maintaining a stable blood supply during the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial.
COVID-19 creates new dangers for police, says WVU criminologist, but opportunity awaits for police reform
James Nolan, professor of sociology at West Virginia University and former police officer, believes the COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity for police reform that could break the chains of outdated, and perhaps ineffective, approaches to policing.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-13-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-13-2020