Category: COVID-19
Employee volunteers aid St. Jude contact tracing team in fight against COVID-19
| Sep 2, 2021The St. Jude Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Team has been working to keep the St. Jude campus safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Connections with colleagues: A St. Jude pediatric psychologist has renewed appreciation for an overlooked benefit of interdisciplinary collaboration.
| Jul 5, 2021A pediatric psychologist expresses gratitude for interdisciplinary collaboration, which elevates patient care and provider well-being.
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Compassionate connections: Providing end-of-life care to patients and families during COVID-19
| Jul 1, 2021A St. Jude psychologist who provided supportive end-of-life care during the pandemic shares recommendations for making compassionate connections with patients and families.
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Voices from the front line: Maintaining connections to help the helpers
| Jun 29, 2021Niki Jurbergs, PhD, the director of the St. Jude Psychology Clinic, and other psychosocial staff used their skills to conduct an array of COVID-19 employee-support programs, thereby boosting the well-being of helpers and helping to ensure that patients and families continue to receive excellent care.
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Advocating globally for a COVID-19 vaccine
| Apr 30, 2021It’s essential to provide an accurate, science-based website for vaccine information. The St. Jude Global COVID-19 Working Group plans to provide accurate COVID-19 information, including answering questions and providing vaccine news as it emerges.
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Five things to know about COVID vaccines
| Apr 5, 2021No matter what kind of COVID vaccine someone receives, your immune system is primed to fight the virus. Here are 5 things you need to know.
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Cancer care during a pandemic: What we learned prepares us for the next emergency
| Apr 2, 2021The pandemic exposed shortcomings in health care. But this study revealed more than expected in this type of children’s treatment.
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In the hospital of the future, hospitalists will have ‘day jobs’
| Mar 18, 2021Liza-Marie Johnson, MD, and her Hospitalist Program team provide patients with around-the-clock care when their primary oncologists are not available. At St. Jude, this relatively new field has transformed from a staffing solution into a rewarding faculty-track program.
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What a virologist says about controlling a pandemic
| Feb 19, 2021New Zealand's methods for controlling a pandemic not only also virtually stopped the flu, it gave insights to controlling future pandemics.
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COVID-19 vaccine FAQ: Infectious disease and virus experts weigh in
| Feb 17, 2021Just how effective are COVID vaccines? Should you get one? A virologist and an infectious diseases physician have answers to those questions and more.
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