Category: COVID-19
Melanoma clinic goes virtual for pandemic
| May 3, 2021Creating the St. Jude Melanoma Clinic not only provides enhanced multidisciplinary evaluation and care, but also opportunities for families to share their experience, attend educational sessions and enroll on a registry and tissue bank for research.
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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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St. Jude honors infectious diseases physicians who helped coordinate pandemic response
| Feb 11, 2021These two physicians coordinated a hospital’s pandemic response over the course of a year. Read about them.
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COVID-19 prevention is essential for bone marrow transplant patients
| Feb 9, 2021Research points to bone marrow transplant patients having the highest risk for severe complications from a COVID infection. Here’s what that means.
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CRNA Week celebrates the nurse anesthetists who are always there, for every heartbeat
| Jan 26, 2021These advanced practice providers combine the science of pediatric anesthesiology with the compassion of nursing to ensure safe anesthesia.
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