What is Theranostics? Dr. Martin Pomper, Director of the Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging division at Johns Hopkins, describes the mechanisms of a groundbreaking cancer treatment that combines imaging and molecular radiotherapy. With this method, radiopharmaceuticals can specifically target cancer cells while sparing most normal tissues. To learn more visit Nuclear Medicine Radiotheranostic Center: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/radio…
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COVID-19: ‘WHY VARIANTS ARE SPREADING FASTER’
As highly transmissible coronavirus variants sweep across the world, scientists are racing to understand why these new versions of the virus are spreading faster, and what this could mean for vaccine efforts. New research says the key may be the spike protein, which gives the coronavirus its unmistakable shape. Illustration: Nick Collingwood/WSJ
MEDICAL RESEARCH: ‘NEXT GENERATION VACCINES’
Vaccine science and technology is advancing. Next generation vaccines could change how we combat infectious diseases, and it’s important to understand how the technology works.
DOCTORS PODCAST: MEDICAL & TELEHEALTH NEWS (FEB 12)
A bi-weekly podcast on the latest medical, science and telehealth news.
MEDICINE: ‘NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF KIDNEY STONES’ (CLEVELAND CLINIC)
Observation is a non-surgical approach in which we allow the stone to pass on its own. The smaller the stone, the better the chance that it will pass. The benefit of observation is that you avoid having surgery.
Heart Failure: ‘What It Is & How To Treat It’ (Video)
The heart is a hero. It works relentlessly to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body. But just like all heroes, sometimes it gets tired, and can’t do its job as well. This is called heart failure – the inability for the heart to pump enough blood and oxygen to the lungs and rest of the body. In this video, Northwestern Medicine cardiologists Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc and Jane E. Wilcox, MD, MSc explain what heart failure is and the integrated and collaborative approach used to diagnose, stage and treat heart failure at Northwestern Medicine. For more information, visit http://heart.nm.org
COVID-19: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW VARIANTS & NEW VACCINES EFFECTIVENESS
Researchers are scrambling to understand the biology of new coronavirus variants and the impact they might have on vaccine efficacy.
Around the world, concern is growing about the impact that new, faster-spreading variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will have on the pandemic.
In this episode of Coronapod, we discuss what these variants are, and the best way to respond to them, in the face of increasing evidence that some can evade the immunity produced by vaccination or previous infection.
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COVID-19: ‘WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE NEW MUTATIONS’
As new coronavirus variants sweep across the world, scientists are racing to understand how dangerous they could be. WSJ explains. Illustration: Alex Kuzoian/WSJ
COVID-19: ‘HOW MRNA VACCINES WORK’ (VIDEO)
Messenger RNA—or mRNA—vaccines have been in development for decades, and are now approved for use against COVID-19. Here’s how they work and what you should know about them. Visit https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19 for even more resources.
COVID-19: WHAT ARE THE NEW VARIANTS & HOW ARE THEY MONITORED (PODCAST)
Over the course of the pandemic, scientists have been monitoring emerging genetic changes to Sars-Cov-2. Mutations occur naturally as the virus replicates but if they confer an advantage – like being more transmissible – that variant of the virus may go on to proliferate.
This was the case with the ‘UK’ or B117 variant, which is about 50% more contagious and is rapidly spreading around the country. So how does genetic surveillance of the virus work? And what do we know about the new variants? Ian Sample speaks to Dr Jeffrey Barrett, the director of the Covid-19 genomics initiative at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, to find out Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage.
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