On the front lines: Jeffrey Henderson, Infectious diseases specialist describes how COVID-19 plasma therapy works
Infectious diseases specialist Jeffrey Henderson, MD, PhD, an associate professor of medicine and of molecular microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, explains plasma therapy and how it is being used in patients with COVID-19. Learn more about Henderson’s work and how COVID-19 survivors can donate plasma. This video is part of a series of short videos focusing […]
Emergency Operations Center responds to COVID-19 (Links to an external site)
In the three years since it opened, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on the Washington University Medical Campus has successfully weathered smaller-scale crises in the form of water main breaks, power outages and ice storms.
COVID-19 in-home monitoring program launched
School of Medicine, BJC HealthCare program involves daily check-ins aimed at reducing hospitalizations People with COVID-19 who are seen by Washington University physicians or BJC Medical Group providers, but not sick enough to be hospitalized, can be enrolled in an in-home health monitoring program. With daily check-ins for each patient via smartphone app or phone […]
Steve Lawrence, MD, MSc, associate professor of medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, discusses protective masks along with Dr. Cheri LeBlanc.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington University physicians respond to news and other media outlets to educate the public. On a daily basis, they answer questions submitted to the “Ask the WashU Doctors” series. With the CDC’s recent recommendation to wear cloth face coverings, many people are doing their part to slow the spread of COVID-19. […]
WUSM Students Connect Patients with Loved Ones During COVID-19 Restrictions
WUSM students have launched a virtual help center to connect COVID-19 patients with their loved ones at a time of heightened fear, panic and isolation. “BJC considers the patient’s loved ones an important part of the care team,” said Jennifer Carron, executive director of patient experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. “Our Virtual Visitor program puts tablets […]
Hailing our heroes
In a demonstration of gratitude, BJC and Washington University School of Medicine teamed up to place signs around the Medical Campus, including this one over Forest Park Avenue.
Blues broadcaster John Kelly to donate plasma after recovering from COVID-19
St. Louis Blues broadcaster John Kelly tested positive for COVID-19 last month, and tells KMOV-TV that he will donate plasma as part of a Washington University program. The program is determining whether critically ill COVID-19 patients can benefit from plasma that contains antibodies from those who have recovered. “If I can help make one person […]
Federal funding for rapid COVID-19 test goes to McKelvey Engineering researchers
Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have received federal funding for a rapid COVID-19 test using a newly developed technology. Srikanth Singamaneni, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, and his team have developed a rapid, highly sensitive and accurate biosensor based on an ultrabright fluorescent nanoprobe, which […]
Judith Aberg, MD, and Pablo Tebas, MD, both prior ID Fellows at WashU, are among expert panelists developing NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines “Living Document”
A panel of U.S. physicians, statisticians, and other experts has developed treatment guidelines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These guidelines, intended for healthcare providers, are based on published and preliminary data and the clinical expertise of the panelists, many of whom are frontline clinicians caring for patients during the rapidly evolving pandemic. The guidelines are […]
5 Questions with Hilary Babcock, MD, professor of medicine, infectioius diseasess and Rachael Snyders, BJC Manager, Infection Prevention
Hilary Babcock, infectious disease physician at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Rachael Snyders, BJC Center for Clinical Excellence infection prevention manager, answer questions about personal protective equipment in this 6-minute video hosted by Emily Brasel, director of communications for BJC HealthCare. The video is part of “5 Questions with…,” an ongoing series in which leaders […]
COVID-19 survivors needed to donate blood plasma (Links to an external site)
COVID-19 survivors are needed to donate blood plasma. Infectious diseases physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed an expanded access program to give blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to critically ill patients. Infectious diseases physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed an expanded access program […]
Washington University performs, the first in St. Louis, transfusion of antibodies from plasma into COVID-19 patient.
Local COVID-19 patient gets experimental treatment based on century-old idea. Washington University physicians are testing a treatment for COVID-19 that brings back a therapy used during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic. The treatment involves transfusing antibodies from the plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients into patients battling COVID-19 infection. On Saturday, as reported by KSDK, doctors […]
Caline Mattar, MD, co-investigator of study to evaluate antidepressant as potential COVID-19 treatment
Drug fluvoxamine may help prevent life-threatening ‘cytokine storm’ Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are launching a clinical trial in patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 but who are not sick enough to be hospitalized. The trial is investigating whether the antidepressant medication fluvoxamine, which is currently used to treat […]
WashU doctors answer coronavirus questions
Jason Newland, professor of pediatrics and of infectious diseases, answers viewers’ questions about coronavirus as a frequent guest on KSDK. A number of our infectious disease physicians and fellows also answer daily questions from KSDK viewers. The answers are posted on the station’s website and included in evening newscasts.
Clinical trial launches to evaluate antimalarial drugs for COVID-19 treatment (Links to an external site)
Cigna/Express Scripts provided the drugs; open to COVID-19 patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is launching a clinical trial for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The trial will investigate the effectiveness of different combinations of the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin in treating […]