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Basic Science Moving COVID-19 Research Forward

Basic Science Moving COVID-19 Research Forward

Posted by on May 3, 2020 in Blog, Coronavirus / COVID-19 |

Before going to trials with human beings, basic science medical research occurs. Using laboratory studies with cell cultures and animal models (like mice), this essential research is the first step on the ladder to medications that work in humans. Nobel Prize winner, James Allison, is an example of someone who has conducted basic medical research that has...

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The Amazing Things We Know About Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2)

The Amazing Things We Know About Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2)

Posted by on Apr 27, 2020 in Blog, Coronavirus / COVID-19 |

Lately, there has been coverage about the second wave of COVID-19 coming this fall and winter.  This news can be frightening but it is important to remember how much has been learned in just the last four months about this virus. I took heart first, in an article which describes the entire virus and its proteins. Viral Genome Described The New York Times...

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Staying Safe While Immunosuppressed

Staying Safe While Immunosuppressed

Posted by on Apr 7, 2020 in Blog, Coronavirus / COVID-19 | 2 comments

The coronavirus is frightening for everyone but for people who are immunosuppressed (and for their loved ones trying to protect them) it is terrifying. No one wants to bring this virus into their home. What to do when going to the grocery store This advice comes from Medivizor’s CEO, Tal Givoly. Making Medivizor a reality has been Tal’s dream....

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First Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

First Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Posted by on Mar 29, 2020 in Blog, Coronavirus / COVID-19 |

You may have heard of a treatment for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the news that sounds unusual. It involves injecting serum from someone who has recovered from COVID-19 into patients who are sick with COVID-19. Nobel Prize This type of treatment actually won Emil von Behring the first Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1901.1 Behring was part of a cohort of...

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Coronavirus and You 2: Coronavirus Information Sources

Coronavirus and You 2: Coronavirus Information Sources

Posted by on Mar 20, 2020 in Blog, Coronavirus / COVID-19 | 1 comment

Are you looking for coronavirus information resources? Answers to your questions? We’ve discussed the importance of finding the right online resources in previous posts – those from reputable sources. With COVID-19, there is a lot of information online, some of it that is not reliable. General Coronavirus Information Of course there is the...

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Coronavirus and You

Coronavirus and You

Posted by on Mar 13, 2020 in Blog, Coronavirus / COVID-19 |

Note: Information in this post reflects the information known at the time of writing and publishing it. However, as COVID-19 research and understanding is changing rapidly,  it may become out of date by the time you read it.  There has been enormous media attention on the coronavirus. Though we are not interested in being a part of the hype, we...

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Zinc and Immunity: Just Don’t It Take With Citric Acid

Zinc and Immunity: Just Don’t It Take With Citric Acid

Posted by on Feb 29, 2020 in Blog | 5 comments

You’ve probably seen the cold remedies and supplements that contain zinc and their promises of increased immunity against colds. Have you wondered if the marketing is true? Do Humans Need Zinc in Our Diet? In 1961, Dr. Anada Prasad and some colleagues wrote a case study for the American Journal of Medicine. Prasad had travelled to Iran for a research...

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Repairing the Heart: Overcoming Fraud in Stem Cell Research

Repairing the Heart: Overcoming Fraud in Stem Cell Research

Posted by on Feb 24, 2020 in Blog, Coronary artery disease, Hypertension | 2 comments

In 2018, Charles E. Murry, MD, PhD, Professor and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Biology and Chair at The University of Washington’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, gave a TEDx talk in Seattle. During the talk, he told the story of Donna, an active 70-year-old mother and grandmother. One day, she had severe pain and...

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Connecting the Dots

Connecting the Dots

Posted by on Feb 17, 2020 in Blog |

Perhaps something changed in me during the short months I spent in the hospital, doing what the nurses wouldn’t do. Carefully and with care, washing my mother, cleaning the diarrhea off her bottom and telling her over and over again, “Mama, please don’t apologize. You did this for me when I couldn’t and you would do it for me again...

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“Count Me In”: Partnering with Patients Makes a Difference

“Count Me In”: Partnering with Patients Makes a Difference

Posted by on Feb 17, 2020 in Blog |

It’s taken five years but the wait has been worth it with results from one of the “Count Me In” Projects showing breakthrough results. Here’s the story. Remember Corrie Painter? In July 2015, Medivizor introduced our readers to Corrie Painter, her work with angiosarcoma and with the Broad Institute. Being a patient herself, Corrie...

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