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SARS Vaccine and IBD Tweetorial Summary from December 1
SARS Vaccine and IBD Tweetorial Summary from December 1 David T. Rubin View Twitter Thread Here are my thoughts and a few updates about SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, and also about important implications for our IBD patients. Development of multiple SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in the...
Approach to Management and Interpretation of Testing Results in Patients with IBD, with Particular Attention to Restarting Therapy
By David T. Rubin, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine As testing for SARS-CoV-2 is expanded and serologic antibody testing becomes available, we are faced with a number of different clinical scenarios. I have outlined the different situations...
Three waves of Illness from the COVID-19 Pandemic
By David T. Rubin, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine I've been thinking about what comes next, and how can we get ahead of this, and propose the following for consideration. I believe that there will be three waves of illness from the...
Improvements in Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 and How They Will Transform What we are Doing
By David T. Rubin, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine Here are some improvements in testing for SARS-COV-2 and COVID-19 and how I think they will transform what we are doing: 1. Faster Viral Tests for SARS-CoV-2. Several companies have adapted...
How Does SARS-CoV-2 Become COVID-19 and How Can We Stop It?
By David T. Rubin, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine Dear Colleagues, Here is my understanding of the different stages through which SARS-CoV-2 becomes COVID-19. I also added some thoughts on how we can prevent these stages and treat patients....
Pregnancy in the Setting of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
By David T. Rubin, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine Dear Colleagues, A lot of concern has recently come up regarding pregnancy in the setting of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Here are some key points I found on this issue: Pregnancy is a state of...