COVID vaccines saved nearly 20 million lives in 1st year, scientists say
Researchers estimate that COVID-19 vaccine shots prevented 1.9 million deaths in the United States during the first year they became available....
24 June, 2022
COVID-19
Opinion: We have been gifted a new outlook on increasing patient diversity, compliance, and retention in clinical trials
The challenges of the pandemic may have given the clinical research profession the gift of perspective that will positively affect the outlook on our industry’s collective future....
21 June, 2022
UW Health set to start vaccinating kids under 5
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the COVID-19 vaccine for kids under five and UW Health experts say they’re ready to start rolling out vaccinations in Wisconsin....
20 June, 2022
BA.2 does not cause more severe illness than BA.1
A research team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka and colleagues in Japan show that the BA.2 subvariant of omicron is similar to BA.1 in both the severity of illness it causes and in its ability to cause infection....
23 May, 2022
Kaplan talks COVID-19 lessons, health system expansion
UW Health CEO Dr. Alan Kaplan weighed in on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, his health system’s efforts to expand care and how mergers in the state could affect them during a Wisconsin Health News Newsmaker event Thursday....
20 May, 2022
Moderna asks FDA to approve COVID vaccine for children under 6
Moderna announced Thursday morning that it's asking the FDA to approve its COVID vaccine for kids under 6 years old. If authorized for emergency use, it would become the first eligible vaccine for kids younger than 5....
28 April, 2022
Are more powerful vaccines coming? Shots targeting T cells show promise
Early clinical trials suggest vaccines that activate T cells work better and faster and may protect people with weakened immune systems....
22 April, 2022
Tuberculosis: An ancient disease in need of modern scientific tools
We must apply lessons learned in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines, including community engagement strategies and innovative clinical trial design, to longstanding public health challenges such as TB....
19 April, 2022
Pandemic challenges and opportunities for gender equity in clinical research
In the arena of clinical research, gender equity accelerates research excellence: we need multiple perspectives and all the brain power we can muster to maximize research productivity and quality....
25 March, 2022
UW doctors say Moderna pediatric vaccine development possible thanks to little heroes
Moderna announced that positive safety and efficacy results from its 'KidCOVE' COVID-19 vaccine study open the door for the company to request emergency use authorization from the FDA to vaccinate children under 6 years of age....
23 March, 2022