Vaccinations mean hope for an end to the pandemic is on the horizon. But in Springfield, the number of infected and ill pregnant women actually went up after vaccinations became available. That s according to Dr. Robert Abrams, head of the maternal-fetal medicine division at SIU School of Medicine and director of obstetrics for the South-Central Illinois Perinatal Center in Springfield. He said pregnant women in Springfield with COVID-19 complications are sent to HSHS St. John s Hospital, since that is where the high-risk OB-GYN doctors in town are. From March 2020 to March 2021, Abrams said about 13 pregnant women with COVID-19 were admitted during the entire year. But in April of this year, there were eight pregnant patients with COVID-19 who were ill enough to be admitted to the hospital. Every day, I might have five to 10 conversations with pregnant women regarding the safety of vaccines, said Abrams. In my experience, there s great hesitation and anxiety to receive these
Velocity Clinical Research acquires two new sites, signaling commitment to diversifying patient recruitment
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Velocity moves into renal and hepatic research with Riverside Clinical Research acquisition
DURHAM, North Carolina, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Leading US integrated site company, Velocity Clinical Research, today announces the acquisition of Downtown Women s Health Care (DWHC), CO and Riverside Clinical Research, FL to its North American site portfolio, bringing the total to 16. The acquisitions come amid Women s History Month as Velocity seeks to increase volunteer recruitment from minority communities and expand into renal and hepatic research.
DWHC is a successfully established business, specializing in Women s Health studies primarily endometriosis, birth control and hot flash research. Based in Denver, this is also a critical market for recruiting volunteers from the Hispanic community. The acquisition of Riverside Clinical Rese
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