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IMAGE: TTUHSC s Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, M.D., M.S., serves as one of CovidSurg Collaborative s U.S. National Leads. The group recently published a report titled, Recovery of Surgical Services in the Post-Pandemic Era: Surgery. view more
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In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established the GlobalSurg Collaborative, a network that has since grown to include more than 5,000 practicing surgeons from all corners of the planet. Through GlobalSurg, networks of local, state, national and international researchers have formed to analyze surgical disparities and outcomes. Their mission is to study and advance global surgery, a term used to describe a multidisciplinary field of health care that seeks to improve access to basic surgical procedures for the estimated five billion people worldwide who lack such access.
COVID-19 reinfections are uncommon, although some of these uncommon cases are reported in Amarillo
Though COVID-19 reinfections are uncommon, Amarillo doctors believe we may see more come spring By Gissel Olivas | December 18, 2020 at 5:48 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 6:54 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - At this point, COVID-19 reinfections seem to be rare but, there is still a possibility it could happen.
According to the CDC, reinfection means a person was once infected with COVID-19, recovered, and later became infected again.
Based on what is known about similar viruses, the CDC says getting reinfected with COVID-19 is possible.
While there is still little knowledge on the topic, Dr. Sbar from Texas Tech University’s Health Sciences Center says there have only been a handful of reinfection cases in our area.
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TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. A transcript of the podcast is below the summary.
This week s topics include household contact risk for COVID, a new AI discerned agent for COVID infection, risk of rehospitalization after COVID-19, and health professionals at decreased risk for COVID infection.
Program notes:
1:42 31% treated in ICU initially
2:45 First 10 days after discharge
3:23 A new treatment for COVID using AI
Pharmacies prepare to play key role in vaccination process
VIDEO: Pharmacies prepare to play key role in vaccination process By Vania Patino | December 17, 2020 at 9:51 PM CST - Updated December 17 at 10:20 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - As the COVID-19 vaccine begins to roll out around the country, health care leaders expect an increase need for those certified to administer it.
This is where pharmacies come in.
When you go get your flu shot at the pharmacy, you get it from a pharmacist.
However, there are also pharmacy technicians working there, who in the past have not been allowed to do that job as their schooling did not include that certification.
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