Pandemic Report: Predicting deterioration; studying COVID impact

Predicting deterioration in COVID-19 patients

Data scientists from the Michigan Center for Integrative Research have shown that an analytic model they created is significantly more accurate in predicting deterioration and need for life-saving interventions for COVID-19 positive patients.

Creating tech solutions in Louisville

The University of Louisville has received $750,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to launch a new program aimed at solving the long-term health, economic and societal problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dust

A study out of The Ohio State University shows that the COVID-19 virus’s DNA can persist up to a month in dust. They are still in the process of determining whether the dust can transmit the virus to humans.

COVID-19 & cancer

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, KY is an early contributor in a nationwide COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) study that focuses on outcomes for COVID-19 patients with cancer.