May 2020
Minority Diabetics & Exercise Barriers
Type 2 Diabetes is more common in patients with hypertension or dyslipidemia, women with previous gestational diabetes, and non-Caucasian patients including Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics/ Latinos, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. In general, studies show that regardless of educational attainment, household earnings, and occupational status, the prevalence of physical inactivity is the highest among African...
Dr. Freda Talks Sickle Cell Disease on the Real Daytime Show
Pfizer’s Chief Patient Officer Dr. Freda appeared on the tv show The Real to gives viewers information on sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is the most common inherited blood disorder in the US. Watch and learn how “Get Healthy Stay Healthy” can help. Read more: Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Options
Remdesivir Receives Emergency FDA Approval. Will Be Available This Week
On Friday May 1 Gilead’s investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir received emergency use authorization for the treatment of COVID-19. Gilead’s CEO Dan O’day indicated “We intend to get that to patients in the early part of this next week,” while on CBS’ “Face of the Nation”. He went on to state that Gilead has donated 1.5...
COVID-19 Treatments and Outcomes: Expert Q&A
View this Q&A below from University of Chicago Medicine experts Dr. Michael O’Connor and Dr. Thomas Spiegel as they touch on the latest on COVID-19 treatments and outcomes. Source: University of Chicago Medicine
Listen to Michelle Obama's Message to Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This week, former first lady Michelle Obama offered Chicago healthcare workers words of gratitude and encouragement via an audio message shared by the University of Chicago Medicine. Obama was the first Executive Director of Community and External Affairs and then Vice President, Community and External Affairs – leading the team which built the foundation for...