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Gladstone in the News August 7, 2020

Why the Time to Get Back COVID-19 Test Results in Bay Area Ranges from 2 Weeks to 2 Days

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, bemoans the increasing delays in testing for coronavirus infection and the lost opportunity for contact tracing.

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Gladstone in the News August 4, 2020

Class during COVID: Tips for Safety and Sanitation

NBCBoston—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, offers tips to help parents and children adopt safe practices and prevent the spread of the coronavirus when school resumes.

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Gladstone in the News August 2, 2020

“We’re Missing Huge Amounts of Data.” Why We Still Can’t Track the Spread of COVID-19 across the Bay Area

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on the lack of data impeding efforts to understand the spread of the coronavirus in California, and the necessity to wear masks.

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Gladstone in the News July 21, 2020

Inhaled Treatment Reduces Severe COVID-19 Risk by 79 Percent

Labiotech.eu—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on the use of interferons as therapeutic intervention in the early stages of COVID-19.

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Gladstone in the News July 20, 2020

Those Fleeting, Pesky Coronavirus Antibodies Are Going to Make Developing a Vaccine Awfully Difficult

KNX 1070—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on the recent findings that antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, disappear quickly from people's blood after they recover from infection, and discusses the implications for vaccine development.

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Gladstone in the News July 20, 2020

When Students Return to Class, How Can Parents Reduce Virus Risk?

NBC Bay Area—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, gives advice on how to protect kids from COVID-19 and train them to practice good hygiene in preparation for back-to-school.

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Gladstone in the News July 16, 2020

What Are Antibodies?

Live Science—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, lends his expertise in immunology to a detailed article describing the various types of antibodies the immune system produces during an infection, and how they help fight invaders or can be used as therapies.

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Gladstone in the News July 15, 2020

Bay Area Counties Struggle with the Surging Coronavirus as Economies Shut Back Down

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, blames the easing of restrictions in the spring on the recent uptick in COVID-19 confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in many California counties.

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Gladstone in the News July 12, 2020

Why a Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t End the Pandemic by Itself

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, explains that just like with HIV/AIDS, combination drug therapy might offer a reasonable option to protect against COVID-19 until good vaccines come along.

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Gladstone in the News June 28, 2020

Newsom Orders Bars Closed in California Counties Where Coronavirus Is Spreading Fast

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on Governor Newsom's order to close bars in some California counties in response to the growing community spread of the coronavirus.

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Gladstone in the News June 19, 2020

With Father’s Day and Summer BBQs Coming Up, Is There a Safe Way to Socialize?

San Francisco Chronicle—As nice weather and summer celebrations beckon, Senior Investigator Warner Greene comments on the need for people to socialize after months in lock-down, but warns against the dangers for large social gatherings to spread the coronavirus.

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Gladstone in the News June 17, 2020

For the First Time, a Drug Is Found to Reduce Coronavirus Death Rate

San Francisco Chronicle—Gladstone Senior Investigators Melanie Ott and Warner Greene explain the potential risks and benefits of steroid treatments for COVID-19 patients.

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Article May 25, 2020

Scientists Uncover Ways HIV Is Sexually Transmitted in Women

HIV remodels its target cells, facilitating spread from the female reproductive tract to the rest of the body, shows a new study at Gladstone Institutes.

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Article April 30, 2020

Gladstone Scientists Identify a New Potential Reservoir of Latent HIV

New study identifies a type of T cell in tissues that preferentially supports latent infection by HIV.

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Article April 29, 2020

Finding COVID-19 Treatments in FDA-Approved Drugs for Rapid Repurposing

There are thousands of prescription drugs already approved by the FDA for treating diseases. Can one of them work for COVID-19?

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