@BethShaz

transfusion medicine & cell therapy, mom, and runner

 Chapel Hill
Joined November 2019
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Join my Relay Team "" for Ville to Ville Craft Brew Relay. runsignup.com/Race/Register/…
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AABB@AABB22 Oct 2020
The October issue of #AABBNews delves into ethical issues in transfusion medicine and biotherapies, like blood doping to qualify patients in clinical trials. bit.ly/2HE5LPZ
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No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transfusion transmission despite RNA detection in blood donors showing symptoms after donation ow.ly/dO7H50BYJZV #COVID19

No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transfusion transmission despite RNA detection in blood donors showing...

The risk of transfusion-associated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is unknown. Cappy and colleagues report on hemovigilance studies of 268 blood donations from

ashpublications.org
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A little piece of North Carolina in my front yard among the gum trees and wattle #dogwood #greatmemories – at Mount Macedon, Macedon
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AABB@AABB19 Oct 2020
🗣️ Attention #blooducation community! AABB's National Blood Foundation is accepting grant applications from early-stage researchers. Submit your application through Dec. 1. bit.ly/1wuoXVg #AABBnbf
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I’m attending Fight For NC’s event, “NC Call Team Get Out the Vote Phonebank” – sign up now to join me! mobilize.us/nc2020victory/ev…

NC Call Team Get Out the Vote Phonebank · Fight For NC

**Training is the first 30 minutes of each shift.** We have DAYS left until Election Day - every call counts. We need to make sure EVERY North Carolinian has a plan to vote for Democrats this year!...

mobilize.us
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NIH
@NIH8 Oct 2020
News: NIH clinical trial testing hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulin plus remdesivir to treat COVID-19 Begins dlvr.it/RjD4lM

NIH clinical trial testing hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulin plus remdesivir to treat COVID-19...

The study is taking place in hospitalized adults in the United States, Mexico and 16 other countries.

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@NIH9 Oct 2020
COVID-19 can affect anyone, regardless of their race or ethnicity. However, data show that #COVID19 impacts African Americans much more. Learn how #COVID19 affects African Americans and what researchers are doing to help #ConquerCOVID19: go.usa.gov/xfShb #NIH
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NIH
@NIH12 Oct 2020
#DYK that when you get vaccinated, you’re protecting yourself, your family, & your community? That’s why NIH-funded scientists are working hard to find a #COVID19 vaccine to help #stopthespread. Learn more: go.usa.gov/xfShb #NIH
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NIH
@NIH16 Oct 2020
News: NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19 dlvr.it/RjkKDw

NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19

The trial expects to enroll approximately 2,100 hospitalized adults with moderate to severe COVID-19 at medical facilities in the United States and Latin America.

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@DukeMargolis core faculty @DrCharleneWong writes in @JAMAHealthForum that the return to school is a massive natural experiment that can and should generate highly valuable evidence jamanetwork.com/channels/hea…
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NEJM
@NEJM7 Oct 2020
Why has the United States handled this pandemic so badly? The Editors note that although we came into this crisis with enormous advantages, our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent.

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From our Evidence Alert this month: Intravenous iron therapy for patients with preoperative #irondeficiency or #anaemia undergoing #cardiacsurgery reduces #bloodtransfusions: a #SystematicReview and meta-analysis by Gupta et al. transfusionevidencelibrary.c…
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ASH
@ASH_hematology6 Oct 2020
We, along with @ASHCollab, are excited to get to work with the #SCD community. Similar platforms have improved health care for other diseases & we are optimistic for this model in improving the lives of people living w/#sicklecell disease.
Minority Health
@MinorityHealth5 Oct 2020
Congratulations to the @ASH_hematology who was awarded the new OMH grant to implement a national #SCD clinical data collection platform to help create and manage a collaborative and learning community. Learn more about our awardee and initiative: minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/C… #Funding
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AABB@AABB6 Oct 2020
What an amazing ride! THANK YOU for attending #AABB20. We truly cannot wait to see you in Anaheim for #AABB21. Keep shining and tweeting AABB community!
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RPTH@RPTHjournal6 Oct 2020
In patients with severe #COVID19 the IL-6 receptor antagonist Tocilizumab appeared to shut down inflammation & procoagulation in a small pilotstudy, D-dimer & CRP declined rapidly; lymphocytes increased. Can this lead to better outcomes? #RPTH: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @Littenberg
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AABB@AABB5 Oct 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Harvey J. Alter, a former longtime member of AABB’s TTD Committee, on being awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice, for the discovery of hepatitis C virus! #AABB20 nytimes.com/2020/10/05/healt…

Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus (Published 2020)

Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice were jointly honored for their decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem.

nytimes.com
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Over 300 attendees at our CCP round table. Thank you guys for the highly engaging discussions. #AABB20. Evidence shall lead the way!
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Look who I found ⁦@AABB⁩ annual meeting #AABB18 @debrasb⁩ ⁦@theeduardonunes⁩ @christinebales @kathyloper #AABB20 #AABBhunt
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