COVID vaccines do not damage placenta in pregnant women, Northwestern study finds

Researchers at Northwestern University said they found evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for moms and their unborn babies. The study involved 200 patients who delivered their babies at Prentice Women’s Hospital, and included 116 who were unvaccinated and 84 who were vaccinated with either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines during their 3rd trimester. … Continued

To help reduce stress for parents with babies in the NICU, Dr. Craig Garfield, a professor of pediatrics and medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and collaborator Young Seok Lee developed a smartphone app called SMART NICU2HOME, which … Continued

National poll finds pause awareness high, yet more Americans are inclined to vaccinate

While the worldwide vaccination campaign is underway, continued spread of COVID-19 and the specter of long-term symptoms mean the pandemic is far from over. Northwestern Medicine scientists and clinicians have continued to investigate methods to combat the disease, including strategies to conduct clinical trials during a pandemic, studying neurologic symptoms in children and reflecting on … Continued

A novel decoy protein designed by Northwestern Medicine scientists fools SARS-Cov-2 by intercepting the spike of the coronavirus and rendering it impotent… The study is the first proof of concept that a soluble human ACE2 protein is effective in vivo in a preclinical study using an appropriate animal model. The soluble ACE2 protein variant developed by … Continued

Northwestern University researchers have demonstrated the ability to generate 1,000 components for face shields per day — with a single 3D printer. A critical piece of personal protective equipment (PPE), face shields protect health care workers from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as they treat patients.

While neurological complications of COVID-19 in children are rare, in contrast to adults, an international expert review of positive neuroimaging findings in children with acute and post-infectious COVID-19 found that the most common abnormalities resembled immune-mediated patterns of disease involving the brain, spine, and nerves. Strokes, which are more commonly reported in adults with COVID-19, … Continued

It’s now been more than one year since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the United States, and Feinberg investigators continue to investigate the disease, its evolution and its impact on society. Most recently, countries around the world, including the U.S., have begun to roll out widespread COVID-19 vaccination efforts — a sign … Continued