Investigating Manogepix Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Invasive Fungal Pathogen, Candida auris
ALBANY, N.Y. (February 10, 2021) – Assistant Professor Sudha Chaturvedi and Wadsworth Center researcher Vishnu Chaturvedi, along with colleagues nationwide, studied the ability of antifungal agent Manogepix (MGX) to inhibit the growth of Candida auris (C. auris). The researchers determined that MGX is highly potent against C. auris isolates.
Research finds people diagnosed with HIV in New York State were more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19
New research out of UAlbany and the AIDS Institute found that through the middle of 2020, people diagnosed with HIV infection were significantly more likely to contract, be hospitalized with and die from COVID-19.
Fewer severe heart attack patients pursued PCI pre-COVID
ALBANY, N.Y. (February 3, 2021) – In a recent study, Distinguished Professor Edward Hannan, Cardiac Services Program Project Director Kimberly Cozzens and colleagues investigated the fluctuation in the number of patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York State (NYS). The researchers discovered that the number of patients who pursued STEMI PCIs dropped by approximately a quarter in NYS during the pandemic.
Minority Nurse Practitioners Underrepresented in New York State
A recent study conducted by the Center for Health Workforce Studies examined the racial/ethnic composition of New York’s nurse practitioner (NP) workforce.
35th Anniversary Magazine
Read our 35th anniversary magazine to learn more about the work from School of Public Health faculty, staff and students!
Meet Lou Rotkowitz, MD: Online MPH Student
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 28, 2021) – Online MPH student Lou Rotkowitz has been working to treat COVID-19 and complete his MPH studies. Rotkowitz’s hard work has not gone unnoticed, as he has been recognized as a “Student Who Rocked Public Health in 2020” by the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
Adoption of “Stay at Home” Orders During the Pandemic
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 25, 2021) - Associate Professor Erika Martin and PhD candidate Philip Gigliotti recently explored the differences between states that were early and late to adopt “stay at home” orders, finding that they differed politically as well as for outbreak severity, availability of public health resources, and changes in the mobility of residents away from home.
Teledentistry’s Impact on Oral Health Services in Rural Areas
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 18, 2021) – Research conducted by Simona Surdu and Margaret Langelier at the University at Albany's Center for Health Workforce Studies found that children’s utilization of oral health teledentistry services in general dentistry clinics shortened their waiting period for specialty treatment services.