May 14, 2020
COVID-19 and stroke care
An MU Health Care neurologist has published more than 40 new recommendations for evaluating and treating stroke patients based on international research examining the link between stroke and novel coronavirus.
May 12, 2020
MU offering online COVID-19 summer course to students of all majors
The eight-week course is open to all MU and UM System students and will be taught by faculty from all of MU’s academic schools and colleges.
May 5, 2020
MU researchers explore compounds to treat COVID-19
In the midst of a global pandemic, an interdisciplinary collaboration is in pursuit of life-changing precision health advancements and research that could potentially treat COVID-19.
May 4, 2020
MU researcher identifies four possible treatments for COVID-19
One of the antivirals, remdesivir, was recently FDA approved while the other three remain under study.
April 29, 2020
Task force creates equipment to protect health care workers
A multi-disciplinary team is creating respirator masks worn by doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists to guard against infection from airborne viruses.
April 29, 2020
Meals for healing
MU Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology staff prepares meals for health care workers fighting COVID-19.
April 28, 2020
MU develops program to prepare for alternative care site staffing
MU is leading a statewide effort to retrain and deploy retired nurses and other health care providers to alternative care sites for recovering COVID-19 patients.
April 27, 2020
School of Medicine adapts to continue educating students during pandemic
Although there is no real substitute for direct patient care learning, the MU School of Medicine has implemented innovative ways to continue teaching students the necessary knowledge and skills needed to be a physician.
April 23, 2020
Zweig named dean of MU School of Medicine
April 15, 2020