The Institute for Biohealth Innovation

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May 6, 2020

George Mason University health college continues NSF funded study of coronaviruses

The College of Health and Human Services received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the emergence...
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May 4, 2020

Mason tests the impact of COVID-19 on children and families in first national longitudinal childhood study during a pandemic, Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)

“I’ve never been so stressed in my life,” says one research participant—a teacher and mother of three—as she tries to...
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May 4, 2020

Mason team’s models serve as backbone for web portal that support models for hospital response to COVID-19

George Mason University professor Elise Miller-Hooks and her team have been studying and modeling the flow of patients through American...
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April 30, 2020

Researchers at George Mason developing quicker coronavirus antibody test

Scientists at George Mason University are working to develop an easy-to-administer COVID-19 antibody test, which could mean using a simple...
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April 30, 2020

On the front lines: Continuing public mental health care amid COVID-19

What does it mean to be a public servant during a global pandemic? It isn’t easy, but it’s important.
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April 28, 2020

Mason researchers developing saliva test for COVID-19 antibodies

A multidisciplinary team of George Mason University scientists is developing a saliva test to detect antibodies to COVID-19 and could...
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April 28, 2020

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awards $25,000 to George Mason University Foundation for COVID-19 response

Many in the region have been adversely affected by the harsh economic and social consequences of COVID-19. As a result,...
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April 28, 2020

What medical experts say about when to reopen America

Much of the discussion surrounding reopening America focuses on the economic or political consequences of keeping the country closed.
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April 22, 2020

Emergex signs agreement with George Mason University for highly pathogenic RNA virus studies

Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited (‘Emergex’), a biotechnology company developing CD8+ priming set-point vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases, today announced...
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April 22, 2020

Information technology can help stem racial bias in health care decisions, Mason professor says

To overcome potential racial bias, physicians should use digitized protocols when making decisions about patient care, according to a research...
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April 20, 2020

A Mason scientist warns that ventilation systems could spread COVID-19

A George Mason University professor, Rainald Löhner is warning hospitals treating COVID-19 patients that their ventilation systems may be inadvertently...
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April 14, 2020

Mason and Partners Clinics expand telehealth capabilities to meet growing demand for COVID-19 care

We live in a world where literally everything we know- going to school or work, taking the bus, seeing a...
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April 14, 2020

Mechanical engineering student creates protective face shields for hospital personnel

Mechanical engineering junior Dhawal Bhanderi is using his entrepreneurial spirit to help protect some of society’s heroes during the coronavirus...
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April 14, 2020

Mason receives $500,000 USDA grant to expand rural telehealth capabilities amidst COVID-19 pandemic

The George Mason University College of Health and Human Services has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of...
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April 9, 2020

Mason offers online ukulele class to veterans, servicemembers and their families

Donald Goff, 72, was looking to improve his ukulele skills. So, over the summer, he attended a workshop for veterans...
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