Coronavirus: Information & Resources

Research

National Jewish Health is very well positioned to conduct research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. National Jewish Health is a world leader in research on all facets of lung function, disease and health as well as inflammation and immune function. We have several COVID-19 research initiatives in planning stages and some already up and running. Below are a few of the project our researchers are working on.​

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In the News

• Designer peptide could become effective in reducing damage caused by COVID-19 infections (University of Toronto - Faculty of Dentistry)
• National Jewish Health Launches Additional Coronavirus Test
• We Still Don't Fully Understand The Label 'Asymptomatic' (NPR)
• Steroid Showing ‘Glimmer Of Hope’ Among Sickest Coronavirus Patients (CBS Denver)
• What Covid-19 antibody and viral testing can and can’t tell you about your health (CNBC)
• Who Can Spread COVID-19? (CBS Denver)
• Is It Safe To Go To Bars & Restaurants As Coronavirus Restrictions Ease? Here's What Experts Say (Bustle)
• Study to Determine Incidence of Novel Coronavirus Infection In U.S. Children Begins
• They Don’t Struggle to Breathe—but COVID-19 Is Starving Them of Oxygen (National Geographic
• Talking with a Nurse on the Front Lines (KOA News Radio)
• How Colorado Avoided Catastrophe as the Coronavirus Hit the State (The Gazette)
• For Now, Antibody Tests For Coronavirus Provide Guidance, Not Guarantees (CPR News)
• COVID Diaries Colorado: A Day in the Coronavirus Pandemic (US News & World Report)
• Colorado Hospitals Watching For Second Surge As Stay-At-Home Order To Be Lifted (CBS Denver)
• National Jewish Expands Coronavirus Testing To Patients With Physician Referral (CBS Denver)
• More testing needed before Colorado can lift stay-at-home order, state health officials say (The Denver Post)
• More COVID-19 Testing Coming to Colorado (KOA NewsRadio)
• National Jewish Health to Substantially Expand COVID-19 Testing
• Why Ventilators May Not Be Working as Well for COVID-19 Patients as Doctors Hoped (TIME)
• What are the long-term health consequences of COVID-19? (TODAY)
• As Coronavirus Spreads, Many Nicotine Users Look To Quit. But The Stressful Times Can Make That Hard To Do (CPR)
• What Recovery From COVID-19 Looks Like (Scientific America)
• 'We have reason for optimism today': On the front lines: Colorado doctor volunteers in New York (9News)
• Inventors Are Whipping Up Homemade Ventilators to Fend Off a Shortage. Some Doctors Are Wary (TIME)
• 'Two patients died today': On the front lines, Colorado doctor volunteers in New York (9News)
• Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers (Reuters)
• On the Front Lines In New York City (9News)
• Pollen Season Arrives In Colorado: Know Differences Between Allergy Symptoms And Coronavirus (CBS Denver)
• K-8 school at National Jewish Health adapts with remote learning and remote nurse visits (9News)
• Vaping, smoking might increase risks from COVID-19 (Denver7)
• Coronavirus In Colorado: National Jewish Health Asks Volunteers To Make Masks (CBS Denver)
• 2 Colorado doctors heading to New York to assist in battle against COVID-19 (9News)
• Coronavirus Outbreak: Doctors Urge People Not To Try Cloroquine Without Prescription (CBS Denver)
• COVID-19 testing and Acute Respiratory Clinic News (​CBS Denver, ​9News, ​Fox 31/CW2, Denver 7, Denver Post, CPR, KOA)
• National Jewish Develops COVID-19 Test, Results in 24 Hours (CBS Denver)
• National Jewish Health Launches COVID-19 Testing and New Acute Respiratory Care Clinic
• Hospitals worry of shortages as first responders, medical workers use more protective equipment (9News)
• 'A slow burn': Coronavirus symptoms often linger before worsening (NBC News)
• Treating Asthma in the Age of the Coronavirus (HCP Live)
• Hospitals worry of shortages as first responders, medical workers use more protective equipment (9News)
• ‘We Are In Pandemic Territory’: All Hands On Deck As Hospitals Prep For Coronavirus Surge (CPR)
• Coronavirus Symptoms: Defining Mild, Moderate And Severe (NPR)
• Managing COVID-19 (KOA News Radio)
• Doctor explains how viruses thrive in cold weather (9News)