Lauren C. Shapiro

TL;DR: In this paper, a validated antibody assay against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein was used to determine a high seroconversion rate (94%) in 200 patients with cancer in New York City that had received full dosing with one of the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines.

TL;DR: In this article, the anti-COVID-19 immunity dynamics were assessed in patients with cancer in a prospective clinical trial, and the authors detected the waning of immunity 4-6 months post-vaccination with significant increases in anti-spike IgG titers after booster dosing and 56% of seronegative patients seroconverted post-booster vaccination.

TL;DR: In this article, the role and importance of inflammasomes and immune pathways in myeloid malignancies, particularly MDS/AML, to better understand the disease pathophysiology and decipher the scope of therapeutic interventions.

TL;DR: ILI presenteeism prevalence is high within training programs at the Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and program leaders can model best practices, enforce nonpunitive sick-leave policies, and ensure infection prevention competencies are met annually.

TL;DR: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, a large portion of internal medicine residents at this single center became ill, however, the incidence of CLI decreased over time, despite ongoing exposure to patients with CO VID-19.