COVID-19 vaccine appears more effective if given midday

A new study led by the School of Medicine suggests that circadian rhythm may affect the body’s response to the COVID-19 vaccine. The research suggests that vaccines given around the middle of the day may prevent more infections.

Mustakeem on the histories of race, medicine

Sowande M. Mustakeem, in Arts & Sciences, discusses her seminar “Medicine, Healing and Experimentation in the Contours of Black History” and the importance of grappling with traumatic history.

Brown School expands health misinformation response

iHeard St. Louis, a program run by the Health Communication Research Laboratory at the Brown School, is expanding its health misinformation response system to four new states plus Washington, D.C.

Notables

Karma Frierson (left) and Hyeok Hweon Kang, both assistant professors in Arts & Sciences, have won fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies.

Notables

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD (second from right), chief of the cardiac surgery section in the Department of Surgery at the School of Medicine, has been named the John M. Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease.