Coronavirus: Recommendations for Patient Families
The health and well-being of patient families, volunteers and staff is our first priority. As the situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) constantly changes, we will continue to post helpful updates and share guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccines and Mitochondrial Disease
There have been questions posed to UMDF regarding recommendations about people with
mitochondrial disease receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines in development. As of this date,
COVID-19 and Isolation for our Adult Patient Community
The following tips were provided by Gail Wehling and Joy Krumdiack, UMDF Ambassadors.
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Vitamin D & the Coronavirus
As a service to our community, the UMDF Scientific and Medical Advisory Board continues to monitor credible reports about COVID-19 illness and provide periodic updates.
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Part II: “Ask the Mito Doc” Webcast
As a service to our community, the UMDF Scientific and Medical Advisory Board continues to monitor credible reports about COVID-19 illness and provide periodic updates.
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NIH MINI Study
During these exceptional times with COVID-19 impacting communities worldwide, we recognize that families affected by mitochondrial disease may be particularly concerned.
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FAQs – Coronavirus
On March 24, 2020, Doctors Bruce Cohen, Fran Kendall, Sumit Parikh and Amy Goldstein conducted a webcast for patient families and caregivers about the impact of the coronavirus. Below are top five questions asked by our patient family community.
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Participation Needed: Anonymous survey about COVID19
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF), the NIH Metabolism, Infection and Immunity (MINI) Section invites patients and caregivers of individuals with mitochondrial disease to participate in an anonymous survey.
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Hydration & the Coronavirus
The advice to stay well-hydrated or even mildly overhydrated has been a longstanding recommendation for those with mitochondrial disease battling a standard viral illness.
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Part I: “Ask the Mito Doc”
The mitochondrial community has concerns and questions regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. That is why we presented a special “Ask the Mito Doc” interactive webcast.
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COVID-19 Recommendations from UMDF’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Board (SMAB) Chairman, Dr. Bruce Cohen
As you know, the UMDF SMAB developed guidelines on the COVID-19 health crisis that were posted on this page. During the last few days, most US-based hospitals have entered their operations into “disaster mode” – which is reserved for major hurricanes, earthquakes or plane crashes.
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