Medical expert: No question WNY is experiencing 3rd COVID wave
Local experts say this wave is different from what we saw earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, however, in that it appears to be hitting a younger age group. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 11:14 PM EDT April 9, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. There s no question we are now experiencing our third wave of COVID in our area, said Dr. Peter Winkelstein, the executive director of the Institute for Healthcare Informatics at the University at Buffalo s Jacobs School of Medicine.
Across Western New York, the region has gone from 137 hospitalizations on March 20, to 297 on April 8, which is near the high point in total hospitalizations seen during the first wave, according to data from the state.
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WBFO Reporter Emyle Watkins interviews Dr. Brian Clemency about a new NIH-funded COVID-19 treatment study at the University at Buffalo.
In simple terms, this means if you tested positive in the last week, you could be eligible to be part of a national study involving drugs that may treat mild to moderate COVID.
Dr. Brian Clemency, a professor of emergency medicine at UB, says researchers want to know how effective certain treatments, specifically monoclonal antibodies, might be in treating the disease. What’s unique about this study, is that you don’t have to be high risk for COVID to participate. The study opens the door to patients who wouldn’t traditionally get these medications, to see how well they work.
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Few details offered to Freedom of Information request in judge s train incident
The was heavily redacted, with all those spaces blacked out when it comes to any description or details of what actually happened on February 28. Author: Ron Plants Updated: 7:56 PM EST March 12, 2021
DEPEW, N.Y. Just what happened to lead up to an incident where a local judge was struck by a train in the village of Depew is still very much a mystery.
We have a look at what the village police department has released so far and in their response to a Freedom of Information request from WGRZ. We also heard from one legal expert about that police response.