Episode 96: COVID-19 Treatment Updates

On Sunday, December 12, 2021, our host Dr. Marianne Ritchie was joined by Neal Flomenberg, MD (L), Professor of Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Chair of the Dept of Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University, and John Zurlo, MD (R), The W. Paul & Ida H. Havens Professor, Chief of Infectious Diseases, and Chair of the Jefferson Enterprise COVID-19 Task Force.Listen now to learn about the new immunotherapy infusion that is showing promising results against COVID. Then hear answers to commonly asked questions about the booster and more hopeful news about oral medications that are being studied.​Your Real Champion: The Salvation Army​Each week we highlight the #RealChampions in your life! Your family, friends, or colleagues who go the extra mile to help others in their community. For this week, Your Real Champion was Major Tawny Cowen-Zanders from The Salvation Army! Major Cowen-Zanders is the Divisional Secretary for Greater Philadelphia overseeing operations across the city and beyond, whose tireless efforts build communities, change lives, and restore hope. The Salvation Army is an international movement and the evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Since its founding in Philadelphia in 1879, the Salvation Army has focused on meeting the needs of underserved communities throughout the region, aiming in each case to address the whole person – physically, emotionally, and spiritually.