Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, was interviewed by the Times Union about treatment advances in the fight against COVID-19. Dr. Cerda discussed the benefits of proning, as well as medications like dexamethasone and monoclonal antibodies. [...]
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, appeared on WTEN/News10 to discuss the prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) among those hospitalized with COVID-19. [...]
Jorge Cerda, M.D., MS, FACP, FASN, chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, appeared on WNYT's Health Beat to discuss acute kidney injury linked to COVID-19. [...]
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, was interviewed by WHYY radio in Philadelphia about kidney problems associated with COVID-19, including excessive blood-clotting [...]
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the Department of Medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, was interviewed by WNYT about new treatments being offered to COVID-19 patients at St. Peter's and Samaritan hospitals. This includes experimental convalescent plasma, and as well other antiviral and anti-inflammatory drug treatments. [...]
Multiple groundbreaking therapies to treat the sickest COVID-positive patients in the Capital Region are being employed at St. Peter's Health Partners' (SPHP) acute care hospitals in Albany and Troy. They include the antiviral drug remdesivir; IL-6 inhibitor drugs; macrophage inhibitors; and convalescent blood plasma therapy. [...]