A UPMC-led study suggests that healthcare professionals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 can safely return to work after seven days of quarantine if they are asymptomatic and receive a negative COVID-19 test. The findings, from the first reported study evaluating reduced quarantine duration in a healthcare setting, offer a potential new strategy for mitigating staffing shortages prior to a next wave of COVID-19 cases.
Kathryn H. Schmitz, an exercise oncology researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, has been selected by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition to receive a 2024 Lifetime Impact Award.
