In April 2020, Lorna M. Breen, a top emergency physician in New York City, committed suicide. Breen had no history of mental illness, but prior to her death, according to The New York Times, she described to her father “an onslaught of patients who were dying before they could even be taken out of ambulances.”…
Most makers of approved COVID-19 vaccines have said they plan to adapt their vaccines to tackle variants
Receiver’s exposure maximally reduced (>95 percent) when source and receiver were fitted with modified medical procedure masks
Nine months into the pandemic, it’s become clear that the effects of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 can last beyond the acute illness. Among COVID-19 patients 18 to 35 years old who were previously in good health, as many as 20% experience prolonged symptoms, according to the World Health Organization. Complaints among so-called long-haulers include…
Cough, rhinorrhea not predictive of positive test; anosmia/ageusia, nausea/vomiting, headache, fever were most predictive
More than one in four health care personnel who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were seronegative on repeat testing
Manufacturers say vaccine is 90 percent effective in protecting people from the new coronavirus
Among Marine Corps recruits, about 2 percent who were negative for SARS-CoV-2 at start of supervised quarantine tested positive by day 14
Myths and misinformation about COVID-19 may be spreading as rapidly as the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself. An infodemic is vying with the medical pandemic for public attention—not surprising for a disease brand-new to the world—and poses unique challenges for clinicians trying to help their patients sort fact from fancy. Here are a dozen persistent COVID-19 myths…
