the CDC reports on the outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt. The risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection was lower among service members who said they had worn … Read More
Of 17 children admitted to a New York City hospital with multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19, all had fever and most had gastrointestinal symptoms, rash, or conjunctivitis. At … Read More
Two studies in Nature estimate the benefits of various nonpharmaceutical interventions to help control COVID-19. In the first, researchers examine the effects of over 1700 policies — such as travel restrictions, … Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused various manifestations of psychosis to surface in otherwise healthy individuals. This case series describes paranoid delusions about COVID-19 resulting in the patients’ first inpatient … Read More
Dressed in the protective gear, you feel like a soldier about to jump from a plane, hoping your parachute will open. As the hours go by, made longer by … Read More
Out of 500 U.S. adults who responded to a CDC survey in May, 39% said they utilized high-risk practices to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Such practices included washing food with … Read More
The authors of a study on the ineffectiveness of masks in blocking SARS-CoV-2 have retracted their study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a study we covered in Physician’s First Watch. … Read More
In areas of active SARS-CoV-2 transmission, governments should encourage the public to wear face masks in certain settings, the World Health Organization now recommends. Nonmedical face masks should be … Read More
https://www.isargolidos.gr/index.php/perioxi-melon/737-concerns-regarding-the-statistical-analysis-and-data-integrity Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet have been retracted because they relied on a Surgisphere database, which has come under scrutiny. The NEJM study examined the relationship between … Read More
An estimated 40–45% of people who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 do not have symptoms at the time of testing, according to a narrative review of 16 cohorts in the Annals … Read More
