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Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and Heart Disease; Perspective

Has COVID set us up for a major heart disease epidemic? It’s happened before
“We know that viral infections can play [MORE]

Endemic COVID

Health plan for endemic COVID
This piece isn’t our usual fare.  It’s about national health policies that have to address coronaviruses [MORE]

COVID PutsTtelemedicine Over the Top

The pandemic made telemedicine an instant hit
Telemedicine has existed almost as long as the telephone, or at least since the [MORE]

A Mask that Detects COVID-19 Particles

Smart facemask detects SARS-CoV-2
Nanoengineers at the University of California at San Diego have created a N95 mask with a sensor [MORE]

Betty Gallaher, RN, Why Human Factors Matter

Ms. Betty Gallaher RN
“Miss Betty” Gallaher was an emergency department nurse at the Coosa Valley Medical Center in Alabama for [MORE]

Rapid Decay of Anti-COVID Antibodies

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Comparing SARS-CoV-1 to SARS-CoV-2, investigators at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine found a more rapid decay in SARS-CoV-2 IgG [MORE]

The Man in the Iron Lung

 
The man in an iron lung
Paul Alexander was one of the earliest “baby-boomers,” and when he was six years old, [MORE]

The Dark Side of COVID-19 Antibody Testing

COVID-19 antibody testing
Here’s the rub; the world awaits an accurate diagnostic for COVID-19, but in the rush to meet the [MORE]

Monitoring Influenza

Influenza Virus
In 2018, the world will mark a centennial since the great influenza pandemic that killed far more people than [MORE]

The Drive-thru ED

Drive-thru ED
We’ve seen drive-thru banking, drive-thru restaurants, and even drive-thru churches, but Stanford University Hospital has recently done a full [MORE]