Category: healthcare

Why Are We Still Not Using Contact Tracing Apps En Masse?

If your country has an official COVID-19 contact tracing app, install it NOW. Don’t wait for it to be perfect, for its code to be made public, for it to have watertight privacy. Just install it, period.

What Is Oleandrin? Will Trump Push FDA To Approve This For Covid-19 Coronavirus?

Who’s the best person to get information on possible Covid-19 coronavirus treatments? How about the MyPillow guy?

Airlines, Airports Reportedly Push U.N. Body To Recommend Negative Covid-19 Tests As Alternative To Quarantine Requirements

About 85% of travelers said quarantine requirements are a concern for traveling during the pandemic and only 17% saying they would be willing to quarantine.

The Science Of Campus Reopening: Can Testing Students Work?

Testing is a key weapon in the fight against COVID on campus.

Covid-19 Can Cause Heart Damage—Even If You Are Asymptomatic

While SARS-CoV-2 may cause cardiac symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath resulting in heart attacks and blood clots, there is also the possibility that the virus may cause significant heart damage and inflammation—but without producing any…

The Case For Tracing Covid-19 Social Networks, Not Just Contacts

Dr. Joshua Liao explains how to harness the power of social networks to target Covid-19 misinformation alongside other public health measures.

Inside A Day In The Life Of A Physician In The NBA Bubble

“When you’re in the bubble, you’re completely focused on your job because there really is no outside distractions.”

Cuomo Says New York Gyms Can Reopen If Masks Are Worn And At Reduced Capacity

New York takes another step forward in its slow, methodical reopening.

Repeating Misinformation Doesn’t Make It True, But Does Make It More Likely To Be Believed

So many inaccuracies are being repeated about coronavirus that for some people they become truth. Here’s why.

Nanoparticle Coating Could Stop Plaque Forming On Teeth

A coating made from metallic nanoparticles could help prevent cavities from forming in teeth by stopping plaque from developing on them.