This is the account of a medic working in the ER of hospital in the United States. Below he gives his first hand observations and opinion on the clinical progression of the Covid 19 patients he has treated. I am an ER MD in New Orleans. Class of 98. Every one of my colleagues have […]
The Royal College of Midwives has today made a plea to NHS leaders to protect the safety of pregnant women by ringfencing maternity services in the current crisis. There is concern that vital staff, including midwives and maternity support workers, will be redeployed to other areas, at a time when a survey of senior midwives […]
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The ‘soft-launch’ of Science Matters: Lets Talk about COVID-19 on Coursera in February rapidly became the most popular in the world. Imperial College London researchers and the leading global education platform Coursera have partnered to offer a free massively open online course (MOOC) explaining the science behind the response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Reaching […]
Day 9 with Covid 19 I’m pleased to say that my cough is much better and my lungs are clearer, but this bug is a tenacious one. Today, for the first time I woke up sneezing with a runny nose. I’ve been reaching for the tissues all day. I also feel the headache lingering and […]
The use of Povidone-Iodine Nasal Spray and Mouthwash during the current Covid-19 Pandemic may protect healthcare workers and reduce cross infection. Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) has a better anti-viral activity than other antiseptics, and has already been proven to be an effective virucide in vitro against severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses (SARS-CoV […]
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Created by Henry Reich of MinutePhysics this video is a collaboration with Aatish Bhatia about how to see the COVID-19 tipping point. Together they present a better way to graph COVID-19 coronavirus cases using a logarithmic scale in “phase space” – plotting the growth rate against the cumulative cases, rather than either of these against […]
Chloroquine was shown in 2004 to be active in vitro against SARS coronavirus but is of unproven efficacy and safety in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. The drug’s potential benefits and risks for COVID-19 patients, without and with azithromycin, is discussed by Dr. David Juurlink, head of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Sunnybrook […]
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Statement to the press by Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe on 26 March 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark. Unprecedented measures to slow and interrupt transmission of COVID-19 are buying us time and reducing pressure on our health systems, but at a significant social and economic cost. Physical distancing and isolation measures, the closure of […]
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New UK-wide appeal mobilises within days to bring support to NHS staff serving on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis 25 March 2020 Family and friends of a London-based NHS doctor have inspired the launch of new fund which aims to deliver vital support to all NHS workers who are currently working to treat affected […]