Disease

“Behavioral interventions such as mask-wearing, quarantine, restrictions on gatherings, physical distancing have been used to interrupt transmission of COVID-19 and to reduce the impacts of the pandemic.”

In a recent issue of JAMA, Dr. Anne R. Cappola, Director of the Penn Medical Communication Research Institute, takes a stab at providing strategies for better medical communication. Episteme

Infants and toddlers, as any parent or grandparent can attest, are vectors of disease. In the case of COVID, metaphorically, they may be more like enzymes, catalyzing infections for those around them but unaffected by the virus itself.

December is traditionally the biggest party month of the year, with Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations capped by New Year’s Eve.

 

John Batchelor and I discussed sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic disorder predominantly affecting individuals of African descent, including African-Americans, of whom there are about 100,000.

“Things were bad, it was terrible.”   - Lucas Henneman, lead author and professor at George Mason University.  

 

What Is FBCA?

Since Covid hit, it's pretty much impossible to turn around and not be facing an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. We all use them without giving it much thought. But maybe it's time to give this topic some thought.