mtpr.org
Postcard From An Overrun ICU: ‘The Problem Is We Are Running Out Of Hallways’
6 min read · Sep 23rd · Billings Clinic in Montana is past the tipping point as it looks for places to add intensive care unit beds and is on the cusp of rationing care to deal with the surge of sick covid patients in a…
The Atlantic
What We Actually Know About Waning Immunity
10 min read · Sep 3rd · Reports of vaccines’ decline have been greatly overstated.
The New York Times
Worried About Breakthrough Infections? Here’s How to Navigate This Phase of the Pandemic.
9 min read · Sep 2nd · If you’re vaccinated, you should think about a number of variables, including your overall health, where you live and the risks you take.
The Atlantic
The Coronavirus Could Get Worse
8 min read · Aug 24th · Delta is far from the last variant. But what shape the virus takes next depends on us.
WIRED
Could a Janky, Jury-Rigged Air Purifier Help Fight Covid-19?
3 min read · 2020-08-06 · Indoor air experts think: Sure, maybe. Why the hell not? We convinced the CEO of an air filter company to give it a try.
ucl.ac.uk
Identification of over 200 long Covid symptoms prompts call for UK screening programme
4 min read · Aug 6th · Patients who experience long Covid have reported more than 200 symptoms across 10 organ systems*, in the largest international study of ‘long-haulers’ to date, led by UCL scientists together with a…
PsyPost.org
Large study finds COVID-19 is linked to a substantial drop in intelligence
2 min read · Jul 24th · People who have recovered from COVID-19 tend to score significantly lower on an intelligence test compared to those who have not contracted the virus, ...
The Conversation
We found traces of humanity’s age-old arms race with coronaviruses written in our DNA
4 min read · Jun 24th · New DNA evidence shows humans may have been battling coronaviruses for longer than recorded history.
The Sydney Morning Herald
What does Australia’s India travel ban say about our increasingly draconian character?
3 min read · May 4th · Sometimes, outsiders see what is happening clearer than we do ourselves.
NPR
Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is A Sweeping Indictment Of The CDC
5 min read · May 3rd · In a new book, author Michael Lewis writes about public health officers who tried to get others to look at the data on COVID-19 and act to make sure the virus didn't spread.
ABC News
Vaccine side effects: With all this talk about blood clots, how do I know if I'm affected?
4 min read · Apr 14th · About one in every 250,000 people given the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe have developed blood clots, but what are the symptoms of this rare phenomenon?
The Sydney Morning Herald
Coronavirus Australia: One third of COVID-19 patients have symptoms for eight months
2 min read · Mar 30th · One in three Australian COVID-19 patients still has symptoms eight months after being infected, and neither age nor a mild bout of the virus is protective, a world-first Australian study suggests.
The Wall Street Journal
Covid-19 Variant in Brazil Overwhelms Local Hospitals, Hits Younger Patients
1 min read · Mar 2nd · Researchers and doctors are sounding the alarm over the new coronavirus strain known as P.1, which a report released on Tuesday said is 1.4 to 2.2 times more contagious than variants seen previously…
The Conversation
What’s the difference between mutations, variants and strains? A guide to COVID terminology
3 min read · Feb 12th · In the context of COVID-19, we're hearing about new mutations, strains and variants all the time. It's no wonder it can all get a bit confusing.
BBC News (World)
Arthritis drug tocilizumab cuts deaths from Covid
2 min read · Feb 11th · Giving it along with a steroid drug can help the sickest patients with Covid-19, research reveals.
BBC News (World)
What is dexamethasone and how does it fight Covid-19?
2 min read · 2020-06-17 · A cheap steroid is hailed a big breakthrough in the treatment of seriously ill Covid-19 patients.
