Category Archives: How-To for Patients

What immunosuppressed patients should know about the coronavirus vaccines

April 28, 2021

The Washington Post  By Lindsey Bever  April 23, 2021 at 12:09 p.m. EDT Cancer patients. Organ transplant recipients. Individuals with HIV. Those with autoimmune or chronic inflammatory conditions such as lupus,

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: How COVID Spreads Indoors

October 7, 2020

   October 6, 2020  |   Frank Diamond While reiterating that SARS-CoV-2 most commonly spreads through close contact (less than 6 feet, and for about 15 minutes) with a symptomatic or

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COVID-19 Frequently asked questions answered

July 8, 2020

The New York Times | The Coronavirus Outbreak  |  July 8, 2020 Frequently Asked Questions Is the coronavirus airborne? The coronavirus can stay aloft for hours in tiny droplets in stagnant

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Staying Active While Social Distancing: Questions and Answers

July 8, 2020

During our new way of life, as we deal with the novel coronavirus, it is quite important that we remember that life is not only about the virus. For many

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Airborne Coronavirus: What You Should Do Now

July 8, 2020

The New York Times  |  The Coronavirus Outbreak  |  By Apoorva Mandavilli  |  July 6, 2020 Leer en español The coronavirus can stay aloft for hours in tiny droplets in stagnant air, infecting

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From Camping To Dining Out: Here’s How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities

June 3, 2020

 Shots    HEALTH NEWS FROM NPR THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS May 23, 20201:55 PM ET  |   ALLISON AUBREY, LAUREL WAMSLEY, CARMEL WROTH 6-Minute Listen  Download Meredith Miotke for NPR It has been around two months

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Blood-pressure drugs are in the crosshairs of COVID-19 research

April 23, 2020

REUTERS | HEALTH NEWS | APRIL 23, 2020 | 6:12 AM Deborah J. Nelson (Reuters) – Scientists are baffled by how the coronavirus attacks the body – killing many patients while barely

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Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families

January 27, 2020

BMJ Quality and Safety Original research Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families: state-wide cross-sectional survey Abstract Background How openly

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Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not Help

August 28, 2019

  August 28, 2019 at 7:00 am  |    Austin Frakt  |  The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2019, The New York Times Company). It also appeared in the print edition on August 15, 2019. When

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The Law – “Observation Status While in the Hospital”

June 24, 2019

Observation Status has a major impact on MEDICARE beneficiaries, and others as well, yet most people don’t even know about it – at least not until they get a SURPRISE

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