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Jorge A. Caballero, MD

DataDrivenMD

I’m 99.9% certain that the patch on Trump’s hand is covering the site of a recent IV.He didn’t have that at Walter Reed, or in recent videos.Based on what we’ve

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. Back in February I repeatedly raised concerns about immunity to #COVID19 In March, when the UK government started discussing herd immunity I wondered what the government’s scientific advisers were

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA

celinegounder

1/ THREAD on Sweden & "natural herd immunity":COVID cases RISING in Sweden since August/September, as is the case across Europe. DEATHS are a LAGGING indicator (~6-8+ weeks after infections). It

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

Here's a short list of things we do and don't yet know about #COVID19. 1. We don't yet know the true case fatality rate. (E.g.: if you catch it, how

olav

obuxt

Heavy is the Head, The No.1 King. A Thread: April 2018-April 2019: Stormzy took a social media hiatus to what people assume to focus on his second album which is

Conor Ruzycki

caruzycki

I don't know how to write this without stepping on toes, so apologies in advance. Last week seemed to be a big moment of clarification in the medical community regarding

Sebastian Seung

SebastianSeung

Asian countries (China, S Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong) have already beaten the virus with "five weapons" of public health. So anyone with common sense would fight the virus by

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

Three new important studies came out in the past week about kids & #COVID19. All have limits (the science isn't perfect). But together, they matter, & you deserve to know

Ankur Sharma

AnkurSharma_Adv

Indian Secularism is a “Mask for Islamic Communalism”Where, Top Demands of all Islamist Movements are upheld. It is like the proverbial “Orwellian Obfuscation on a Massive Level” where “Black” can

Nicholas A. Christakis

NAChristakis

People who are dying of COVID19 will need first-rate palliative (hospice) care. This is going to be especially the case for people who are denied ventilators or who are taken

Zichen Wang

ZichenWanghere

Leading Chinese Dr. Zhang Wenhong (perhaps now second only to Dr. Zhong Nnashan in fame) telling Bangladesh on camera: "Home isolations FAILED in Wuhan." It is a costly, technical and

Soutik Biswas

soutikBBC

India locked down in late March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photographer Parul Sharma ventured out to document the deserted capital, Delhi. She ended up taking some 2000

Sienna Rodgers

siennamarla

I'm told the Labour left have just walked out – digitally – of the first meeting of Labour's new NEC, and Margaret Beckett was elected unanimously as the new chair. Understand

The New York Times

nytimes

Sprawling banquets for crowds of relatives have shrunk to modest meals for immediate family. Prayers in packed mosques now happen on Zoom. And nighttime jubilance is largely staying at home.This

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

OK I'm busy trying to catch up with what I've missed on #COVID19 in children, which looks like a lot!People seem to be making a big deal out of some

ice9

__ice9

Another reminder that outcomes for intubated patients with this disease are... not great.The sorts of vent settings required to keep them from dying of hypoxia tend to further intensify the