#Symptoms

I’ve often been asked about whether/when one should take the second dose of the vaccine when one gets infected after the first dose. Here is my understanding of the literature
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Rumors have been swirling among my sources about possibility that PCR-based COVID-19 tests have high false negative rate. I haven't reported on it because I couldn't find anything definitive and
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As a chronically ill & disabled person, when I say I can't do something, it doesn't necessarily mean that I am NEVER able to do the task; it can mean
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This is great. The first time the notion of “asymptomatic transmission” was mentioned, I smelled a rat. It’s biologically implausible. Not saying it’s never happened once, but as an important
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Day 87 of life with lingering #covid19 symptoms. This morning some things are better, some things are worse - a short thread #longcovid 1/n Sleep pattern is back to normal
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With the news of TPH suspending contact tracing, combined with ballooning turn around time for testing and widespread community transmission, we are in big trouble. We need everyone’s help
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1-Discussed pregnancy in surgery residency with a resident today and how my opinion is we inadvertently “train” people in med school and residency to ignore symptoms, prioritize the job, and
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1/3 Please stick to lockdown rules for now & not just because they are the rules - they remain the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones. Please
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Symptoms of Dyslexia you probably weren’t told for some reason:/thread Other than the “obvious” (hard time spelling, writing, reading) here are some less known symptoms- difficulty focusing on voices- struggling
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Highlights from Covid-19 discussion with Dr. V Ramasubramanian, India's leading infectious diseases specialist - A thread1. First line of defence- a) Regular home cooked food, nothing exoticb) 7-8 hours of
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Just a few things about this “rare” heart condition that SI posted about in which players are at risk of developing:1. The condition is myocarditis. It’s actually not really rare
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Today would've been my dad's 77th birthday. He died one week ago from COVID-19. I know there is a LOT going on in today's news, but feel free to read
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Mumbai Covid Update:Today we will decode the various nomenclature being used by BMC (MCGM) in terms of hospitals, beds etc.First there are 4 categories of medical care centres with totally
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People I’ve known with coronavirus:Kevin: confirmed. Recovered at home from flu-like symptoms. 40, excellent health/fitness. Wife and 2 children in home asymptomatic. Keith: 45-ish, marathon athlete. 75 y/o dad lives
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1/3 Right out of undergrad I worked at a children's psychiatric hospital w/ kids ages 5-10. Majority were horribly abused & neglected w/ significant trauma symptoms. These kids in crisis
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the problem with autoimmune diseases is that they are invisible. their symptoms are easy to brush off as nothing or “unexplainable.” some symptoms include:-joint pain-inflammation-abdominal pain-skin problems-neurological problems/strug
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