#Comorbidities

Alex Berenson

AlexBerenson

Jed: Are hospitals outside NYC full, or (in some cases) shutting from lack of patients? Have the models been revised down again and again? Have hospitalizations come in far below

Vapor Weyve

Nymphomachy

(cw: fatphobia)Saw this right-wing anti-mask meme blaming COVID fatalities on "comorbidities" and arguing ppl "shouldn't have to take responsibility for other people's health" and among all the other things wrong

Coronan O'Virus

HuffDaddySays

Both my parents had coronavirus. They are 65 and 58. My little brother (26) likely had it as well. My father, who is the eldest and has more comorbidities than

Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈

xandvt

Absolutely tragic numbers. Worth noting that we still have available ventilators. It’s unlikely that all care is optimal but there seem to be no deaths from lack of beds/ ventilators.

Murad Banaji

muradbanaji

Some general thoughts (in random order) on COVID-19 death undercounting in India following the recent article in The Hindu (https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/covid-19-deaths-are-not-as-low-as-reported/article32310814.ece) by @giridar10

Justin Nesselrotte

jnesselr

Allllright, that night was heal on earth and did not get _better_ after seeing that trending. But I'm awake right now and at least 6% alive.Let's see, where to start.

𝚁𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚕 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚙

WrrrdNrrrdGrrrl

Never, and I mean never, come at a disabled person for saying they have accomplished things in their life and also can't work a "normal" job.These things can be, and

Jake Tapper

jaketapper

POTUS weighs in on disproportionate impact the coronavirus is having on African-Americans: “We’re actively engaging on the problem of increased impacts -- this is a real problem and it’s showing

Anish Koka

anish_koka

Thread on some details of @freopp plan:Assumptions being made: 1. Repeatedly testing the entire population may require 22 million tests/day - Paul Romer2. Antibodies may not equal immunity3. Antibody tests

Medlife Crisis (Rohin)

MedCrisis

My bro, who I've not seen for weeks, lives in a home with 7 others with learning disabilities. The staff there do an amazing job. He developed symptoms and was

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia

BhadeliaMD

This is not a normal person. These claims are an insult to the almost quarter of a million people who have died of this disease. This should not be the

Piers Cawley

pdcawley

I have (oh so politely "Um... excuse me... my wife's finding it difficult to breath, do you mind if we push in here? Thank you so much") jumped triage queues

Tom Inglesby

T_Inglesby

Valuable new @BMJ study: "Features of 20 ,133 UK patients in hospital with covid-19 using the International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infections Consortium @WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol" https://www.bmj.com

KO

itrymybestinnit

Is it just me or is it completely unacceptable to ask retired doctors, many who are in at risk groups because of their age and comorbidities, to come out of

Hantu the Undiagnosable 🇸🇬

barisanhantu

Master Thread: Autism-ADHD comorbidityThose have been following me for a while now should know that this has been a hyperfixation of mine, so I thought I'd collate and round up

John Roberts

john_actuary

A review of the latest COVID-19 intensive care report from @ICNARC, on behalf of @COVID19actuary and @ActuaryByDay. It covers 2,350 admissions from 1st Sep to 29th Oct, with 995 in