Disease

A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research looked a news coverage of COVID-19 over the past year using textural analysis - where they looked at the tone, tenor, and words of negativity.

How many particles of COVID-19 you are infected with, the viral load, and for how long they may appear in our breath or fluids, viral shedding, are reasonable measures of how able a person is to transmit the virus to another.

One of the main reasons that the coronavirus pandemic is so difficult to stop is because of the high prevalence of asymptomatic carriers. These are people who are infected with the virus and show no symptoms, yet can spread the virus to others.

When the COVID pandemic first emerged, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he hoped people would permanently stop shaking hands.

Perhaps the most important question that each of us wants to know in regard to the coronavirus pandemic is, "Will I get COVID and die?" Being able to answer that question with some specificity should help us craft smart public health policies.

Dear Pain Patients,

Despite the complex sound to its name, the PCMH's mission is straightforward, one primary care provider coordinates your care, coordinating the efforts of your specialists.

#This article is being reprinted with permission from Morning Consult.

Point: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials shows it does work when given early.  Dr. Nigel Bark, Chairman American Council on Science and Health

Smallpox and rinderpest have been relegated to the dustbin of history. Thanks to vaccines and a massive, coordinated global effort, these two viruses have been wiped off the face of the Earth.