What is palliative care? How is it different from hospice?
Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
Yael Schenker, Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
• conversation
April 6, 2022 • ~8 min
April 6, 2022 • ~8 min
COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children may be inching closer to authorization – a pediatrician explains how they're being tested
Moderna will ask the FDA to allow emergency use for its vaccine in children as young as 6 months, a step many parents have been anticipating.
Debbie-Ann Shirley, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia •
conversation
March 30, 2022 • ~9 min
March 30, 2022 • ~9 min
If I am vaccinated and get COVID-19, what are my chances of dying? The answer is surprisingly hard to find
Calculating your risk of death or hospitalization if you are infected with the coronavirus requires good data – notably, the total number of infections in the US. Unfortunately, that data is fuzzy.
Lisa Miller, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus •
conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 • ~7 min
Feb. 24, 2022 • ~7 min
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