Omicron could peak in U.S. fairly soon. Maybe.

Experts say fast-spreading, less severe profile of Omicron is emerging as cases drop in South Africa but warn of challenging weeks ahead.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Dry oven heat can disinfect N95 COVID masks

Dry heat can not only disinfect N95 masks but also maintain mask fit to ensure health care worker safety, a new study shows.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Jan. 6, 2022 ~4 min


Compound in dirt may fight super tough bacteria in hospitals

A new compound could fight a bacteria that circulates in hospitals and can dodge several drugs, including colistin, an antibiotic used as a last option.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Few alarms over cases of drug-resistant COVID

Harvard Med specialist says cases of remdesivir-resistant disease seem rare, may not become big issue.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 13, 2021 ~9 min

Patients in rural ERs fare just as well as those in urban hospitals

Despite closure threats, ERs at rural hospitals save lives at similar rates to their urban counterparts, new research shows.

U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 30, 2021 ~6 min

Could oral antiviral pills be a game-changer for COVID-19? An infectious disease physician explains why these options are badly needed

Merck and Pfizer both have oral antiviral pills under review by the FDA. Such treatments could help turn the tide of the pandemic.

Patrick Jackson, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia • conversation
Nov. 19, 2021 ~9 min

Air filter significantly reduces presence of airborne SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards

When a team of doctors, scientists and engineers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of Cambridge placed an air filtration machine in COVID-19 wards,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2021 ~6 min

Blocking tau, an Alzheimer’s hallmark, may help ALS patients

Mass. General study uncovers potential new treatment strategy for disease.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Nov. 10, 2021 ~3 min


14 nurses on life and work during COVID

Love, death, fear, guilt, pride, hope, friendship, alienation, and so much sorrow. Through it all, they kept showing up.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
Nov. 2, 2021 ~24 min

The FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 – a pediatrician explains how the drug was tested for safety and efficacy

Pediatric clinical trials for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 have shown that the Pfizer shot is safe and effective.

Debbie-Ann Shirley, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia • conversation
Oct. 29, 2021 ~10 min

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