The case of a Nevada man who contracted COVID-19 twice has attracted public attention and study by researchers, with findings recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, a British medical […]
Even as the weather cools, COVID-19 rates have been heating up. Yahoo Sports asked the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for advice on how to safely navigate holiday celebrations. Among […]
It’s not unusual for a vaccine trial to be paused during development, says Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician in Akron, Ohio, and a professor of internal medicine at […]
Remember the Swiss cheese analogy used by Amy Acton, M.D. (’90), the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, to describe efforts used to flatten the COVID-19 curve? Health […]
A flu shot won’t protect you from contracting SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that getting a flu shot is “more […]
As influenza season approaches, U.S. health experts warn against comparing it with COVID-19. “While both COVID-19 and the flu are serious illnesses with potentially deadly consequences, COVID-19 is far more […]
Researchers from the University of Georgia are taking a closer look at neck gaiters — the tube-shaped face coverings that have gained a less-than-positive reputation over the past few months. […]
Despite shared similarities, such as symptoms and diagnoses, health experts warn that the COVID-19 pandemic is much deadlier than the swine flu pandemic that preceded it (from 2005-2009). Richard Watkins, […]
Wearing a face covering every day can be daunting, but health experts like Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of internal medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University, […]
Health shares the story of a woman in her 40’s who experienced a brain fluid leak following a nasopharyngeal test for COVID-19. Her reaction was “extremely, extremely uncommon” according to […]
