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Will July 4 Holiday Spark COVID-19 Spike?

An increase in COVID-19 cases after Memorial Day led Yahoo Life to ask experts whether the same thing might happen after Independence Day. Infectious disease physician Richard Watkins, M.D., a […]

COVID-19, Ventilators and Reimbursement

Do hospitals have a financial incentive to list people as COVID-19 patients? That’s the premise investigated by a PolitiFact reporter for wral.com in North Carolina. Julie Aultman, Ph.D., the director […]

Protests vs. Pandemic

With protests taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts like Richard Watkins, M.D., are reminding protest- and rally-goers to continue practicing social distancing and proper hand hygiene. An associate professor […]

Face Coverings, COVID-19 and Tear Gas

In recent days, N95 and KN95 masks have been in high demand — for more reasons than the COVID-19 pandemic. The respirators have become hot commodities at protests around the […]

Telehealth or Face to Face?

Telehealth visits have filled a gap during the COVID-19 pandemic. With coronavirus concerns still an issue, Neurology Today asked neurologists their views on seeing patients for face-to-face visits. “The decision […]