Medical

As the US battled the 1918 influenza pandemic, some communities staged contentious battles against wearing masks. Sound familiar?

J. Alexander Navarro, Assistant Director at the U-M Center for the History of Medicine discusses his research of the history of the 1918 pandemic and finds that even then, the request or requirement to wear face masks is what drew the most ire from citizens.

Discusses heat-related illnesses. Looks at heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash, and dehydration. Covers signs and symptoms. Offers home treatment and prevention tips. Covers emergency first aid treatment.

In a virtual forum hosted by the Brown University School of Public Health, Dr. Fauci joined incoming dean Dr. Ashish K. Jha to address the challenges and responsibilities as public health leaders work to limit COVID-19’s spread.

When it comes to blocking germs, not all cloth masks are created equal. A new, low-cost testing device literally illuminates which ones won’t get the job done.

Is a soft butch a soft butch if she can barely hold even herself together? Is a soft butch a soft butch without her swagger?

As the influenza pandemic swept across the United States in 1918 and 1919, masks took a role in political and cultural wars.

How is it that six months into a respiratory pandemic, we are still doing so little to mitigate airborne transmission?

For deaf people who rely on speechreading and facial cues, face coverings make communication nearly impossible.

It’s way past time for me to take a more public role in the battle against Lyme disease — a battle that I’ve been fighting mostly privately for years.

Racked for years by a mysterious illness, the author of “Seabiscuit” and “Unbroken” has defied the odds to write indelible works of history.

National Geographic contacted engineers, physicists, psychologists, and fashion designers to find out the best tips for building better masks.

Discover researchrs, organizations, major businesses involved in COVID-2019 research. Filter results by research and diagnostics techniques/ area, manually search through all COVID-2019 references.

Why are the rates of coronavirus deaths far lower in many female-led countries?

CN: internalized ableism/disablism (and much of it); bathroom talk. TW: emetophobia.

Infected surfaces, airborne plumes, AC systems, toilet flushes, and close proximity may all be involved

Researchers are narrowing down how long the virus persists inside the body and whether people can be quickly re-infected.

The disease's "long-haulers" have endured months of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends.

The Vaccine Alliance, prepares to launch a global mechanism to negotiate with corporations on such vaccines, and appeals to governments to set up a fund to purchase them for developing countries.

Scientists and journals express concern over influential studies of COVID-19 patient data that evaluated possible treatments such as hydroxychloroquine

Women’s bodies are different from men’s from cellular level upwards, yet the same treatments are usually prescribed for both sexes – to the detriment of women. Dr Alyson McGregor raises the alarm. By Anna Moore

The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.

COVID PPE HELP is a network that helps facilitate the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and help measure the supply and demand of PPE across Canada in real-time.

Much of the confusion around masks stems from the conflation of two very different uses.

Many people able to take part in work, culture, or socialising from their own home for first time

Wearing a face mask takes some getting used to. To get the most benefit, you need to avoid these common mistakes.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is well documented that African Americans get sick more frequently, are screened for illness less often, are diagnosed for disease later, are treated less aggressively and buried earlier than those in other ethnic groups in America,” said Sheila Thorne, president and CEO of Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC.

A heat map highlighting cellphone location data within the U.S. is providing a frightening insight into the movements of humans amid the coronavirus.

Learn about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), common symptoms and preventing infection.

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.