“Surgical masks are 95% effective at filtering out virus particles, compared to just 37% for cloth masks”

We now have preliminary evidence on vaccine safety in pregnancy. Please see link with recently published study of 35K patients from NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104983

Thank you for the excellent review of the vaccine process. It also helped that both Pfizer and Moderna received billions of dollars in government grants which incentivized them to work around the clock. With the combination of grants and assurances from not only the U.S. but other governments agreeing to purchase…

Thank you for an outstanding article, very informative, the inclusion of what does it feel like is fantastic. There are a few updates/corrections that I wanted to point out.

Any word on when this feature will come to the iOS version of Whatsapp?

Thanks for the review. These sounds like a great purchase. Could you comment on microphone call quality compared to similarly priced earbuds? 

Thanks for the review. These sounds like a great purchase. Could you comment on microphone call quality compared to…

I’m not sure if what you are advocating is supposed to be a joke or not, but either way consuming alcohol with your morning coffee is terrible and medically dangerous advice. Some of the first signs of alcohol use include drinking alcohol first thing in the morning the so called eye-opener as well as drinking alone. No…

With all this talk about the death of Windows 7, where does this leave Windows 8.1 users?

Thank you for the update on this important public health issue.

If you loan money to family or friends, that’s wonderful, but consider it a gift. Nothing destroys relationships faster than feeling indebted or the other party feeling as if they have been taken for a ride.

For any of your U.S. veteran readers or dependents of veterans out there, the VA provides template forms for Living will, Durable power of attorney and Advanced Directives free of charge and since these forms have been created and pre-approved by the federal government, they do not require notary or additional…

Excellent article.

Many expired drugs retain their potency well over 1 year past their expiration date. In fact one study looked at 8 drugs that were unopened, pulled from various California pharmacies 20-40 years past expiration. A total of 15 active ingredients of the 8 drugs were analyzed and the study found that…

Thank you for the excellent digestible summary on stent placement. I think it is important for your readers to keep in mind that placement of stents in patients without high risk features is routine. However, there are a subset of patients with high risk features that require a much more complicated procedure. In…

Or a refurb device from Ebay. I would assume the prices on older devices may slightly drop there as well.

Agreed. ARDS is definitely another possibility. Hopefully the CDC’s call to report these cases will allow more data to be collected which will lead to a more definitive diagnosis.

It looks like CT Imaging for the confirmed cases revealed “ground glass opacities” which is consistent with possible hypersensitive pneumonitis or inflammation of the lung tissue. Ground glass opacities are also seen in conditions that are related to scarring of the lung, pulmonary fibrosis, but that is usually a…

Thank you for sharing your experience. It sounds like the physician you saw did not do right by you in A) not examining you and B) being callous and judgmental as opposed to thoughtful and empathetic. I agree with you that your PCP that it sounds like you have built a rapport with would likely be best to help you…

Without knowing more specifics of the symptoms or the abnormal lab values in question, it is hard to know whether advising weight loss was appropriate or not in this case. Unfortunately, your account of Ms. Curran’s story is missing some key details. Maybe those were left out intentionally for privacy reasons?

Prediabetes can lead to diabetes if not untreated which leads to increased risk of complications and overall mortality or death. So, while you may have come in for treatment of your sinus infection, which I hope was properly assessed, the doctor would be remiss in his or her duty if they did not counsel you on…

Great summary of tick-borne illnesses.