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Why the Sports Comeback Has Begun

Wall Street Journal | May 25, 2020

Bob Wachter was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article discussing how professional sports has begun to make a comeback with the understanding of the risks involved.

Is risk of coronavirus transmission lower outside? What to know before going outdoors

San Francisco Chronicle | May 21, 2020

Peter Chin-Hong was interviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing the different levels of risk in coronavirus transmission when being outdoors.

Why has coronavirus taken such a toll on SF’s Asian American community? Experts perplexed over high death rate

San Francisco Chronicle | May 20, 2020

Tung Nguyen was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing the potential reasons why there are higher coronavirus death rates in San Francisco’s Asian American community.

UCSF studies how coronavirus attacks the human heart

ABC 7 News | May 19, 2020

Greg Marcus was interviewed by ABC7 News about the expansion of the COVID-19 Citizen Science research study, which has 20,000+ participants to date.

‘Age is a sloppy proxy’: Older adults push back on idea that staying safe from coronavirus means staying isolated

San Francisco Chronicle | May 19, 2020

Louise Aronson was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing age and its relation to risk of contracting coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Trump predicts vaccine delivery by end of 2020. Experts say that’s not likely

Mercury News | May 19, 2020

Joel Ernst and Melanie Ott were quoted in a Mercury News article discussing potential coronavirus drug and vaccine delivery in 2021.

Experts expect more prison COVID-19 deaths without more testing

Carolina Public Press | May 18, 2020

Brie Williams was quoted in a Carolina Public Press article discussing how prison depopulation and testing can stop the spread of Covid-19.

Doctors Are Tweeting About Coronavirus to Make Facts Go Viral

Wall Street Journal | May 15, 2020

Bob Wachter was interviewed in a Wall Street Journal article discussing the use of social media to disseminate credible information about coronavirus.

DOM Covid-19 Publications

Age, complexity, and crisis - a prescription for progress in pandemic

Aronson L. Age, complexity, and crisis - a prescription for progress in pandemic. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 07; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2006115. View in: PubMed

CRISPR–Cas12-based detection of SARS-CoV-2.

Broughton JP, Deng X, Yu G, et al. CRISPR–Cas12-based detection of SARS-CoV-2. Nat Biotechnol. 2020 Apr 16; doi: 10.1038/s41587-020-0513-4. View in: Nat Biotechnology

Telemedicine in the time of coronavirus.

Calton B, Abedini N, Fratkin M. Telemedicine in the time of coronavirus. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Mar 31; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.019. View in: PubMed

Asymptomatic transmission, the Achilles’ heel of current strategies to control COVID-19.

Gandhi M, Yokoe DS, Havlir DV. Asymptomatic transmission, the Achilles’ heel of current strategies to control COVID-19. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 24; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2009758. View in: PubMed

A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing.

Gordon DE, Jang GM, Bouhaddou M, et al. A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing. Nature. 2020 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2286-9. View in: PubMed

COVID-19 Infection: implications for perioperative and critical care physicians.

Greenland JR, Michelow MD, Wang L, London MJ. COVID-19 Infection: implications for perioperative and critical care physicians. Anesthesiology. 2020 March 27; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003303. View in: PubMed

Elevated plasmin(ogen) as a common risk factor for COVID-19 susceptibility.

Ji HL, Zhao R, Matalon S, Matthay MA. Elevated plasmin(ogen) as a common risk factor for COVID-19 susceptibility. Physiol Rev. 2020 March 27; 100(3):1065-1075. View in: PubMed

Clinical and virologic characteristics of the first 12 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States

Kujawski SA, Wong KK, Collins JP, et al. Clinical and virologic characteristics of the first 12 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States. Nat Med. 2020 Apr 23; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0877-5. View in: PubMed

Scientific and ethical basis for social-distancing interventions against COVID-19.

Lewnard JA, Lo NC. Scientific and ethical basis for social-distancing interventions against COVID-19. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 23; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30190-0. View in: PubMed

Treatment for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome from COVID-19.

Matthay MA, Aldrich JM, Gotts JE. Treatment for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome from COVID-19. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 March 20; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30127-2. View in: PubMed

COVID-19 related genes in sputum cells in asthma: relationship to demographic features and corticosteroids.

Peters MC, Sajuthi S, Deford P, et al. COVID-19 related genes in sputum cells in asthma: relationship to demographic features and corticosteroids. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr 29; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0821OC. View in: PubMed

Correctional facilities in the shadow of COVID-19: unique challenges and proposed solutions.

Williams BA, Ahalt C, Cloud DH, et al. Correctional facilities in the shadow of COVID-19: unique challenges and proposed solutions. Health Affairs Blog. 2020 March 26; doi: 10.1377/hblog20200324.784502. View in: Health Affairs