COVID-19 News Coverage
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San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging.
Washington Post |
Bob Wachter, Peter Chin-Hong, and Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo were quoted in the Washington Post regarding California’s response to Covid-19.
California tops 500,000 coronavirus cases. Is the surge finally slowing?
Mercury News |
Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in a Mercury News article about the possibility of another coronavirus surge in California.
San Francisco’s lonely war against Covid-19
Vox |
Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in a Vox article discussing how San Francisco’s early action on social distancing helped combat Covid-19.
Black Kidney Function Matters: Use or Misuse of Race?
JN Learning |
Neil Powe was interviewed on a JN Learning podcast discussing systemic discrimination in health care and the use of race in kidney disease algorithms.
How We Can Return to Normal Life in the COVID-19 Era
Leapsmag |
Bob Wachter wrote an op-ed in Leapsmag about the complexity of when life might return to normal during the Covid-19 era.
California desperate for signs of turnaround after stunning coronavirus setbacks
Los Angeles Times |
Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in the LA Times about the coronavirus setbacks in California.
Occupational Health: A Key to the Control of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities
ACP Journal |
David Sears, Cyrus Ahalt, Dallas Augustine, and Brie Williams co-wrote an ACP Journal article advocating for enhanced safety measures at correctional facilities to reduce coronavirus transmission.
Masks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say
New York Times |
Monica Gandhi was quoted in the NY Times discussing how masks may reduce viral dose, making the disease less severe.
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
Medical Isolation and Solitary Confinement: Balancing Health and Humanity in US Jails and Prisons During COVID-19
Cloud DH, Ahalt C, Augustine D, et al. Medical isolation and solitary confinement: balancing health and humanity in US jails and prisons during COVID-19. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jul 6; [Online ahead of print]. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05968-y. 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
A call to protect patients, correctional staff and healthcare professionals in jails and prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic
Oladeru OT, Tran NT, Al-Rousan T, et al. A call to protect patients, correctional staff and healthcare professionals in jails and prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Justice. 2020 July 2; 8(1):17. 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