by myhealthmd | Apr 26, 2021 | Newsletter
Even as cases drop among vaccinated Americans, the coronavirus still can spread among unvaccinated people—who will be disproportionately children. Pfizer’s shot is likely to be authorized for ages 12 to 15 in several weeks’ time, but younger kids may have to wait...
by myhealthmd | Apr 19, 2021 | Newsletter
A new state-by-state analysis shows a statistical association between high adherence to mask wearing and reduced rates of COVID-19 in the United States. Charlie Fischer and colleagues at the Boston University School of Public Health in Massachusetts present these...
by myhealthmd | Apr 12, 2021 | Newsletter
Early in the pandemic, some reports suggested people with A-type blood were more susceptible to COVID, while those with O-type blood were less so. But a review of nearly 108,000 patients in a three-state health network has found no link at all between blood type and...
by myhealthmd | Apr 5, 2021 | Newsletter
Across the United States, cases have started rising again. In a few cities, even hospitalizations are ticking up. The twists and turns of a pandemic can be hard to predict, but this most recent increase was almost inevitable: A more transmissible and more deadly...
