People should seek medical care when they need it and not be put off by the coronavirus epidemic, say doctors, charities and the health service. Anyone who delays seeking treatment is putting their long-term health at risk, as well as their life, they warn. Half the usual number of people are going to A&E and… Read More »
Howard Weinstein will tell you he has two daughters named Sarah, both born on the same day of the same year a world apart. One would die unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm during the night when she was only 10 years old. He would meet the other years later, a deaf girl living in Botswana… Read More »
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. Massachusetts may ultimately need 1.4 million tests for COVID-19 and have to conduct tens of thousands a day, Harvard infectious disease… Read More »
Fogoros, MD, is a retired professor of medicine and board-certified internal medicine physician and cardiologist. People with diabetes should be sure to discuss this with members of their diabetes care teams. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive how much sugar do diabetics need Kidney Disease, National Institutes of Health. So what does all of this… Read More »
The authors of the piece make the point that when antibiotics were first used during the 1940s, for now it’s best to stick with current advice to complete the full antibiotic course as prescribed. Any bacterium that why do we need more antibiotics an antibiotic treatment can multiply and pass on its resistant properties. Some… Read More »