COVID19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 1.39 million deaths worldwide. Many of these deaths have occurred in the elderly, with disproportionate rates of serious illness, hospitalizations, and death, especially those…

A review recently published in the Journal of Medical Virology has discussed some of the effects that coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection - the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - can have on men’s…

By Zoë McLaren, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCOVID-19 cases are on the rise in the US, reaching 100,000 daily cases for the first time on November 4, and 150,000 just eight days later. Some believe that this increase in…

By Andrew Read, Penn State and David Kennedy, Penn StateThe first drug for HIV brought dying patients back from the sidelines. But when excited doctors ran to bring the miracle drug to new patients, the miracle melted away. The drug…

In a rigorous medRxiv * preprint paper, a group of researchers shows shifts in the age structure and clinical characteristics of people with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after social and economic reopening in three US…

By Saturnino P. Javier MD Medical Director, Makati Medical Center We all certainly remember the first few times. I woke up on March 8th of this year and was greeted by the chairman of the Infection Prevention Control Unit for missed calls…

We are excited to bring you some very promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine this morning. The Pfizer vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective against COVID-19 from 28 days after the first dose. The news brings us one step…

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected over 54.76 million people and killed over 1.32 million people worldwide. Advancing age is…

Your allergy partner Maria Patricia S. Abes, MD; Maria Remedios D. Ignacio MD; Nanneth T. Tiu, MD - A group of skilled Filipino allergists is joining forces as the H&L Allergy Team, whose aim is to provide advice, help readers…

November 11, 2020 The Honorable Alex Azar U.S. Department of Health 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Azar: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep and systemic inequalities in our…