Category Archives: Health

Ed note: It’s a bit unusual for this blog to have a full article from a medical journal, but this one published today is of special interest. It raises several questions for the elderly concerning their outlook if they are … Continue reading →

Ed note: Smart people seem to disagree. I think using handwashing, keeping hands away from the face, washing fruits and vegetables, etc. is a common sense approach. Even if you’re following advice to stay home as much as you can, … Continue reading →

Thanks to Steve L. for forwarding this. It makes me wonder whether we should stop reusing the meal delivery bags which could be a source of spread.

Ed note: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) launches with the goal of providing an impartial, evidence-based picture of global health trends to inform the work of policymakers, researchers, and funders. Main supporters are the Bill & Melinda … Continue reading →

The U.S. may end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out. From The Atlantic by Ed Young Three months ago, no one knew that SARS-CoV-2 existed. Now the virus … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mary Montgomery!

Ed note: This is an abstract from an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. We are fortunate to have followed good precautions here at Skyline. BACKGROUND Long-term care facilities are high-risk settings for severe outcomes from outbreaks … Continue reading →

by Atul Gawande, MD in the New Yorker The message is getting out: #StayHome. In this early phase of the coronavirus pandemic, with undetected cases accelerating transmission even as testing ramps up, that is critical. But there are many people whom the … Continue reading →

Kinsa Health has sold or given away more than a million smart thermometers to households. Credit…Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Ed Note: Perhaps this technique could be used to daily track all residents and employees in CCRCs and other venues. … Continue reading →

Ed- from Donna Kristaponis of Emerald Heights Here at Emerald Heights, there has been a shortage of face masks for the nursing staff.  In response, residents have been making them using a pattern designed by one of our residents, Joan … Continue reading →

Nomenclature The novel (new) coronavirus is formally named “SARS-CoV-2.” SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated as COVID-19) by the World Health Organization. What is coronavirus? Coronavirus is a … Continue reading →

Ed. – Submitted by Irene Campbell Coronavirus was successfully isolated in the National Security Laboratory of the National Public Health Center for the first time in Hungary, the National Chief Medical Officer announced in a press conference in Budapest on … Continue reading →

Gov. Inslee signed an emergency proclamation today banning gatherings over 50 people. Gatherings with fewer than 50 people are prohibited unless strict criteria for hygiene & social distancing are met. Grocery stores & pharmacies will stay open. Restaurants that allow … Continue reading →

Cabby put me on to the NYT’s The Daily podcast. Yesterday the segment was on the threat of a global pandemic of the current unusual coronavirus which is 25 times more lethal than influenza and perhaps just as contagious. If … Continue reading →

Ed note: My grandchildren in middle and high school confirm what is being reported below. There is also a second epidemic of lung injury due to vaping. Why isn’t Juul out of business? From the February 20, 2020 edition of … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Please join us for a Common Ground for Action (CGA) online deliberative forum on Saturday February 8th at 2pm ET/11am PT to discuss “Health Care: How Can We Bring Costs Down While Getting the Care … Continue reading →

Ed note: This virus is moves from person to person with “droplet nuclei.” The best advice–wash your hands; if sick stay away from others; but don’t panic, current risk in the USA is low at this time. The [Coronavirus] shows … Continue reading →