Category Archives: Health

Ed note: We will not be back to what we considered normal until we have an effective vaccine. That is more than a year a way. This NEJM article below rolls out a plausible way to use a combination of … Continue reading →

The best national site to follow the statistics for the COVID-19 epidemic is https://covid19.healthdata.org/ . The national cumulative data and each states data and projections are available. Nationally the peak may not be until April 15th, but Washington appears to … Continue reading →

The President says he won’t bother, but the CDC now recommends use of a face mask. Science is navigating a tortuous path and many perils as it attempts to reach the doors of the White House. Below is an article … Continue reading →

I’ve been asked a lot about what our options are if we get very sick with COVID-19 pneumonia. Below are my recorded thoughts as of April 1st. We are still early on and there is not extensive data yet. So … Continue reading →

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 →