Men over 60 are twice as likely to become severely sick and to die as women of the same age even with similar pre-existing conditions. A new study to determine why found a significant clue. The scientists found the women’s bodies produced more so-called T cells. Those cells kill virus-infected cells and stop the infection

We do not understand the long term problems of catching COVD-19. However, we do know that a significant number of COVID-19 patients do not fully recover. These patients are known as “long-haulers”.  Long haulers suffer from debilitating symptoms months after their initial infection. Many long-haulers with long-term symptoms are young and healthy with no pre-existing

Herd Immunity Scott Atlas is President Trump’s latest favored adviser on the pandemic. He apparently replaced the “demon seed” doctor. The neuroradiologist has no expertise in public health or infectious disease prevention or treatment.  He hasn’t practiced medicine in decades. He pushes unscientific claims but Atlas has the capacity to tell the president what he

Visitation Ban Lifted After six months of social isolation during the pandemic, the Governor lifted the visitation ban so people can finally visit in nursing homes. But they’ll have to meet outside with no physical contact for safety purposes. The rules require visitors and residents to stay 6 feet apart while in special outdoor visitation

Windfall Lack of appropriate PPE is still an issue for nursing homes ever since the start of the pandemic. Nursing home residents and caregivers make up about 45% of all Covid-related deaths. Many nursing home administrators say they struggle with a shortage of test kits and a lack of personal protective equipment. Most nursing homes

In the US, approximately 27% of deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are residents of nursing homes. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a study finding that safe staffing prevents COVID-19 cases. Across 8 states, high-performing nursing homes for nurse staffing had fewer COVID-19 cases than low-performing nursing homes. In contrast,