U.S. president Donald Trump considers them a COVID-19 “game changer,” his top infectious diseases advisor says the evidence is flimsy, while ethicists worry pouring millions of the tablets into hospitals is a long shot that could make people sicker. Two old anti-malaria medications are being pushed as potential treatments in the scramble to find something,… Read More »
Thiepval, Departement Somme, May 18, 2018. A view of the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at sunset with the Franco-German cemetery containing the graves of 300 unknown French and 300 unknown British soldiers who died in the First World War.Getty An intriguing phenomenon has emerged in recent years: among very old people,… Read More »
I am writing this from the perspective of a woman physician in academic medicine. I am a mid-career cardiac anesthesiologist who works in several national organizations and serve on various committees and boards. I have learned a lot from serving in national medical societies, made great friends this way, and been able to feel a… Read More »