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April 30, 2020

Parenting young children while infected with COVID-19: This sounds like a nightmare!

Families/Kids Staying Safe
Sandra Albrecht Ph.D. MPH
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH

Q: Parenting young children while infected with COVID-19: This sounds like a nightmare! Is there anything I can do to prepare for such a scenario? A. First, let’s acknowledge – yes this is a nightmare. The virus and the need for social distancing has stripped families of their caregiver networks, forcing parents (or a single Read more…

April 30, 2020

Talk to me about the new Remdesivir data!

Treatments
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA

A (short): “Remdesivir isn’t a home run but looks active and can be part of a toolbox of drugs and diagnostics that substantially lower our risk heading into the fall,” says former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb. A (long): The stock market and news media are brimming with optimism around the release of clinical trial data Read more…

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