How do I choose the best face mask?
Infection and Spread Masks Staying Safe
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Awesome job wearing a mask! We know it’s a new habit and not always comfortable. Masks are effective in trapping droplets capable of spreading Covid-19. If we all wear one, we can greatly reduce the spread of the virus. Step one is committing to mask wearing. They all provide some level of protection. Step Read more…
What steps should families who want to visit relatives who are older and/or more vulnerable to complications of COVID-19 take to protect their loved ones?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Travel
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: We all miss our families (yes, us too!) and while navigating how to keep loved ones safe can feel overwhelming, the Nerdy Girls are here to help you make the best decisions possible based on the best information available! Luckily there are some key things (as highlighted in the NPR article below) you can Read more…
Is it true that Covid-19 symptoms can last for months?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Introducing Nerdy Guest Michelle L. Frisco, PhD, who joins us to talk about “Covid long haulers”. Dr. Frisco is Associate Professor of Sociology & Demography at Penn State University. She studies population health. A: Yes. Some people who contract Covid-19 seem to deal with consistent or recurring symptoms for a long time. Q: How common Read more…
Talk to me about going to the dentist.
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: Here are a few factors to consider: (1) Your individual risk/benefit tradeoff; (2) The amount of circulating disease in your community; (3) The dentist’s infection control protocols. Heading back to the dentist safely is top of mind for the Nerdy Girls, as several of us have logged some serious time in the dental chair Read more…
Will temperature checks actually work? What else can schools and businesses do to quickly scan for potentially infectious people?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Reopening School
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! As a demographer and epidemiologist, mortality rates are in my wheelhouse so to speak, but getting a handle on COVID-19 has challenged us all. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 4.33% In the U.K., the Read more…
What’s happening in refugee camps?
Infection and Spread Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: Awesome job wearing a mask! We know it’s a new habit and not always comfortable. Masks are effective in trapping droplets capable of spreading Covid-19. If we all wear one, we can greatly reduce the spread of the virus. Step one is committing to mask wearing. They all provide some level of protection. Step Read more…
What steps should families who want to visit relatives who are older and/or more vulnerable to complications of COVID-19 take to protect their loved ones?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe TravelAmanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: We all miss our families (yes, us too!) and while navigating how to keep loved ones safe can feel overwhelming, the Nerdy Girls are here to help you make the best decisions possible based on the best information available! Luckily there are some key things (as highlighted in the NPR article below) you can Read more…
Is it true that Covid-19 symptoms can last for months?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Introducing Nerdy Guest Michelle L. Frisco, PhD, who joins us to talk about “Covid long haulers”. Dr. Frisco is Associate Professor of Sociology & Demography at Penn State University. She studies population health. A: Yes. Some people who contract Covid-19 seem to deal with consistent or recurring symptoms for a long time. Q: How common Read more…
Talk to me about going to the dentist.
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: Here are a few factors to consider: (1) Your individual risk/benefit tradeoff; (2) The amount of circulating disease in your community; (3) The dentist’s infection control protocols. Heading back to the dentist safely is top of mind for the Nerdy Girls, as several of us have logged some serious time in the dental chair Read more…
Will temperature checks actually work? What else can schools and businesses do to quickly scan for potentially infectious people?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Reopening School
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! As a demographer and epidemiologist, mortality rates are in my wheelhouse so to speak, but getting a handle on COVID-19 has challenged us all. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 4.33% In the U.K., the Read more…
What’s happening in refugee camps?
Infection and Spread Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: We all miss our families (yes, us too!) and while navigating how to keep loved ones safe can feel overwhelming, the Nerdy Girls are here to help you make the best decisions possible based on the best information available! Luckily there are some key things (as highlighted in the NPR article below) you can Read more…
Is it true that Covid-19 symptoms can last for months?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and SpreadAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Introducing Nerdy Guest Michelle L. Frisco, PhD, who joins us to talk about “Covid long haulers”. Dr. Frisco is Associate Professor of Sociology & Demography at Penn State University. She studies population health. A: Yes. Some people who contract Covid-19 seem to deal with consistent or recurring symptoms for a long time. Q: How common Read more…
Talk to me about going to the dentist.
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: Here are a few factors to consider: (1) Your individual risk/benefit tradeoff; (2) The amount of circulating disease in your community; (3) The dentist’s infection control protocols. Heading back to the dentist safely is top of mind for the Nerdy Girls, as several of us have logged some serious time in the dental chair Read more…
Will temperature checks actually work? What else can schools and businesses do to quickly scan for potentially infectious people?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Reopening School
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! As a demographer and epidemiologist, mortality rates are in my wheelhouse so to speak, but getting a handle on COVID-19 has challenged us all. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 4.33% In the U.K., the Read more…
What’s happening in refugee camps?
Infection and Spread Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
Introducing Nerdy Guest Michelle L. Frisco, PhD, who joins us to talk about “Covid long haulers”. Dr. Frisco is Associate Professor of Sociology & Demography at Penn State University. She studies population health. A: Yes. Some people who contract Covid-19 seem to deal with consistent or recurring symptoms for a long time. Q: How common Read more…
Talk to me about going to the dentist.
Infection and Spread Staying SafeLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: Here are a few factors to consider: (1) Your individual risk/benefit tradeoff; (2) The amount of circulating disease in your community; (3) The dentist’s infection control protocols. Heading back to the dentist safely is top of mind for the Nerdy Girls, as several of us have logged some serious time in the dental chair Read more…
Will temperature checks actually work? What else can schools and businesses do to quickly scan for potentially infectious people?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Reopening School
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! As a demographer and epidemiologist, mortality rates are in my wheelhouse so to speak, but getting a handle on COVID-19 has challenged us all. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 4.33% In the U.K., the Read more…
What’s happening in refugee camps?
Infection and Spread Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: Here are a few factors to consider: (1) Your individual risk/benefit tradeoff; (2) The amount of circulating disease in your community; (3) The dentist’s infection control protocols. Heading back to the dentist safely is top of mind for the Nerdy Girls, as several of us have logged some serious time in the dental chair Read more…
Will temperature checks actually work? What else can schools and businesses do to quickly scan for potentially infectious people?
Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Reopening SchoolLauren Hale, PhD MA
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! As a demographer and epidemiologist, mortality rates are in my wheelhouse so to speak, but getting a handle on COVID-19 has challenged us all. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 4.33% In the U.K., the Read more…
What’s happening in refugee camps?
Infection and Spread Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: There’s reason to be skeptical about temperature checks. COVID-19 is infectious for several days before symptoms appear. Scanning folks as they enter a building for a fever won’t do much to prevent people who are pre-symptomatic from entering and spewing infectious droplets all over the place. Gross. At this point, we need to embrace Read more…
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Uncertainty and MisinformationJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! As a demographer and epidemiologist, mortality rates are in my wheelhouse so to speak, but getting a handle on COVID-19 has challenged us all. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 4.33% In the U.K., the Read more…
What’s happening in refugee camps?
Infection and Spread Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! As a demographer and epidemiologist, mortality rates are in my wheelhouse so to speak, but getting a handle on COVID-19 has challenged us all. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 4.33% In the U.K., the Read more…
What’s happening in refugee camps?
Infection and Spread Social and Racial JusticeMalia Jones, PhD MPH
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
Introducing Nerdy Guest Dr. Paula Tavrow, who joins us to talk to us about what’s happening with COVID-19 in refugee camps. Dr. Tavrow is an adjunct professor of Community Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She has been working on African public health issues since 1984. *** A: I can speak to Read more…
“What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?”
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Staying Safe VideosMalia Jones, PhD MPH
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
Why we can’t answer questions like “What’s my risk when I’m doing _____?” What is your risk when you’re doing _____? You may have noticed we won’t give you a straight answer to this question. Dr. Malia Jones chats about why. She shows the relationship between individual and community risk using her toy model COVID Read more…
How do I help fight the “infodemic?”
Uncertainty and MisinformationMalia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread Videos
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: Kindness + curiosity + scientific skepticism. Our second installment of Throwback Thursday is a re-share of “Lindsey’s Laws” for determining whether a piece of news is SOLID or SENSATIONAL. As the pandemic rages on, so does the ensuing whiplash from navigating splashy headlines and attention-grabbing claims. Some good news: We can all play a Read more…
Nerdy Guest chat with Dr. Valerie Paz-Soldan
Infection and Spread VideosAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
We chat with Tulane professor, social scientist and public health researcher Dr. Valerie Paz Soldan about the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Charlamos con la Dra. Valerie Paz Soldan, profesora en la Universidad de Tulane, científica social e investigadora de salud pública, sobre la pandemia de COVID-19 en Perú See Less Link to original FB post
I am confused about my mask. COVID-19 poem
Masks Staying Safe VideosMalia Jones, PhD MPH
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
Poem inspired by Green Eggs & Ham about wearing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic written and performed by Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic. Link to original FB post
Is the virus airborne?
Infection and Spread Staying SafeAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
So is the virus airborne? Yes or no?!?
Infection and Spread Staying SafeAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: It depends what you mean by airborne. Fortunately, the guidance for avoiding the virus in your day-to-day life is the same either way. On July 4th, a New York Times article reported that 239 scientists from 32 countries had sent an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asserting that “airborne transmission of Read more…
How can it be that COVID-19 cases are increasing but deaths are decreasing in the U.S.?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Infection and SpreadAmanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: Timing, timing, timing. And some other factors too. As this Vox article notes, “The sinking death rates reflect the state of the pandemic a month or more ago, experts say, when the original hot spots had been contained and other states had only just begun to open up restaurants and other businesses.” We have Read more…
What Would Those Nerdy Girls Do (WWTNGD)?!
Staying SafeJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: Never mind us, What Would Fauci Do?! We get asked a lot of practical questions about how to live our daily lives as safely as possible amid this pandemic. While we will continue to answer for ourselves on our FB Q&As, we wanted to share this excellent Q&A from six public health/infectious disease experts Read more…
What can I do to continue to help the children in my life cope with the realities of the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health Staying SafeAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe Videos
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: Provide children with a sense of control. Keep them informed. Get them engaged. The basic rules: 1. Answer children’s questions in a developmentally appropriate manner (using stories or play is a great way to do this for younger children). 2. Stick to routine and schedule (this is harder to do so many months into Read more…
How to wash your hands for kids!
Families/Kids Staying Safe VideosAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
How to wash your hands FOR KIDS! Dr. Aparna Kumar demonstrates how to wash hands effectively JUST FOR KIDS using glitter glue, glitter, and even more glitter!! Link to original FB post
Who is at risk for developing severe symptoms of COVID-19?
Clinical SymptomsAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
A: The CDC recently updated its list to include older adults as well as people of any age with underlying medical conditions (chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunocompromised from organ transplant, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type II diabetes). This is consistent with data from early 2020 and has been Read more…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS?
Treatments Uncertainty and MisinformationLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
THE DATA (STILL) SUGGEST “NO” New data out of the Detroit area find that hospitalized COVID patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were less likely to die than those not receiving the drug. Sensational headlines ensued. The scientific community sighed in disappointment and frustration. Why? (1) Administration of HCQ was NOT RANDOMIZED (2) The HCQ and non-HCQ Read more…
