what drove high health worker infection rates during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak? 1) lack of adequate PPE 2) exposure to unrecognized infected patients (i.e. need for diagnostics) sounds eerily familiar. our concerns in The BMJ Megan Diamond HarvardGlobalHealthInstitute

This is GAME CHANGER. Abbott to market, starting next week, a fast point-of-care #coronavirus test, delivering positive results in 5min and negative results in 13min. Will deliver 50K tests/day to start. Kudos to Abbott and FDA’s Jeff Shuren and team at CDRH who are in the fight.

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Science had a REALLY good weekend.

The Taube Pavilion, part of El Camino Hospital, is taking a unique approach to treating mental health: nytimes.com/2021/01/05/bus…

"A set of simple measures known as psychological first aid or mental health first aid can enable people to help family, friends and others in their communities who experience psychological distress from COVID-19" scientificamerican.com/article/a-step… via Scientific American

TROUBLESOME—The new variants that each have the tricky antibody-evading E484k mutation are what worries me. ➡️This Science piece summarizes what I’ve been warning last 2 weeks w/ the new South Africa 🇿🇦 B1135 variant & new Brazil 🇧🇷 P1 variant. #COVID19 sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/n…

A question I've always had about the dissonance between what we know about sleep quality and the schedules of HCWs. Wondering if #buildingdesign of rest places in hospitals could a factor think about?

For NYers looking to register or register a family member for a #vaccine, awesome website aggreging data across all vax sites NYC Vaccine List #COVID19 #NYC

11203, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11216, 11220, 11221, 11224, 11226, 11232, 11233, 11235, 11236, 11237, 11238, and 11239. Text VACCINE4N to 917-810-2337 with the full name and number of the person to call back.

If you know any 65+ individuals in #BedStuy and Bushwick who need a vaccine, Bed-Stuy Strong is coordinating #vax appointments. We have slots to fill this coming weekend! #NYC

What I've been up to last few months working on vaccinating New Yorkers w/ Bed-Stuy Strong curbed.com/2021/03/mutual…

A lot of people are asking me for tips on getting a #CovidVaccine in #NYC right now. Num 1 tip: follow nyc covid vaccine appointments run by magic genie of vaccine knowledge C.Ruvs

If you have a loved one who needs help booking a vaccine in #nyc or #brooklyn message me. Especially if they are 65+ or with health conditions. #CovidVaccine #NYCVaccineForAll

In these days of being hospitalized, I have experienced how important good health care is, accessible to all. This precious benefit must not be lost which needs everyone's contribution.

This is a useful pic for #digitalhealth- I don't envy the person who had to C&P and align all those logos though

Today at 2 pm PT on the Main Stage HLTH joins Julie Yoo and Amazon Health’s leaders Aaron Martin and Nworah Ayogu for a conversation you won’t want to miss. 🔥 #hlth2022 hlth.com/2022event/agen…