What the C.E.O. of Pfizer and Other Covid-19 Fighters Learned From Their Parents
Various people working to stop the pandemic reflected on the life skills their parents taught them: determination, teamwork, resilience and more.
Her Sister Died of a Brain Tumor. Now She Was Having Similar Symptoms.
Humanity has planted flags on the moon, yet a moonshot for brain cancer has yet to be realized. Diagnosis known, we gradually stopped removing more tumor. The more tumor you remove, the longer the average survival, meager though it may be. But the quest for surgical perfection sometimes comes with a cost. In the brain,…
First ‘the Group Thing,’ Then a Couple
A cabin weekend, in February 2018, with perhaps a bit of hockey, some snowmobiling and football, and definitely with a big fire in the middle of Lake 26, in Danbury, Wis., is the event that Nicole Nelson and Kyle Kriewall mark as the beginning of their story. The “romance” part, though, didn’t actually transpire for…
Their Essential Interest in Common Was Each Other
On paper, Emily Capilouto and Dr. James Harb didn’t seem to have much in common when they connected through the dating app Bumble in 2018 and agreed to meet for a first date in Birmingham, Ala., where both lived. But they did have lots of dentists in their family trees. Ms. Capilouto, 33, whose parents…
He Made Affection Feel Simple
“How do you guys do this sleepover thing?” I wrote. “I can’t sleep at all.” Customarily, my flings with strange men were brief. The men did not take note of my bathtub or my educational history before sex, and they did not linger after. I came back into bed, disturbed by the rumble of his…
International medical graduate physician deaths from COVID-19 in US
What The Study Did: International medical graduates often practice as physicians in locations and specialties less preferred by U.S. medical graduates. This study reports on physician mortality from COVID-19, and on the mortality of international medical graduates in particular. Authors: Abraham Verghese, M.D., of Stanford University in California, is the corresponding author. To access the…
International analysis of electronic health records of children, youth hospitalized with COVID-19 in 6 countries
What The Study Did: Researchers describe international hospitalization trends and key epidemiological and clinical features of children and youth with COVID-19. Authors: Paul Avillach, M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School in Boston, and Florence Bourgeois, M.D., M.P.H., of Boston Children’s Hospital, are the corresponding authors. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website…
Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities
IMAGE: Ilya Monosov, PhD, shows data on brain activity obtained from monkeys as they grapple with uncertainty. Monosov and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified… view more Credit: Washington University Photographic Services The term “doomscrolling” describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every…
Anticoagulation in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
What The Study Did: This study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 examines the association of anticoagulation treatment with mortality rates. Authors: Valerie M. Vaughn, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11788) Editor’s…
Comparing symptoms, RNA levels in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
What The Study Did: Researchers compared the association between symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in children and adults. Authors: Erin Chung, M.D., of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2025) Editor’s Note: The…