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Anchor lead: More people should now be screened for lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports More people now meet the criteria for lung cancer screening, if new guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force are implemented. William Nelson, director …
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Anchor lead: Data are accumulating on infection and death relative to Covid-19 among healthcare workers, Elizabeth Tracey reports Even with personal protective equipment, a recent Lancet study reports that healthcare workers are more than three times as likely to contract …
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Anchor lead: What are the challenges of HIV care during the Covid pandemic? Elizabeth Tracey reports HIV and TB are poised to resurge following Covid-19, public health experts warn in a recent Lancet publication. Joseph Cofrancesco, an HIV expert at …
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Anchor lead: Does having HIV put someone at higher risk for severe Covid infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Covid-19 is putting worldwide efforts to contain both HIV and tuberculosis at risk, after the best year yet for containment in 2018. Joseph …
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Anchor lead: More people are reporting mental health problems as the pandemic rages on, Elizabeth Tracey reports Mental health problems are spiking along with rising COVID-19 cases in many parts of the world, the Lancet reports. Eric Strain, a psychiatrist …
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Anchor lead: Data are mixed but concerns remain about school openings, Elizabeth Tracey reports A reopened school in Israel has seen a wave of COVID infection after allowing kids to remove their masks, a recent report indicates. Yet studies of …
