How long does SARS-CoV-2 survive on different surfaces?
One question which has been doing the rounds is if one can catch COVID-19 from fomites. I summarize the findings from a piece published in NEJM a few weeks back.
Musings of a Skeptic Oslerphile
One question which has been doing the rounds is if one can catch COVID-19 from fomites. I summarize the findings from a piece published in NEJM a few weeks back.
Thanks for visiting my blog! I am a public health doctor and blogger, embarking on a new journey of professional growth and training, as I begin my PhD in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Whichever direction my life does move in, I hope to keep scribbling about it on this blog. Thanks for tagging along on this journey!
A pretty pointless post where I ramble on about some of the most powerful aphorisms and sayings of Rudolph Virchow, the master pathologist, the shrewd politician, and the craftsman of immortal aphorisms. In times of inspiration deficiency, turning to the masters is never a bad idea, and like Osler, Virchow never fails to come up with something smart, short and motivating. Here is a selection of Virchowisms chosen purely based on personal biases and opinions.
Some thoughts on the COVID-19 mortality, which seems to be on the decline in India as of the last six weeks or so.
Sannam S4 organized a webinar on the newly unveiled National Education Policy for India with Dr. Leena Chandran Wadia, who was a Consultant to the NEP Committee and a Senior Fellow at ORF. These are the summary notes I took during the webinar.
When studying or working in the field of pediatrics, the amount of information you need to have memorized is mind-boggling.Continue Reading
The 2020 MSF Access wish list outlines six simple, effective, realistic, and very achievable targets. Check them out. Contribute to make them happen… because medicines should not be a luxury.