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Maintain Your Bubble! And More News Straight from Science Journals
Social bubbles are effective, CPR is worth the risk, and Pepcid AC can help with mild cases in my weekly COVID-19 science roundup for The Tyee.
Organ transplants drop dramatically during pandemic
Hospitals are slowly resuming non-emergency procedures as outbreaks of COVID-19 wane across Canada. But for thousands of Canadians waiting for replacement organs, the pandemic continues to…
Should triage guidelines be revisited ahead of a second wave of COVID-19?
The first wave of COVID-19 left doctors and medical ethicists across Canada scrambling to draft guidelines for allocating limited resources should hospitals become overwhelmed during the…
Vancouver ICUs Have Very Strong COVID-19 Outcomes. And More Science Journal News
Vancouver hospitals have low mortality rates, silent infections may be rampant, and the Brits aren’t banging in my weekly roundup of COVID-19 science for The Tyee.
NASA’s isolation experts: Lockdown lessons from space
Scientists at the US agency offer advice about remote working, social isolation and quarantine. Scott Bolton knows a thing or two about distance. He is the…
Good News on Immunity and Vaccines. And More Science Journal Findings
Vaccines show promise in clinical trials, rolling lockdown cycles, and more in my weekly roundup of COVID-19 science for The Tyee.