Drugs for COVID-19: A Publishing Epidemic
As of April 9, PubMed listed 2,868 scientific publications which incorporate the word “COVID”. 323 of these (11.3%) were related to drugs under study for treatment of the disease. No fewer than thirty-one such drugs had been proposed since this pandemic first appeared on the planet four months earlier.
Graph 1 depicts the cumulative numbers of COVID-19 infection (per 100,000 global population) and introductions of relevant drugs into the Literature during February 14 to April 3. Note that both increased by a factor of approximately 16-fold during this period.
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Source: GIDEON blog - April 12, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Uri Blackman Tags: Epidemiology Graphs Source Type: blogs
Siblings Who Are More Concerned About Their Inheritance Than Parents' Care
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Some adult children work seamlessly together to find the best care solutions for their aging parents. However, some siblings don’t contribute at all, leaving the heavy lifting, sacrifices and difficult choices up to one adult child, often a daughter. Still others are involved sporadically, only deigning to give their opinions when pricey care decisions are on the line. In the latter scenario, these siblings disprove of respite, are suspicious of outside caregivers and demand to keep their parents’ bills low.
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Source: Minding Our Elders - April 9, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
What ’s it like to be a healthcare worker in a pandemic?
We all know that some jobs are more dangerous than others. Truck drivers, loggers, and construction workers are more likely to die on the job than most others. Firefighters and police officers also face more than the average amount of risk while at work. It’s expected that people who take on these jobs understand the risks and follow guidelines to stay as safe as possible.
But what would you do if your job suddenly became much more dangerous? And what if your workplace was unable to follow recommended guidelines to reduce that increased risk?
That’s the situation now facing millions of healthcare workers who provide me...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Health care Infectious diseases Safety Source Type: blogs
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Dear Candid Caregiver: My 79-year-old mom has been widowed for a little over a year. She’d always depended on Dad to help her because her arthritis limited her movement and she uses a walker much of the time. Now, though, there’s been a complete change in attitude, and she insists that she can take care of everything herself, even physical tasks that are clearly a challenge. I’m not certain whether she’s trying to prove something or if it has something to do with Dad’s death. Whatever her reasoning, I worry about her. I can’t be with her all the time, so I want to help make her home safer, wherever ...
Source: Minding Our Elders - April 7, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Grandma Refuses To Wear Hearing Aids Frustrates Family
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Dear Carol: My 93-year-old grandma has hearing aids, but she refuses to wear them. Her hearing without them is poor, and while she's taught herself to read lips, that only works if I'm standing right in front of her. My husband's so frustrated that he stood in front of her the other morning and said, “I am not going to talk to you until you put your hearing aids in your ears.” I understand his frustration, but his response doesn't seem right either. Could there be some logical reason why Grandma won't wear her hearing aids? — WS.
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Source: Minding Our Elders - April 6, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
