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The COVID Resilience Marathon

By Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD, MPhil The Boston marathon was delayed and, in its stead, we are asked to engage in a totally different test of endurance. Instead of running a distance, we are keeping our distance. Instead of counting the miles, we are counting the days. Instead of reveling in the crowds among strangers, we… Continue reading The COVID Resilience Marathon

ProPublica: What Coronavirus Means for Pregnancy and Other Things New and Expecting Mothers Should Know

Neel Shah speaks witth ProPublica about what pregnant women need to know during the pandemic.

COVID Pandemic: Conserving Personal Protective Equipment

By Evan M. Benjamin, MD, MS; Mary Brindle, MD, MPH; Sue Gullo RN, MS; and Saranya Loehrer, MD, MPH In the past few weeks, the global pandemic attributed to COVID-19 has taken root in the United States. As our health care systems, scientists, and society mount preparedness and response efforts, one issue seems of paramount… Continue reading COVID Pandemic: Conserving Personal Protective Equipment

This One Is for the Health Workers at the Front Lines

By Rebecca Weintraub, MD and Bill Rodriguez, MD With rapidly rising numbers of COVID-19 cases around the world, there is growing concern about risks to the public health in the U.S. The impact of COVID-19 on front line health workers is even more distressing — some 1,700 health workers in Italy are known to have… Continue reading This One Is for the Health Workers at the Front Lines

Forbes: Why Reaching Out To Older People In Social Isolation Is An Imperative

Dr. Asaf Bitton discusses the importance of a comprehensive approach to address the disproportionate effects that safety measures have on those who may be more vulnerable and isolated.

The New Yorker: Keeping the Coronavirus from Infecting Health-Care Workers

What Singapore’s and Hong Kong’s success is teaching us about the pandemic.

CNN: Donations of respirator masks and other medical supplies needed at American hospitals coming from unlikely sources

A cautionary story about the looming lack of medical equipment, including masks, and what can be done about that.

CNN: Need to see a health care provider during coronavirus? Here’s what to do next

Guidance from Dr. Asaf Bitton and Dr. Michael Barnett about doctors’ visits during the pandemic shutdown and the future implications for telemedicine.

Be a Hero. #StayHome

The coronavirus pandemic has rapidly become a critical moment for the entire world, and we feel an obligation to respond by spreading perhaps the simplest solution of all: staying home. We need to be united as a community in this time. We need to stay connected to one another while staying apart. We want to… Continue reading Be a Hero. #StayHome

#StayHome: Coming Together While Staying Apart

In all our work, Ariadne Labs is committed to saving lives and reducing suffering for patients everywhere. We aim to create simple, scalable solutions for critical moments at all stages of the health care journey. The coronavirus pandemic has rapidly become a critical moment for the entire world, and we feel an obligation to respond… Continue reading #StayHome: Coming Together While Staying Apart