What is MIS-C, the weird post-COVID inflammatory thing in kids?
Thankfully COVID infections are generally mild in children, but for some kids, a weird, very severe disease develops AFTER the infection resolves. This post tackles the mystery of MIS-C, the elusive post-COVID inflammatory disease that has been impacting kids.
What is MD-PhD training (and why am I still a student?)
What exactly is an MD-PhD program, and why am I still a student? This post explains what MD-PhD training is, and how to know if it might be a good career path for you.
Why is COVID different than the flu?
Why did we shut down for COVID but not for the H1N1 pandemic? My friend Dr. Sana Zekri, MD explains why COVID-19 is different from H1N1 (Swine flu), and shares his experience treating COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
That Newsweek Article: Review of Yale Epidemiologist’s Key to Defeating COVID
By Kristen Panthagani After writing about Dr. Stella Immanuel’s viral video, the most common request I got was to assess this Newsweek Opinion piece circulating
Fact-check: Dr. Stella Immanuel’s hydroxychloroquine cure
By Kristen Panthagani This morning I got a request to address one of the latest viral videos going around from a doctor claiming that we
5G Doesn’t Cause COVID: A Case Study in Misinformation
By Kristen Panthagani Ooooooooook. Deep breaths. Let’s begin. I started this blog because I saw a lot of misinformation flying around, and well-meaning people are