It seems like everyone is fighting over when to wear a face mask. Some people don’t want to wear one at all. I just hopped on Twitter and was blessed with watching a video of a man telling his viewers that they can take their face masks and stick it where the sun doesn’t […]
By Erin Stair, MD, MPH (My own opinion & not reflective I’ve anyone I work for) For a field that was already fighting for trust, Public Health is in trouble due to the inconsistency in messaging regarding the pandemic. I’ve spent the last week listening to angry people on the phone and reading their […]
By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH Can the new coronavirus spread via smoke, specifically cigarette smoke? Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new virus, the manner and ways in which it spreads are still being discovered. Viruses aren’t alive. But they are uncanny in their ability to spread, mutate and avoid being detected and destroyed by […]
Causes for Emerging Infectious Disease: Humans are to blame. We must address the causes of emerging infectious disease. For example, there has to be a much stronger international effort to ban live meat markets and come down harder on the illegal wildlife trade. It didn’t happen after SARS, but it needs to happen now. Turning […]
By Erin Stair MD, MPH Most of America has been ordered to shut down as we brace for the uphill battle against COVID-19. Yet, despite overwhelming consensus from the medical and public health community, there has been shouts to open up America, restart our economy and allow people to work. There has been a lot […]
By Erin Stair, MD, MPH As COVID-19 takes over our entire lives, one thing is evident: No one definitively knows how to treat it. This makes sense, because it’s a new infectious disease; the new kid on the block who everyone is desperately trying to understand. Treatment is supportive, essentially keeping fevers from getting too […]