Month: March 2020

  • Can You Get Coronavirus Twice?

    Can You Get Coronavirus Twice?

    Why it’s such a difficult question to answer. Knowing whether or not you’ve had Covid-19 raises another question: If you did have it and recovered, are you immune from getting it again?

  • The Unpredictable Curve of COVID-19

    The Unpredictable Curve of COVID-19

    Expanding our mental model of flattening the curve to make sense of the uncertain road ahead. The infographic version of “flatten the curve” has been reinterpreted a number of ways (including with cats and baby Yoda). Most iterations are conceptual graphics though, not rooted in the actual case counts of COVID-19. Opinion articles have proliferated,…

  • Lives or Livelihoods? COVID-19 and the economy

    Lives or Livelihoods? COVID-19 and the economy

    In the middle of an unthinkable crisis, all we can do is take on each challenge as we find it. But does that mean we will fail to prepare for a very different Britain after? What is only a week, seems to have lasted forever, but does that make thinking about the future too hard?…

  • Coronavirus Advice From America’s Foremost Ebola Doctor

    Coronavirus Advice From America’s Foremost Ebola Doctor

    Dr. Bruce Ribner, who successfully treated multiple Americans with Ebola in 2014, offers perspective on Covid-19 There’s little denying that the United States was ill-prepared for the coronavirus pandemic. Testing capacity is still staggeringly slow, health workers don’t have enough protective equipment, and there are not enough ventilators. But the United States is not without…

  • In view of the challenges faced by the outbreak of COVID-19

    In view of the challenges faced by the outbreak of COVID-19

    Corrigendum to Public Notice dated March 25, 2020). According to a public notice issued by the Head of IP Offices in India (Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indication and Copyright) all due dates for filing documents/replies, payment of fees, and completion of any action in respect of any IP application filed in India…

  • 8 Habits of Super-Productive People Who Work From Home

    8 Habits of Super-Productive People Who Work From Home

    How to keep yourself accountable, collaborative, and productive — even when working from home. Start Work as Early as Possible. Dedicate Mornings to High-Value Work. If You’re Not a Morning Person, Work When You’re Most Productive. Prepare For a Successful Morning in Advance. Structure Your Day As You Would Normally. Separate Work Zones From Relaxing…

  • This Is How Your Immune System Reacts to Coronavirus

    This Is How Your Immune System Reacts to Coronavirus

    People infected with the novel coronavirus can have markedly different experiences. Some report having nothing more than symptoms of a mild cold; others are hospitalized and even die as their lungs become inflamed and fill up with fluid. How can the same virus result in such different outcomes?

  • A Lost Sense of Smell: All About the Strangest New Coronavirus Symptom

    A Lost Sense of Smell: All About the Strangest New Coronavirus Symptom

    Loss of smell appears to be yet another symptom to watch for in people who otherwise are not extremely ill – Some people diagnosed with Covid-19 have lost their sense of smell and even the ability to taste food according to a statement this week from ENT UK, a British group representing ear, nose, and…

  • 5 Coronavirus Facts to Use on Anyone Who Isn’t Listening

    5 Coronavirus Facts to Use on Anyone Who Isn’t Listening

    College kids on spring break in Miami. Your retired parents insisting they can still go out to lunch. Millennials throwing quarantine parties. Despite the scary Covid-19 projections, shelter-in-place orders, and all the talk of flattening the curve, some people still aren’t getting how serious the novel coronavirus is — and that they play an important…

  • The Latest Coronavirus Q&A: Everything You Need to Know Now

    The Latest Coronavirus Q&A: Everything You Need to Know Now

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