Zika Virus Perspective

• Our Biggest Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic   Bioethicist Art Caplan shares his list of mistakes made and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 04, 2022
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• Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead   Stanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise.
  Medscape, April 21, 2022
• Wellcome Trust's Jeremy Farrar: 'Seeing the End of the Pandemic Is Premature'   Jeremy Farrar explains why we must expect new variants, and why he’d like to give away his booster shot.
  Medscape, September 22, 2021
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• Olympics: Sports Medicine Docs Discuss Vaccines, Logistics   Sports med docs discuss COVID vaccination in athletes and the logistics of testing and contact tracing in the midst of people with mixed vaccination statuses during busy schedules at the Tokyo Olympics.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, July 21, 2021
• How to Help COVID-19 Long-Haulers Patients with lingering symptoms need access to specialized clinics — and so much more.
  Knowable Magazine, January 19, 2021
• Understanding Messenger RNA and Other SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines mRNA vaccines work differently. They do not contain antigens. Instead, they contain a blueprint for the antigen in the form of genetic material, mRNA.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 15, 2020
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• Vivek Murthy: Everyone Gets Lonely; Here's How to Counter It   In this episode of Medicine and the Machine, Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General, discusses the importance of social connections in medicine and life, and how to maintain them during the pandemic.
  Medscape, October 30, 2020
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• Charting a Path Out of COVID Means Remembering Data and Humanity   Caitlin Rivers discusses the missteps and opportunities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We can always chart a better course and end up where we need to be,' she said.
  Medscape, October 07, 2020
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• Rushing a COVID-19 Vaccine Could Lead to 'Perpetual Limbo'   Natalie Dean talks about why it's critical to complete vaccine trials before starting widespread use, and the continued importance of contact tracing, rapid testing, masks, and physical distancing.
  Medscape, September 14, 2020
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• Anticipating the Long-term Ocular Effects of COVID-19 A picture of COVID-19's acute ocular symptoms is emerging, but the long-term effects are not clear. Dr Brianne Hobbs explains what we know.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, August 21, 2020
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• The Week That Wasn't: Virus Cream, Commute Chemicals, Tracing Mumps Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
  Medscape, February 14, 2020
• A 'Healthy' Baby With Developmental Delay: Could It Be Zika? Infants with congenital Zika virus exposure may appear healthy at birth. How would you monitor such patients? Test your knowledge with these three cases.
  CDC Expert Commentary, January 06, 2020
• 5 Hidden Dangers in International Travel Travel to far-flung, global locations is growing in popularity. Prepare your patients for safe and healthy international travel with these five things to remember.
  CDC Expert Commentary, August 26, 2019
• Infant Outcomes of Zika: New Data New CDC data on more than 1400 infants reveal the adverse outcomes found in infants exposed to Zika in utero.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 05, 2018
• Suspect Congenital Zika? What to Do Next   CDC eliminates the guesswork with guidance on next steps when evaluating an infant with possible congenital Zika infection.
  CDC Expert Commentary, July 30, 2018
• Ocular Findings in Congenital Zika Infection Images show the range of ocular manifestations in infants with congenital Zika infection.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 07, 2018
• Assessing Zika Risk in International Travelers   Travelers need to be educated about their risks and decide which they are willing to accept.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 20, 2017
• The Environment and ASD Risk: Putting It Together What do we know about the triad of genes, the environment, and autism?
  Medscape Pediatrics, July 27, 2017
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• Staying Healthy While Traveling: Best Advice for Patients   Summer travel season is here. What are the evidence-based recommendations for your patients?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 07, 2017
• Outbreaks, Evolution, and Rock 'n' Roll: Topol Talks to Pardis Sabeti   A scientist sequences outbreak viral genomes--and shares the data--to help the world stay on top of the next Ebola or Zika.
  Medscape, May 10, 2017
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