An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
September 27th, 2020
Humbled — But Still Hopeful
When Dr. Anthony Fauci joined us earlier this month for a virtual medical grand rounds, several of my colleagues participated. At the end, each was asked to comment about what they had learned so far from the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Michael Klompas, our brilliant hospital epidemiologist, wisely answered: Humility. His answer resonated strongly again, because […]
September 20th, 2020
Sports During COVID-19 — When What Doesn’t Matter Actually Matters a Lot
A few weeks ago, I got a text from a long-time ID colleague here in Boston: Hey Paul want ur opinion … this is for an interview with MLB radio, and no one knows less about baseball than I do, but as an avid fan and wise ID doc, do you think the season should […]
September 13th, 2020
Restaurants Are Hurting — But Dining Indoors Poses Real COVID-19 Risk
As we learn more about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the news for restaurants goes from bad to worse. And while there’s a long list of sad things about this pandemic, the decimation of the restaurant business for owners and the people who work there is right up there. The loss of the restaurant experience for us […]
September 7th, 2020
Relieving the COVID-19 Testing Logjam by Separating the Symptomatic from Asymptomatic
As the days grow shorter and we celebrate Labor Day here in the United States, the end of summer looms awfully near. With that will soon come colder temperatures, more time spent indoors, kids back in school, and the inevitable respiratory virus season. How we address these “viral URIs” in the midst of the COVID-19 […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Associate Editor
NEJM Clinician
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