Brief19.com editor-in-chief in the The Atlantic today ⬇️

Daily Briefing 4 May 2020 -covid-19 reported as causing a rash in younger patients's hands + feet. Are these clots? -exposure to pollution increases the likelihood of dying of everything; covid-19 too? -Mask rules; easy come, easy go. More at Brief19.com + here!👇

There’s one metric that can help us know when it is safe to re-open. This evening, Carlos del Rio and I propose what that is in The The Washington Post. It is tracking all deaths of ALL CAUSES. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/… Thread...

I already knew that Nassy was a bully with no new ideas. However, I was not aware that he was capable of such a horrendously banal cliché. I can forgive a man for being illiterate. I am happy to instruct him privately as his tutor! But a bad sense of humor? Unforgivable!

Daily briefing 11 May 2020! In a genuine first, we see a paper that strikes us as *truly promising* with respect to a possible treatment for covid-19. A Lancet study assesed interferon beta 1b plus lopinavir-ritonavir plus ribavirin. Much more info needed but it’s a start. 1/

Check out the brief here and at Brief19.com. <end of thread>

Here’s the actual clip in which I discuss that fact that historians will want to know that we in fact understood the extent of the excess deaths being measured when states decided to reopen in this particular moment.

Today’s Brief19, your daily roundup of SARS-CoV-2. reviews the latest evidence on hydroxychloroquine in #COVID19, which finds no benefit. For more on this, and for daily updates on COVID-19 research and policy, visit: bit.ly/3alEoap

Are case counts falling? In some areas, initial reports make it APPEAR that way. But that's only due to EXPECTED lags in reporting. To see how this can be so misleading, watch our 70 second explainer. ...and stay briefed at Brief19.com brief19.com/understanding-…

Canada must feel like they live in an apartment above a meth lab.

🔆Brief19 is looking for a couple of volunteers to help us with social media!🔆 🔆Science or medicine background helps but isn’t required🔆 🔆A desire to spread good medical and scientific information (and stop the spread of covid-19) is required!🔆 Email [email protected]🙌

We were so honored to join AMA for a two-part interview! Here’s the first installment. Thanks for supporting and reading Brief19! brief19.com/subscribe/ 🙌 #StayBriefed youtu.be/0WeJt2XtBUk

Biden: Trump is the first racist president. Trump: No I’m not!

🦠Our new Covid-19 dashboard. A picture’s worth 1000 words. United States cases growing at >1 million per week. Deaths lagging behind cases, as expected. brief19.com/data/

We have have had 30+ writers! I'm so appreciative of Fred Milgrim for writing/editing and other experts like Michael Chary MD, PhD Onyeka Otugo MD, MPH Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS Miranda Yaver, PhD Bernard P. Chang MD PhD Aida and many more! Check them out (thanks to webmaster Kane Elfman) brief19.com/team

Nine months ago, we started Brief19, your daily roundup of SARS-CoV-2. on a whim because we needed it ourselves. Frontline providers and experts, getting accurate reliable information directly to you all! So proud that thousands get the daily email (free: brief19.com/subscribe/) and visit us online weekly!

Nearly one year of Brief19, your daily roundup of SARS-CoV-2.. Started it with Joshua Kimi Chernoby, MD JD MA Kane Elfman to fill a void; bringing frontline expertise/reliable data to the public. We’ve never missed a weekday (>250 days!). Dozens of writers. Really proud of everyone. brief19.com/subscribe/

🎉Ergo is 3 years old today! Let’s celebrate it with a bang. We are giving away 10 NFTs, the winners will receive ErgoDEX tokens in the future. To participate: - Like this tweet - RT - Follow Ergo and @ErgoDEX The results will be on July 15, good luck!

Please checkout and upvote and/or review this fun little project I did! producthunt.com/products/wordy…