Brief19 is a daily executive summary of covid-19-related medical research, news, and public policy. It was founded and created by frontline emergency medicine physicians with expertise in medical research critique, health policy, and public policy.
By publishing this newsletter, I could save more lives today than I typically save in the ER.
As Grant Wahl’s family has correctly said, there was almost nothing anyone could have done to save him. I know they’re right because I’ve seen…
Recently, I was asked to debate some people who I would categorized as”Covid misinformation celebrities” in a rather large public forum online. Should I engage…
A report which has made shock waves in the US medical world had flimsy methods on key outcomes, which peer reviewers and technical experts worried…
The latest findings could change how we protect at-risk people. Questions remain.
Top ten best and worst US states and counties, as of today. Florida takes a dive in the rankings.
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced that it intended to change the name of monkeypox. Now, it is being reported that the WHO…
Since March, 2020, excess mortality—the number of all-cause deaths exceeding the baseline number of expected deaths—has been observed in waves coinciding with COVID-19 outbreaks in…
Since March, 2020, excess mortality—the number of all-cause deaths exceeding the baseline number of expected deaths—has been observed in waves coinciding with COVID-19 outbreaks in…
This modeling study estimates the excess deaths attributable to COVID-19 disease in Massachusetts during the Delta (June to December 2021) and Omicron (December 2021 to…
