The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Medicine and Health”
Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2022
Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care. Source: New York Times
Raymond Damadian, Creator of the First M.R.I. Scanner, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
Incensed when two others won the Nobel Prize for the science behind the invention, he took out a newspaper ad that called his exclusion a “shameful wrong that must be righted.” Source: New York Times
Debate Over Monkeypox Messaging Divides N.Y.C. Health Department
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
City epidemiologists say some public health messages have been misleading about the risks and have narrowed the city’s chances for containing the disease. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Patients Face Painful Symptoms and Struggle For Care
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
As the city and federal government strain to supply enough vaccines, patients face a private battle to find treatment and relief from serious symptoms. Source: New York Times
Jeffrey Escoffier, Health Official and Scholar of Gay Theory, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2022
He wrote extensively on gay identity and history, but New Yorkers knew a different side of his work: his campaigns on H.I.V. and other health issues. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner to Stay On Until March, Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
The commissioner, Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, will continue to run the health department after Eric Adams becomes mayor on Jan. 1, as the Omicron variant surges. Dr. Ashwin Vasan will succeed Dr. Chokshi in mid-March. Source: New York Times
Racism Is Declared a Public Health Crisis in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
The Board of Health passed a resolution directing the Health Department to work toward a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Board of Health Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
The Board of Health passed a resolution directing the Health Department to work toward a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic. Source: New York Times
F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes to Stay on U.S. Market for the First Time
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2021
The agency approved three Vuse vaping products and said their benefits in helping smokers quit outweighed the risks of hooking youths. Source: New York Times
Mary Bassett Tapped to Lead New York State's Health Department
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2021
Dr. Bassett ran New York City’s health department with acclaim through a series of crises. Source: New York Times
The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2021
As the pandemic takes an unexpected direction, Americans again must reckon with twists in scientific understanding of the virus. Source: New York Times
As Delta Risk Looms, New York City Scales Back Covid Monitoring
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2021
The positive test rate in the city has crept up near 1 percent in recent days. Source: New York Times
Dr. Barbara Murphy, Kidney Transplant Expert, Dies at 56
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2021
Her focus was on immunology and how to predict and diagnose the outcomes of transplants. She was, a colleague said, “a great researcher and a great mentor to many people.” Source: New York Times
Masks Again? Delta Variant’s Spread Prompts Reconsideration of Precautions.
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
Los Angeles County and the W.H.O. warned that even immunized people should wear masks indoors. Some scientists agreed, but urged a localized approach. Source: New York Times