Chris Newton-Cheh
HF/TXP/MCS cardiologist | CV genetics |
Mass General Hosp, Boston |
All posts are my opinion, not my employer's & rarely my wife's
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Why False Positives Matter, Too
False negatives are not the only troublesome outcome of a faulty coronavirus test.
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales
The Justice Department announced an $8 billion settlement with the company. Members of the Sackler family will pay $225 million in civil penalties but criminal investigations continue.
Chris Newton-Cheh
Corporations are people with free speech rights, as we know from Citizens United. Apparently, they can also plead guilty. $8 billion fine for the Purdue corporation; $220 million for the Sackler family that owned it. This does not sit right.
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How a Pioneering Covid Testing Lab Helped Keep Northeast Colleges Open
One reason many Northeastern colleges have experienced few coronavirus outbreaks has been a testing operation run by Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard with 14-hour turnaround times and low-cost tests.
How Quickly Will Your Vote Be Counted? A State-by-State Timeline
In a year when absentee ballots are surging, not all states are providing election officials enough time to process them before Election Day, and some do not allow them time at all.
Amy Coney Barrett's hearing showed how poorly the Senate's Covid protocols work
One Judiciary Committee member tested positive after a meeting 11 days ago. His contacts should have been isolating for 14 days.
NIH Director's Early Independence Award Program - Award Recipients
NIH Director's Early Independence Award Program - Award Recipients
Case Series of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults...
During the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, reports of a new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) have been increasing in Europe and the United States.
Chris Newton-Cheh
A case series from CDC describing patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A), highlighting the potential role for SARS-CoV-2 Ab testing in paucipulmonary Covid presentations.
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Citing security, Texas governor limits counties to one spot each for in-person ballot drop-offs.
Chris Newton-Cheh
This is a naked power play. There is only one reason to close polling stations, sue state governments to block mail-in balloting and remove ballot drop off boxes. To suppress the vote. This is not what should happen in a democracy.
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Construction worker dies after eating black licorice
The 54-year-old died after consuming a bag and a half of the licorice everyday for a few weeks throwing his electrolytes off causing cardiac arrest.
The Election That Could Break America
If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?
Tues, Sept 22 | HOPE Physicians Conference | "COVID-19 Literature Updates" presented by Drs. Eric Meyerowitz and Aaron Richterman | 8:00 AM Eastern (2:00 PM South Africa)
HOPE Physicians Conference The HIV Online Provider Education Program and Harvard University Center for AIDS Research Present a HOPE Physicians Conference Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8 - 9 AM, US EDT |
Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 During Long Flight
To assess the role of in-flight transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), we investigated a cluster of cases among...
Mass. hospital launches registry seeking COVID-19 heart injury in athletes
There's a new effort tonight to understand how COVID-19 affects college athletes, especially their hearts.
Metabolic Architecture of Acute Exercise Response in Middle-Aged Adults in the Community
Background: While regular exercise exposure is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, mechanisms of exercise-mediated health benefits remain less clear. We used met
Achievement Awards
The AST honors contributions to the field of transplantation and to the society through our Achievement Awards. Awardees were recognized on Saturday, May 30th during the Virtual Congress. Senior Achievement Award Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD Cedars-Sinai...
Back To School In A Pandemic
Local officials sounded the alarm this weekend about a cluster of positive COVID-19 tests on Boston College’s campus.
Critical care nurse Oscar Sánchez saw entire families with coronavirus. 'It hits close to home.'
"It felt like every day you were going to war. It was like if you were in the Army," said the Dominican American nurse, who has worked day in and day out with coronavirus patients.