This commentary argues that news literacy and science literacy are needed for social media users to identify, consume, and share high-quality information. Social media has amplified and exacerbated the spread of misinformation and uncertainty about COVID-19. Building news literacy andRead More
This Wall Street Journal article discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in deaths from Alzheimer’s ad Dementia. ~100,000 people have died from Alzheimer’s and Dementia (ADRD) from February through May of 2020, an 18% increase comparedRead More
This review of the literature explores the impact of COVID-19 on the elderly, reasons for susceptibility, clinical features of the disease, and treatment challenges. Pathophysiological Changes in Older Adults Aging has been strongly associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes via mechanismsRead More
This article was published online on 4/10/2020, by researchers at the Beijing Emergency Medical Center, in Beijing, China. It details the epidemiological and clinical characteristics older patients, diagnosed with COVID-19, who were transferred by Beijing Emergency Medical Service (EMS) toRead More
This article was published on 06/27/2020 in Neurological Sciences from the Italian Society of Neurology. It explores the feasibility and benefits of using telemedicine and other digital technology devices as it relates to treating older adults with Cognitive Impairment (CI)Read More
Review: COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study with focus on the over-80s and hospital-onset disease
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the clinical characteristics of patients admitted to a UK hospital with community-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections (particularly those over the age of 80), as well as nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections acquired by already hospitalized patients. 450 patients wereRead More
The authors of this paper discuss a framework to consider the multiple reasons that residents of long term care facilities have been especially vulnerable to COVID-19. They specifically highlight frailty as a construct, which is already systematically measured in mostRead More
This study suggests promoting collectivism to increase engagement with efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19. By surveying more than 700 people about their views on individualism and collectivism, belief in conspiracy theories about COVID-19, feelings of powerlessness, and intentionsRead More
This article presents the results of a World Health Organization (WHO) online technical consultation to determine a framework for managing infodemics during health emergencies. A group of policy makers, public health professionals, researchers, media representatives, private sector organizations, and otherRead More
This article proposes strategies for infectious disease clinicians to apply risk communication principles to improve patient care and public messaging in response to COVID-19. Two key components affects people’s perceptions of risk and ultimately their response to that risk: hazardRead More