High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide for the Treatment of Spontaneously Breathing Pregnant Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia
Carlo Valsecchi et al. Pneumonia related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is particularly threatening during pregnancy, because it may quickly progress to hypoxic respiratory failure requiring hospitalization and cardiopulmonary support … Moreover, the risk of obstetric complications, including preeclampsia, preterm delivery, and stillbirth, is also increased with COVID-19. To date, no respiratory therapies to complement […]
Duration of Immune Protection of SARS-CoV-2 Natural Infection Against Infection in Qatar
Hiam Chemaitelly et al. The future of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hinges on virus evolution and duration of immune protection of natural infection against reinfection. We investigated duration of protection afforded by natural infection, the effect of viral immune evasion on duration of protection, and protection against severe reinfection, in Qatar, between February 28, 2020 and […]
Model Misspecification and Grossly Inflated Estimates of Lives Saved
Spiro Pantazatos In a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Watson et al. apply mathematical modeling to estimate that mass COVID-19 vaccinations saved between 14-20 million lives worldwide during the first year of the COVID-19 vaccination program. Previous Brownstone articles by Horst and Raman have already pointed out several erroneous assumptions in the […]
Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19: Spotlight on Suicidal Ideation and Substance Use
Mental Health Commission of Canada People with substance use concerns are among those most likely to report thoughts about suicide, according to our latest Leger poll. While everyone has been affected by stresses brought on by two years of the pandemic, it’s clear that not everyone has been impacted equally. Thoughts of suicide are also […]
Men’s Mental Health and Suicide in Canada – Key Takeaways
Mental Health Commission of Canada Of the estimated 4,000 suicide deaths in Canada each year, close to 75 per cent are men. This resource summarizes the key takeaways from the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Men: Evidence Brief. Based on findings from the Evidence Brief, this resource highlights statistics on men’s mental health and suicidal […]
The Biggest Public Health Threat Is Not a Virus but a Weakened Immune System
Carla Peeters A growing list of scientific studies have now shown that immunity following natural infection provides durable protection often far better than immunity following Covid-19 vaccination. Several governments focus on mandated vaccination. However natural immunity and a strong immune system are what are really needed to build full protection and a healthier population. … […]
Psychiatry Will Not Save Us from Lockdown Harm
Robert Freudenthal The mental health consequences of our pandemic response are predictable, with many warning right from the start of the likely psychiatric consequences of the withdrawing of most structures of civic society for a period of months on end. Too often the priorities are framed as a balancing act between “physical health consequences from […]
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health
Bilal Laved, Abdullah Sarwer, Erik B. Soto, Zia-ur-Rehman Mashwani The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health A pandemic is not just a medical phenomenon; it affects individuals and society and causes disruption, anxiety, stress, stigma, and xenophobia. … Throughout the world, the public is being informed about the physical effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and […]
