Tips for making holiday gatherings safer (or deciding when to skip them)
This year’s holiday season arrives as the flu, respiratory syncytial virus — RSV — and multiple strains of COVID-19 are circulating. Sacramento County has high community COVID-19 transmission — a CDC metric meaning the county has at least 100 new cases per 10,000 people in the past 7 days — again, meaning holiday gatherings run the risk of being superspreader events. And anecdotal shortages of children’s cold and flu medicine along with filled pediatric hospitals can make it difficult to get speedy treatment for sick children.
White House Summit on Covid-19 Equity and What Works Showcase feat. Dr. Noha Aboelata, M.D.
Dr. Noha Aboelata was invited to speak at the White House about how Roots Community Health has been truly groundbreaking in our pursuits to alleviate the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on hard hit and high-risk populations. Panel #3 – “From COVID19- Equity to Health Equity” (featuring Dr. Noha Aboelata, M.D.) ~ 2:37:13
Study: Pulse oximeter may lead to 4.5 hour treatment delays for Black patients
For years a growing chorus of research has suggested that pulse oximeters, the clip-on blood oxygen measurement tool made ubiquitous by the COVID-19 pandemic, can produce inaccurate readings in darker-skinned patients.
