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Happy Saturday,
These days you may be feeling a bit like the president of Massachusetts General Hospital, Peter Slavin: Overwhelmed.
"We used to worry about a whole host of things. I can't even remember what those things were," said Slavin about the hospital's new rhythm. "We get up every morning, we fight COVID-19, we try to get a little bit of sleep at night, and then we wake up in the morning and do the same thing over again. And we anticipate being in that mode for the foreseeable future."
As you navigate your own new daily grind, what are you doing to stay healthy and avoid burnout? Share your tips and experiences by replying to this email. We may feature your response in the newsletter next week.
— Meagan McGinnes, Newsletter editor
@meaganmcginnes
newsletters@wbur.org
The Rundown
Boston Doctor's Up-Close View Of COVID-19: It Can Get Bad Fast, Last Long, And Hit The Young
A doctor in the thick of the coronavirus battle, the director of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center unit who is treating some of the sickest patients, shares her on-the-ground hospital view. Read more.
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How To Seek A Safe Respite Outdoors While Social Distancing
Dr. Richard Serrao says scientists don't know yet how transmissible the coronavirus is in open air, so even when you're outdoors, keep your distance. Read more.
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Vaccine Development Is Risky Business. Biotechs Are Tackling The Coronavirus, Anyway
It can take more than a year to develop a vaccine or treatment. By that time, the threat may be gone, leaving little or no demand for a drug. Yet the race to beat the pathogen is on, with many biotechs now expecting a large market for coronavirus therapies in 2021 or beyond. Read more.
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Opioid Addiction Is 'A Disease Of Isolation,' So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk
While staying home may be the safer way to avoid getting and spreading COVID-19, addiction specialists acknowledge that doing so may increase feelings of depression and anxiety among people in recovery — and those are underlying causes of drug and alcohol use and addiction. Read more.
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Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It's OK To Grieve
Whether we've named them are not, these are some of the community-wide losses many of us are grieving. To weather these uncertain times, it's important to acknowledge lost routines, social connections, family structures and our sense of security — and then create new ways to move forward. Read more.
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Q&A: What To Know About Wearing A Mask Against The Coronavirus
The first thing to know is that there's not a lot to know. Sure, it just seems to make sense that if the coronavirus spreads mainly by droplets, and face masks block some ingoing and outgoing droplets, they should help. But if you try to live an evidence-based life, you're going to be disappointed when you look for good data.
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So let's do the best we can: Ask a leading expert for his thoughts. Dr. Ben Cowling is a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Hong Kong, living in a society where just about everybody is wearing a mask in public these days. Read the complete interview here.
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Did you know the U.S. now has more coronavirus cases than any other country in the world?
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