17
Apr
2020
The Real Question is How to Restart
When?? When can we finally go back to something resembling a “normal” life, go back to work and restart our economies, embrace again long-lost family, friends, co-workers? And, in too many cases, when can we get together to properly mourn those we have lost? I cannot tell you “when.” Everyone wants the answer to that question. I do, too. But... Read More
17
Apr
2020
Getting it Right: Walking the Diagnostic and Serologic Testing Tightrope
Last week I felt like I was coming down with something. My throat hurt and I had a bit of a dry cough. A dreadful feeling set in. Obviously, I had COVID-19. My mother and her partner, both in their 70s, are currently living with me in Seattle. My friend’s son had recently returned from New York. A few days... Read More
17
Apr
2020
Hunting for Antibodies Against COVID19: George Scangos on The Long Run
Today’s guest on The Long Run is George Scangos. George is the CEO of San Francisco-based VIR Biotechnology. VIR has been all over the news the past couple months. It’s at the forefront of companies racing to discover and develop broadly neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that’s sparked a global pandemic. VIR was founded in early 2017 by some... Read More
17
Apr
2020
Bridging the Social Divide in the Pandemic
Halfway through an explanation to a patient I am treating for a suspected case of COVID-19, I realize I don’t know the Spanish term for “sanitizing wipes.” I’m in my new clinical home base, where Massachusetts General Hospital has cordoned off special care for COVID-19 patients. There are modular plastic walls and bright fluorescent lights. A few weeks ago, this... Read More