Blog Topic: COVID-19

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  Caught Between Cancer and COVID-19: Anthony Fauci and Penn Medicine Physicians Talk Cancer Care During Pandemic

  October 08, 2020

  In Greek mythology, legend has it, ships passing through a narrow strait were forced between a terrible duo: Scylla, a six-headed monster, on one side, and Charybdis, a whirlpool that would suck in sailors who came too close, on the other.

  COVID-19 Cancer
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  Reentry Anxiety: How to Handle Resuming In-Person Activities During a Pandemic

  October 01, 2020

  In August, my sister had the back-to-school blues as she prepared for another semester in college. However, her worries weren’t about class schedules or waking up early for the dreaded 8 a.m. courses. She was concerned about being surrounded by classmates again amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

  COVID-19 Behavioral Health In the News
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  Weight Loss, Grocery Shopping, and Family Meals: Coping with the ‘COVID 15’

  September 15, 2020

  The stories of people gaining weight during lockdown are so common that there’s a term for it: The COVID 15. For people who are struggling with extra weight or looking for ways to get healthier, the expert advice today is a little bit different than during pre-pandemic times.

  COVID-19 Nutrition Obesity Weight and Eating Disorders
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  How Amish Communities are Staying Safer from the COVID-19 Pandemic with Help from Good Neighbors at Lancaster General Health

  September 01, 2020

  Lack of information – —and the rampant spread of misinformation — is just one challenge confronting the 39,000 members of Lancaster County’s Amish community during the pandemic.

  Community COVID-19 Public Health In the News
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  Staying Safe and Cared for in the Comforts of Home

  August 20, 2020

  For the last six months, most of us have been spending a lot more time at home, thanks to stay-at-home orders and the continued recommendations for safety to minimize COVID-19 exposure in the community.

  COVID-19 Human Interest Cancer In the News
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  COVID-101: Medical Students Get a Crash Course in Coronavirus

  August 13, 2020

  For 80 rising fourth-year medical students eager to play their part in the pandemic, the path forward was clear — educate themselves, fast. But with the news updating by the minute and their go-to experts and mentors also trying to catch up, where would they even begin?

  COVID-19 Education General Interest In the News
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  Answering the Call: How the COVID Hotline Became Penn Medicines Front Line Against the Outbreak

  August 06, 2020

  In facing COVID-19, clinicians at least have the benefit of knowing the identity of the enemy they face, but the unknowns — a lack of a cure, what the best treatment course is, how much worse things can get — are similar to those Beck-Dougherty encountered in 1976.

  COVID-19 In the News
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  Uncovering the Neurological Connections to COVID-19

  August 04, 2020

  Why does COVID-19 cause some patients to lose their sense of smell and taste? What are the psychiatric and neurological complications now associated with COVID-19 infections—and can these issues be prevented?

  COVID-19 Neurology
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  How Coronavirus Complicates the Grieving Process

  July 30, 2020

  Rituals like funerals, shivas and memorial celebrations can often help ease the pain associated with the death of a loved one and allow those left behind to begin healing. But due to social distancing requirements to stem the spread of the virus, the pandemic has forced many people to change the way they say goodbye, complicating the grieving process, though making it no less important.

  Behavioral Health COVID-19 Human Interest In the News Mental Health
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  Cancer Care in the Time of COVID

  July 28, 2020

  Whether or not people are actually avoiding going to the doctor when they’re sick — or to the hospital if they’re having a true emergency — is still a matter of some debate. But while no study has shown it definitively, there are two trends that are cause for concern.

  COVID-19 Cancer Health Care Quality and Safety In the News