Jacqueline Phillips, MD
For the most part, as long as children are staying home, they should not need to wear a mask. As long as they can keep a safe distance away from others (over 6-10 feet) on neighborhood walks, they
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What should I have on hand to care for someone with COVID-19?
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
Safety and Cleaning Tissues (kleenex or toilet paper) Disinfecting wipes Paper towels Face masks (simple surgical or home-made mask that covers the mouth and nose) Gloves (to use when entering the sick room or cleaning after the sick
Are food delivery services like Instacart of DoorDash safe?
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
Deliverers themselves are much more likely to be exposed because of all the people they encounter. Morse said the risk can be reduced for both parties if recipients ask that food be left outside the door—or, ideally, if
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
Data published on May 22,2020 in a large multinational data analysis with over 90,00 patients has found no benefit of hydroxychloroquine. The findings show increased rates of cardiac toxicity in those patients who received hydroxychloroquine. To date this
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
Senior correspondent of Wired magazine, Adam Rogers, answers: This is so great! Forgive me for getting all excited at a grim time, but this is the kind of thing that drives the most basic of this research. A
I’m told COVID-19 testing should be “free”, is this true?
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
Probably not. Like all questions regarding our healthcare system, the answers are complicated. On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and while it supposedly made getting tested for the coronavirus free, it probably
If I have had COVID-19, can I donate my plasma to help others?
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
Yes, if you meet certain criteria. Stanford Medicine is working with the Stanford Blood Center is to create a convalescent plasma program. This would allow individuals who have recovered from COVID to donate plasma to be transfused into
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
A positive serology test cannot distinguish between a current or past COVID infection. It is important for you to have a nasopharyngeal swab to evaluate for the possibility of an active COVID infection. At this time, it is
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
A molecular test (PCR) performed on a nasopharyngeal swab is the current gold standard for diagnosis of an active COVID infection. A positive serology test cannot distinguish between a current or past COVID infection. A negative serology test
Jacqueline Phillips, MD
We know that coronavirus can cause mild and even asymptomatic infections in many people. Antibody testing, also referred to as serology testing, can help inform our understanding of coronavirus infection prevalence and identify those who have already been
For the most part, as long as children are staying home, they should not need to wear a mask. As
What should I have on hand to care for someone with COVID-19?
Safety and Cleaning Tissues (kleenex or toilet paper) Disinfecting wipes Paper towels Face masks (simple surgical or home-made mask that
Are food delivery services like Instacart of DoorDash safe?
Deliverers themselves are much more likely to be exposed because of all the people they encounter. Morse said the risk
Data published on May 22,2020 in a large multinational data analysis with over 90,00 patients has found no benefit of
Senior correspondent of Wired magazine, Adam Rogers, answers: This is so great! Forgive me for getting all excited at a
I’m told COVID-19 testing should be “free”, is this true?
Probably not. Like all questions regarding our healthcare system, the answers are complicated. On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the
If I have had COVID-19, can I donate my plasma to help others?
Yes, if you meet certain criteria. Stanford Medicine is working with the Stanford Blood Center is to create a convalescent
A positive serology test cannot distinguish between a current or past COVID infection. It is important for you to have
A molecular test (PCR) performed on a nasopharyngeal swab is the current gold standard for diagnosis of an active COVID
We know that coronavirus can cause mild and even asymptomatic infections in many people. Antibody testing, also referred to as
