Noah Greenspan

1 month ago | ajmc.com | Maggie L. Shaw |Noah Greenspan

Many stories from the time around COVID-19 being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization are of frontline health care workers constantly adjusting their treatment protocols. Studies are being published now about the pandemic’s impact on virtual care delivery, long COVID, and health outcomes disparities.

2 months ago | ajmc.com | Maggie L. Shaw |Noah Greenspan

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID pandemic, following reports of more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and a 3.6% mortality rate.1 In the 5 years since, much has been investigated, analyzed, and learned about how the SARS-CoV-2 virus inflicts damage on the human body and its intertwined systems—in particular, the cardiovascular, or circulatory, and respiratory systems—and the impact of Long COVID.

Jan 7, 2025 | copdnewstoday.com | Caroline Gainer |Noah Greenspan |Marisa Wexler |Alice Melão

Those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience many physical changes. Some of these changes are inconsequential while others are significant. One of the more curious and seemingly inconsequential changes is in the frequency of my yawns. Although I can still yawn, I don’t feel the urge as often as I did before I was placed on supplemental oxygen for my COPD. Sources seem to disagree about why people yawn.