Melissa Hopkins

I'm just a girl enjoying life, traveling around to spectacular places, having adventures, and feeling grateful for each day that I am here.

[Alan Alda @alanalda]

My friend Carl Reiner died last night. His talent will live on for a long time, but the loss of his kindness and decency leaves a hole in our hearts. We love you, Carl.

[FIRST DESCENTS @FirstDescents]

One of our incredible alumni, @DGlaucomflecken , uses comedy to raise funds to send young adults impacted by cancer on FD adventures. As he approaches his $40k fundraising goal, we wanted to give him a quick shoutout! Thanks Dr. G, and keep #OutLivingIt!

https://t.co/lSvyTYQil2

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Emergency room doctor, near death with coronavirus, saved with experimental treatment https://t.co/nk3ZHlQlgK

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

There's really no need to blame the #NBS (Nefarious Boffins Society) for engineering #COVID19. Pandemics have been afflicting humans for millennia, and there are endless animal pathogens lurking in the dark, ready to jump into humans.
https://t.co/9SdRMmfLyK

[Rebecca Shatsky, MD @Dr_RShatsky]

My 76 yo father who is a retired neurosurgeon and engineer has taken to the garage to begin constructing plastic face shields to protect me and my ER doc husband at work (and protect our patients). These are strange times. #COVID #medtwitter

[Don Berwick @donberwick]

Take a few minutes to view this. It will cheer you up:

https://t.co/JJj37Q7w1U

[Melissa Hopkins @MelCourval]

@amazon One big thing you can do is to stop the scam artists trying to sell small squares of toilet paper for $10.00 on Amazon. Police your sellers Amazon!

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

Health and the economy are closely linked. The correlation between per-capita GDP and health (life expectancy) is essentially perfect. If the covid-19 pandemic leads to a global economy collapse, many more lives will be lost than covid-19 would ever be able to claim. (12/12)

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

The covid-19 pandemic is not just an epidemiological problem. It is a ‘Global Health’ problem, that can only be tackled with an integrated and global approach. For example, there is no such thing as a choice between managing the pandemic vs. protecting the economy. (11/12)

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

Seasonality is difficult to predict without time-series. Comparison between regions for the covid-19 pandemic suggests some seasonality, but likely less than for influenza. This would be roughly in line with other Coronaviridae (common cold and MERS). (6/12)

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

Predictions from any model are only as good as the data that parametrised it. There are two major unknowns at this stage. (1) We don't know to what extent covid-19 transmission will be seasonal. (2) We don’t know if covid-19 infection induces long-lasting immunity. (5/12)

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

The most plausible scenario to me is for the covid-19 pandemic to wane in the late spring (in the Northern hemisphere), and come back as a second wave in the winter, which I expect could be even worse than what we're facing now. Pic below is what happened in 1918/19. (4/12)

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

I believe that the covid-19 pandemic is the most serious global public health threat humanity faced since the 1918/19 influenza pandemic. There are major differences between the two events but I suspect there will also be similarities that may emerge once we look back. (3/12)

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

After having spent considerable time thinking how to mitigate and manage this pandemic, and analysing the available data. I failed to identify the best course of action. Even worse, I'm not sure there is such a thing as an acceptable solution to the problem we are facing. (2/12)

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

I should be qualified to comment on the covid-19 pandemic. I'm a computational/system biologist working on infectious diseases and have spent five years in a world class 'pandemic response modelling' unit. In this thread, I will summarise what I believe I (don't) know. (1/12)

[Max Roser @MaxCRoser]

How long did it take for the number of total confirmed cases to double?

3 days in many European countries.

You find this data presentation in a long table for all countries here https://t.co/8HhFFxXTAS

Shown here is the latest data published by the WHO.

[David Blumenthal @DavidBlumenthal]

The #coronavirus outbreak reveals gaps in our health system that place the entire population at risk. On the latest episode of @commonwealthfnd's #TheDosePodcast, @SaraCollins_ and I explain why the U.S. is unprepared to handle the current crisis: https://t.co/aov9pxEJ7E

[CVS Health @CVSHealth]

Our next step in the fight against #cancer: a comprehensive approach to #oncology care that uses the latest advances in precision medicine to help get patients the right treatment, faster. Learn more: https://t.co/6R4lsa1ITp #WorldCancerDay

[The Breast Cancer Research Foundation @BCRFcure]

As the head coach of the UCLA gymnastics team, she taught her students to not let any hardship define them. So when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Valorie needed to heed her own words. #ResearchIsTheReason she can continue to be their role model.

[StartUp Health @startuphealth]

.@conversahealth is outlining how automated health chats are proving to be among the most effective health technologies in meeting the Quadruple Aim for healthcare orgs. Read it here, & meet them at the #HLTH2019 StartUp Health Pavilion in Vegas this week! https://t.co/3Qz9m9kvf9