Alaskans have been under orders to shelter-in-place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. COVID-19 is spread by respiratory dropets, saliva, and nasal discharge from an affected person or even a contaminated object. There's no documented treatment yet, but the medical community has been well positioned to treat the potential numbers of patients affected. Join Dr. Jillian Woodruff live with your questions.
HOST: Dr. Jillian Woodruff
GUEST:
- Robin Ninefeldt, MD, President of Anchorage Project Access Board of Directors, Family Medicine Physician
- Robin Ober, DO, Internal Medicine physician at Apex Internal Medicine in Anchorage
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
- Governor Mike Dunleavy's coronavirus health mandates
- Updates from the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization
- NPR has an instructional coronavirus comic strip for kids
- Coronavirus information for expecting parents
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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