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Opinion: Seat belts and masking

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:13 -0500

In our infectious disease practice, one COVID death every few days is now common. Yes, these deaths could have been prevented by vaccination, but they could also have been prevented through masking.

Here's a proven way to prevent the spread of coronavirus

sstrome@uthsc.edu (Scott Strome) — Thu, 14 May 2020 16:24:16 -0500

Yes, covering your nose and mouth with a mask is annoying. Yes, it causes your glasses to fog. Yes, it makes communication more difficult. And yes, it stops the spread of disease.

When to reopen America?

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:11:19 -0500

We are suffering the consequences of a delayed national response in the deployment of test kits and relatively limited access to basic protection equipment for health providers.

Epidemiologist: Why are we always playing catch-up with coronavirus outbreaks?

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:49:24 -0500

Most recent studies are showing that aggressive intervention earlier in the epidemic can lead to control of the epidemic. This is encouraging news.

Here's what would happen if COVID-19 entered a city

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:05:00 -0600

While for many, COVID-19 infection would be mild or moderate, no different than the common cold, the greatest impact will be felt by the elderly.

Epidemiologist: Why I fear the coronavirus COVID-19

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:19:49 -0600

COVID-19 is both highly infectious and mildly to moderately lethal, similar to the 1918 influenza pandemic that infected nearly a quarter of the world population.

'Do I have coronavirus or the flu?' The answer is simple

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 3 Feb 2020 13:02:22 -0600

While we cannot stop the entry of the flu virus into the general population, we can do a great deal to stop the entry and spread of the coronavirus.

Gandhi’s gift to Memphis

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0500

The Indian-American community through its nonprofit organization, Indian Community Fund for Greater Memphis, donated $150,000 to Memphis organizations.

Gandhi-King Forum brings heroic figures into local focus

mjainmd1@gmail.com (Manoj Jain) — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 04:00:01 -0500

In our day-to-day lives, we may feel we could never devote the time or the energy to change the world like Gandhi and King did. But there is much we can do. To begin with, we can change ourselves.