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“Beginning immediately, the University of Michigan will require all students, staff, faculty, and visitors to wear a face covering that covers the mouth and nose while anywhere on campus grounds.” (Mark S. Schlissel MD, PhD – President, University of Michigan – July 15).
Executive Order 2020-147 (Michigan’s Governor Whitmer) mandated appropriate facial covering for all indoor spaces and crowded outdoor spaces. Additionally, businesses will be held responsible if they allow entry to anyone not wearing a mask.
While enforcement is proving to be a nightmare, masking combined with social distancing, hand washing, and staying home are the only effective levers we have to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of today, 138,000 Americans have died, and we anticipate 240,000 deaths by November 1. By now, most of us (myself included) have had a friend or relative die of this virus. America is not winning this battle and we have yet to see an effective, coordinated national response. Four forces are killing our citizens: COVID-19, structural racism, economic/health inequities, and divisive politics. We should do better.
Although Michigan and Minnesota (my home states) have slowed the virus enough to maintain resource capacity, just last weekend a single house party in a suburb near Ann Arbor resulted in 40 new infections. Thirty-nine states have rising case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths. We are still in the early innings of this game. Michigan Medicine is actively planning our response to a second surge, which will be combined with increases of influenza and RSV infections.
This month we continue to cover the rapidly emerging information about COVID-19 and digestive implications. There are other interesting articles, including guidance around BRCA risk for colorectal cancer, eosinophilic esophagitis, probiotics, and the emerging impact of AI on endoscopy. Enjoy – stay safe, wash hands, socially distance, and please, wear a mask.
“Respect science, respect nature, respect each other” (Thomas Friedman).
John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF
Editor in Chief
“Beginning immediately, the University of Michigan will require all students, staff, faculty, and visitors to wear a face covering that covers the mouth and nose while anywhere on campus grounds.” (Mark S. Schlissel MD, PhD – President, University of Michigan – July 15).
Executive Order 2020-147 (Michigan’s Governor Whitmer) mandated appropriate facial covering for all indoor spaces and crowded outdoor spaces. Additionally, businesses will be held responsible if they allow entry to anyone not wearing a mask.
While enforcement is proving to be a nightmare, masking combined with social distancing, hand washing, and staying home are the only effective levers we have to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of today, 138,000 Americans have died, and we anticipate 240,000 deaths by November 1. By now, most of us (myself included) have had a friend or relative die of this virus. America is not winning this battle and we have yet to see an effective, coordinated national response. Four forces are killing our citizens: COVID-19, structural racism, economic/health inequities, and divisive politics. We should do better.
Although Michigan and Minnesota (my home states) have slowed the virus enough to maintain resource capacity, just last weekend a single house party in a suburb near Ann Arbor resulted in 40 new infections. Thirty-nine states have rising case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths. We are still in the early innings of this game. Michigan Medicine is actively planning our response to a second surge, which will be combined with increases of influenza and RSV infections.
This month we continue to cover the rapidly emerging information about COVID-19 and digestive implications. There are other interesting articles, including guidance around BRCA risk for colorectal cancer, eosinophilic esophagitis, probiotics, and the emerging impact of AI on endoscopy. Enjoy – stay safe, wash hands, socially distance, and please, wear a mask.
“Respect science, respect nature, respect each other” (Thomas Friedman).
John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF
Editor in Chief
“Beginning immediately, the University of Michigan will require all students, staff, faculty, and visitors to wear a face covering that covers the mouth and nose while anywhere on campus grounds.” (Mark S. Schlissel MD, PhD – President, University of Michigan – July 15).
Executive Order 2020-147 (Michigan’s Governor Whitmer) mandated appropriate facial covering for all indoor spaces and crowded outdoor spaces. Additionally, businesses will be held responsible if they allow entry to anyone not wearing a mask.
While enforcement is proving to be a nightmare, masking combined with social distancing, hand washing, and staying home are the only effective levers we have to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of today, 138,000 Americans have died, and we anticipate 240,000 deaths by November 1. By now, most of us (myself included) have had a friend or relative die of this virus. America is not winning this battle and we have yet to see an effective, coordinated national response. Four forces are killing our citizens: COVID-19, structural racism, economic/health inequities, and divisive politics. We should do better.
Although Michigan and Minnesota (my home states) have slowed the virus enough to maintain resource capacity, just last weekend a single house party in a suburb near Ann Arbor resulted in 40 new infections. Thirty-nine states have rising case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths. We are still in the early innings of this game. Michigan Medicine is actively planning our response to a second surge, which will be combined with increases of influenza and RSV infections.
This month we continue to cover the rapidly emerging information about COVID-19 and digestive implications. There are other interesting articles, including guidance around BRCA risk for colorectal cancer, eosinophilic esophagitis, probiotics, and the emerging impact of AI on endoscopy. Enjoy – stay safe, wash hands, socially distance, and please, wear a mask.
“Respect science, respect nature, respect each other” (Thomas Friedman).
John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF
Editor in Chief