What s True
In an email to Snopes, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School confirmed that Dr. Rajendra Kapila died in 2021. The institution did not provide any other details. What s Undetermined
Snopes was not able to determine the circumstances surrounding Kapila s death, including whether he was indeed vaccinated or if he had contracted COVID-19 while caring for a relative in India.
Origin
fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation, and you can help.
Find out what we’ve learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation.
Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and “advice” you encounter.
.
The authors are Helen M. Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation s Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, and Stefano Ziccardi, PhD, Marco Pitteri, PhD, and Massimiliano Calabrese, MD, of the University of Verona. Dr. Genova also has an academic appointment at Rutgers University.
Some recent MS research, including work led by Dr. Genova, has shown that social cognition deficits may affect people with MS who otherwise have no other cognitive impairments. Social cognition, which is required to understand and process the emotions of others, is an extremely important skill set for forming successful relationships with others, and deficits in this area can significantly affect a person s quality of life.
10 major questions about the CDCâs updated mask guidelines, answered by doctors
There is a lot of nuance to the new recommendations, even if youâre fully vaccinated. Share Updated: 4:34 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021 Korin Miller
10 major questions about the CDCâs updated mask guidelines, answered by doctors
There is a lot of nuance to the new recommendations, even if youâre fully vaccinated. Share Updated: 4:34 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines on outdoor mask use, here s what that means for you fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask outdoors, accepting crowded venues. Unvaccinated people still have to vaccinated americans cannot mask for running, walking or biking alone or with members of their bubble. Unvaccinated americans can to under those same conditions, fully vaccinated people can unmask when visiting other fully