Joe Elmunzer

Thanks everyone for your kind words. I'm certainly proud to have (with lots of help and support) organized such an amazing Alliance, but the real impressive work was done at the ground level by the very people who are now (incredibly) gracious enough to congratulate me. #altruism

1/ A #medtwitter thread.

In March, we launched the N American Alliance for the Study of Digestive Manifestations of #COVID19. With prior research halted & coordinators sidelined, we leveraged our existing infrastructure to better understand GI & liver involvement in COVID-19.

I recently spoke with my 5yo about racism for the first time. When I explained that some people are mean to others based on their skin color, he was literally flabbergasted.
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Second survey by the North American Alliance for the study of Digestive Manifestations of COVID-19 exploring the re-expansion of endoscopy services. Please complete the survey on behalf of your institution/group at GI-COVID19.org.

Has this chart of death rate according to age been revised on the basis of the US experience? The denominator is unclear of course, and my impression is based largely on anecdotes, but it sure seems like the disease is much more virulent among the young in the US??