As outlined in this article in the New York Times, Covid-19 infections hit the young this summer, but that’s not where they stayed. Virus Cases Surged in Young Adults. The Elderly Were Hit Next. Infections among young adults eventually may…
Much had been made of the CDC’s waffling on testing asymptomatic individuals. The problem is testing supplies are still very limited and we have to figure out which asymptomatic individuals to test to prevent asymptomatic individuals from spreading the disease. …
What will this flu season be like? My prediction is that it will not be severe. The flu spreads the same way that Covid-19 spreads and if we do the things that reduce the spread of one, it should reduce…
I was asked by a patient today with a bag of medication, “Are these still good?”. Here is some guidance on this subject from The Medical Letter, a nonprofit publication to which I subscribe. Healthcare providers are often asked if…
As SARS-CoV-2 continues its global spread, it’s possible that one of the pillars of Covid-19 pandemic control — universal facial masking — might help reduce the severity of disease and ensure that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic.…
We knew that college students were going to get sick. What we didn’t know is what the universities would do with them when they were. The following article is from today’s Wall Street Journal. Colleges Send Students Home as Outbreaks…
The only person I swabbed in the last two weeks for Covid-19 was a patient who needed proof for his employer that he is now testing negative after having Covid. That is not recommended by the way. That is not…
I mentioned yesterday my continued unease at the influence of politics on medicine during this pandemic. Dr. Paul Sax, an infectious disease specialist at Harvard, weighs in on the controversy. August 24th, 2020 FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma…
Bottom line: maybe I meant to post last week about the lackluster data that convalescent plasma from patients recovered from Covid-19 was effective for hospitalized patients with the virus. Here is the summary from Journal Watch dated August 19th: Plasma…
