Texas continues to open up, though with some trepidation. The following is some interesting polling data provided by Taylor West. Regardless of how quickly Texas opens up, the prevention of further cases boils down to personal hygiene, covering our faces…
Here is a very good article from The NY Times on that question. The only part that I take issue is the percentage of people who infected who are asymptomatic. It seems to be particularly high in nursing home residents,…
Many Covid-19 antibody tests have been produced, but few are FDA approved. Many are unreliable. This study compares two that are FDA approved. The first part is a summary of the study from Clinical Chemistry (not one that I subscribe…
Many people are not aware of it, but San Antonio has a world renowned biomedical research institute, Texas Biomed.https://www.txbiomed.org/ It was founded in 1941by Tom Slick and specializes in the study of infectious diseases, is on the forefront of coronavirus…
One picture…. Some people like to read the journal articles themselves to see what they look like even though they may not understand all the terms. This editorial from this week’s JAMA gives a lot of details about the different…
It has been a record 22 hours since anyone has asked me about antibody testing for Covid-19, but before the day is done someone will. For those who haven’t kept up with recent posts, this is a nice summary article…
The title was a little dry so I had to include this photo: The CDC revised their guidelines for how long a person should isolate themselves after being diagnosed with Covid-19 or with assuming that they have it based…
The wild west of antibody test manufacturing may be coming to an end finally, as this article from The New York Times details. Manufacturers are being asked to show proof that their products actually work. Shocking! F.D.A. Orders Companies to…
The following article that Dr. Wallace sent me from the Washington Post does a great job of explaining the seemingly esoteric Bayes Theorem, named for an 18th century Presbyterian minister, how false positives and negatives are calculated and why they…
Many people who are older and/or have medical conditions which put them at higher risk from complications of Covid-19 have taken the stay at home orders seriously. Many have isolated themselves at home, at their ranches, lake or beach houses. …
