While our attention is focused on Covid-19, another virus lurks out there. West Nile Virus. This mosquito borne illness has recently been reported in Bexar County. https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/11/12/west-nile-virus-detected-in-bexar-county-mosquito-pool-metro-health-says/ The weather is unseasonably warm and we will be spending more time outside over…
Here is a cool risk calculator for determining the risk of acquiring Covid-19 over Thanksgiving. Put in the size, ascertainment bias (I would use 5) and go on the map to Bexar County. Hint: it has San Antonio in it.…
Months ago I wrote about the latest study on chloroquine and and said, “Put a fork in it, it’s done.”  Apparently not. I had a patient go to a private mobile Covid-19 testing unit and tested positive. They were asymptomatic. …
Regarding the vaccines which are being approved. We don’t know which ones will be approved, whether we will be able to administer them and the groups to which we can administer them. So, it is a little too early for…
Quick antigen tests are popular for Covid-19 testing.  The results come back in 15 minutes and can be helpful in making decisions that involve treatment and quarantine. The trade off is they are less accurate than PCR tests that may…
Bottom line: Maybe. It’s an association, not proof of cause and effect. Probably not any downside to hedging your bets and taking some. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a wide variety of diseases. There is no proof that supplementing…
Patients ask me if they come down with Covid-19, what am I going to give them? I point out that 80% of patients have mild disease and require no treatment. They also ask if there is something that they can…
My phone is starting to ring again. It always rings, but it rings more right before Covid-19 cases begin to escalate. The calls have to do with exposure scenarios. Frequently, these do not fit into the guidelines so Dr. Wallace…
As was predicted, Covid-19 cases are on the rise. It’s a combination of college students, kids going back to school and fatigue. It has been estimated that 100,000 fewer people would die if mask wearing went from 50% to 90%.…
