The Texas Medical Board oversees the licensing and disciplining physicians in the state of Texas. It’s mission is as follows: Our mission is to protect and enhance the public’s health, safety and welfare by establishing and maintaining standards of excellence…
There’s been a run on diarrhea. Pun intended. For weeks people have complained of diarrhea lasting days or weeks. Of course, everyone thought they had Covid-19 which can cause gastrointestinal symptoms in 8-12 % of patients. But, they had no…
Here are the latest updates on ending quarantine from the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
Bottom line: Maybe. The jury is still out. It may come as a surprise that we don’t have a lot of proof that treating older individuals with cholesterol lowering medications in a class called statins, reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality. …
One of my patients groused, “Why don’t you ever have anything good to say about chloroquine?” Well, that’s because there is not much good to say. There was an observational study (A type of study in which individuals are observed…
It is. Here is a graphic of risk of certain behaviors. Who is Wearing Masks in the US? San Antonio Mask Wearing Mask Wearing by Country
A number of well-meaning people sent me a 31 minute you tube video of an interview with a Texas physician who claimed to have a cure for Covid-19. They wanted to know my opinion. I aspired to be dismissive, but…
July 14, 2020 Studies Show Importance of Face Coverings in Limiting Spread of COVID-19 By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH A trio of studies takes a closer look at face mask use in the U.S. Use of…
There was some encouraging news regarding the development of a vaccine for Covid-19 from the New England Journal of Medicine. It is mentioned by it’s other name, SARS-CoV-2. I am including a summary from Journal Watch followed by a link…
Baking. That is a Covid skill that many have been perfecting while they have been spending more time at home. Here is Dr. Jennifer Wallace’s No Knead Bread from a recipe in the New York Times: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11376-no-knead-bread Next is Carolyn Thornton’s…
