Long before Covid-19 I avoided touch points. There is scant evidence that we catch the novel corona virus from surfaces, but why tempt fate? The above picture is an example. It shows how you push the elevator at the hospital…
4 New Things About Covid-19: 1. There is more of it. What follows is a report from the Methodist Health Care System which confirms what I knew from the phone calls that I have been getting for the last 10…
My sister, Felice, has a description of a good hug that she would always tell my kids. “You need to use both arms and make noises.” Hugs are one of the many tactile exchanges that people miss during this time.…
Catchy title. Yesterday I posted the CDC’s advice on going out. It omitted any advice on sex. The New York Times supplied it’s own advice. Masks, No Kissing and ‘a Little Kinky’: Dating and Sex in a Pandemic New York…
The CDC issued guidance on Friday for people who are deciding to go out with some sensible advice on decision making. It includes topics like going to the bank, gym, restaurants, travel and yes, going to nail salons. Coronavirus Disease…
novel [ˈnävəl] ADJECTIVE novel (adjective) new or unusual in an interesting way. “he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems” synonyms: new · original · unusual · unfamiliar · unconventional · off-center · unorthodox · different · fresh · imaginative · creative · innovative · innovatory · innovational · inventive · modern · ultramodern · state-of-the-art · advanced · avant-garde · futuristic · pioneering · groundbreaking · trailblazing · revolutionary · rare · unique · singular · unprecedented · uncommon · experimental · untested · untried · unknown · surprising · strange · exotic · out of the ordinary · newfangled · left-field · new-fashioned · neoteric antonyms: old · traditional Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)[2][3] is the strain of coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory…
I have been pondering this for months. What percentage of patients infected with Covid-19 have no symptoms? The bottom line is that we don’t really know. This became controversial in a statement from the WHO yesterday suggesting that disease transmission…
Studies retracted: Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet have been retracted because they relied on a Surgisphere database, which has come under scrutiny. The NEJM study examined the relationship between hypertension drugs and mortality in COVID-19 patients, while the Lancet study looked at…
It is not officially summer, but it feels like it outdoors. People are tired of staying at home and when political turmoil subsides they would like to go somewhere. Here is some practical advice from the CDC. It’s just their…
On May 23rd, I wrote of an article in the journal Lancet on chloroquine, “Put a Fork in Chloroquine, It’s Done”. Since then a large group of scientists have criticized some of the methods involved in the study. This is…
