Happy New Year!
It won’t be off to a great start for many. As you can see from this graph of emergency room visits, most of what is going around is the flu. Most of it is the H3N2 strain of influenza A. …
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What’s Going Around Part 2
As predicted, respiratory illnesses have ramped up. I would still get a flu vaccine if you haven’t already. Cases are spiking. There is a lot of speculation about how well the present vaccine will protect against the current strain of…
What’s Going Around
Usually, we see a surge in respiratory illnesses after families gather for Thanksgiving. Most of what we had been seeing up to this time has been rhinoviruses, common cold viruses and not much Covid-19, but that may soon change. Here…
Happy Labor Day ReMarks
Dog Beach, Carmel COVID VACCINE -FLU VACCINE -WEST NILE VIRUS -UNITED HEALTH INSURANCE -TRAVELAN School has already started. That’s good news and bad news for families. The good news is that families are getting back into a routine. The…
ReMarks Spring Newsletter
ReMarks Spring Newsletter Well, we made it through another winter season of Flu, RSV and Covid with some norovirus thrown in for good measure. Fortunately, measles is not an epidemic and is unlikely to be one due to our herd…
Gone Viral
I have seen a case of Measles, 30 years ago. Most physicians have not and that is good. Unfortunately, it has made a recurrence due to a drop in immunizations rates. That may also be part of the reason for…
Thanksgiving Newsletter
PLEASE NOTE: THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED NOVEMBER 27-29TH TO ALLOW US TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM THANKSGIVING GATHERINGS. AS ALWAYS, DRS. THORNTON AND WALLACE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY EMAIL, TEXT OR CELL FOR URGENT ISSUES. We are about…
Covid 19 Update
It seems that everyone returning from Europe has either Covid 19 or some respiratory illness. I had another case this morning. My view may be skewed as the well ones don’t call me, but it did prompt me the get…
What’s Going Around?
“Is something going around?”, is a question that I am often asked. “Yes”, is invariably the answer. We have been seeing colds, flu, RSV and Covid 19. They vary from day to day. It’s hard to come up with a…
Covid and Flu Update
Flu. Covid19. Flu. Covid 19. It seems like the cases alternate, but they are daily. Lots of Flu A circulating. Being vaccinated reduces the risk but doesn’t eliminate it. Same thing with Covid 19. A recent article suggests that…