New Covid 19 Vaccine Update
We should know later this month about a new Covid 19 vaccine. We don’t know yet for whom it will be recommended. Here is an update from today’s US News and World Report. When the report comes out we will…
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Covid 19, a Bump or a Surge? Long Covid Research
 It’s true, unfortunately. There is a rise in Covid 19 infections. Fortunately, numbers are still low, but it is something that we need to be aware of and we don’t have the monitoring systems in place that we had before. …
RSV Vaccine for Adults
Every year 6,000 to 10,000 older adults die of Respiratory Syncytial Virus.https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/older-adults.html  Most people associate this with a disease of children, but it also affects adults. When you get RSV you usually cough for 3 weeks. One of my patients…
Covid 19 Vaccine News
As anticipated, the FDA approved a second dose of the Bivalent Covid 19 booster (the only one available now) for adults 65 and older and those people who are immunocompromised. The next article is one about vaccine developments that are…
The Kraken
The latest Covid 19 variant has been given this ominous moniker. Here is some current information on XBB.1.5 aka “the Kraken”. Bloomberg What We Know About the ‘Kraken’ Covid Variant XBB.1.5 and Why It’s Causing Concern A healthcare worker prepares…
Influenza and Covid 19 Update
ILI= Influenza Like Illness. The holidays have contributed to the rise in the number of respiratory infections, RSV, flu and Covid 19. Plus, there are the other rhinoviruses and adenoviruses that circulate this time of year. While flu and RSV…
What do Doctor’s Take for Colds?
No, it’s not vodka. We usually don’t make toddies. There are not cures for most respiratory infections, so we treat the symptoms and outlast them. This was an interesting article from the Wallstreet Journal. I think that most physicians shy…
How to Avoid Killing Grandma This Christmas
The painting is called Arrangement in Grey and Black Number One,but is commonly referred to as Whistler’s Mother and hangs in the Musee D’ Orsay. Someone sent this to me right before Thanksgiving and I didn’t have time to post…
Holiday Travel Advice
“Don’t travel” won’t cut it. One of my patients asked why I hadn’t posted lately. I said that I didn’t have any new news and that things were getting worse. The “Tripledemic” is a reality.  People don’t want to hear…
Tripledemic Update
Tripledemic is the term that has been coined to describe a surge in cases of three viruses this fall, Covid 19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza. My phone has been ringing again.  Not a good sign. There are new flu…