Let’s hope that you have better things than discuss the latest variants with your friends over wine. The XBB.1.5, our dominant variant for months has now been replaced by it’s cousins. However, they are closely related enough that this fall’s…
Unfortunately, numbers continue to climb. Hospitalizations for Covid 10 are on the increase as well. I ran across this article and thought it had some good practical advice. It is all something that you should have heard before. but a…
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…
 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. …
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we (the medical community) have wondered why some people get very sick from the virus and others do not. W assumed that there must be subtle genetic differences that account for this. Now there…
Update on Office Policies Telemedicine New Receptionist/ Physician’s Assistant Sunscreens Insect Repellents Travel Medicine Avoiding Heat Stroke Summer is officially here. I wanted to update you on some practice developments as well as give you some advice…
It is going to be an unusually hot week. As we get older, our thermostats may not function as they did when we were younger making us mor vulnerable to heat related illness. Here is some information for patients from UpToDate,…
Here is a news summary on the FDA’s recommendation for the composition and administration of a new Covid 19 vaccine. The recommendation is that it be based on the most prevalent strain circulating.  MRNA vaccines can be tailored more…
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” Unknown It is Memorial Day, the official start of summer. My daughter came in after spending the afternoon…
Most people think of RSV as a childhood disease, but it affects a lot of adults each year and is responsible for 6,000 to 10,000 deaths annually. One of my patients had the misfortune of having both in December and…
