Covid cases are down and we are relaxing our office policies to reflect the decreased risk of transmission. But it is still with us. I had two more cases last week. While it is often “just another cold’ in symptoms,…
After three years if Covid 19 we have a lot better idea about what works and what doesn’t. This is an article from The Medical Letter which is a nonprofit organization that publishes medical reviews which are not subject to…
We are almost at the anniversary of San Antonio’s shutdown three years ago. We are still seeing Covid cases almost daily. Since most people have some immunity by being vaccinated, being sick or both, we don’t see many seriously ill…
I haven’t been blogging much recently. Call it Covid fatigue. Influenza and RSV seem to have peaked and gone away, but Covid remains. Not a day goes by that I don’t get a call from a patient who has Covid…
As I have said previously, bivalent boosters have been a tough sell. They do work, however, as this report of a study done by the CDC shows. They compared positivity rates on tests done in a pharmacy and compared it…
Here is one of the articles that may have inspired patients to ask me about all the people dropping dead from Covid 19 vaccines. As it turns out, it was a post on the website Expose misinterpreting or intentionally misrepresenting…
Here is an update on tripledemic numbers followed by news on the FDA’s recommendation for an annual Covid 19 vaccine. I’m still looking forward to information of nasal vaccines which may have the effect of reducing the risk of any…
Here is some information on where we are on the perfect storm of flu, RSV and Covid 19, AKA ” the Tripledemic” from the Texas Medical Association followed by an article which addresses some recent concerns about “safety signals” in…
I don’t know if it is just Americans who love conspiracy theories or whether it is a worldwide phenomenon. What is the first conspiracy theory that you heard of? JFK’s assassination? The moon landing? The advent of the internet has…
“I thought it was just my cedar allergy”. People call with their respiratory symptoms, and I ask if they have done a home Covid test. Often, they reply something like, “Oh, I’ve had Covid, and this doesn’t feel like that.” …
