Labor Day is the symbolic end of summer. When the temperatures are still running 100 degrees it’s tough to convince yourself that summer is really at an end. I was fortunate enough to have worked remotely from a couple of…
Would you take advice on immunizations for your children from the man who advocated Lysol for Covid-19? I think not. We already have a record number of measle cases this year mainly because kids are not being vaccinated. Crazy. If…
Covid 19 is on the rise…again, but it doesn’t seem to be as bad as last summer, yet. Most people who I have tested for cyclospora have something else. Here is a recent article about what else is going around.…
Here is some information on the tweaks for next fall’s new covid 19 vaccine based on the latest variants. That is the advantage of this technology. It is quicker to make updates versus the flu vaccine the strains of which…
FLU SEASON: The flu season is finally in our rear-view mirror, thankfully. A recent report outlines what we knew, this year’s flu vaccine was not as effective in preventing people from getting sick. Part of the problem was that a…
Yes. It’s still with us and people are often surprised when they are diagnosed with it. Flu was rampant and has now declined but is still circulating. Even if you have had the flu it’s worthwhile to get the vaccine…
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. …
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…
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…
We’ve known for a long time that flu and more recently, covid 19 infections increase the risk of heart attack. Here is the most recent article supporting this. I was just visiting with a cardiology friend who had treated a…
