Funny Medicine
When I was a kid, I would walk down the street to my grandmothers house to visit. She subscribed to Reader’s Digest and I would flip through them at articles like ” I am Joe’s Kidney”. But my favorite section…
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3 New Things
Here are three new things on Covid-19. Congratulations to Jim Berg! Jim was found to have positive antibodies to Covid -19 several months after getting sick while skiing in Colorado in early March. Jim has been donating plasma which is…
A Virus Walks into a Bar
Here is an article from the NY Times that shows how a bar is the perfect environment for the spread of Covid-19. A Virus Walks Into a Bar … As communities open up, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the indoor…
Do I Need an MMR?
Hot on the heels of “What blood type am I?”, “Should I be tested?”, we have “Do I need an MMR?”. That stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella, a live viral vaccine given during childhood. This is the latest darling…
Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Go Back in the Water!
This summer marks the 45th anniversary of the movie Jaws. What does that have to do with Covid-19? A month ago I told patients that if they avoided jails, meat packing plants and nursing homes that they stood a pretty…
Timing is Everything
Here is a scenario with which I have been presented four or five times today and every day for the last 10 days. I ( we) were with some friends last weekend and they had been with some other friends …
Things Are Heating Up/ The Latest on Antibody Testing
As the number of cases of Covid-19 increase in San Antonio and hospitals become more crowded, hospitals restrict their visitors to reduce the risk of transmission, This is difficult on patients and families. It’s bad enough to be sick, but…
Covid Skills 1
Long before Covid-19 I avoided touch points. There is scant evidence that we catch the novel corona virus from surfaces, but why tempt fate? The above picture is an example. It shows how you push the elevator at the hospital…
Four New Things About Covid-19
4 New Things About Covid-19: 1. There is more of it. What follows is a report from the Methodist Health Care System which confirms what I knew from the phone calls that I have been getting for the last 10…
How to Hug During a Pandemic
My sister, Felice, has a description of a good hug that she would always tell my kids. “You need to use both arms and make noises.” Hugs are one of the many tactile exchanges that people miss during this time.…