Sex and Coronavirus
Catchy title. Yesterday I posted the CDC’s advice on going out. It omitted any advice on sex. The New York Times supplied it’s own advice. Masks, No Kissing and ‘a Little Kinky’: Dating and Sex in a Pandemic New York…
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Stepping Out 2
The CDC issued guidance on Friday for people who are deciding to go out with some sensible advice on decision making. It includes topics like going to the bank, gym, restaurants, travel and yes, going to nail salons. Coronavirus Disease…
Heat Theory Revisited
novel [ˈnävəl] ADJECTIVE novel (adjective) new or unusual in an interesting way. “he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems” synonyms: new · original · unusual · unfamiliar · unconventional · off-center · unorthodox · different · fresh · imaginative · creative · innovative · innovatory · innovational · inventive · modern · ultramodern · state-of-the-art · advanced · avant-garde · futuristic · pioneering · groundbreaking · trailblazing · revolutionary · rare · unique · singular · unprecedented · uncommon · experimental · untested · untried · unknown · surprising · strange · exotic · out of the ordinary · newfangled · left-field · new-fashioned · neoteric antonyms: old · traditional Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)[2][3] is the strain of coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory…
Asymptomatic Infections
I have been pondering this for months. What percentage of patients infected with Covid-19 have no symptoms? The bottom line is that we don’t really know. This became controversial in a statement from the WHO yesterday suggesting that disease transmission…
The Latest News on Chloroquine
Studies retracted: Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet have been retracted because they relied on a Surgisphere database, which has come under scrutiny. The NEJM study examined the relationship between hypertension drugs and mortality in COVID-19 patients, while the Lancet study looked at…
Travel Advice from the CDC
It is not officially summer, but it feels like it outdoors. People are tired of staying at home and when political turmoil subsides they would like to go somewhere. Here is some practical advice from the CDC. It’s just their…
The Fork is Tarnished, but Chloroquine is Still Done
On May 23rd, I wrote of an article in the journal Lancet on chloroquine, “Put a Fork in Chloroquine, It’s Done”. Since then a large group of scientists have criticized some of the methods involved in the study. This is…
Wear a Mask…Please
Wear a Mask, Please Recently, I’ve been surprised by the number of patients who come to our office and aren’t wearing a mask. This won’t work. Studies have shown that we can reduce the risk of transmitting the virus by…
News from the CDC plus
Here are a couple of news summaries from different news releases from the Center for Disease Control plus a statement by the Methodist Healthcare System on Covid-19 antibody testing. The first is good news. It’s tough to get the coronavirus…
PUT A FORK IN CHLOROQUINE, IT’S DONE
The latest and most comprehensive assessment on the use of chloroquine in treatment of Covid-19 was published yesterday in The Lancet. Here is an article in the Washington Post (it was on Fox News too) followed by a link to…