We had been led to believe that the new Covid 19 vaccine would be available in late September. Apparently, that is correct. However, we don’t know anything new as far as who should receive it. New COVID-19 Vaccines To Be…
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 The XBB.1.5, our dominant variant for months has now been replaced by it’s cousins.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. …
One of the greatest challenges of the pandemic was combating widespread information some of which came from physicians. I was shocked to see the recommendation recently from a patient’s family member that she take two widely discredited drugs for her…
Every year 6,000 to 10,000 older adults die of Respiratory Syncytial Virus.https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/older-adults.html  Most people associate this with a disease of children, but it also affects adults. When you get RSV you usually cough for 3 weeks. One of my patients…
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…
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…
