ISOLATION FOR RESPIRATORY VIRUSES UPDATE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS ON COVID 19 VACCINATION WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS CANCER DETECTION BLOOD TESTS INSURANCE UPDATE OFFICE CLOSURE FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE Spring is in the air along with oak and many other pollens. The…
Covid 19 cases are increasing. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continuing To Increase In US, CDC Says ABC News (8/15, Benadjaoud, Kekatos) reports, “COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to increase in the United States, according to the” CDC. Data show that “for the week…
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…
This is a photo of mothers lined up with their children to get an experimental polio vaccine in the 1950s. First Covid 19, then Monkey Pox, now polio? Do I need to worry? No. Not at this point. Most of…
Here is everything that you ever wanted to know about sunscreens. Their effectiveness, cost, pros and cons and their environmental consequences. This is a reprint of last summer’s Medical Letter on this topic. TIP: USE MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU…
Despite information from the Texas Department Health Services that certain San Antonio pharmacies were to be given the new anti-Covid medications Paxlovid and Molnupirivir calls to them today revealed that they were clueless about when they would receive them. Later,…
Much has been said about Omicron being less severe that the Delta variant. One of the ways to tell that is when the local numbers go up, but hospitalizations do not. Mitigating factors can be local immunization rates and the…
FDA NEWS RELEASE Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Individuals Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now For Immediate Release: August 12, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug…
Great King! Phil Bakke. My phone is starting to ring again. Not a good sign. People have stories of exposure to people who have tested positive for Covid-19. We were worried if throngs gathering together would bring a rise in…
This is an interesting point of view from his daily business column in this morning’s Express-News. BUSINESS Tomlinson: Masks off and let the unvaccinated pay the consequences for COVID stubbornness Chris Tomlinson, Staff writer Updated: June 30, 2021 7:58 a.m. …
