In My Opinion

Yes, chloroquine is still around.   It’s still being studied.  The last I reported on it was a study that it didn’t work for post exposure prophylaxis.  That is, it didn’t prevent Covid-19 when taken after exposure to the virus.  Some…

Someone used the expression “Quarantine 15” to refer to weight gain associated with being isolated at home. I haven’t read any studies which indicate what change in weight has been associated with dealing with the pandemic. There has been a…

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…

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…

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…

Studies retracted: Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet have been retracted because they relied on a Surgisphere database, which has come under scrutiny.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…

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…