The Latest on Pets and Covid-19
I had previously posted about the ability of dogs, cats and lions to get coronavirus from sick people. Here is the latest. It’s a summary with commentary from Journal Watch about an article for the Proceedings of the National Academy…
Flying Advice from an Expert
I’ve given my recommendations for flying apparel, but here is another physician’s. Dr. David Aranoff, director of the division of infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center gave this advice in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Flying…
American Yoyo
The numbers go down. We become complacent, socialize with more people without masks and social distancing. Then the numbers go up. This is being repeated across the country and in Europe. We are on track for 300,000 deaths in this…
The Latest on Chloroquine
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…
Quarantine 15? Intermittent Fasting Strikes Out
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…
Covid-19 Spread: Just as Predicted
As outlined in this article in the New York Times, Covid-19 infections hit the young this summer, but that’s not where they stayed. Virus Cases Surged in Young Adults. The Elderly Were Hit Next. Infections among young adults eventually may…
Testing/Vaccines and Covid-19
Much had been made of the CDC’s waffling on testing asymptomatic individuals. The problem is testing supplies are still very limited and we have to figure out which asymptomatic individuals to test to prevent asymptomatic individuals from spreading the disease. …
What Will this Year’s Flu Season Be Like?
What will this flu season be like? My prediction is that it will not be severe. The flu spreads the same way that Covid-19 spreads and if we do the things that reduce the spread of one, it should reduce…
Is This Medication Still Good?
I was asked by a patient today with a bag of medication, “Are these still good?”. Here is some guidance on this subject from The Medical Letter, a nonprofit publication to which I subscribe. Healthcare providers are often asked if…