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…
As SARS-CoV-2 continues its global spread, it’s possible that one of the pillars of Covid-19 pandemic control — universal facial masking — might help reduce the severity of disease and ensure that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic.…
We knew that college students were going to get sick. What we didn’t know is what the universities would do with them when they were. The following article is from today’s Wall Street Journal. Colleges Send Students Home as Outbreaks…
The only person I swabbed in the last two weeks for Covid-19 was a patient who needed proof for his employer that he is now testing negative after having Covid. That is not recommended by the way. That is not…
I mentioned yesterday my continued unease at the influence of politics on medicine during this pandemic. Dr. Paul Sax, an infectious disease specialist at Harvard, weighs in on the controversy. August 24th, 2020 FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma…
Bottom line: maybe I meant to post last week about the lackluster data that convalescent plasma from patients recovered from Covid-19 was effective for hospitalized patients with the virus. Here is the summary from Journal Watch dated August 19th: Plasma…
YOU CAN’T MAKE GOOD DECISIONS WITH BAD INFORMATION I said this a lot several months ago when counselling patients who had friends or family members test positive for Covid-19 with inaccurate antibody tests from China performed by a local doctor.…
So you think you want to go somewhere that’s too far to drive and you might consider flying again? Here’s what I would do: I would pick an airline that is blocking the middle seat or better yet, if you…
Before I get to the judge, local numbers are encouraging. Hospitalizations are down. Percent positivity is still high, but fewer patients are opting to be tested. That may mean that fewer people are sick or they are just frustrated by…
