Blood Type Revisited
If you come down with Covid-19, will you have a cold or end up on a ventilator? The answer is probably the former, but some people will end up with the latter. How do we predict who will get very…
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Someone Better Tell Nelson Wolff
Here is the latest study on masks. No surprises here. It confirms what previous studies have shown. The only surprise is that the county judge continues to wear a bandana. The first is a summary from Journal Watch. Following is…
Texas Medical Board Cautions Covid Cures
The Texas Medical Board oversees the licensing and disciplining physicians in the state of Texas. It’s mission is as follows: Our mission is to protect and enhance the public’s health, safety and welfare by establishing and maintaining standards of excellence…
Mystery Solved?
There’s been a run on diarrhea. Pun intended. For weeks people have complained of diarrhea lasting days or weeks. Of course, everyone thought they had Covid-19 which can cause gastrointestinal symptoms in 8-12 % of patients. But, they had no…
So You’ve Been Exposed to Covid-19, What do you Do?
Here are the latest updates on ending quarantine from the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
Do Statins Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Older Patients?
Bottom line: Maybe. The jury is still out. It may come as a surprise that we don’t have a lot of proof that treating older individuals with cholesterol lowering medications in a class called statins, reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality. …
The Latest on Covid-19 Research
One of my patients groused, “Why don’t you ever have anything good to say about chloroquine?” Well, that’s because there is not much good to say. There was an observational study (A type of study in which individuals are observed…
Viral Visuals
It is. Here is a graphic of risk of certain behaviors. Who is Wearing Masks in the US? San Antonio Mask Wearing Mask Wearing by Country
Cure for Covid? Not So Fast!
A number of well-meaning people sent me a 31 minute you tube video of an interview with a Texas physician who claimed to have a cure for Covid-19. They wanted to know my opinion. I aspired to be dismissive, but…
Face Masks Work
July 14, 2020 Studies Show Importance of Face Coverings in Limiting Spread of COVID-19 By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH A trio of studies takes a closer look at face mask use in the U.S. Use of…