Do I Need an MMR?
Hot on the heels of “What blood type am I?”, “Should I be tested?”, we have “Do I need an MMR?”. That stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella, a live viral vaccine given during childhood. This is the latest darling…
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Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Go Back in the Water!
This summer marks the 45th anniversary of the movie Jaws. What does that have to do with Covid-19? A month ago I told patients that if they avoided jails, meat packing plants and nursing homes that they stood a pretty…
Timing is Everything
Here is a scenario with which I have been presented four or five times today and every day for the last 10 days. I ( we) were with some friends last weekend and they had been with some other friends …
Things Are Heating Up/ The Latest on Antibody Testing
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…
Covid Skills 1
Long before Covid-19 I avoided touch points. There is scant evidence that we catch the novel corona virus from surfaces, but why tempt fate? The above picture is an example. It shows how you push the elevator at the hospital…
Four New Things About Covid-19
4 New Things About Covid-19: 1. There is more of it. What follows is a report from the Methodist Health Care System which confirms what I knew from the phone calls that I have been getting for the last 10…
How to Hug During a Pandemic
My sister, Felice, has a description of a good hug that she would always tell my kids. “You need to use both arms and make noises.” Hugs are one of the many tactile exchanges that people miss during this time.…
Sex and Coronavirus
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…
Stepping Out 2
The CDC issued guidance on Friday for people who are deciding to go out with some sensible advice on decision making. It includes topics like going to the bank, gym, restaurants, travel and yes, going to nail salons. Coronavirus Disease…
Heat Theory Revisited
novel [ˈnävəl] ADJECTIVE novel (adjective) new or unusual in an interesting way. “he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems” synonyms: new · original · unusual · unfamiliar · unconventional · off-center · unorthodox · different · fresh · imaginative · creative · innovative · innovatory · innovational · inventive · modern · ultramodern · state-of-the-art · advanced · avant-garde · futuristic · pioneering · groundbreaking · trailblazing · revolutionary · rare · unique · singular · unprecedented · uncommon · experimental · untested · untried · unknown · surprising · strange · exotic · out of the ordinary · newfangled · left-field · new-fashioned · neoteric antonyms: old · traditional Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)[2][3] is the strain of coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory…