Hyaluronic acid injection for arthritis of the knee.
Paper 1. Paper 2. Video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlL2E85Po6U&t=11s
Hyaluronic acid injection for arthritis of the knee. Read More »
What now for COVID-19? Alternatives?
The rhetoric after the latest COVID-19 update has changed, slightly. The discussions are, appropriately, about the burden of COVID-19, but, also, about how we get back to normalcy. I admit I am optimistic about this contagion. It is not polio, small pox, or HIV. People were paralyzed, died, or got AIDS. The frequency of serious
What now for COVID-19? Alternatives? Read More »
What now for COVID-19? Here is one idea. It may be right, but untenable?
As a researcher, I had two habits. First, rethink everything, and, second, the best research ideas are 180 degrees opposite the prevailing. So, a good place to start to think about what to do next about COVID-19 is to think differently. This blog is about one alternative, I will propose others. But thinking differently must
What now for COVID-19? Here is one idea. It may be right, but untenable? Read More »
Public health magnificence, or malpractice for COVID-19?
The time has come to vet whether our government officials, Republicans or Democrats, leaders at the CDC, leaders at the NIH, leaders in public health, and talking heads have made an egregious mistake in response to the coronavirus. In rational decision making, we make choices among alternatives that have been tested to see if one
Public health magnificence, or malpractice for COVID-19? Read More »
A COVID-19 story?
They are 24 and 21, respectively, and healthy, co-habitating college graduates with good jobs. And they got sick. Both, off-set by just a few days, developed a dry cough and runny nose. Three days into their illness they developed a fever of about 100 degrees. They called to ask if they had COVID. I said
Are COVID-19 and Flu that different?
I have friends asking why there is variation in the death rates by country for COVID-19, and if this is the worst pandemic ever seen? They ask, I think, because at my age, and with 45 years practicing medicine, I have seen a few epidemics. They are concerned that we may be overreacting if COVID-19
Are COVID-19 and Flu that different? Read More »
Should I get a screening test for lung cancer?
Here is a PAPER. Here is another PAPER. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI1fi6tAZRc
Should I get a screening test for lung cancer? Read More »
What cough syrup should I buy?
A 21 year old with cold symptoms, including a cough (little money) called to ask if they should buy a cough syrup with dextromethorphan? Here is the data. What would you do? Here is a PAPER Here is a honey of a PAPER2
What cough syrup should I buy? Read More »