COVID-19

A report from the CDC in MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) on February 4, Volume 71, examined if wearing a mask protects from getting COVID-19. The study design is a case-control study. Cases were people who tested positive for COVID-19 and the comparison group was those who tested negative for COVID-19. These subjects were […]

My quick answer to the question posed in the title is, no. But, this is an opinion based on my interpretation of the data on the likelihoods of the test being positive or negative should you have covid, and the likelihoods of the test being positive or negative should you not have covid. Given this

Here is the Paper.  Here is a post on the potential problems with randomized trials. Commentary from editors at Annals of Internal Medicine regarding the paper.  I have been asked to post on the Danish study examining if wearing masks reduces the chance of getting COVID-19. This study has been discussed at length in commentaries

This week I POSTED comments regarding the NIH study on remdesivir for COVID-19. The post was spurred by a question from a person who was concerned about the study’s accuracy and worried that she may have to face a decision to accept the drug should she get ill. Several readers, after the post, asked how

Here is a paper.  Below is a summary of my critical appraisal of a study regarding a treatment for COVID-19. The patient asking the question is a sophisticated scientist who wanted my opinion regarding the NIH study on Remdesivir. She was not in a position to make a decision regarding treatment, but was concerned the