November 11, 2020 Epidemiology Observational study suggests that one-fifth of Covid-19 patients get a psychiatric diagnosis within 90 days. Many factors confound the results. Need more evidence and biological mechanism to determine if there is a causal link.
November 10, 2020 Clinical Research Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine news is a press release not a study. No raw data to review, limited transparency, basic questions unanswered, 94 cases, and an overreaction focusing on the claim of 90% efficacy. Validated evidence required to justify the hype.
November 9, 2020 Cancer/Oncology Observational study concludes that month-long delays for treatment of specific cancers increases risk of mortality. Especially relevant when Covid is affecting provision of health services.
November 8, 2020 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #764, November 8, 2020: Certitude is the obverse of knowledge
November 6, 2020 Health Policy National Advisory Committee on Immunization prioritizes four groups to first receive Covid-19 vaccine but does not provide the distribution framework whilst the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine does so with caveats.
November 5, 2020 Clinical Research Another (small) study confirms that face masks do not reduce oxygen saturation during vigorous exercise for healthy individuals. You can get yourself an inexpensive pulse oximeter and prove it to yourself.
November 4, 2020 Allergy/Immunology The new and improved triple-layer face mask! You do not have to throw out your old one. It still works. Plus, small unpublished study on T-cell response reports that it is still present six months after Covid infection.
November 3, 2020 Clinical Research The vaccine development process is still beholden to clinical trial realities and barriers that are beyond our control. Predicting when we will have a Covid-19 vaccine is a mug’s game. Could be tomorrow, could be next year.
November 2, 2020 General information “The dose makes the poison” may be why SARS-CoV-2 infection presentation can range from being asymptomatic to critically ill.
November 1, 2020 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #763, November 1, 2020: The Whipsaw Effect of reporting daily confirmed case numbers.
