July 27, 2020 Science and Media Reporting How to properly evaluate the rapid fire bombardment of science info about SARS-CoV-2 research. Separating the wheat from the chaff using toolkits from @HealthNewsRevu
June 9, 2020 Epidemiology WHO statement that asymptomatic people do not spread coronavirus without clear evidence is irresponsible and misleading. Asymptomatic does not equal presymptomatic.
May 28, 2020 Allergy/Immunology The irony of claims of SARS-CoV-2 being a bacterium going viral. And, claims of antibody being a “cure” for Covid-19 are a tad premature when you have not done any animal or human trials to date. Good science but take the time to prove your claim.
May 20, 2020 Allergy/Immunology Although no plausible cancer-causing biological mechanism has been proven, J & J throws in the towel. Also, virus exposure time a factor in risk of successful infection among other factors.
May 19, 2020 Allergy/Immunology The snake-oil-peddling President. And in real science news, a new study sheds light on immune response to SARS-CoV-2.
May 13, 2020 Health Policy Health Canada’s approval of SARS-CoV-2 antibody test has its limitations but is a good first step to prepare for the easing of restrictions. Public health policy decisions will depend on its availability in significant quantity.
May 8, 2020 Allergy/Immunology Interesting approach using monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid-19 infections. However clinical trials must follow to confirm in vitro findings.
May 6, 2020 Epidemiology Los Alamos Lab uses computational analysis of 6000 coronavirus sequences to conclude that a mutated strain is now dominant. Clinical implications remain unknown and study needs to be peer -reviewed and published.
May 4, 2020 Apps and diagnosis Health Canada pauses approval for Spartan Bioscience SARS-CoV-2 test because of nasal swab issue and not the device itself. And more study needed before concluding children are not super spreaders of SARS-CoV-2.
