July 27, 2021 Infectious Disease Pandemic-related public health measures reduced rates of Respiratory Syncytial virus (RSV) infection in infants and children. Resurgence anticipated as measures ease this coming winter. #RSV
July 16, 2021 Health Statistics Lancet study reports that #LongCovid has a myriad of symptoms having a significant negative impact on quality of life for young and old.
July 12, 2021 General information First documented case of double variant COVID infection in 90 yo Belgian woman recorded in March 2021. In some ways it represents the process of how one variant succeeds over the other with the human body being its battleground.
July 9, 2021 Infectious Disease @billcarrolltalk rightly points out that the unvaccinated will increase chance of more variant strains. Listener texts that he is “moronic” because it will mutate anyway in the environment. Not so. It needs a human host. It doesn’t mutate in the dirt.
May 25, 2021 Health Policy Second dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine needed to reach maximum efficacy against variant from India.
May 17, 2021 Dementia Take note of correlation/causation issue with headlines citing dementia & Alzheimer disease being most commonly associated with Covid-related deaths. Message is that it is usually a combination of comorbidities and age that increase death risk from Covid.
May 11, 2021 Infectious Disease Rare opportunistic fungal infection taking advantage of pandemic-related health and environmental conditions in India amongst Covid-19 patients.
May 10, 2021 Infectious Disease Study hypothesizes biologic mechanism of how gum disease could increase risk of Sars-CoV-2 access to the lungs. Interesting, but evidence points to aerosolized route as major source for contagion.
April 23, 2021 Health Statistics COVID-19 putting “unprecedented” numbers of pregnant women into the ICU. They should be prioritized for vaccines.
March 15, 2021 Endocrinology Physicians and researchers noticing sudden development of diabetes in some people following Covid infection.