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Sunday House Call, #762, October 25, 2020: “Worth its weight in salt”
How SARS-CoV-2 uses two doorways into the human cell and the interesting discovery that many were not expecting. Your calls about: Temporal Arteritis The High Dose Flu Vaccine A 90 year-old man otherwise healthy suddenly develops fatigue and loss of physical endurance Management of Dermoid Cyst on an 18 month-old’s head just behind the ear…
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Sweden’s government decides to (partially) reverse course on their public health approach to the pandemic.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 18, 2020 Source:Sweden is moving away from its no-lockdown strategy and preparing strict new rules amid rising coronavirus cases
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Sunday House Call, #761, October 18, 2020: Sweden’s wishful thinking reality smackdown.
Sunday House Call, #761 ,October 18, 2020 A devastating review in Time magazine about the Swedish public health response to the pandemic. Your calls about: N95 masks vs cotton ply Blood tests to monitor the affects of amiodarone (used to treat atrial fibrillation) Treatment of Peyronie’ s disease Knee pain issues A person is taking…
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Logistics of distributing mRNA vaccines (if approved) will be problematic. Excellent article in @TheAtlantic explains why.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 5, 2020 Source:Vaccine Chaos Is Looming
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Ontario’s confirmed cases’ trend matches March’s exponential curve. Do governments act now restricting access to “non-essential” businesses or wait to see what happens? Unchecked exponential growth can lead to even harsher decisions down the line.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 25, 2020 Source:Hospital group calls for tighter COVID-19 restrictions on, gyms, restaurants, other venues
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CDC updates guidance acknowledging what most everyone else accepted months ago that coronavirus spreads through airborne respiratory droplets and aerosols.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 21, 2020 Source:Updated CDC guidance acknowledges coronavirus can spread through the air
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The cautionary tale of how one begot 40.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 10, 2020 Source:One illness at cottage party led to 40 confirmed COVID-19 cases: Dr. Etches
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Why proposing “herd immunity” as a strategy by using SARS-CoV-2 as your inoculating vector is not a good idea. Historically, there has never been a real case of herd immunity through infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2020 Source:Herd Immunity Is Not a Strategy
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California preschool protocols seem to be working well to reduce coronavirus transmission. Are preschoolers also uniquely resilient to coronavirus?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 31, 2020 Source: Preschoolers are mask-licking germ bombs — yet few catch the coronavirus, data show