August 1, 2021 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #801, August 1, 2021: Safety in numbers #vaccineswork
July 23, 2021 General information Some COVID-19 myths that refuse to die come with important caveats. With time, some of them become accepted facts with supporting evidence, others become misinformation that are difficult to dislodge. #vaccineswork
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.
June 28, 2021 Health Policy Immunocompromised people need our help to protect them from Covid infection. Although many have been vaccinated, many do not produce a sufficient immune response. Please step up, take a world view, and help others by deciding to get the vaccine.
June 22, 2021 Clinical Research Preprint longitudinal controlled MRI-imaging study notes direct evidence of brain abnormalities in people who had COVID (matched and compared to those did not) that could explain the symptoms of Long-COVID. #LongHaulers #LongCovid #VaccinesWork
June 16, 2021 Epidemiology #Morbidity will be the issue for many who have had #COVID-19. Study reports significant risk of impaired quality of life post COVID infection. Implications can be overwhelming for all age groups. Please help reduce the risk. #vaccineswork #long-haulers
June 7, 2021 Epidemiology Wuhan lab leak hypothesis continues to percolate as non-experts claim SARS-CoV-2 has “a genetic footprint that has never been observed in a natural coronavirus.” Geneticists’/virologists’ expertise/comments needed to help many discern fact from fiction.
June 3, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Study concludes that there was no evidence to support vitamin D supplementation in the general population would improve COVID-19 outcomes.
May 28, 2021 Epidemiology B.1.617 variant grew nearly six-fold in Ontario last week. Although small numbers, we have seen this movie before. Data suggests single vaccine dose doesn’t provide adequate protection. Be proactive; speed up second dose now where indicated.
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.