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    Coronavirus Tidbits #247, May 28, 2023

    Quick links News     Diagnostics     Drugs    Devices    Epidemiology/Infection control     Tips     Politics    Feel good du jour     Comic relief     Perspective/Poem     Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. New Post: Infections From Medical Tourism And How To Protect Yourself https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2023/05/23/infections-from-medical-tourism-and-how-to-protect-yourself/ ~ ~ ~ My LTE on #Masking Hospitals throughout Maryland have been lifting their mask mandates to varying degrees. UPMC announced that masking is now only “required in specic patient care…

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    Coronavirus Tidbits #246 May 21, 2023

    Quick links News     Diagnostics     Drugs    Devices    Epidemiology/Infection control     Tips     Politics    Feel good du jour     Comic relief     Perspective/Poem     Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. Reminder, Resilience: One Family's Story... is increasingly pertinent, as some of our politicians shift rightward. All proceeds go to Holocaust education. Available here.   News  Clotting in arteries in STEMI w Covid The findings show patients with an ST-elevated myocardial infarction, or STEMI, and COVID-19 had a significant…

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    Coronavirus Tidbits 245 – May 14, 2023

    Quick links News     Diagnostics     Drugs    Devices    Epidemiology/Infection control     Tips     Politics    Feel good du jour     Comic relief     Perspective/Poem     Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. Reminder, Resilience: One Family's Story... is increasingly pertinent, as some of our politicians shift rightward. All proceeds go to Holocaust education. Available here.       News  Covid:  Brace yourself--lots of big changes this week! CDC data and reporting: See https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7219e1.htm#T1_down for details. With the end of the…

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    Coronavirus Tidbits #244, May 7, 2023

    Quick links News     Diagnostics     Drugs    Devices    Epidemiology/Infection control     Tips     Politics    Feel good du jour     Comic relief     Perspective/Poem     Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. Reminder, Resilience: One Family's Story... is increasingly pertinent, as some of our politicians shift rightward. All proceeds go to Holocaust education. Available here.         New post: The Buzz On Preventing Insect Bites: How To Repel Ticks And Mosquitoes https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2023/05/06/the-buzz-on-preventing-insect-bites-how-to-repel-ticks-and-mosquitoes/?sh=787eb92f4d58   News  Daily Update for the…

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