Politics, Science, and Other Assorted Musings
I love helping people understand issues and look at them from a different perspective. In this blog, I hope I can offer you some new insights—bridging the gap between basic science and your medicine chest—as I am still a practicing physician, as well as having had broad clinical research experience. I'm interested in developing new medicines and treatments, as well as caring for patients—and explaining these topics for you.
As medicine has evolved, so have my interests. I have also become increasingly interested in health disparities, social justice issues, and ethics. I invite you to join me as we explore a variety of territories. I hope that reading these posts will encourage you to learn, engage, and above all, work for the forces of good.
If there are topics you'd like to see me cover, please let me know—I welcome your input as to what you would like us to discuss in this column.
Coronavirus - COVID19
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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. We’re coming up on the anniversary of the birth of my book, Resilience: One Family’s Story… I began furiously writing it in 2016 because of the divisiveness and hate-mongering, as a warning to where that would lead…and here we are, with unmistakable parallels to 1930s Germany and the rise of fascism. In this final push before the election, please do everything you can to help people register, verify their registration, educate others, and find volunteers for poll workers and election judges. We need a massive turnout if we are to have a prayer of overcoming the voter suppression. News After news of Trump’s tax dodges, only paying $750 in each of 2 years, and nothing in >10 years, a good proposal: ~ ~ ~ Despite rising cases in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) moved…
Read MoreQuick 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. ~ ~ ~ We’re coming up on the anniversary of the birth of my book, Resilience: One Family’s Story… I began furiously writing it in 2016 because of the divisiveness and hate-mongering, as a warning to wear that would lead…and here we are, with unmistakable parallels to 1930s Germany and the rise of fascism. In this final push before the election, please do everything you can to help people register, verify their registration, educate others, and find volunteers for poll workers and election judges. We need a massive turnout if we are to have a prayer of overcoming the voter suppression. News ~ ~ ~ ICE flew detainees to Virginia just so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed After the transfer, dozens of the new arrivals tested…
Read MoreQuick 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 @Forbes: Rural Communities Needlessly Risk Covid-19 From Prisons Even as I wrote this today, the US Marshals irresponsibly transferred in more prisoners, including at least 1 who has already tested positive. News Trump Knew… And yet the Republicans remain silent… ~ ~ ~ More lies and hiding data by the Trump administration: The White House has been blocking access to its weekly coronavirus task force reports, enabling the administration and governors to downplay the threat of the virus, according to the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), which has regularly obtained those reports. ~ ~ ~ Proud Mama moment–daughter and her team got nice coverage in CNN! The FDA’s new CURE ID app for frontline doctors could help discover Covid-19 treatments faster This drug repurposing–researching already approved drugs for new, hard to treat…
Read MoreQuick 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. News Fauci warns that Labor Day celebrations could drive Covid-19 spikes https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/04/fauci-labor-day-covid-19/ Vaccine makers are planning a public statement to push back on pressure on the FDA: The effort is shaping up as a joint statement from the leading companies developing Covid-19 vaccines, including Pfizer, Moderna, Glaxo, Sanofi, J&J and others. The companies will likely pledge not to submit a vaccine to FDA without extensive safety and efficacy data, a bid to head off concerns that political pressure could see the agency rush out a shot. https://t.co/SsXln7SPz4?amp=1 ~ ~ ~ At least 15% of Big Ten athletes who were positive for Covid-19 have heart involvement #PennState‘s director of athletic medicine, Wayne Sebastianelli, says that cardiac MRI scans revealed that roughly 30-35 percent of Big Ten athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 appeared to…
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