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Coronavirus #157 9/12/21
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. News Kids and COVID: why young immune systems are still on top Innate immunity might be the key to why children have fared better with the virus. But the Delta variant poses fresh unknowns. Early last year, children’s hospitals across New York City…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #128 3/11/21
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. News Antibiotic prescribing during the pandemic raises concern about drug resistance A new study from PEW suggests antibiotics were overprescribed to patients during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://statnews.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f8609630ae206654824f897b6&id=859b2cad96&e=f4c6ea30a0 ~ ~ ~ the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is particularly attracted to…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #77 8/27/20
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 on Forbes: Mouthwashes Are A Cheap Tool In The Fight Against Coronavirus http://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2020/08/27/mouthwashes-are-a-cheap-tool-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus/ News ALERT: Multiple alarms for decisions at the FDA and CDC @CDCgov now says people exposed to COVID-19 do not need to get tested. -They also said people…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #35 4-18-20
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. Tidbits will likely be a bit shorter and a little less frequent for the next little bit. I have been immersed in it and I need to spend a little more time on self-care, which for me means seeing the spring flowers emerge and digging in the dirt. Pesach is always a bit rough anyway, so I will turn to…
