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Coronavirus Tidbits #119 2/7/21
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 Kagan's dissent last night may be the most scathing of her career. She accused her conservative colleagues of "armchair epidemiology" that may well exacerbate the pandemic and cost human lives. A justice does not level that charge lightly. https://t.co/u87BiwD2M0 @Slate— Mark Joseph…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #95 11/15/20
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. News This is sick and so irresponsible. @GovLarryHogan @UPMC @upmcwesternMD Each of these people should be fined for violating the mask guidelines and endangering others in the community. cc @CumberlandTN @teresamcminn1 @AlleganyHlthMD https://t.co/ABpF5fPrFD— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) November 14, 2020 ~ ~ ~ 40%…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #64 7/5/20
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. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #33 4-12-20
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…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #31 4- 9/10-20
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…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #Â 27 4-2 to 4-3-20
Quick links News   Diagnostics   Drugs    Epidemiology/Infection control    Tips    Politics   Feel good du jour    Comic relief    Perspective/Poem    Bits of beauty Note: Tidbits will be abbreviated for a bit while I try to catch up and deal w technical issues. Also need to take a bit more breaks. I’ve moved people from my emails to this automated mailing when I have a new issue. Please refer people to this site: https://www.drjudystone.com/politics-science-and-other-assorted-musings/ My web designer is working to put that signup on each post as well, to make it easier for folks to sign up. Please continue to send questions, great resources, or nice things that are happening. Thx. News: CDC now…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #25 3-31-20
Quick links News   Diagnostics   Drugs    Epidemiology/Infection control    Tips    Politics   Feel good du jour    Comic relief    Perspective/Poem    Bits of beauty Coronavirus Tidbits #  News: Please take the time to do this: It is a travesty that publicly funded research is behind a paywall! @WHOSTP has extended the comment period on the request for information on public access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications, data, & code resulting from federally funded research to May 6, 2020. Comments submitted in response to this notice may be submitted online to Lisa Nichols, Assistant Director for Academic Engagement, OSTP, at publicaccess@ostp.eop.gov. Email submissions should be machinereadable [pdf, doc, txt] and not copyprotected. Submissions should…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #Â 24 3-30-20
Quick links News   Diagnostics   Drugs    Epidemiology/Infection control    Tips    Politics   Feel good du jour    Comic relief    Perspective/Poem    Bits of beauty Coronavirus Tidbits #24  News: My new post How Much Should You Worry About Your Pets? A Cat Was Confirmed To Be Infected With COVID19 By Its Owner ~ ~ ~ From Orban to Kaczynski, Wannabe Autocrats Love the Pandemic In Hungary and Poland — as in Israel and elsewhere — liberty suddenly seems cheap. Even in a pandemic, it shouldn’t be. bloomberg.com Hungarian legislature adopted an “empowerment law” (which sounds very much like the 1930’s “enabling act” which led to Hitler’s rise. Orban can now rule by decree, with…
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Coronavirus Tidbits Updates # 16 3-22-20
Coronavirus Tidbits #16 3/22/20  News Key message and perspective: Minimizing unnecessary contact with others can be an act of care and compassion…Your solitude can be a source of strength and self-reflection through this crisis. Your absence can be the gift of life to thousands of susceptible people and their families. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-a-canadian-quarantined-in-italy-my-message-self-isolate-now_n_5e76661dc5b6f5b7c54549dc Good to remember: We’ll Meet Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5C4meGkNyc Diagnostics: ? Counterfeit COVID19 tests confiscated https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/19/21187269/counterfeit-coronavirus-covid-19-tests-confiscated-ohare-airport Drugs: World Health Organization (WHO) announced a large global trial, called SOLIDARITY It's a global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments: remdesivir: an experimental antiviral compound chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, anti-malaria medications a combination of two…
