making sense of medicine and healthcare
new CDC estimates… The CDC “is estimating that about a third of coronavirus infections are asymptomatic.” The agency also “says its ‘best estimate’ is that 0.4% of people who show…Continue Reading …
A perspective on the pandemic A report today says that there are now 5 million cases of COVID-19 identified in the world. We know that not everyone who has gotten…Continue Reading …
(Some of you will remind me that I went from week 1 to week 12 in two months, and that I should perhaps go back to basic arithmetic class. However…Continue Reading …
Duration of recovery from COVID-19 Enough clinical experience has now been gathered to allow us to say that people with mild disease will recover in 2-3 weeks and moderate to…Continue Reading …
We are in the waiting phase for many things related to this epidemic: How the loosening of the lockdown will affect the spread of the disease. How vaccine trials will…Continue Reading …
Remdesivir now standard of care for critically ill patients with COVID-19 Remdesivir, a broad spectrum intravenous antiviral antibiotic, showed about a 30% reduction in mortality and reduction in time to…Continue Reading …
What do we know at this time about testing for COVID-19 if you are sick The way to test for the presence of the virus is typically a nasal swab….Continue Reading …
Can you get the coronavirus infection a second time? The short answer: No. The number of people who have gotten well clinically and weeks later had a relapse of the…Continue Reading …
ACEI and ARB medications for hypertension in COVID-19 A recently released two month study from Wuhan China shows that taking ACEI (lisinopril, ramipril, benazepril, etc.) and ARB (losartan, valsartan, olmesartan,…Continue Reading …
Antibody testing for COVID-19 As of Monday, April 27, Quest will be offering antibody testing to see if you have had the coronavirus infection, COVID-19. This is a test that…Continue Reading …
