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What’s happening in Colorado with the reopening? A mini-outbreak in Boulder county has been attributed to students affiliated with a mixture of parties, protests, and out-of-state travel. Although the actual…Continue Reading …
Time to stop thinking about hydroxychloroquine Finally a study has produced results that put the question of hydroxychloroquine use in COVID-19 off the table of consideration. A study of 890…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 …
More on the hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine story The New York Times reported that a small Brazilian study was stopped due to excessive cardiac arrhythmias and death in individuals given chloroquine and azithromycin….Continue Reading …
