Monthly Archives: April 2020

We can learn from other coronaviruses

quantamagazine.org What Other Coronaviruses Tell Us About SARS-CoV-2 As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, our extensive knowledge of other coronaviruses informs our understanding. By Tara C. Smith, April 29, 2020 Reprinted from Qanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-can-other-coronaviruses-tell-us-about-sars-cov-2-20200429/ More articles from Qanta Magazine: … Continue reading

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Investigation of Wuhan virus lab

nypost.com NIH investigating Wuhan lab at center of coronavirus pandemic “There are now allegations that the current crisis was precipitated by the release from WIV of the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. Given these concerns, we are pursuing suspension of WIV … Continue reading

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Nutrition important to prevent dementia

theladders.com New study says this is the only diet that will keep your brain healthy for years to come According to a new study published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia, a regimen rich with vegetables, fruits, legumes, fish, olive … Continue reading

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Finally some good numbers and stats

CDC has finally published some good numbers describing the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA “The provisional counts for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) deaths are based on a current flow of mortality data in the National Vital Statistics System. National provisional counts … Continue reading

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Don’t take Israel for granted

israelhayom.com Dreamers, again The challenges of this Memorial Day and Independence Day teach us that the modern-day return to Zion is not something to take for granted. By Nadav Shragai Israel Hayom, April 28, 2020 It looks like Israel’s 72nd … Continue reading

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Israeli researchers want lockdown to end

timesofisrael.com End all restrictions, they were unnecessary, Hebrew University researchers say The message of the final report, “How to Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic without Destroying the Economy,” sharply contrasts with that of the government. By Nathan Jeffay, April 27, 2020 … Continue reading

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Numbers don’t make any sense

The case fatality ratios don’t make any sense. We have already computed that the USA population is 4.2% of the global population, yet 26.5% of the total number of global deaths have occurred in the USA. Does this make any … Continue reading

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Science based and data driven

Decisions on restarting the economy will be science based and data driven. Our elected officials are all telling us that they will restart the economy in phases to ensure public health and safety.  So why aren’t they giving us the … Continue reading

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