Monthly Archives: June 2020

Variations in virus contagion

marketwatch.com Scientists estimate the speed and distance of coronavirus transmission when people cough, sneeze, speak — and run Factors affecting whether the virus remains “stable” and contributing to transmission: Humidity and temperature of the room, air-conditioning, whether or not there … Continue reading

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COVID-19 optimism and pessimism

matzav.com  What Has Happened to Covid-19 ? A Reason for Optimism – and Pessimism “I’m very down about the damage done by the too long lockdown of the economy. The collateral damage for some is drug use, alcohol use, depression, … Continue reading

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Early humans migrated to Israel

jewishpress.com How Carmel Cave Rodent Changed Scientists’ Understanding of Human Evolution “The tiny remains of the animals we examined are of paramount importance to the study of human evolution. With the help of fossils, one can determine under what conditions … Continue reading

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Facts on Israeli annexation

honestreporting.com The Law of Annexation: What’s Right and What’s Wrong? Whether Israel may annex and whether Israel should are two different questions, with the latter being hotly debated even among Israelis. Surprisingly, opponents of the plan include not only left … Continue reading

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FDA approves ADHD game

lifedoclifetime.com FDA approves first prescription ADHD game The Project Evo game requires children to multi-task by switching between a memory-based task and a visuomotor task. The first requires players to tap the screen to choose a target from a few … Continue reading

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Coronavirus pseudo-science

californiaglobe.com The Miserable Pseudo-Science Behind Face Masks, Social Distancing And Contact Tracing According to immunologists and epidemiologists California Globe has interviewed, ordering people indoors, schools closed, mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing is the opposite of what should be done for … Continue reading

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Reopen and protect the vulnerable

Is the World’s COVID-19 Response All Wrong? The Agenda with Steve Paikin The predominance of COVID-19 deaths have occurred in older cohorts. That’s prompted the question: should the country reconsider its health and economic response to the pandemic in order … Continue reading

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Understanding antibody tests

health.clevelandclinic.org What We Do and Don’t Know About Coronavirus Antibody Tests Kamran Kadkhoda, MD, Medical Director of Immunopathology lab at Cleveland Clinic, recently wrote about issues with these tests in an article for the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, including … Continue reading

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