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Physician explains COVID-19
Doctor Mike Hansen explains coronavirus Mike Hansen, MD, is a medical doctor who is an internist, an intensivist, and a pulmonologist. In other words, he specializes in (and is board certified in) internal medicine, critical care medicine, and pulmonary disease. … Continue reading
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Take Vitamin D for COVID-19 prevention
Vitamin D associated with lower mortality from COVID-19 “Vitamin D sufficiency prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults [1]. Together with calcium, vitamin D also helps protect older adults from osteoporosis. Vitamin D has other roles in the body, … Continue reading
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Elderly men meet in park
Max and Sam discuss coronavirus in the park “I lost my friend Harry last week, I knew him since college. They said it was the virus, but I’m not so sure. He was suffering from congestive heart failure and every … 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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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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We need global cooperation not conflict
Microbial epidemics will continue to plague the world Pathogenic microbes have been a scourge since the dawn of civilization and will continue to plague the world. In this era of globalization, we will need a global system of cooperation to … Continue reading
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COVID-19 spreads rapidly because it is mild to most but severe to some
What a difference a month makes. The medical resident called his girlfriend, “I’m really sorry but I have to break our date tonight. I can’t leave the hospital. It’s really crazy here. Some of my patients who I discharged last … Continue reading
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Staying home is hazardous to your health
Social distancing presents hazards to health and safety There are numerous adverse health and safety consequences to prolonged social distancing and isolation. Those most at risk are the same ones that are most vulnerable to the dangers of COVID-19. If … Continue reading
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