Covid19
mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine. Facts?
For the last 3 weeks I have been researching pros and cons of Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccine. How does the mRNA vaccine work? Why do some say it’s not a vaccine? Why after many years of research has it not been used to date? What is the efficacy of the vaccine? Who should or…
Read MoreIvermectin, The Cure for Covid?
In the midst of well publicized excitement in administering experimental vaccines for Covid-19, the media overlooked a press release from January 15, 2021, stating “NIH has upgraded their recommendation on Ivermectin, making it an option for use in Covid-19” as per the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, FLCCC. Ivermectin, an old and well used…
Read MoreEndometrial Hyperplasia Part 2 and An Added Bonus, “Vitamin D and Covid“ Lecture Video!
The blog on December 16, 2020, discussed a scenario posed to me by a patient on Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) having an ultrasound showing Endometrial Hyperplasia. The biopsy report came back as “endometrial hyperplasia without atypia’ meaning no abnormal cells that could become precancerous. Her long-standing OB-GYN told her if she wanted to continue…
Read MoreNew Years Eve 2020 – Covid RIP
In reflecting on 2020 on this New Year’s Eve Day, Covid takes center stage as a year of survival for many as we spent hours listening to others opinions, thinking about, fighting off, protecting ourselves from, grieving from, and making lifestyle changes in response to a virus we fear may destroy us. To top it…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part IV Surgical vs N95 Masks
In the first 3 parts of ‘Do Masks Save Lives?’, we learned the following about masks, according to research: Bandanas are not “better than nothing”, but could transmit the disease.***** Cloth masks may actually increase infection. (see Wednesday blog 10-21-20) DO NOT TOUCH the outside of any mask as it may be contaminated. Wash your…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part III
This is what we know about cloth and surgical masks and transmission of Covid: To be infected with Covid 19 you have to be within 6 feet of someone (even if they are coughing or sneezing) for greater than 15 min. Therefore, social distancing is paramount! If you aren’t near it, you can’t get it,…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part II
The word “science” has frequently been used during the Covid pandemic implying “science” numbers are correct and those numbers are what we should believe and follow. However, that is far from the truth. In scientific research, the number of variables affecting data collection will change the “science” numbers, and have to be considered when formulating…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part I
No one denies, if you are far away from a person who has an airborne disease, you will not get it; and the closer you are to that person the greater the viral load to which you will be exposed. Then your immune system takes over! Some will get sick and some will not. Nevertheless,…
Read MoreCovid 19: A Mind of Its Own, Lockdown or No Lockdown
In this blog are my observations and opinions looking at data from Worldometers.com. I invite you to make your own conclusions which I expect may be different depending from what context you are coming. Did Lockdowns Help Contain the Virus? A Pattern Emerges… The bell-shaped curve of daily deaths as seen in the…
Read MoreTime Line of Covid 19 in US and Around The World. What Can We Learn?
The information contained in the next few blogs mostly comes from Wikipedia and Worldometers. Searching the internet for reliable sources is difficult. All numbers are most likely incorrect as reporting is not perfect. However, there emerges commonalities between many countries. All imposed lockdowns and lifted lockdowns were done stepwise. No one can deny if you…
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