Why the Public Should Wear Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 27, 2020
Viral droplets from a sneeze can even travel 23 to 27 feet.
Kevin Kavanagh, MD
When COVID-19 Knocks on Nursing Homes’ Doors, Systemic Problems Welcome It
May 7, 2020
These pathogens are relentless, they are evolutionarily programed to win, and they are currently doing just that.
Viewpoint: COVID-19 Modeling: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
May 6, 2020
Just because we declare the economy open does not mean it will. It is treated as a switch, but it is not.
Viewpoint: Have You Heard About the Herd? It’s a COVID-19 Fallacy
April 29, 2020
Some are advocating for the sole use of herd immunity to stop the COVID-19 epidemic. Some even use this logic to justify the early opening of the economy. But what they fail to realize is that not all virus epidemics burn themselves out.
Lessons of the Hydroxychloroquine Debacle: Solid COVID-19 Research Matters
April 27, 2020
We are forced to act on best evidence, but in some cases the evidence is less than actionable.
Viewpoint: CDC’s Changing Guidance Underscores How COVID-19 Keeps Winning
April 15, 2020
The CDC’s recommendation of using a bandana as a last resort to stop the COVID-19 virus places our healthcare system at the level of a third-world country and underscores the severity of the current pandemic and erosion of our healthcare system’s infrastructure.
Viewpoint: As COVID-19 Spreads, Where’s All the Money Hospitals Have Made?
April 10, 2020
At a hospital that recently announced layoffs during the COVID-19 crisis, hospital executives agreed to a 20% pay cut. That sounds impressive but the CEO makes over $1.9 million a year and the corporation has net assets or fund balances of $1.6 billion. Meanwhile, the shortage of N95 face masks for healthcare workers continues.
Viewpoint: What To Do About ACE Inhibitors During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 7, 2020
If you are on one of these medications one should perform strict social distancing and protect yourself from contracting COVID-19.
Churches Could be the Deadliest Places in the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 3, 2020
In Washington State, a choir practice of 60 individuals who practiced social distancing resulted in 45 infections, 3 hospitalizations and 2 deaths.
Evidence Continues to Link ACE Inhibitors to Severe COVID-19 Symptoms
March 26, 2020
ACE inhibitors up regulate (increase) the ACE2 receptor. This is the receptor the COVID-19 virus uses to attack the lungs.