If you know how I operate, you probably already know that I think the number of diagnoses given out these days is a joke. The medical system we’re dealing with in America is focused on pill fixes and not root causes. That’s not to say diagnoses aren’t real. There are...
You should wear a mask for the rest of your life… That’s what I have to say to folks who get verbally and physically upset at others for NOT wearing a mask… If you believe that not wearing a mask translates to the complete disregard for (and ultimately...
There’s basically 2 extreme camps in this debate… On one side are people who think we’ve totally overreacted. On the other side are people that feel COVID is way too dangerous and we need to stay sheltered in place until a treatment is developed. For...
Why?… Why were we all forced to wear masks, self-quarantine, and take part in an unprecedented, nationwide economic shutdown? To stop people from contracting the virus? No. The purpose of the lockdown was and has never been to stop everyone from...
What does it mean to say someone has died from the coronavirus?… Sounds like a fairly straightforward question, but as it turns out, the CDC guidelines on this definition have shifted over time. Some people are simply assumed to have had it. Some people...
How’s your relationship weathering the pandemic?… At the start of the quarantine, I recall seeing a number of social posts pontificating on the different, cutesy names for the babies conceived during COVID-19. But the deeper we get into virus...
I blew a fuse… Literally! The other day I needed to replace a fuse in my car, so I went to an auto parts store. But, the second I cross the threshold to the entrance, I was met with a rather stern directive: “Sir, you have to have a mask…” My response:...
Here’s a little public service announcement about masks… An article published on pubmed in 2019 compared the effectiveness of surgical masks vs the “creme de la creme” N95 respirator masks in preventing influenza. The study in question was...
COVID-19 times can be stressful times… Between the obsessive hand washing, mandatory masks, and food/toilet paper hoarding, we’re surrounded on all sides by potential stressful triggers. So, what’s a person to do? For starters, if you find yourself...
Ever had a conversation that just leaves you stunned? I recently had quite the eye-opening chat with my good friend and colleague Dr Anthony G Beck. The topic? Some very head-scratching COVID-19 data points… On our video call, Dr Beck shared a public data...
