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Author Archives: David Posnett
Dr. Norbert’s Notes
April 15, 2020 My 3rd ICU Covid-19 patient is not doing well; I can now get testing and millions of unemployed will lose their health insurance. My third Covid patient ICU patient is not doing well. He is intubated. For … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Uncategorized
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Slap in the Face of New Yorkers
Long Island needs a leader right now, not a rubber stamp for the Trump administration’s irresponsible policies and erratic procedures. That’s not how a member of Congress should act. Congressional District NY-01 in Suffolk County should have a representative who … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged assistance, financial aid, Health Care, hospitals, pandemic, stimulus
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Coronavirus Kills Men More than Women. Why?
In Italy, men made up nearly 60 percent of people with confirmed cases of the coronavirus and more than 70 percent of those who died of COVID-19. In China men and women were infected in roughly equal numbers, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, science, Uncategorized
Tagged COVID-10, disease, female, immune response, male, mortality, pandemic, sex difference
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Federal Formula for Stimulus Aid to Hospitals Punishes New York State
STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATE CANDIDATE DEMOCRAT LAURA AHEARN (SD-1) “The first 30 billion dollar distribution of federal coronavirus aid for hospitals is not being allocated based upon the incidence of COVID-19, but instead upon the number of Medicare recipients in 2019. … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, stimulus, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged COVID-19, new york state, percent COVID cases, stimulus
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Zoom Time
I am not sure why, but for the first time, each day this past week found me on multiple Zoom conference calls. Each of these was for a different group that I belong to, from my local Southampton Democratic Club … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 elections, Canvassing, Coronavirus, democrats, Politics, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged 2020election, Coronavirus, Trump
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Is the Curve Flattening in NY City?
There has been talk about the flattening of the curve of new reported COVID-19 cases indicating at the very least a slowing growth of the caseload in New York City. I found the following data in an interesting “working paper” … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Uncategorized
Tagged COVID-19, effective measures, epidemic, flattening the curve, Los Angeles, New York, pandemic
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Cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients that do poorly?
Image of the cytokine IP-10 I have been reading some reports about cytokine storms in patients with COVID-19 that fare poorly and end up on ventilators in the ICU. Here is one such study which was submitted for publication … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Uncategorized
Tagged COVID-19, cytokine storm, fatal disease, ICU patients, severe disease
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Trump Approval and Consumer Confidence since COVID-19
Looks like all leaders are getting a significant approval boost from COVID-19 with a few exceptions: Obrador (Mexico), Bolsanoro (Brasil), Abe (Japan), see above. Trump’s approval is up from -10 to -5. The approval ratings surged much more dramatically for … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged consumer confidence, COVID-19, Trump approval
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4 Bests
1. Best mask ever 2. Best read this morning: What We Pretend to Know About the Coronavirus Could Kill Us https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-fake-news.html?referringSource=articleShare 3. Best video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxF_CDDJ0YI Tony Schwartz: The Truth About Trump | Oxford Union Q&A. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Coronavirus, Health Care, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged China, Fake News, false information, masks, NASA, nitrogen, Nitrogen oxide emissions, The Art of the Deal, Tony Schwartz
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How Insurers are Covering COVID-19
from Healthcare Dive. Updated April 3, 2020 • By Samantha Liss Insurers are weighing how best to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as cases swell in the U.S. Here is a tracker to follow the latest policy … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Uncategorized
Tagged coverage, COVID-19, insurance, pandemic
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