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#StaytheFuckHome

Posted on March 26, 2020 by David Posnett

Message from Dr. Norbert Goldfield (Ask Nurses and Doctors): Dear Colleagues and Friends: From the editorial board of the Washington Post: Trump is spreading false hope for a virus cure — and that’s not the only damage. A man thought … Continue reading →

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The Way Forward: Testing for Antibodies to Coronavirus

Posted on March 26, 2020 by David Posnett

If we only knew who had developed immunity to the virus.  Immunity may occur in someone who had the virus (either with symptoms or without), got better and developed IgM and IgG antibodies.  We know that happens.  If you are … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 in Suffolk County

Posted on March 25, 2020 by David Posnett

Patch.com just published the latest local figures for Suffolk County as of yesterday and they were obtained from the official  county site here: conf. cases deaths population 2017 cases per 1000 people * Islip: 395 333700 1.183697932 Huntington: 358 203276 … Continue reading →

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Immune Response in COVID-19 Leading to Disease Resolution

Posted on March 24, 2020 by David Posnett

This is a fascinating little paper in the medical journal Nature Medicine.  It is written by an Australian group arguably the top leaders in the field of antiviral immune responses. It describes a 47-year-old woman from Wuhan, Hubei province, China. … Continue reading →

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Magic Wand Needed!

Posted on March 23, 2020 by David Posnett

If it were possible to wave a magic wand and make all Americans freeze in place for 14 days while sitting six feet apart, epidemiologists say, the whole epidemic would sputter to a halt! Here is another coronavirus curve (from … Continue reading →

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Dire Report from Epicenter Bergamo

Posted on March 22, 2020 by David Posnett

Click and watch this disturbing video from a Bergamo hospital A new report published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM; arguably the top medical journal in the world) makes the point that hospitals are major sites of corona-virus … Continue reading →

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South Korea: Aggressive COVID-19 Strategies

Posted on March 22, 2020 by David Posnett

  S. Korea is one of the few countries that have “flattened the curve”.  How did they do it?   South Korea learned its successful Covid-19 strategy from a previous coronavirus outbreak: MERS By HyunJung Kim, March 20, 2020 This … Continue reading →

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Doctors Feeling Outrage

Posted on March 21, 2020 by David Posnett

Coronavirus tragedy: Chinese doctor who postponed wedding to treat patients dies of infection.  Feb 21,2020.   From Norbert Goldfield (Ask Nurses and Doctors LLC, AND) Three updates from AND From Andrew Goldstein. If you read anything today – read this. … Continue reading →

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Trump Shirks Responsibility

Posted on March 20, 2020 by David Posnett

Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star, March 19 edition An Inspiration East Hampton March 16, 2020 To the Editor: When asked at a press conference last Friday if he takes responsibility for the lack of coronavirus test kits, … Continue reading →

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The Terminology of Keeping Distance

Posted on March 20, 2020 by David Posnett

The concepts of social distancing, quarantine and isolation are being interpreted in a variety of ways, not always correctly. Here’s a guide to help you make the right decisions. It comes mostly from a NYT article on ‘social distancing’ by … Continue reading →

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