Monthly Archives: April 2020

No Surprise

Posted on April 18, 2020 by David Posnett

From Southampton Press: No Surprise For those of us inclined to pay close attention to the Trump administration, this aspect in particular stands out: the undoing of all varieties of federal regulation. Environmental, banking, consumer and health regulations have been … Continue reading →

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Are we Failing our Seniors by not Providing COVID-19 Testing?

Posted on April 16, 2020 by David Posnett

Laura Ahearn just released the following: STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATE CANDIDATE  DEMOCRAT LAURA AHEARN (SD-1) Nearly Half of Suffolk County COVID-19 Deaths Occurred at Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities  – Transparency Will Bring Needed Resources –   “On Monday April … Continue reading →

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Dr. Norbert’s Notes

Posted on April 16, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Slap in the Face of New Yorkers

Posted on April 15, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Coronavirus Kills Men More than Women. Why?

Posted on April 15, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Federal Formula for Stimulus Aid to Hospitals Punishes New York State 

Posted on April 11, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Zoom Time

Posted on April 11, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Is the Curve Flattening in NY City?

Posted on April 9, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients that do poorly?

Posted on April 7, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Trump Approval and Consumer Confidence since COVID-19

Posted on April 6, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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