Category Archives: Health Care

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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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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4 Bests

Posted on April 5, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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How Insurers are Covering COVID-19

Posted on April 4, 2020 by David Posnett

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 →

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Warning from the Virologists

Posted on April 2, 2020 by David Posnett

    This is a very interesting paper!  It is a detailed virological and immunological study of 9 patients with COVID-19, presenting from Jan 23 – 27, 2020, all with mild upper respiratory symptoms (not requiring ICU admission or ventilators) … Continue reading →

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The Case for Masks

Posted on April 1, 2020 by David Posnett

The headlines and what the reasoning is behind them: Austria makes masks compulsory as protection debate shifts! Four European countries make masks mandatory! From Czech Doctors  & Citizens – The CRUCIAL MISSING Coronavirus Protection Guideline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVEVve-3QeM A University of San … Continue reading →

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Quaranteam

Posted on April 1, 2020 by David Posnett

I love it!  

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Kinsa’s thermometers

Posted on March 31, 2020 by David Posnett

This is probably the most exciting thing I have read related to COVID in some time. This from the NYT “Kinsa’s thermometers upload the user’s temperature readings to a centralized database; the data enable the company to track fevers across … Continue reading →

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“She didn’t deserve to die this way”

Posted on March 30, 2020 by David Posnett

Dated March 30, 2020 Dear Colleagues and Friends: Three days ago I had no Covid-19 patients in the hospital. Two days ago there were two in critical care. One of the two, a patient for more than 20 years, died … Continue reading →

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