Tag Archives: COVID-19

Labradoodle dog breeder heads HHS response to the coronavirus

Posted on April 23, 2020 by David Posnett

Submitted by Peggy Backman: Rebecca Ballhaus @rebeccaballhaus FDA chief Stephen Hahn asked HHS (Health and Human Services) in January if he could contact companies about possible shortages of PPE and other equipment. He was told no. Azar told associates such … Continue reading →

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How Fast is the Coronavirus spreading?

Posted on April 21, 2020 by David Posnett

Rt is a key measure of how fast the virus is spreading. It’s the average number of people who become infected by an infected and infectious person. Rt = 1 means one infected person infects one other person on average. … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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