We trust all is well this early April season as we embark on the beginning of Spring and try to get used to the clock springing forward. As we look back to this last quarter, we have seen a large uptick in infections in many of our patients, specifically respiratory and sinus-related. We estimate that…
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The COVID era has confirmed our thinking that we should all know where our biochemistry is taking us. We are all N of 1 citizen scientists living at “the tip of the spear” or, as Tamara likes to say, “You are the experiment.” D-DimerIn the B.C. (Before COVID) era, D-Dimer, an important cardiovascular marker, was…
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” says Frodo. “So do I,” says Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Lord of The Rings,…
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See our detailed report for more background info. In early January 2020, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the infectious agent causing an outbreak of viral pneumonia in Wuhan, China, where the first cases had their symptoms onset in December 2019. Coronaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses that are distributed broadly among humans, other mammals,…
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We hope this finds you all well in your hunkered down state of confinement. We want to continue sharing important information for you, your families, and friends about COVID-19. Our initial thoughts were to just do a brief email but as essential information keeps coming at a significant pace we’d like to present you all…
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Dear Friends: I hope this note finds you well and calm during these uncertain coronavirus times. I’d like to share with you all helpful information about the new coronavirus officially known SARS2-COVID 19 virus and strategies to help combat it. To paraphrase a common saying, you may not be interested in the virus but this…
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