I hope you are doing well–for access to medical help is increasingly threatened. By now, about half the states’ governors have handed down edicts restricting physicians’ prescribing or pharmacists’ dispensing FDA-approved drugs if they are to […]
Daniel Dae Kim is feeling better and is “virus free.” He revealed that he was taking hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, among other drugs. He urges people not to “hoard medicines” and not to self-medicate. He lives […]
NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Joe Biden whether President Trump “has blood on his hands” for his allegedly slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Trump has been guided by the bureaucracies charged with protecting the […]
The American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) issued a joint statement on Mar 25 criticizing physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies for “inappropriately” purchasing “excessive” amounts of medicines […]
According to an article in Science, the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a “global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments,” called SOLIDARITY. It will not be the gold-standard randomized double-blind control […]
Draconian directives by some state and municipal authorities are so absurd that one wonders: Do the officials have a clue, or is something else going on? The craziest things I have heard: Closing an entire […]
It is risky to talk about what might work for an illness, because people might try to self-treat in a dangerous way. So here are some things not to do. Don’t Drink Things Meant to […]
In a letter to President Donald Trump, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) thanked him for taking actions to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic by travel restrictions, border security, and regulatory relief. […]
Government agencies are warning about misinformation, and Big Tech is patrolling the internet to protect us all. But how do they know what is misinformation? What is the Gold Standard? Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: A reporter […]
These practical pointers may be of interests: Masks: These are in short supply and of limited use. The best use for a surgical mask is to put on a sick person to reduce spraying of […]
