Gum for COVID-19 might be a thing one day. A study titled “Debulking SARS-CoV-2 in saliva using angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in chewing gum to decrease oral virus transmission and infection” recently came out in the journal Molecular Therapy. It is a very complicated study to read and unless you have a good understanding of […]
Waterford, Ireland has the highest vaccination rate in Ireland but also has the highest case rate. Why? 99.5% of people over the age of 18 are fully vaccinated and 96.6% of people over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated. In general, Ireland is experiencing an increase in cases and may enforce stricter restrictions […]
Vaccine passports are a bad idea. I’ve thought a lot about this, read papers, heard people out and ultimately concluded that when it comes to vaccine passports, the negative outweighs the positive. I was going to do a long blog post on the subject, but then something better manifested: a podcast interview with Dr. Dimitry […]
What’s in the COVID-19 Vaccines? By Dr. Eeks This is a question I get a lot. I also see it on social media quite a bit. A lot of people say the ingredients haven’t been made public, and no one really knows what’s in the COVID-19 vaccines. One, that’s not true, and two, that belief […]
Proning and COVID-19? What IS proning? Or the prone position? Whenever I say prone position, I think back to when I was a cadet at West Point and had to shoot my M-16 from the prone position. I had to hit a certain number of targets (twice) as it was a graduation requirement. Of course, […]
Hi guys. I hear this question a lot… like, maybe three times a day. I wanted to answer this question and include a little history about when we FIRST recognized obesity as an epidemic in America and around the world. Hope you watch from my Youtube channel and feel free to share/subscribe. I’m not […]
What’s going on with Ivermectin? Everyone is asking what’s going on with Ivermectin. It’s been in and out of the news since the summer, and it remains a controversial topic. Ivermectin is an anti-parasite drug that has been used in human and animal medicine for many years. Early in the pandemic, it was suggested that […]
COVID Vaccines: The Lowdown and Answers to Common Questions, by Erin Stair MD, MPH (Dr. Eeks) Hi guys, Dr. Eeks here. I decided to write a simplified write-up on the COVID vaccines, because they are a little complicated. And they are new, so it’s completely normal to have concerns. We’ve never used mRNA vaccines in […]
While some people consider lockdowns and closures necessities to get ahead of the virus, one wonders what’s happening to our mental health during lockdowns. How are adults coping versus kids? What about people who are losing jobs and whole businesses, and how is that financial stress, compounded by shutdowns, impacting mental health? I’m also […]
There has been a lot of praise for Singapore’s Response to COVID-19, especially in the beginning of the pandemic. There has also been a lot of criticism over how the US handled the pandemic, which leads to the question: Why did Singapore’s reponse work well, compared to the US’s response? What did they do differently? […]
What we can do to boost our immune system during a pandemic: This is not medical advice. This is information only. By Erin Stair, MD, MPH A lot of the news is about things we can’t do during the pandemic. There are mandates, closings, restrictions and lockdowns all in the name of health. That […]
Another day, another fight over face masks. It used to be that we couldn’t talk about politics or religion. Well, I added a third: face masks. If you have strong opinions in those 3 areas, you will lose friends. But let’s talk about the Dannish face mask study, because while I enjoy a good fight, […]
Prior to the current pandemic, the news cycle was dominated by the opioid epidemic, a beast that has taken the lives of many people from all walks of life. Recently, the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to the marketing and selling of opioids. Universities, like […]