Causes for Emerging Infectious Disease: Humans are to blame. By: Dr. Eeks We must address the causes of emerging infectious disease. For example, there has to be a much stronger international effort to ban live meat markets and come down harder on the illegal wildlife trade. It didn’t happen after SARS, but it needs […]
COVID-19: Why We Can’t Only Shut Down Cities Like NYC
By Dr. Eeks, MD, MPH Most of America has been ordered to shut down as we brace for the uphill battle against COVID-19. Yet, despite overwhelming consensus from the medical and public health community, there has been shouts to open up America, restart our economy and allow people to work. There has been a lot […]
Anecdo or Anecdon’t? Traditional Science vs Anecdotal Evidence in The Age of the Coronavirus
By: Dr. Eeks As COVID-19 takes over our entire lives, one thing is evident: No one definitively knows how to treat it. This makes sense, because it’s a new infectious disease; the new kid on the block who everyone is desperately trying to understand. Treatment is supportive, essentially keeping fevers from getting too high, airways […]