Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
Case fatality vs Mortality Rate: They are often confused in media reports covering outbreaks, even by doctors who have turned into in public health spokespeople, yet they are not the same thing- and that matters. To explain the difference and why it matters, I used Bird Flu, since it’s 1) in the news and 2) …
Immune amnesia: What’s that? On Episode 88 of my health and wellness podcast, Causes or Cures, I chatted with Dr. Guillermo Barrios Morales about his new research that modeled the effects of Measles-induced Immune Amnesia, while another infectious disease outbreak is happening simultaneously. For example, COVID-19. In the podcast he dives into deeper detail on …
Listeria in Dole Lettuce? Salad will never look the same… at least salad made from Dole Lettuce. The CDC recently posted an update on an ongoing epidemiological (outbreak) investigation into cases of Listeria monocytogenes reported in 13 states. Outbreak investigations work in reverse to try to figure out the common culprit amongst sick people. They …
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 of …
