Bosco-d-gama Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 15 hours ago, RandyH 000 said: Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53061281 It’s an older drug, cheap and readily available......... and it’s powerful stuff. It’s a steroid anti inflammatory drug. It has its own set of side effects and must be used cautiously. It can have withdrawals and requires weaning off to stop its usage. Not to be taken w/o medical supervision. Looks real promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Had a nice conversation with an RN just exiting two week quarantine after volunteering 60 days in NYC with Rona. Way too much to re-create here but harrowing might sum it up — 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Oh man... https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/dallas-woman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-again-after-4-months-i-was-floored/ar-BB15Cenf?ocid=spartanntp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 7 hours ago, oldtimer said: Oh man... https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/dallas-woman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-again-after-4-months-i-was-floored/ar-BB15Cenf?ocid=spartanntp "It's possible that people could shed remnants of the virus for some period of time. That doesn't mean anything is wrong with them or that they are contagious," Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, told NBC 5." Then, he beamed aboard the USS Enterprise and vanished. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Bosco-d-gama said: Additional lunacy....;..;; https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/17/new-coronavirus-danger-threats-against-public-health-leaders-column/3197360001/ dont worry , they have bodyguards , and law enforcement surveillance , nobody can get anywhere close to these Leaders - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Bosco-d-gama said: Looks real promising. the good news , it works to fight covid 19- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Henry Ford study indicates early use of steroids for COVID-19 prevents need for ventilator Researchers saw 'good results' with methylprednisolone https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/18/henry-ford-study-indicates-early-use-of-steroids-for-covid-19-prevents-need-for-ventilator/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 What You Need to Know About Dexamethasone, The 'New' COVID-19 Drug https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-finally-a-treatment-for-the-worst-cases-of-covid-19-here-s-how-it-works 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt https://news.yahoo.com/study-ties-blood-type-covid-000138779.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Can COVID-19 trigger diabetes? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-covid-19-trigger-diabetes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, RandyH 000 said: Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt https://news.yahoo.com/study-ties-blood-type-covid-000138779.html Read that about a month ago. May be another data point by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Cows Help With COVID-19 Treatment, No Bull https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/17/877844458/cows-help-with-covid-19-treatment-no-bull 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 minute ago, billybob said: Read that about a month ago. May be another data point by now. it s gaining traction for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Source of Beijing’s big new COVID-19 outbreak is still a mystery https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/source-beijing-s-big-new-covid-19-outbreak-still-mystery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 At this juncture we’re beginning to see the long term potential for covid19 immunity in those who had the disease and survived......... and it’s not looking very promising. We’ve had reports of some people getting the infection a 2nd time, but those appear somewhat sketchy and may represent a resurgence of their initial infection ( a separate but just as bad scenario). Covid19 is one of the Coronaviruses. Other Coronavirus infections cause what we call a ‘common cold’ and those coronaviruses do not impart long lasting immunity........ after 6 months time (or thereabouts) you can catch the same coronavirus cold. From the outset of covid19 this has been a concern. If there’s no imparted immunity then the same monster could recycle amongst us hapless humans again and again. If they do come up with a vaccine it may require annual or biannual ‘booster’ shots to keep our immunity ‘up’ enough to avoid new infections. Anyhow, here’s a paper looking at covid19 antibodies over time....... and they do degrade per this study. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/immunity-to-covid-19-may-wane-just-2-3-months-after-infection-study-suggests/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 An informative article regarding the susceptibility of rural areas to covid19. I live in one of those. Fortunately covid19 has not hit us hard - yet. We’ve had our cases and the closest city (30 miles) has a growing covid19 caseload. So methinx it is a matter of when, not if covid19 settles in around here. And we are vulnerable. Much of the populace is skeptical about covid19 and most eschew common covid19 precautions. It’s as though they’re begging for trouble. And they’ll have it in buckets when it comes because they’re not a healthy group and many are older. We have our N-95 masks and work to keep our ‘people’ spaces separated. Hopefully for all of our sakes medicine will get some treatment traction going. Medical management of covid19 does look to be going better now. Hope you all are doing well. https://www.fastcompany.com/90518680/rural-america-was-always-more-vulnerable-to-covid-19-than-cities-and-now-its-starting-to-show?partner=rss&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scott-burns-how-do-we-assess-risk-when-we-cant-see-it/ar-BB15K5wr?ocid=spartanntp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Brazil tops 1 million Covid-19 cases. It may pass the US next, becoming the worst-hit country on the planet https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/americas/brazil-one-million-coronavirus-jair-bolsonaro-cases-intl/index.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Greta Thunberg says Covid-19 response shows world can 'suddenly act with necessary force' https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/europe/greta-thunberg-coronavirus-climate-change-trnd/index.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Chinese study: Antibodies in COVID-19 patients fade quickly https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/06/chinese-study-antibodies-covid-19-patients-fade-quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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