Daily Archives: 04/07/2020

Covid

As time passes in a pandemic there’s a greater chance of survival for those getting infected 3 months later like June 2020 than those who got infected 3 months earlier say February 2020. The reason for this is that Doctors and scientists know more about Covid-19 now than 3 months ago and hence are able […]

MMR AND COVID

In view of lot of speculation about protection of serious COVID 19 by MMR – I looked at literature- it’s complicated but worth reading – following conclusions by various studies ( posted above)- didn’t changed the language so that everyone can draw conclusions FIRST STUDY – Most recent is by Adam Young which has revived […]

An Ominous ECG Sign in Critical Care

Circulation  CASES AND TRACES    ECG CHALLENGE A 35-year-old woman was admitted to the critical care unit for treatment of septic shock. She had developed an abscess in her right hand and group A strep- tococcal bacteremia as a result of intravenous drug abuse. A transesophageal echocardiogram detected a vegetation on the […]