COVID DID HAVE ITS ORIGIN IN A WUHAN LAB AFTER ALL

COVID DID HAVE ITS ORIGIN IN A WUHAN LAB AFTER ALL

Published on June 7, 2021 by

Over a year after the coronavirus brought first unleashed devastation on the world, it appears that Donald Trump was right after all.  Apparently, the US government and others around the world have known for over a year that the coronavirus was leaked from a Wuhan lab, not from a wet market in the area.  How […]

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How Does Los Angeles County Get to 0 Deaths Per Day from COVID?

Published on May 16, 2021 by

How Did Los Angeles County Go From One of the Highest Patient Death Rates from COVID to Zero Patient Deaths Per Day? Given the up and down pattern of infection throughout the pandemic, clearly social distancing and mask wearing had much to do with the pattern.  However, given the surging numbers after Thanksgiving and following […]

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How are Patient Deaths Altered by Vaccination and Who gets The Vaccination First?

Published on March 5, 2021 by

Patient Death Rates in Prison are Lower and Vaccination Rates Are Higher in Prison Immigrants in ICE custody facing deportation are complaining that they are not being vaccinated.  However, much of the United States has not been vaccinated.  Over 500, 000 patient deaths have been reported in the US.  Almost 10,000 COVID infections have been […]

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Doctors Quitting by the Thousands Amid the Strain of the Pandemic

Published on November 22, 2020 by

Doctors are quitting by the thousands under the stress of the pandemic.  They are exposed everyday to contagious individuals for a dozen hours a day or more.  They may be exposed to hundreds of ill patients a day.  They are worried about catching the illness themselves and then giving it to their family members.  Many […]

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Telemedicine Adding to Our Humanity?

Published on November 15, 2020 by

There was a recent article suggesting that telemedicine may actually be making healthcare more human.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes offers online consultations to minimize Covid risk and spread and also performs any nonessential followup virtually as well.  This certainly makes things more convenient for the patients and limits travel and wait times at the office.  Dr. […]

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Health Care Worker Transmission of Coronavirus Extremely Low in Surgical Setting

Published on November 1, 2020 by

A recent publication in Mayo clinic proceedings cited extremely low healthcare worker transmission of coronavirus to other healthcare workers.  The key to the study was that 2 coronavirus positive coworkers were utilized to expose the rest.  Only one of about 400 workers tested positive.  This reinforces the utility of personal protective equipment in stopping the […]

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Board Certification in Plastic Surgery of Paramount Importance in the Midst of COVID Pandemic

Published on July 28, 2020 by

Board-certified plastic surgeons are held to the highest standards in their field, making them the only option when it comes to ensuring safe treatment and natural-looking results.  Seeking a board-certified plastic surgeon for any and all cosmetic treatments should be priority number one, now more than ever given the COVID pandemic.  Patients want to be […]

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