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18 May 2022: State of COVID in LA County
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It is increasingly difficult to ascertain the contours of the COVID-19 epidemic / pandemic / endemic event in Los Angeles County due to profound shifts
3 May 2022 Blog Post: On Roe v. Wade
May 3, 2022 1 Comment
Yesterday’s leaked Supreme Court majority opinion on overturning Roe v. Wade is, once again, an example of politically appointed officials without public health training making
May 2022 Newsletter
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28 April 2022 Blog Post: Dissecting Headlines
April 29, 2022 No Comments
Percentages make great headlines, like this one from Fox News Los Angeles, blaring “COVID cases in LA spiked 62% in the last week” (link: https://www.foxla.com/news/covid-cases-in-la-county-spiked-62-in-the-last-week),
Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again
April 27, 2022 No Comments
Shortly after he served on a jury in March, Gregg Crumley developed a sore throat and congestion. The retired molecular biologist took a rapid test
26 April 2022 Blog Post: On Paxlovid
April 26, 2022 No Comments
During medical residency training, much of your time (especially during internship year) is spent ‘presenting’ cases, first to your more senior residents and then to
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Journal of the American Medical Association infographic summarizing the current COVID19 situation.
A useful Journal of the American Medical Association...
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Orange County: Removing Their Masks to Spite Their Own Face
It is, admittedly, difficult to keep up with...
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Mortality Rates – Los Angeles County and San Francisco
One (semi) reasonable critique of using case rates...
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COVID-19 Accelerates in Riverside County
For those of you who have followed our...
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COVID-19 in Los Angeles County: More Clarity, More Questions
Cases of COVID-19 decreased last week in Los...
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