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Dr. Bretsky’s postings on current events and the latest healthcare related news. Topics discussed include his perspective as a Primary Care clinician and Epidemiologist.
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18 May 2022: State of COVID in LA County
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
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
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
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
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...
Read MoreOrange County: Removing Their Masks to Spite Their Own Face
It is, admittedly, difficult to keep up with...
Read MoreMortality Rates – Los Angeles County and San Francisco
One (semi) reasonable critique of using case rates...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Accelerates in Riverside County
For those of you who have followed our...
Read MoreCOVID-19 in Los Angeles County: More Clarity, More Questions
Cases of COVID-19 decreased last week in Los...
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