COVID-19

3/18/20 PM UPDATE: More on the Coronavirus from CDC, WHO, medical researchers and the medical community

3/18/20 PM UPDATE: More on the Coronavirus from CDC, WHO, medical researchers and the medical community

Reminder: My attempt here is to pass along scientifically-studied information about COVID-19. Not everything here will be “set in stone” because, sadly, that isn’t how science works most times. Especially in a very fluid situation like this. The guidance, any guidance, offered here will be directly from medical professionals based on peer-reviewed, trial-shown data. Guidance may also come directly from… Read more →

3/18/20 UPDATE: The latest on the national fight against Coronavirus with words from CDC, WHO, and the medical field

3/18/20 UPDATE: The latest on the national fight against Coronavirus with words from CDC, WHO, and the medical field

As always, a reminder that I am not a medical doctor. I know a few, and they are all awesome! But I am not one. Nor am I a healthcare professional of any kind. These updates are my way of helping everyone sift through the riff-raff. My goal with these posts is to pass along relevant information from the medical… Read more →

Running list of identifying misinformation on Coronavirus

Running list of identifying misinformation on Coronavirus

This is going to be a running list, updated as needed, of the bogus stuff I’ve seen floating around the internet / social media as it relates to Coronavirus. Sadly, I don’t have time to unpack and explain why/how every false piece of information on this list is false. I wish I did, but I don’t. But, suffice it to… Read more →

3/17/20 UPDATE: New info on Coronavirus from medical researchers, CDC, WHO and medical professionals

3/17/20 UPDATE: New info on Coronavirus from medical researchers, CDC, WHO and medical professionals

In the past few weeks I’ve been doing my best to keep tabs on the Coronavirus research and information that – in my opinion – I haven’t spent as much time on how you can prepare for the lifestyle changes that are being / will be implemented. So, aside from the latest news on Coronavirus, I’m also going to take… Read more →

Respect the polygon: A Coronavirus mathematics update & analogy

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The other day, I posted about the mathematics of coronavirus spread. I used extrapolation to make an estimate about the number of potential cases in the state. It was using a few assumptions, but since we knew the assumptions, we were able to keep the final number – about 100 – in context. This time, it will be a bit… Read more →