Metformin and COVID-19 mortality risk; a timeline of Kobe’s last day
A few things worth checking out: 03-28-2021
#150 – Senator Bill Frist, M.D.: A modern Renaissance man’s journey through science, politics, and business
“Public health has been the stepchild of health and welfare and healing. That is inverted now, and people appreciate it, but are we going to actually deliver on it? Not just next year, and not just put more funding in it, but really do it over a period of time?” —Bill Frist
A win for Topo Chico; COVID-19 vaccine second dose
A few things worth checking out: 02-21-2021
Should you get the COVID-19 vaccine?
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Does vitamin D deficiency raise COVID-19 risk?
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#143 – John Ioannidis, M.D., D.Sc.: Why most biomedical research is flawed, and how to improve it
“We need to defend our method. We need to defend our principles. We need to defend the honesty of science in trying to communicate it rather than building exaggerated promises or narratives that are not realistic.” —John Ioannidis
A few things worth checking out: 12-13-2020
COVID-19 vaccine concerns; visualizing cell signaling pathways; IQ points
#137 – Paul Offit, M.D.: An expert perspective on COVID-19 vaccines
“When people talk to me about how nervous they are that antibodies are fading, I’m not sure you should be nervous about it yet. Let’s wait to see what happens as we move forward with these vaccines.” — Paul Offit
#126 – Matthew Walker, Ph.D.: Sleep and immune function, chronotypes, hygiene tips, and addressing questions about his book
“It’s not time that heals all wounds. It’s actually time during REM sleep and dreaming that provides this emotional convalescence.” — Matthew Walker, Ph.D.
#123 – Joan Mannick, M.D. & Nir Barzilai, M.D.: Rapamycin and metformin—longevity, immune enhancement, and COVID-19
“I think what the mTOR inhibitors are doing is not stopping people from getting infected [with a virus], but if you get infected, there’s a better immune response and your symptoms will be milder.” — Joan Mannick