Tag Archives: pandemic

Visiting New York City

Posted on May 3, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

I have not been in the city since late February 2020. Much has changed.  It is now a ghost town.  Nobody rides the subway and there are no cabs.  On the bright side, there are plenty of parking spaces and … Continue reading →

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I am Pissed off!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From Perry Gershon: I am pissed off! The Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, said yesterday that state and local governments should declare bankruptcy if they find themselves in a financial hole due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Is he serious? How in … Continue reading →

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How Fast is the Coronavirus spreading?

Posted on April 21, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Rt is a key measure of how fast the virus is spreading. It’s the average number of people who become infected by an infected and infectious person. Rt = 1 means one infected person infects one other person on average. … Continue reading →

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Children as Likely to Get Coronavirus as Adults, but Don’t Get Sick.

Posted on April 19, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Does Your Kid Have to Wear a Mask Outside?  The CDC is asking all adults to wear masks. But what about kids? By Tara Santora  Apr 10 2020, 8:25 AM   Why is this question so important?  If children were … Continue reading →

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Slap in the Face of New Yorkers

Posted on April 15, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Long Island needs a leader right now, not a rubber stamp for the Trump administration’s irresponsible policies and erratic procedures. That’s not how a member of Congress should act. Congressional District NY-01 in Suffolk County should have a representative who … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Kills Men More than Women. Why?

Posted on April 15, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

In Italy, men made up nearly 60 percent of people with confirmed cases of the coronavirus and more than 70 percent of those who died of COVID-19.  In China men and women were infected in roughly equal numbers, but the … Continue reading →

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Is the Curve Flattening in NY City?

Posted on April 9, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

There has been talk about the flattening of the curve of new reported COVID-19 cases indicating at the very least a slowing growth of the caseload in New York City.   I found the following data in an interesting “working paper” … Continue reading →

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How Insurers are Covering COVID-19

Posted on April 4, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

from Healthcare Dive. Updated April 3, 2020 • By Samantha Liss Insurers are weighing how best to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as cases swell in the U.S. Here is a tracker to follow the latest policy … Continue reading →

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Where Were You Lee Zeldin?

Posted on March 27, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

In the March 19 issue of the Western Edition of The Southampton Press, the A section is devoted to articles about the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on Suffolk County and Southampton Town. There are quotes and statements from Governor … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 in Suffolk County

Posted on March 25, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Patch.com just published the latest local figures for Suffolk County as of yesterday and they were obtained from the official  county site here: conf. cases deaths population 2017 cases per 1000 people * Islip: 395 333700 1.183697932 Huntington: 358 203276 … Continue reading →

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Dire Report from Epicenter Bergamo

Posted on March 22, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Click and watch this disturbing video from a Bergamo hospital A new report published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM; arguably the top medical journal in the world) makes the point that hospitals are major sites of corona-virus … Continue reading →

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Doctors Feeling Outrage

Posted on March 21, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Coronavirus tragedy: Chinese doctor who postponed wedding to treat patients dies of infection.  Feb 21,2020.   From Norbert Goldfield (Ask Nurses and Doctors LLC, AND) Three updates from AND From Andrew Goldstein. If you read anything today – read this. … Continue reading →

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COVID-19: What is the Best Mitigation Strategy?

Posted on March 18, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Interesting and thorough paper on COVID-19 disease modeling in the UK and the USA with an emphasis on analysis of each mitigation strategy (quarantine, closing schools, etc) or combination of strategies.  It is a 20-page paper.  So I am reprinting … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 is here!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

We now have a confirmed case admitted at Southampton Hospital.  It is time to reassess.   Although there is but a single patient confirmed on the South Fork of Long Island, suspicion is running high. (update 3/11: 6 cases in Suffolk … Continue reading →

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