What patients seek is not scientific knowledge that doctors hide, but existential authenticity each person must find on her own. Getting...

The 1970 film, M*A*S*H, includes a scene where Major Frank Burns, a pious surgeon, angrily blames an orderly for the death of one of his...

The Infection fatality rate (IFR) has been debated since the beginning of the pandemic. This number represents the percentage of people...

Academia has finally arrived and found the courage to remind public health policymakers of fundamental principles essential to protecting...

It’s not complacency: It’s a virus Let’s call it the “Job syndrome”. Recall the biblical story in the Old Testament about a righteous man...

As a hospitalist, I have been interested in the CDC’s Covid-19 forecasts for hospitalizations. There are multiple entities that provide...

8/23/20 "People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right—especially if events prove you right...

The word “specious” is an adjective that is defined as superficially plausible, but wrong. My recent proposal for a more targeted public...

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On July 8th, I wrote a letter to the governor and my state representatives with the request that they reconsider our state’s public...

On July 7th, data provided by the Oregon Health Authority reported that the 7-day average for new hospitalizations were 7 new patients...

Considering the pandemic restrictions and tracking protocols going forward, I want to share an interview with Dr. Eileen De Villa, the...

Recently, our attention may have been diverted from the daily pandemic headlines and COVID case counts to news of protests and social...

Since March, I have been very interested in any data from SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing.  We were hopeful that this information would...

I have attached an interview below with the Swedish epidemiologist and infectious disease expert, Dr. Johan Giesecke that took place on...

Over the course of the last two weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have shared the scientific observations and opinions of Dr. John...

I have found the following two YouTube links interesting as we navigate alternative solutions to our current pandemic. The first is an...

(This letter was sent to the Governor and elected representatives) COVID-19 Policy in an era of uncertainty At this time, public policy...

The last time I posted on March 23, 2020, there was 1 documented case of COVID-19 in Douglas County.  I indicated that there would be...