CONVALESCENT PLASMA The story on the news cycle this week is convalescent plasma (which I shall abbreviate CP). CP is the plasma of an infected person who has recovered from an infectious illness. The idea is that if you administer the plasma of that person to a currently infected patient, [Read More]
Archives for August 2020
COVID-19 rising as leading cause of death
SARS-CoVA 2 is now the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States this year. Heart disease and all cancer deaths still exceed the number of Coronavirus deaths. What is frustrating about this is that some Americans feel that this is not a big deal and that we are all overreacting. I was just so [Read More]
Cyclospora
Want to worry about something OTHER than the pandemic? Well, you're in luck! Let's worry about Cyclospora! It is a parasite that is increasingly prevalent in Travis County. Over 80 cases have been reported and my Physician's Assistant just got a positive result back on one of our patients so add [Read More]
Coronavirus Vaccine
The first phase 3 vaccine trial is underway! Moderna is the biotech company partnering with the National Institutes of Health that is first off the blocks. Phase 1 trials test safety. Phase 2 trials test efficacy and safety in a slightly larger number of people. Then phase 3 trials are done in even [Read More]
