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COVID Death Rates vs. Car Crashes?

Yesterday I was reading comments by former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb that the pandemic was over. In that same news piece was an infographic on COVID death rates per 100,000. That caused me to look up car crash death rates by state using the same metrics and I wasn’t surprised by the comparison. What did…read more

New CDC Data on Omicron Says It All: 91% Less Lethal

OK, it’s finally time to officially stop the insanity with Omicron. We had data from South Africa that discussed that it was far less lethal and much more transmissible. The data to date has generally supported those facts. Now a CDC study makes it official. Let’s dive in. The New CDC Data The CDC and…read more

Living on a Boat Changes How You View the Enviroment

You may have been wondering why I haven’t blogged for a week. I was on a scheduled sailing trip in the British Virgin Islands. Living on a boat teaches you all sorts of stuff that I thought I’d share as it changes your perspective on your environmental impact. Let’s dig in. Why Boats? As I’ve…read more

Almost Up in Smoke

Our hearts and prayers go out this morning to the people near our Clinic HQ site in Colorado who lost their homes last night to a wind-fueled monster fire. In fact, that fire came within a few hundred yards of our Clinic and research site. This is that story. A Crazy Wind Day I’m on…read more

Omicron Update and More Zombie Apocolypse Misinformation

I’m still on a holiday blogging schedule, but a patient just sent a whacky blog on Omicron so I thought it was time to respond. So here’s an update on all things Omicron. Let’s dig in. Omicron Hospitalization Update Early on in this pandemic, the epidemiologists had a message that was quickly drowned out by…read more

Happy Holidays!

The holidays were always a very special time in our house growing up and I have continued that tradition with my family. Because of the way things work out this year with my schedule, I’ll be taking this week off from blogging. Hence, I wanted to wish you and your family a very merry and…read more

Is Omicron a Zombie Apocalypse or a Nothing Burger?

Omicron is all over the news right now. Most of the headlines are pretty scary as the media tracks how crazy fast this variant is spreading. However, what does the actual data tell us? Let’s dig in. Omicron Blogging? Are You Nuts? Omicron is a new COVID variant that can spread more rapidly and has…read more

The World’s Best and Most Advanced

“Stem Cell Wild West” websites are a dime a dozen. One of the more interesting claims out there is of being “The World’s Best” or “The World’s Most Advanced”. Let’s explore that this morning. Lots of Blogs Before I get started this morning, let’s take a second to reflect. As of this blog, I have…read more