[Update a while later]
Link fixed, sorry.
Category Archives: Health
A Cold-War Antiseptic
This seems like it should be a bigger deal:
“The drug, miramistin, was developed for the Soviet Space Program. While little known in the West, it blocks or kills flu, human papillomaviruses (HPV), coronaviruses, adenoviruses and HIV, according to University of Manchester scientists.” [Emphasis added]
Forcing Schools To Reopen
Don’t do it, but don’t force parents to pay for closed schools, either.
“Fund students, not systems.” Yes.
Barbados
Is planning to let visitors stay and work remotely for a year.
That’s worth considering. It’s a very interesting place, with good diving.
Scamocracy In America
Thoughts on our corrupt ruling class.
Heterogeneity, And Covid
Some thoughts from Tyler Cowen.
We really need to get a better understanding of how our genetics interact with the disease.
[Update a while later]
The benefits of pooled testing.
I don’t understand why they haven’t been doing this. Other than, of course, continued incompetence at the CDC.
Cholesterol
It’s nice to see more published recognition of this, but it’s only news to people who haven’t been paying attention.
Hydroxycholoriquine
How many people did the media’s anti-Trump hysteria kill?
Restaurants
Who is ready to go back to them?
The notion of wearing a mask in a restaurant is absurd. You can’t eat with a mask on. This is another area in which the pandemic hasn’t affected me much, because I’ve never liked going out to eat at restaurants, other than for social reasons. It’s both expensive and unhealthy to pay someone else to cook for you, and I don’t like having people serve me.
The Feckless Republicans
In the face of both the pandemic and the lawlessness, Bob Zimmerman isn’t happy with either the party or Trump.