Disease

A recent paper in Physics of Fluids that blends physics and climate with the traditional SIR pandemic model provides some clues. It is a model and does not promise predictions, just insights into how various parameters interact.

We now know that exposure to the virus and subsequent infection depends not only where you are but how you behave.

       

Two of my grandparents died of lung cancer.

To standardize for differences in population, we present these data on the basis of one million persons.  We used 10-day centered moving averages to smooth out daily fluctuations.

I previously wrote about my first vaccination adventure. It was fantastic. Couldn't have gone better. This time, not so much.

The medication causing all the talk is semaglutide (Oh, you mean Ozempic or Rybelsus, both trade names) that are approved for Type II diabetes because they increase insulin production (the within) and thereby improve glucose metabolism.

In addition to the first three groups reporting, the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) has obtained data from an additional six sites or collaborations.

I never dreamed this would be possible. Of course, so many things are possible today that I thought were impossible that I’m almost embarrassed to admit it (but I have no pride).

“Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight.