COVID

We’ve all had that one doctor we really didn’t like, the one who didn’t listen, was brusque, and gave you what turned out to be bad advice, right? You know, the one whose bedside manner was somewhere between Don Rickles and Bill Maher.

From time to time, people decide that their own Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness (to coin a phrase) are more important than the safety of their fellow citizens. But states have laws mandating that they protect public health, someti

We all know people who said, “I had COVID, but it wasn’t too bad after the first couple of days.  After that, I had a cough and was tired for maybe a week.  Pretty much like the flu.” 

Join host Cameron English as he sits down with Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on Episode 39 of the Science Dispatch podcast:

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most devastating events in public health in the U.S. over the last half-century. It’s also the most scrutinized health emergency in history.

We have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, new viral variants, such as the many subtypes of Omicron, are less susceptible to the vaccines developed to protect against th

Virtually all infectious disease experts and epidemiologists would unhesitatingly agree with the headline of this article, and yet there are some armchair experts who demur.

Reading the medical literature – that is, articles reporting studies of various aspects of health and disease – can be enlightening.  It’s how we docs keep up with new knowledge and progress, after all, but it can also be frustrating – for ex

The COVID-19 pandemic rages on, in spite of pronouncements to the contrary by President Biden and some media armchair experts. Total hospitalizations in the U.S.

Join host Cameron English as he sits down Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on episode 32 of the Science Dispatch podcast: