Month: April 2020

Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/health/california-doctors-coronavirus-claims/index.html A news conference by two California doctors who downplay the threat of COVID-19 and encourage reopening of the cities has recently gone viral. The doctors who are not epidemiologist and who run urgent care centers in Bakersfield used non-peer reviewed data to make their case against shelter in place order. The two have featured on … Read more

“Greenhouse Gas Emissions Predicted to Fall Nearly 8% – Largest Decrease Ever,” NPR, April 30th, 2020

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In an NPR article by Jennifer Ludden and Jeff Brady, the authors connect the dots between Covid-19 and the massive reduction in energy demand, and other influencing factors in the U.S./world economy. Their major claim is that this perfect storm, as a result of warmer winter combined with movement-restrictions related to Covid-19, will reduce greenhouse … Read more

Tips to Extend Life, Cleanliness, and Effectiveness of Homemade Masks

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April 27th, 2020: USA Today Article wrote an article based on CDC recommendations for COVID-19 Prevention and Control Masks. It details materials to use in making masks at home and techniques for keeping them clean and effective. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/04/27/how-clean-care-for-store-and-reuse-masks-protect-coronavirus-n-95-elastometric-homemade-covid-19/5148025002/

Richard Horton: ‘It’s the biggest science policy failure in a generation’

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The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labeled a pariah – https://www.ft.com/content/8e54c36a-8311-11ea-b872-8db45d5f6714 “Horton’s philosophy is, however, faithful to the spirit of Lancet founder Thomas Wakley, a surgeon and social reformer once described as an “honest denouncer of invidious distinctions betwixt the rich and the poor”. Wakley named the journal after a … Read more