by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 17, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
As reported by the White House medical team, the drugs given to President Trump to treat COVID-19 included Regeneron’s antibody cocktail (monoclonal antibodies), Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir (brand name Veklury), and dexamethasone. • Monoclonal antibodies...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
One in 20 North Americans can expect to develop colon cancer, with more than 100,000 new cases each year. A recent review of 80 studies found that most cases of colon cancer are linked to poor lifestyle choices (BMJ Gut, Sept, 2020). Dietary and medication factors...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 26, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
My report on Low Vitamin D Can Increase Risk for and Severity of COVID-19 neglected to include a caution about taking excessive amounts of vitamin D in pills or by injection. You cannot be poisoned by vitamin D through sun exposure or diet alone, but vitamin D...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 19, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Oxford University researchers have started testing inhaled versions of their COVID-19 vaccines compared to those given by intramuscular injection (Associated Press, Sept 14, 2020). An inhaled vaccine could be more effective than those given by injection because it may...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 13, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Vitamin D deficiency increases risk for becoming infected with COVID-19, and for complications and death from the disease. • A study of 500 patients showed that those who had low blood levels of hydroxy vitamin D (<20ng/mL) were twice as likely as those with normal...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 29, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
I have received many emails asking me how I would treat myself if I developed COVID-19. If I had COVID-19 and was not very sick, I do not know if I would take anything. Today there are no drugs or treatments proven to prevent or cure COVID-19, and the U.S. Food and...
