by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 2, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A review of 4,103 patients found that obesity and its resultant inflammation, heart disease and diabetes are the most common conditions found in patients requiring hospitalization with COVID-19 (Physician’s Weekly, pre-print, April 14, 2020). Another study of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 27, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
We have no drugs yet proven to prevent or treat COVID-19, although some drugs appear promising, as do transfusions of blood donated by people who have recovered and are now immune. The virus is spread from one person to another; it has not been shown to be spread...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 12, 2020 | Fitness
Committed exercisers should try to continue to exercise during this COVID-19 pandemic, but they should realize that both too much exercise and exercising while sick increase risk for medical complications, such as irregular heartbeats, and death (Brit J of Sports Med,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 6, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
I have no data to show that popular musicians are at greater risk of death from COVID-19 than the general population, but we note the headlines marking the passing of many beloved artists just in the past several days: • Joe Diffie, a Grand Old Opry country music...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 30, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The World Health Organization (WHO) gave the new coronavirus the name “COVID-19” on February 11, 2020, and declared it a pandemic on March 10, 2020. A review of 22 studies on similar human coronaviruses such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome...
