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August 05, 2020

A Review of (For Now) Every Hydroxychloroquine Randomized Trial for Covid-19

August 05, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
A Review of (For Now) Every Hydroxychloroquine Randomized Trial for Covid-19

Five negative RCTs and one negative pre-print do not a miracle cure make.

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August 05, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ 1 Comment
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hydroxychloroquine, hcq, covid-19, coronavirus, randomized trials, outcomes, evidence based medicine


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July 29, 2020

Case Fatality Rate vs. Infection Fatality Rate In COVID-19

July 29, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
Case Fatality Rate vs. Infection Fatality Rate In COVID-19

It Matters. A Lot.

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July 29, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ 1 Comment
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covid-19, coronavirus, epidemiology, case fatality rate, infection fatality rate, plos medicine


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July 28, 2020

How to "Do Your Own Research" on Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19

July 28, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
How to "Do Your Own Research" on Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19

I don’t blame you if you find all the information about hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus overwhelming.

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July 28, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment
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pubmed, hydroxychloroquine, randomized trial, search, covid-19, coronavirus


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July 22, 2020

Black Kids More Likely to Die After Surgery White Kids

July 22, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
Black Kids More Likely to Die After Surgery White Kids

What really matters, race or racism?

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July 22, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment /Source
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race, racism, pediatrics, surgery, outcomes, nsqip


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July 14, 2020

Coronavirus Clinical Trials: Too Much of a Good Thing?

July 14, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
Coronavirus Clinical Trials: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Randomized trials are the gold-standard of medical literature, but that doesn’t mean they are never wrong.

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coronavirus, covid-19, clinical trial, clinicaltrials.gov, jama network open, p-value


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July 08, 2020

A Dozen Ideas to Reopen Schools in the Fall

July 08, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
A Dozen Ideas to Reopen Schools in the Fall

There are ways to make this happen. But we need to get creative.

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covid-19, coronavirus, schools, kids, education, cdc, pediatrics


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July 01, 2020

Moderate Alcohol Intake Won't Save Your Brain

July 01, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
Moderate Alcohol Intake Won't Save Your Brain

Misinterpretations of the study have lead to some erroneous conclusions.

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July 01, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment /Source
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alcohol, cognition, jama network open, trajectory, mental status, vocabulary, word recall, confounding


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June 24, 2020

Coronavirus Antibodies Common After Infection, Not Necessarily Protective

June 24, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
Coronavirus Antibodies Common After Infection, Not Necessarily Protective

New data suggest it may be vaccine or bust.

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June 24, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ 1 Comment /Source
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covid-19, coronavirus, antibodies, neutralizing, nature, titer


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June 17, 2020

Blood Type and COVID-19: There May Be Something Here

June 17, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
Blood Type and COVID-19: There May Be Something Here

Type A seems to be at higher risk. The question is why?

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June 17, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ 1 Comment
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covid-19, coronavirus, blood type, A, B, AB, O, mortality, risk, infection, genetics


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June 10, 2020

A Study To Remind Us Of What It Means To Be Human

June 10, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson
A Study To Remind Us Of What It Means To Be Human

Generosity appears to be built into our brains.

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June 10, 2020/ F. Perry Wilson/ 1 Comment /Source
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altruism, giving, generosity, social science, mechanical turk, science advances, melamed


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