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Category: Latest research

How many layers is your mask?

August 24, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment
Implications for covid spread via droplets: the type of mask you wear is important to minimize droplets and infectious spread of coronavirus.

How many layers is your mask? Does it help limit droplet spread?

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Will face masks protect me from COVID-19?

June 14, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment
Data supports the important role of face coverings, even cloth ones, in preventing COVID-19 spread. This is all the more important because of the high risk of asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19.

“It is a misunderstanding to state that asymptomatic transmission globally is very rare” – the WHO has had to clarify its statements.

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CORONAVIRUS: How long to self-isolate?

May 5, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment
New CDC updates on self isolation. What is self isolation? How is it different than quarantine? What do the latest CDC updates mean for us and how do they protect our health?

How long do we self isolate if we are sick? This is an important question because it determines how long we have to stay isolated in a room in our house to protect others!

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FDA Emergency Authorization: is Remdesivir a COVID-19 Treatment?

May 3, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment
Remdesivir is an intravenous antiviral medication initially designed to treat Ebola. It has had in vitro activity against SARS and MERS coronaviruses. It is actively being studied against COVID-19.

This means remdesivir remains an investigation drug with no approved use, but because of the COVID-19 crisis, emergency use is being allowed to severely ill hospitalized patients.

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Now should I wear a mask? Can I wash them?

April 17, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh 2 Comments

CDC recently recommended everybody wear a cloth mask in public. San Francisco announced Friday a general requirement for the public…

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Posted in: Common COVID-19 Questions, COVID-19, Latest research

Is social distancing effective? When 6 feet is not enough – UPDATED

April 11, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh 1 Comment

UPDATE: many readers have pointed out the data from the cited simulation is a pre-print and has not been peer-reviewed…

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Did it work? First randomized clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19

April 6, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment

We need to discuss the latest updates in COVID-19 treatment options given the “pre-release” results of a hydroxychloroquine intervention from…

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How long can SARS-CoV-2 last in body specimens? 2 new studies.

March 31, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh 3 Comments

I wanted to share two recent studies that question our understanding of how long SARS-CoV-2 can live in various body…

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Treatment success of Dr. Vladimir (Zev) Zelenko

March 29, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh 2 Comments

I’m sure many of you heard of this family practice physician in New York state who has reported 100% success…

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Convalescent plasma as COVID-19 treatment

Dr. Anthony Kaveh 1 Comment

A new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association from China (reference below) reports the use of convalescent…

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Can we quantify the success of social distancing? Yes! Is it worth it? Yes!

March 26, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment

Countries across the world are implementing social distancing. While it is common sense that distancing would decrease the rate of…

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Case Fatality Rate in Italy – Reasons for Overestimation

March 24, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh 4 Comments

Readers may start seeing news headlines about alarmingly high mortality rate in Italy. I want to explain why we think…

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COVID-19 Treatment Review

March 22, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment

@docintegrative COVID-19 Treatments? Please don’t call your doctor for any! ##medical ##COVID19 ##shelterinplace ##bayarea ##docintegrative ♬ Sum 2 Prove –…

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Evidence of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: quick breakdown

March 21, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh 5 Comments

Much media buzz about these well known medications as possible COVID-19 treatments, particularly after an announcement by the president to…

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COVID-19 and pregnancy

March 15, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh 1 Comment

We do not yet know the exact susceptibility of pregnant women to infection, nor the chance of adverse pregnancy outcomes.…

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Posted in: COVID-19, Latest research, Pregnancy

Home test kits

Dr. Anthony Kaveh 1 Comment

With the availability of tests increasing many are asking if they need to be tested. Short answer: home test kits…

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Posted in: Common COVID-19 Questions, COVID-19, Latest research, Testing

What happened in Italy?

March 14, 2020 Dr. Anthony Kaveh Leave a comment

Italy experienced a complete “lockdown” to control the rapid virus spread and significant morbidity and mortality associated with the contagion.…

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Posted in: COVID-19, Latest research, Lockdown

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