Before a prescription medication is available for public use, it goes thru numerous testing and trials. Understanding this process is extremely important in this time of Covid. I will try to explain how a chemical compound goes from “discovery” to being...
1958. Germany. You are 26 years old. A new mother to be, and 2 months pregnant. BUT, with severe morning sickness. You go to the doctor, and you are recommended a new medication, Contergan, to help your morning sickness. You feel GREAT !! Your morning sickness is...
Over the last few days, there have been a lot of confusing statements made by the newscasters in describing the “how” Covid-19 infection is transmitted. Unfortunately, the newscasters do not differentiate between a “lay person definition” and a...
It is now late March 2020, and everyone of us are very familiar mantra, “Wash your hands”, attempting to avoid getting infected. More importantly, we should wash our hands with SOAP, not just water. This raises the question, “How does simple SOAP get...
Another crazy week with the Corona !! Although it is quite scary to see New York develop exponential cases, we must keep in mind that New York was one of the first states to put in place drive-thru testing. Hence, the number of tests they have performed over the last...
As we all know, Covid-19 is a new virus for humans, and hence we know very little about this entity. But, for a virus that has been a menace for only 4 months, we have learned an immense amount, through the aggressive research by the various academicians around the...
