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Peter's Memo: Cashing in on Covid

As the saying goes, “Another day, another dollar.” That’s how people shilling for shady Covid-19 cures must view the pandemic. One day it’s ivermectin, the next it’s hydroxychloroquine or colloidal silver.

COVID-19January 26, 2023Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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Are COVID-19 racial disparities really a thing of the past?

COVID-19January 18, 2023David Schardt, Ashley Hickson, DrPH, MPH, Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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Can vitamin D prevent Covid or colds?

Does vitamin D “support immune health,” as some supplement labels claim?

COVID-19November 15, 2022
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Meet the new pox; same as the old pox

It’s not as if the U.S. monkeypox response has been ideal, but we actually began with a head start. Unlike in the early days of COVID-19, viable vaccines were available for monkeypox in the form of smallpox vaccines.

COVID-19October 31, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH, Stephanie Rogus, PhD, RDN
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Vitamin D to fight COVID-19? Not so fast.

Remember hydroxychloroquine? Yes, there were anecdotes and observational studies, but, no, it flunked the gold standard for evidence, randomized controlled trials. Ditto with ivermectin. Now the man named “the most influential spreader of coronavirus misinformation online” is promoting another candidate for magic bullet: vitamin D.

COVID-19October 26, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH, David Schardt
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Beware of risky UV disinfecting wands

Some ultraviolet (UV) disinfecting wands—pitched to kill bugs like E. coli or Salmonella on surfaces—emit unsafe levels of radiation that may injure skin or eyes in a few seconds, warns the FDA. Some wands gave off 3,000 times more UV-C than the recommended limit.

COVID-19October 14, 2022
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Smoke & mirrors: How to spot health misinformation

Misinformation is nothing new, but our 24-hour news cycle and social media have made things worse than ever. Falsehoods were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than the truth, according to one study. Some basic tips: Never share anything if you’ve only read the headline. And if you’re unsure if an article is accurate, don’t share it. Here’s what else to know about health misinformation.

Fact vs. FictionSeptember 22, 2022Caitlin Dow, PhD
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Surprise! Supplement makers claim their products are effective against long Covid

It’s no surprise that in this confusing environment, with millions of patients desperate for help, some companies have taken advantage of how loosely dietary supplement claims are regulated to sell unproven long COVID treatments.

COVID-19September 21, 2022David Schardt, Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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Now you see it, now you don’t

It’s long been held that the more general immune-enhancing characteristics of the century-old bacilli Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine might convey protection against diseases other than TB. Why not Covid-19?

COVID-19September 20, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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Targeting truth: gagging pharmacists in Missouri

There’s so much COVID-19 misinformation out there, it’s easy to become desensitized to it. But, a recently passed Missouri law (the Gag Rule) takes misinformation to a new height (low?) and may shock even the most cynical among us.

COVID-19September 1, 2022Lisa Mankofsky, Esq., Matthew Simon, Esq., Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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