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I struggled for 36 years in Rheumatology to figure out how Plaquenil works in our diseases, and never did.  But I think I might understand, at least in part, how it’s working in its new role as our savior from Mr. coronavirus. It’s just a matter of simple chemistry.  OHC (hydroxychloroquine: Plaquenil) accumulates in acidic intracellular organelles,Continue reading “How Plaquenil May Work”

The Chinese Health and Public Health Ministry Guideline on Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Diagnosis and Treatment (revision #6) was released in Beijing March 4th.  The guideline derives from experiences in treating over 80,000 Chinese patients.  The document has been translated from Mandarin and stealthily but broadly circulated for about a week. Dr. Ainlin Xu, anContinue reading “The Chinese COVID-19 Guidelines March 4th”

My Saturday post mentioned initial findings that the old anti-rheumatic drug Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) may have some significant activity against coronavirus. The Chinese Health Ministry guidelines on coronavirus have been stealthily and widely distributed. I saw both versions (translated and Mandarin) the same Saturday I made my post. The guidelines even made it to a GPContinue reading “Plaquenil for corona”

On my walk home from Kathy’s office this morning, I ran into 3 old girlfriends from work standing in front of the bus stop across from the hospital.  They weren’t waiting for a bus.  None had a job you could do from home (medical assistant X 2, check-in clerk) and yes plenty of patients wereContinue reading “smokin’ corona”

Just heard another song I want played at my funeral We’ll get up and do it again. Amen

I may have slammed the door to ever riding a bicycle again.  Yesterday, I asked Bill at Campus Bike Shop when I could take in my 6 bikes for him to have a look, with an eye to selling them to cash-strapped students in the Spring.  In the meanwhile, I’m covering my bases by contactingContinue reading “Bye, bye bikes?”

Yesterday, in my post “My Corona”, I suggested this crisis needed a good song and proposed the Knack’s ’79 hit “My Sharona” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2JtsVumFA. But that tune’s a fire-’em-up number, and I think our times in general need something a bit more calming. I heard one this morning, from ’88, that could do. I’m sure you’llContinue reading “Thanks, Bobby”

I submit that what’s missing in this crisis is a good song.  Oh sure, there’s lots of sturm und drang out there, but nothing you can dance to.  And we need a little dancing right now, if only in our socially limited spaces.  Maybe we can resurrect my old high school principal, Hose-Nose Allen, whoContinue reading “My Corona”