by Ty Davison | May 13, 2020 | News & Commentary
But no, really, go ahead and re-open. As the latest Oregonian article on the subject makes clear, Marion County has no business trying to re-open. But, you know, they’re going to go for it anyway. Five Oregon counties are pushing full speed ahead to reopen at...
by Ty Davison | May 9, 2020 | News & Commentary
Notable: convalescent plasma unable to save patient. First published failure I’m aware of. Patient was making progress post-treatment but was felled by series of strokes stemming from blood clots.
by Ty Davison | May 7, 2020 | News & Commentary
This is no surprise whatsoever to anyone who’s been paying attention to the OHA. I will only excerpt the lede, but the entire article lays out the case. The chief medical officer of the Oregon Health Authority recently made a surprising remark about the spread...
by Ty Davison | May 7, 2020 | News & Commentary
That COVID-19 disproportionally affects minorities should come as no surprise to anyone. Those populations are disadvantaged in a number of ways ranging from income to health to political representation. Why should the results of a pandemic be any different? In fact,...
by Ty Davison | May 4, 2020 | News & Commentary
The move to convalescent plasma as a frontline treatment has been frustratingly slow. This was an obvious treatment choice (to me at least) back in March. On the brighter side, we continue to see success stories that involve convalescent plasma. We’re also...
