Category Archives: Health

The answer: Maybe, but there is significant risk and most infectious disease experts decline to dine inside a restaurant at this time (see below). Here’s the guiding principles from the CDC. My own take–dine outside or at home, but not … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mary Jane F.!

I was interviewed recently by Katy Sewall (formerly at KUOW and Town Hall) for her podcast “The Bitter Sweet Life.” We discussed the fears and disruption of our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. If interested you can listen here: https://bittersweetlife.libsyn.com/episode-320-facing-death-with-jim-demaine

Ed note: This article is long, but an important reminder to keep active and to stay engaged during the pandemic restrictions. From Aeon: Lucy Foulkes is an associate editor at Aeon+Psyche. Previously an academic psychologist, she is interested in social … Continue reading →

Updated: 6/23/20 – thanks to Mary M. Purchase a locally made mask!  Check out over 25 Seattle Good Business Network members from Northwest Sewn and Seattle Made programs who are making and selling masks.  We also included resources for sourcing locally made hand sanitizers.   For … Continue reading →

The lab being used to analyse the nasal swabs is called Atlas Genomics located in the Salmon Bay area of Seattle. They have partnered with a pain clinic to arrange testing. You can look at their web site https://covid-19.atlas-genomics.com/ to … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Times reminds us to keep two sheep apart

A marketing psychology professor from Duke gives a very interesting presentation on why we react the way we do when told we shouldn’t be doing something–and how to reframe the issue. Thanks to Hollis W. for sending this in.

Ed note: Gov. Jay Inslee appears to be moving in the right direction in wanting more testing done in long term care facilities. One time testing is only a start. Testing really needs to be done at least weekly to … Continue reading →

From the New England Journal of Medicine: “With reports of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to domestic cats1 and to tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo,4 coupled with our data showing the ease of transmission between domestic cats, there is a … Continue reading →

From Bill Gates Blog. Thanks to Steve L. for sending this in. In any fight, it’s important to know your enemy. Unfortunately, in our battle against COVID-19, there’s a lot that we still don’t know. How many people are infected … Continue reading →

Thanks to Marilyn W. for sending along this article by Dr. Bromage. It’s the best summary I’ve seen about what the risks of exposure are in this current pandemic. Basically it’s about the dose of viral particles and the time … Continue reading →

The legendary thinker and founder of the Whole Earth Catalog raises a public conversation about end-of-life care during the Covid-19 pandemic. From Wired: Brand is a legendary writer and thinker, the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog and cofounder of the Long Now Foundation. … Continue reading →

By James Wagner in the NYT Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the federal government’s top infectious disease expert, spends 19-hour days helping to lead the fight against the coronavirus. To relieve the stress, he runs daily. But what he really wants, like … Continue reading →