by Tanu S Pandey | Jul 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Brief post about a study published today in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) about Los Angeles COVID-19 infection. “Medical Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies Among Adults in Los Angeles County, California, on April 10-11, 2020” 1952...
by Tanu S Pandey | Jul 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Got many questions about the drug after Dr Fauci announced the NIH study today. Here are some pearls about the ACTT or Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial. Remdesivir: — broad-spectrum anti-viral drug — given intravenously daily for 10 days — no oral form yet —...
by Tanu S Pandey | Jul 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Question: How is SARS (2003) different from COVID-19 when the two viruses are so similar (SARS COV-1 and SARS COV-2)? Salient points from the NEJM article published recently: -Asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is the Achilles’ heel of the Covid-19 pandemic...
by Tanu S Pandey | Jul 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the most interesting applications of AI in healthcare is in the treatment of mental illness. Let me share a novel therapy. It’s called AVATAR therapy in schizophrenia. What is an AVATAR? An AVATAR is a personalized graphical illusion that represents a computer...
by Tanu S Pandey | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
For the first time in 20 years, I held the Swastika in my hands during Diwali in India this year (2017) without feeling a twinge of concern. Last year, when the priest drew out a Swastika on the wall of the entrance of my new home in India, I confess I experienced a...
by Tanu S Pandey | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Two years ago, I decided to make a major change in my life, one that drew gasps of horror from many. I resigned from a faculty position at a prestigious internationally renowned university and accepted a telecommute position at a notorious health insurance company....
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