by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Flu, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Patient Care, Policy, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2, Testing
George Fu Gao, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, was recently interviewed by Science magazine. Dr. Gao was educated at Oxford and Harvard. He rarely speaks publicly. He is one of the few scientists to have access to the actual Chinese...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2
Gloves Reduce Getting COVID-19 on Your Hands And Wearing Masks Help to Prevent Touching Your Face Let’s Clear Up the Mask Issue COVID-19 can survive on surfaces for 3-5 days. You get it on your fingers from doorknobs, tabletops, shared computers, handshakes,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Mar 1, 2020 | Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, Patient Care, Policy, Public Health
After four decades of working under Medicare, I am obligated to explain that “Medicare for All” won’t work as proposed. Myth No. 1 – “Medicare for All” will save money. Medicare’s stated administrative expense is 1.1% which is an accounting mirage. Medicare receives...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Feb 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Disease, Flu, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2, Seasonal
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread all over China and multiple countries around the world. The History Last December, ophthalmologist Li Wenliang, based on an influx of sick patients at his office, warned fellow doctors in Wuhan, China, to take respiratory...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Dec 21, 2019 | Aging, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Healthy Aging, Preventative Medicine, Public Health
Biogen Pharmaceuticals was the first biotechnical firm, founded in 1978 by two Nobel prize winners, essentially creating the biotechnical industry. It is now risking fallen angel status as it flaunts key principles of science for politics. Biogen is claiming that data...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Nov 23, 2019 | Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, Patient Care, Policy, Public Health
Part One of Two For many, “Medicare for All” (or Single Payor) is a moral imperative. I, too, am in favor of a population-based payor scheme, but like most doctors, I can see Medicare for All will make the problem worse. The degeneration of Medicare, as seen in my...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Oct 21, 2019 | Age Management, Allergies, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Depression, Food, Health and Diet, Health Supplements, Healthy Aging, nutrition
Turmeric is a spice used in curry. In large population studies in India, states that consumed more turmeric had less dementia (Alzheimer’s disease) than in the low-consuming states. Turmeric has become a popular supplement in America. But turmeric has an evil side,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Oct 2, 2019 | Disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Lyme Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is spread by mosquitoes. So is malaria, Zika, and a dozen other serious diseases, I have written about permethrin extensively as an agent to reduce the incidence of Lyme disease. It is a neurotoxin for insects, but not for men or women, and...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 21, 2019 | Activism, Boston, Cancer, Charity, Disease, Environment, Events, Healthy Aging, Outdoors, Public Health, Uncategorized
But the Elephant Gene Pool must Survive to Help UsMany of my relatives have died from cancer. I know everyone reading this has been touched by cancer. As a doctor for 40 years, I have seen countless cancer victims. I’m writing you about a unique opportunity to benefit...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 19, 2019 | Boston, Disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Exercise, Fitness Gear, Infectious Disease, Lyme Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
The mosquitoes that carry EEE can bite any time day or night, the highest frequency is the early evening. Schools in high-risk areas have canceled nighttime athletic contests. There is insecticide spraying in hish risk towns, but this disease very high case-fatality...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 9, 2019 | Cardiac health, Cholesterol, Food, Health and Diet, Healthy Aging, Heart Health, Hypertension, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Weight Loss
Alternate day fasting (ADF) is a new trend in the weight-loss world. Now, there’s research to show that it may have a positive effect in terms of reducing belly fat and lowering cholesterol levels. On August 27, researchers from the University of Graz in Austria...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 8, 2019 | Aging, Cardiac health, Heart Health, Hypertension, Medications, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
How did aspirin’s reputation get to be so bad? Aspirin hasn’t changed. It is a blood thinner that acts by blocking the early stages of a blood clot that causes a heart attack. But too much thinning of the blood and bleeding can result. In the original aspirin studies,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jul 10, 2019 | Boston, Environment, Outdoors, Public Health, Weather
(Image: Algae on Scarborough Pond at Franklin Park on July 5, 2019) Sewage and runoff This year may be the largest algae bloom in the history of the Charles River. 2018 was the rainiest winter in New England history. It created huge runoff of fertilizer and animal...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 29, 2019 | Disease, Environment, Infectious Disease, Lyme Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal, Testing
This year there will be over 400,000 cases of Lyme disease in the US civilian population, an increase of 300% over 20 years. At the same time, there has been a decreased incidence of 95% in our deployed military. Welcome to the Lyme War. These contrasting outcomes...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 28, 2019 | Disease, Environment, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal
“I love everything in the world … except for ticks.” – The Dalai Lama American medicine has failed to prevent and treat Lyme disease in the US civilian population, and you can now get Lyme disease in all 50 states. A 10-year-old playing in his...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 26, 2019 | Cholesterol, Circulatory System, Heart Health, Medications, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
Statin Non-Compliance: The Emperor Needs New Clothes Compliance with cholesterol-lowering drugs, outside of clinical studies, is terrible. 50% of patients who receive a prescription are not taking the medication within 6 months. This falls to 60% after 12 months and...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 13, 2019 | Age Management, Disease, Healthy Aging, Pain Management, Public Health
Post Herpetic Neuralgia can be like a Spear in the Chest It Can Be Prevented – But at a Price Shingles is a virus that resides in nerve roots near the spinal cord. It is activated by aging, most commonly over age 60. A shingles episode lasts approximately three weeks....
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Mar 12, 2019 | Food, Health and Diet, nutrition, Public Health
“Just the Flax and nothing but the Flax” — Officer Joe Friday The benefits of flaxseed have been described for decades. If you eat flaxseeds whole, they will pass through undigested. In practice, the seed is crushed, and the oil is harvested. The most important...
