by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 8, 2020 | Activism, COVID-19, Disease, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
The poet Milton, who, crippled by age, stated his regret he could not do more to serve God, “They also serve who only stand and wait.” You can protect everyone in your community if you would just stay home. During the next two weeks, a biologic wave will sweep across...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Flu, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Patient Care, Policy, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, 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. | Feb 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Disease, Flu, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, 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. | 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. | 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. | Aug 14, 2018 | Boston, Environment, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, Weather
Around the world, global warming damages our planet more each year, and Boston is not immune. In Japan, hundreds die of heatstroke. In California, firestorms gut canyons and mountains. Greenland ice is melting at unprecedented rates, forcing polar bears into...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jul 29, 2018 | Disease, Environment, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal
“I live on Martha’s Vineyard and work outdoors. I always find a few ticks when I come back indoors. Last year I had Lyme disease, so this year I started wearing permethrin-treated clothing. I have yet to see one tick on me this year.” — Kevin C. The mainstream media...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 27, 2018 | Boston, Disease, Environment, Fitness Gear, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal, Uncategorized
“I love everything in the world … except for ticks.” – The Dalai Lama New England has the highest incidence of Lyme disease in the world, with Martha’s Vineyard and Westchester, NY leading the way. This summer we will have another difficult season with Lyme and...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Aug 6, 2017 | Boston, Environment, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine
“Enemy of the People” In the Henrik Ibsen play “Enemy of the People.” the citizens of a small Norwegian town believe that bathing in the local mineral springs is good for one’s health. The town’s doctor discovers that the springs make people ill. The doctor, simply by...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jul 30, 2017 | Disease, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Uncategorized
“I love everything in the world … except for ticks.” – The Dalai Lama This summer in New England we will have significant increases in tick-borne diseases, most frequently Lyme disease. A combination of warmer winters and a very wet spring have...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Nov 6, 2013 | Alzheimer's, Back Pain, Infectious Disease, Oral Health, Pain Management
We have been building towards this moment in medicine for 30 years. Thirty years in the genomic age is not a long time. In medicine, crystalline moments can accrue over a millennium, until a principle is recognized. Such patiently acquired knowledge is not easily...
