by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 14, 2020 | COVID-19
A recent paper out of China indicates that the COVID-19 virus could be found in air samples 13 feet from the patient source. Not surprisingly, air and surface samples showed greater contamination in the ICU than the general wards but the virus was widely distributed...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Dr. Marissa Carter
On March 1st, my friend and colleague, Marissa Carter, PhD emailed me a graph of her COVID-19 infection rate model. After seeing it, I put my mother in quarantine the following week. Her model turned out to be far more accurate than the Harvard model (or other models)...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19
Here’s a guest blog from a friend and colleague who practices Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and is also a Critical Care physician. I believe that she should remain anonymous for now. However, I was inspired by the emails and texts she has sent me and thought you...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 10, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Here’s a guest blog from a friend and colleague who practices Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and is also a Critical Care physician. I believe that she should remain anonymous for now. However, I was inspired by the emails and texts she has sent me and thought you...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 10, 2020 | COVID-19
Earlier this week I wore an N95 mask all day in the Wound Clinic, and then spent the evening doing wound care on my own face. I have no right to whine – I only practice two days a week, so I am not doing this EVERY SINGLE DAY. However, the experience made me...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 10, 2020 | COVID-19
I have said that I am a devotee of attorney Knicole Emanuel’s blog “Medicaid Law.” She recently appeared on the Hospital Finance Podcast and answered questions about the suspension of audits such as Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) – something many hyperbaric...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Here’s a guest blog from a friend and colleague who practices Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and is also a Critical Care physician. I believe that she should remain anonymous for now. However, I was inspired by the emails and texts she has sent me and thought you...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19
I have previously blogged about using DNA assay to evaluate the bacteria (or fungi) that colonize chronic wounds. (For the record, I have no financial relationship with MicroGenDx or its predecessor, Pathogenius.) I have not been shy about discussing what I see as its...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 8, 2020 | COVID-19, Dr. Marissa Carter
On March 1st, my friend and colleague, Marissa Carter, PhD emailed me a graph of her COVID-19 infection rate model. After seeing it, I put my mother in quarantine the following week. Her model turned out to be far more accurate than the Harvard model (or other models)...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 8, 2020 | COVID-19
Wednesday, April 15: Adaptation of Hyperbaric Hood for COVID Patients – Check Out This Video! Check out this video by Tom Fox demonstrating how a hood normally used for hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be adapted to provide a high percentage of oxygen to patients...
