by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 22, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Yesterday there was a news report on one of the clinical trials using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to reduce the need for intubation in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. There is nothing magic about a hyperbaric chamber for COVID-19 related hypoxia. It is simply a...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 20, 2020 | COVID-19
With Texas hospitals nearly at capacity, this past Tuesday, the state saw its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases (10,859). There are now 281,085 known cases statewide. The same day, three top officials in the Center for Disease Control (CDC) published a...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 17, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT
If you are interested in understanding more about helmet oxygenation systems, here is a fantastic app that will walk you through it. Here is additional information about the helmet system vendors and pricing (with thanks to Julio Garcia who provided the information...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 16, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
This article was provided by my friend and colleague, Julio R. Garcia RN, WCC, ACHRN, Program Director for the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Springhill Medical Center. “Helmet-based ventilation” may become even more vital as battles continue with...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 15, 2020 | COVID-19
Check out this free JAMA article by Wiersinga and colleagues that provides a concise review of the pathophysiology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. In the same online issue of JAMA is an article discussing the high prevalence of persistent symptoms...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Dr. Marissa Carter
Here’s another fascinating article by my friend and colleague, Dr. Marissa Carter. I believe she is an unbiased voice in the cacophony of experts, and provides insights unavailable elsewhere. I appreciate her taking the time to write these articles and share them....
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 13, 2020 | COVID-19
Here is a guest blog from Helen Gelly, MD. I could not have said it better. — Caroline Bright, intelligent, and (reasonably) well-educated medical professionals have seemingly lost their minds — tweeting and re-posting articles on social media about how...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Miscellaneous Musings
A much-admired colleague told me a shocking story this morning which demonstrates why she is so admired. I hope she will share the story in her own words later, but I want to talk about it now. Walking down the hall of her medical office building, she saw a patient...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 9, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Healthcare Payment Policy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been used for many decades to treat a variety of maladies which have as their common denominator low tissue oxygen levels (hypoxia). Thanks to the pioneering work of Steve Thom and others, HBOT has also been proven to mitigate the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 6, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Healthcare Payment Policy
I am a huge fan of attorney Knicole Emanuel’s legal blog. Here’s a link to her most recent post about the current expiration date of the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). Unless it is renewed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),...
