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This NYT opinion piece makes no sense to me. And I should know
Today, I read the title of Zeynep Tufekci’s opinion piece, “Covid Drugs Save Lives, but Americans Can’t Get Them,” with bewilderment. I then read the piece. Then I read a number of the comments. I became more than bewildered; I … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, The Facts of Life
Tagged bronchiectasis, CMS, COVID, Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, New York Times, Paxlovid, Pfizer, pulmonology, Zeynep Tufekci
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God’s Hammer, guerrilla warfare, Ukraine and the breath of life
When I was a little girl, 5 years old, my lungs asserted themselves inauspiciously. Starting with several months of pneumonia, they proceeded, as I grew up, into various bronchial uproars, and then asthma attacks. It was during an extended asthma … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged bronchiectasis, Crimea, emphysema, glasnost, Howard Fast, My Glorious Brothers, Odessa, perestroika, Putin, Soviet Union, the Maccabees, Ukraine
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Just discovered a new anti-depressant
It’s uncharacteristic, but nevertheless I’ve been a little depressed lately. Not one of those deep plunges into the abyss, but just a bit of emotional lassitude. Lolling around my place, not getting much done in a day. Or, rather, if … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged anti-depressants, bronchiectasis, COVID, depression, Netflix, Omicron, vaxxines, Zoloft
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