Shaw's Eco-Logic

This HND piece discusses the recent discovery—by a team located in the Netherlands—of two never-before-seen salivary glands. Although the intent was to do PSMA PET/CT scans of prostate cancer patients, these glands unexpectedly appeared.

If this discovery holds up—and it has already been confirmed in one hundred other subjects—it will go down in history along several other famous serendipitous discoveries. The most well-known of these in Penicillin, but the piece details a few more. For now, the proposed location of these organs is one more to avoid during cancer radiation therapy.

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This HND piece examines the unseen...the hidden victims of SARS-CoV-19. We're talking about all those schoolchildren forced into an ill-conceived absurd-on-its-face experiment in so-called "Distance Learning." Even if this madness worked in teaching the kids—which it clearly doesn't—there's still the matter of all the other benefits that occur when a kid actually attends school in person.

How about interaction with friends, participation in sports, music, the arts, along with nutrition programs? And, don't forget that teachers and school nurses are often the first to spot child abuse. Any teacher or student who is vulnerable to COVID would also be vulnerable to any respiratory virus. Lockdowns have been an epic failure, and so have school closings.

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This HND piece examines the latest research on the efficacy of masks, as a protective measure against SARS-CoV-2. Some interesting observational studies are discussed, including a "before and after" situation at Mass General Brigham. This is about as close to a controlled experiment as we are ever going to get.

I also spotlight an interesting animal study, and the opinions of some real experts—not the puffed-up government types who have been dominating the discourse.

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In this HND piece, we take a break from COVID-19 coverage to look at the latest on type 2 diabetes. We start with two so-called landmark studies, and then get into more recent developments.

There's the relationship between the use of proton pump inhibitor drugs and the increased risk of developing type 2, and the apparent benefits of Metformin in fending off dementia, and loneliness being a predictor of becoming a type 2 diabetic.

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This HND piece examines a few current facets of the ongoing crisis. We look at the overkill response, including the ridiculous manhandling of a woman outside watching her son's football game. Even when the disease leaves us, will the autocrats keep on their fascistic control over our lives?

We include the fatality rates, published by the CDC, that put this into a better perspective, as well as the comically stupid misinterpretation of these results by the Twitter mob. And, we add some interesting and positive medical news.

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