Dr. Bow Tie
1/3/2021: Hindsight Must Be 2020
It’s a new year. Not much has actually changed, but there is still a sense of renewal in the air. A chance at a fresh start, which is...
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Managing Health Expectations
A Hospitalist Sifts Through Disinformation
I'm Dr. Joseph Thomas. I am an M.D. and I work as a hospitalist in Western New York. I started writing long-form status updates on Facebook to sort through all the disinformation that was being bandied about regarding COVID-19. I needed a place to collect those posts, and I forgot how much I like regularly writing, even if it's not so much creative as it is exasperated. I'm going to try to be regular in my updates around my work schedule. Please get your vaccine, and for now, wear a mask indoors and in crowds - the pandemic is still ongoing.
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Dec 23, 2020
- 8 min
12/23/20: COVID-19+Vaccines, Part II: Infertility, New Strains, and When Does Normal Return?
So, before we start, if you haven't read "COVID-19 and Vaccines" (Part I) from December 4th, I recommend that first. Since that was...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
12/16/2020: Vaccination Day!
Leading by example. This is me getting the COVID-19 vaccine! It is also me realizing that while this angle does a lot to make my arm look...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
My Return to Music Is Art's Eighth Note Sessions Video Podcast!
A couple of months ago I was a guest on the Eighth Note Sessions podcast from Music Is Art. Shout out to Devin and Michael for having me...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Dec 3, 2020
- 8 min
12/4: COVID-19 AND VACCINES: How It Was Not Rushed, How It Was Developed, Side Effects
So we've had some great news this past week. Both Pfizer and Moderna are seeing strong results from their vaccine trials, AstraZeneca and...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 13, 2020
- 4 min
COVID-19: ROUND 2 (or 3, technically)
We flattened the curve. The curve rose again. I'm not being dramatic. I spend 1/3 of my work time at a COVID-19 Treatment Center. At peak...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
October 26th: COVID-19 and Holidays
As with many folks, the holiday season is a wonderful time of year. However, this year - as with most things - the joy may be dampened....
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 5 min
ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE
In the upcoming election, there is a group that is voting for Trump based solely on the idea that he will stop abortions. Here are 6...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 1 min
October 8th: The NEJM
If you have friends in healthcare, odds are you’ve seen this article posted. One of the foremost scientific journals in the world has...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
October 5th: Let's Actually Talk About Flu Prevention (And Answer Some Questions About Ingredients)
I know I just posted on Saturday. And I am infuriated by the damned publicity stunt performed by a man about whom I tried to be...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
October 3rd: COVID-19 and Trump
The man who has consistently downplayed the seriousness of this pandemic, has mostly refused to wear a mask, and has not taken enough...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
August 31st: COVID-19 and Death Certificates, Part II
Apparently my posts are just going to loop back on themselves in this pandemic, because the misinformation keeps trying to return. Social...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 5 min
July 29th: The Breitbart Doctors
I was just thinking to myself the other day that I didn’t have much more to say for the moment on social media, because anything I can...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
June 22nd: Systemic Racism (Not Directly About COVID-19)
I see a lot of people trying to shrug off these protests, or state that racism is no longer a thing, or people who still think that when...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
June 17th: COVID-19 - The Middle (Not The End)
As a few of my friends and colleagues have pointed out, COVID-19 did not end just because people decided they were bored of it. Cases are...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
June 11th: COVID-19 and Protesting
Normally my posts these days are reactive, trying to set information straight and sort through it. Today I wanted to share something a...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 5 min
May 26th: COVID-19 and Masks
(Updated 7/21/2020) Seeing lots of posts these days about masks. People are using every means necessary to justify not wearing a mask...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
May 19th: COVID-19 and Reopening
As it turns out, Georgia misreported data to make it look like cases were down trending after reopening! Except that they WEREN’T. They...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
May 8: A DISGRACED SCIENTIST/TWO GRIFTERS FROM CALIFORNIA or “Telling People What They Want to Hear"
So a couple of videos have come out in the last couple of weeks claiming to reveal bombshell information about COVID-19 and the physical...
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Dr. Bow Tie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
April 24th: COVID-19 and Death Certificates
There are a lot of conspiracy theories going around about what Dr. Birx said on TV about adding COVID-19 as a cause of death when...
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