On April 29, the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, announced promising preliminary results of its clinical trial testing the effect of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients. The study has not been released even as a preprint.* Fauci told the press that he chose to speak about the …
Naproxen (Aleve), Clotting, Viral Growth, and COVID-19: Preliminary Evidence
On April 22, I reported on the first large series of post-mortem analyses that suggested blood clots within the small arteries of the lungs may be at the root of the COVID-19 hypoxemia (low blood oxygen). Since then, New York City doctors have reported strokes occurring in COVID-19 patients under the age of 50, including …
The Virus Has Mutated to Spread Faster
Researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom have collaborated to produce a data collection pipeline that identifies potentially important mutations in the coronavirus in real-time as genome sequences are submitted to the Global Initiative for Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID). The first tool they developed focuses on mutations in the spike protein, the …
Should a female focus on lowering DHT to avoid pattern baldness? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #117
Question: Should a female focus on lowering DHT to avoid pattern baldness? Carrie: DHT is only one of the alpha metabolites. If you just do it in serum, that’s usually what everyone test, but there are some other big ones, androsterone, and 5 alpha-androstanediol is another big one that you can test in your intestine. …
The Second Study on Vitamin D and COVID-19 Is Now Out
The first study on vitamin D and COVID-19 was released as a preprint* on April 23, and a second study was released as a preprint on April 26. Here’s what we can learn from the second study. The first study, which I reported on a few days ago, focused on disease severity, while the second …
Is there an optimum number of meals or insulin spikes per day for optimizing thyroid function? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #116
Question: Is there an optimum number of meals or insulin spikes per day for optimizing thyroid function? Assuming that you’re controlling for the level of insulin sensitivity on the thyroid gland — I guess if I had to throw out a wild guess, the free fatty acid concentration is probably mostly relevant when the free …