CTT #39: What’s the truth about Covid-19’s origins?
Several recent news stories have revived the debate over whether the novel coronavirus was first transmitted from a bat to a human via a wet market in Wuhan, China, or …
CTT #38: Masks in classrooms for students this fall?
Dr. Anthony Fauci recently called for schools to reopen “full blast,” with in-person classes five days a week. Meanwhile, CDC officials said that schools should resume in-person learning as soon …
CTT #37: Will pandemic stress cause clinicians to quit medicine?
Co-host Dr. Pearl spoke with several critical care physicians in a recent Forbes article. One of those doctors described waking up regularly before sunrise, covered in sweat. Another seasoned physician …
CTT #36: Is the J&J vaccine scare an overreaction or scientifically valid?
The FDA has recommended a temporary pause of the J&J vaccine until scientists can sort out what’s causing a rare (and, in one case, fatal) blood clot in a six …
CTT #35: How young is too young to be vaccinated?
As vaccines get rolled out to younger and younger Americans, parents have questions and are raising serious concerns. Polls show just half of U.S. parents plan to get their children …
CTT #34: What happened after Dr. Pearl’s ‘Covid-19 flight from hell’?
On Forbes, Dr. Robert Pearl wrote about his recent trip from San Diego to New York, which he referred to as the “Covid-19 Flight From Hell.” The article has been …
CTT #33: Why aren’t we producing generic vaccines?
Moderna, Pfizer and now Johnson & Johnson have emerged as surprising heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic—pulling our nation out of this pandemic one vaccine shot at a time. This week, …
CTT #32: Is herd immunity almost here?
A respected doctor recently published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal predicting, “We’ll have herd immunity by April.” Many other respected doctors took to social media to contradict him, …
CTT #31: How long do Covid-19 symptoms persist? What’s a normal recovery?
A listener of this show wrote in with a question about her ongoing coronavirus symptoms. A month after testing positive, she’s still not back to feeling like herself. According to …
CTT #30: Are the mutant strains of Covid deadlier?
Variants (or mutant strains) of the coronavirus have popped up in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil. These strains are highly transmissible, sparking concerns that the variants could be more …