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Michael Shaw

DC metro: Fairfax County, VA

Interests: Music, movies, human behavior, fitness (mental, physical, spiritual), true health care--not "disease care" which sadly is the current model

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Are COVID 19, chronic fatigue syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder linked?

This HND piece discusses how COVID-19 might be better understood if it is considered as at least exacerbated by immune dysfunction and excessive viral load. Those two conditions have been demonstrated in the case of the other two diseases. What's... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Lockdowns and vaccines

This HND piece takes a look at some little known facts about COVID-19 inspired lockdowns and the vaccines. The basic point here is that our reaction to the pandemic is now a bigger story than the pandemic itself. As to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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COVID-19 quick takes--part three

This HND piece continues on from the previous week, this time looking at a ridiculous mask study from the CDC; Pfizer deciding not to pursue the India market for its vaccine; and the WHO inspection of the Wuhan Lab. We... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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COVID-19 quick takes—part two

This HND piece continues the tradition started last November, in which we discuss a few current topics in the world of COVID-19. In this article we look at: ♦ What really happened to the mysterious Placer County, CA person who... Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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A look at COVID-19 testing

This HND piece spotlights the serious accusations against the current PCR-based COVID-19 test. A group of 22 distinguished scientists have demanded that the original paper describing the test be withdrawn. Among other things, they point to a host of major... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Taking a shot...or not

This HND piece examines the rather large resistance to taking the COVID-19 vaccine, compared to the universal acceptance of the polio vaccine program of the 1950s and early 1960s. It might be hard for people to understand today that even... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Infection control in the age of COVID-19

This HND piece examines specific infection control procedures that are used in areas exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While the term "infection control" is most often applied to healthcare facilities, any time we don a mask or maintain social distancing,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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California COVID dreamin’ and more

This HND piece examines the paradox whereby California has the most COVID-19 cases, along with the tightest lockdown rules. Moreover, on a per capita basis, California's active cases are about 30 percent higher than that of Florida, which has virtually... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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2021—Commentary And Speculation

This HND piece first takes a look back at 2020, and then offers some speculation on what 2021 will bring. Among other things, we focus on feckless and incompetent leaders, both in public health and at the administrative level. That... Continue reading

Posted Jan 3, 2021 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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A look at Howard Bauchner's wish list for 2021

This HND piece examines the wish list put forth by Bauchner, the editor in chief of JAMA. We try to be kind, but the virtue signaling and platitudes are too much to ignore. He does come up with one good... Continue reading

Posted Dec 26, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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COVID-19 mass hysteria and questions

This HND piece takes a look as to how science does not matter in the least to many of our dictatorial leaders, in the wake of COVID-19. New York State's own contact tracing data names restaurants as a location with... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Slowing down the transmission of COVID-19

This HND piece takes a look at the rising number of cases, and recaps how we think that the virus is spread. thus, the old controversy of airborne versus droplets is reopened. Regarding masks, the consensus is that they help... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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There’s more than COVID-19 in play here

This HND piece critiques the notion that COVID-19, all by itself, is causing private medical practices to close. Anyone who has studied healthcare since the advent of Medicare, knows quite well that factors have been in play for more than... Continue reading

Posted Dec 6, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Holiday travel 2020

This HND piece examines the upcoming post-Thanksgiving holiday travel outlook. As you might expect, air travel is down by quite a bit, but people seem to be doing plenty of car trips. Still, the overall amount of travel is down... Continue reading

Posted Nov 28, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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More on lockdowns and masks

This week's HND piece features some new information on everyone's least favorite subject: COVID-19. We touch on how more aggressive measures, including curfews are being proposed, and the purposeful conflation of positive tests with "cases" of the actual acute disease.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 22, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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COVID-19 quick takes--part one

This HND piece presents several new findings on COVID-19, including the retraction of a big mask study; the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine; the Vitamin D connection; and melatonin as a possible therapy. While the authorities seem to be trying to scare us... Continue reading

Posted Nov 15, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Year end COVID-19 questions and concerns

This HND piece looks at the latest in recommendations on such matters as social distancing, mask use, holiday gatherings and holiday travel. CDC guidelines are presented, but the agency defers to the states, and these vary widely. We also touch... Continue reading

Posted Nov 8, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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We have a scheduling conflict

This HND piece examines the murky world of Drug Scheduling. While many abuses and inconsistencies could be discussed, we focus on the insane treatment of cannabis—presently part of the dreaded Schedule I. Bear in mind that to be in Schedule... Continue reading

Posted Nov 1, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Serendipitous salivary glands

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... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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COVID-19's unseen casualties

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... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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The latest on masks

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... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Latest research on type 2 diabetes

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... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Current COVID-19 highlights

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... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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Achieving peace of mind during the pandemic

This HND piece journeys away from the technical and political aspects of COVID-19, and offers some practical suggestions on how to achieve some peace of mind in the midst of the crisis. We draw on several sources, and even reference... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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COVID-19 and the fall of the experts

This HND piece examines a few more failures of the public health "experts," who are guiding us (and not very well) through the novel coronavirus pandemic. We first discuss the scandal involving the hypersensitivity of the most-used screening test. Because... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2020 at Shaw's Eco-Logic

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