Category Archives: COVID-19
This Year’s Influenza
Infectious disease is a serious medical issue in good times or bad, and the family[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Biological Warfare, LifeVac, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss[Read More]
Apr
Biological Agents As Weapons
Many different disaster scenarios can lead to mass casualties. The largest in the last century,[Read More]
Apr
Call Me Crazy, But Was There A COVID Cover-Up?
The COVID pandemic is over, and the virus is now one of those that circulate[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Podcast: Hypothermia, Pest Infestations, Respiratory Infections
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Podcast: Antibiotic News, Winter Car Survival, Natural Remedies, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Headaches, RSV, Herbal Quality Issues, Protective Vests, Phenylephrine, More
In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast., Dr. Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.[Read More]
Sep
The Kraken Variant
COVID-19 continues to develop new forms of the Omicron strain, which is the predominant form[Read More]
Jan
Paxlovid: Soon To Be Out Of Pocket?
In the battle to prevent severe cases of COVID, the oral medication Paxlovid has become[Read More]
Dec
An Omicron Subvariant: What It Means
As if you weren’t sick of hearing about COVID-19, a new subvariant of omicron has[Read More]
Jan
Cloth Masks?
Early in the pandemic, cloth masks were the preferred protective gear due to the lack[Read More]
Video: Paxlovid As Oral COVID Therapy
The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for a full two years now, and effective[Read More]
Paxlovid: Oral Therapy For COVID
The SARS-CoV2 virus has been the scourge of the modern world for the last two[Read More]
Dec
The Omicron Variant
A recent development in the COVID-19 saga is the emergence of a new strain in[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Antivirals
Although science has made great progress against bacterial disease, our advances against viruses are primitive.[Read More]
Oct
Cloth Masks And Infectious Disease
I haven’t written about infectious diseases for a while, but a recent trip to my[Read More]
Aug
COVID-19 Long-Haulers
The COVID-19 pandemic hit home recently in our family when my brother, sister-in-law, and their[Read More]
Feb
Video Podcast?
After about 600 audio podcasts, Amy and I have decided to experiment with a video[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Podcast: Viral News, Myths
COVID-19 was supposed to peter out around now, but cases are peaking again, with 300,000[Read More]
Jan
Video: Ivermectin for COVID-19?
In this companion video to a recent article, medical preparedness advocate Dr. Joe Alton explores[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Ivermectin, Winter Depression
We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary of my original article “A New Pneumonia”, where[Read More]
Dec
Ivermectin for COVID-19?
we’re coming up on the one-year anniversary of my original article “A New Pneumonia”, where[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Cyclospora, Food Contamination/Safety
The person that’s responsible for the health of their family isn’t just there to stop[Read More]
Oct
What You Might Not Know About Hand Washing
One of the simplest ways to maintain good health is washing your hands. You may[Read More]
Video: “Safe Six”?
In this video companion to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses social distancing guidelines[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Podcast: Microplastics, Safe “Six”
The CDC has recommended that Americans wear masks “in public”, but are vague on what[Read More]
Sep
Practicing Safe Six?
The CDC has recommended that Americans wear masks “in public”, but are vague on what[Read More]
Sep
COVID-19 And Death Certificates
I recently came across a number of interesting stories that suggest that COVID-19 is less[Read More]
Video: The Problem With “Following The Science”
In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses how we are[Read More]
Aug
Video: Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19
Vitamin D deficiency is seen in 42% of Americans, and the worse it is, the[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Survival Group Expert and Author Charley Hogwood, More
Today on the Survival Medicine Podcast, we welcome good friend Charley Hogwood. Charley is the[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Podcast COVID Q & A
You know, we get dozens of questions from folks every week, and we do our[Read More]
Jul
Video: Pandemic Waves
In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton explains pandemic waves in[Read More]
Jul
Survival Medicine Podcast: Visits During COVID, Heat Waves, Kazakhstan Virus?
Man, it’s hot. Summer is here with a vengeance and parts of the Midwest and[Read More]
Jul
Visiting Family During A Pandemic
I recently saw an article on CNN where a number of medical experts were asked[Read More]
A New Virus In Kazakhstan?
Over the years, I have made it my mission to notify the public (those that[Read More]
Jul
Survival Medicine Podcast: Near-Drowning, Spanish Flu Lessons, More
Many people are concerned about what appears to be a second wave of COVID-19, the[Read More]
Jul
A Brief History of the Spanish Flu Pandemic
We’ve spent a lot of time discussing the COVID-19 pandemic on this channel, but we[Read More]
Pandemic Waves
Many people are concerned about what appears to be a second wave of COVID-19, the[Read More]
Video: COVID-Fatigue, Waves, and Age
In this video companion to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton gives his thoughts on[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Podcast: Tear Gas, Suture Needles, Second Waves, More
If you’re reading the headlines, you’re probably hearing that, as the country slowly reopens, we’re[Read More]
Jun
COVID-19 And Age Realities
In my recent article of June 12th, “COVID Fatigue and The Second Wave”, I floated[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Second Waves, COVID Fatigue
In the news, COVID-19 cases are again on the rise as a second wave of[Read More]
Jun
Covid Fatigue And The Second Wave
COVID-19 cases may again be on the rise as a second wave of infections coincide[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Riots, COVID, T. Blackmore of “Antigenic Shift”
The Altons are happy to welcome author Terry Blackmore of the Pandemic Series, the first[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Podcast: Zinc, Societal Changes, More
As we reopen, some words will have permanently entered our vocabulary: Social distancing. Telemedicine. Self-quarantine.[Read More]
May
Video: The Missing Zinc
In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton MD examines a possible reason[Read More]
May
The Missing Zinc
THE MISSING ZINC Recently I wrote an article about the drug remdesivir and the fact[Read More]
May
Video: Remdesivir in COVID-19
The race to find an effective treatment against COVID-19 is in full swing, and the[Read More]
May
Reopening After A Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has rampaged throughout the planet, but a few encouraging signs are giving[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Vit D, Remdesivir, and Antibody Tests
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to steamroll populations of many countries, and drive efforts to find[Read More]
May
Video: When Hand Washing Was Controversial
In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses a time when[Read More]
May
Remdesivir in COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to steamroll populations of many countries, and drive efforts to find[Read More]
Video: Post-Pandemic Predictions
In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton MD gives some thoughts on[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Podcast: COVID-19 Origin Theories, Reinfection
SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST The daily headlines are chock-full of stories about the COVID-19 pandemic. If[Read More]
May
Six New Symptoms of COVID-19
Coronavirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have added six new symptoms to the[Read More]
Apr
What The Post-Pandemic World May Look Like
The COVID-19 pandemic is still the big story in the news, but there are signs[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Podcast: Social Distancing, Lab Accidents, More
Survival Medicine Podcast Are you going to survive this pandemic? If I asked America this question[Read More]
Apr
Video: Food Shopping In Pandemic Times
In pandemic times, mundane chores like food shopping can be more exciting (in a bad[Read More]
Apr
How Much Social Distancing Is Enough?
The CDC has recommended social distancing that keeps six feet between individuals in an effort[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Podcast: Chloroquine, Food and Laundry in Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rampage throughout the known world, killing close to 100000 and[Read More]
Apr
Grocery Shopping In Pandemic Times
In infectious disease outbreaks, mundane chores like food shopping may become much more exciting (but[Read More]
Apr
New: Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide
We published our latest book “Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide: Dealing with Emerging and Current Viral[Read More]
Apr
Fever
COVID-19 is running rampant throughout the globe. Contagious and sometimes deadly, it’s likely to cause[Read More]
Apr
Chloroquine for COVID-19 Patients
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rampage throughout the known world, killing thousands and ruining the[Read More]
Apr
Video: Put On A Face Mask
In this video, medical preparedness advocate Dr. Joe Alton strongly urges people to put on[Read More]
Mar
Can You Get Re-Infected With COVID-19?
A number of reports have brought up the possibility of re-infection with COVID-19. Unlike some[Read More]
If You’re Not Wearing A Mask, You’re Nuts
If the numbers of new cases and deaths caused by COVID-19 haven’t scared you, you’ll[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Podcast: Origins of Viral Research, COVID-19 Update
Well, we’re in the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., with close[Read More]
Mar
Video: Can N95 Masks Be Reused?
A question I’m asked often is can you reuse a face mask? In normal times,[Read More]
Mar
Expect U.S. Outbreaks, But Don’t Panic
The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading to scores of countries in all continents except for Antarctica.[Read More]
Video: Face Masks, Part 3
In this video, Dr. Joe Alton explains the difference between an N95 respirator and a[Read More]