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  • An Omicron Subvariant: What It Means

    27 Jan 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    An Omicron Subvariant: What It Means

    As if you weren’t sick of hearing about COVID-19, a new subvariant of omicron has now been [...]

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    Video: Paxlovid As Oral COVID Therapy

    21 Dec 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Paxlovid As Oral COVID Therapy

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for a full two years now, and effective oral therapies [...]

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    Cloth Masks And Infectious Disease

    22 Aug 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Cloth Masks And Infectious Disease

    Dr. Bones, not the Mandalorian I haven’t written about infectious diseases for a while, but a [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast Returns!

    7 Jul 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast Returns!

    Well, a lot of you might be wondering where we’ve been and why we took a hiatus from our [...]

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    Asthma In Survival

    15 Nov 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Asthma In Survival

    Asthma is a chronic condition that limits your ability to breathe. It affects the tubes that [...]

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    A Brief History of the Spanish Flu Pandemic

    2 Jul 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    We’ve spent a lot of time discussing the COVID-19 pandemic on this channel, but we should also [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Fractures, COVID Myths

    17 May 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Fractures, COVID Myths

    Recently, we came across an article about coronavirus myths on, guess where, the AARP website, [...]

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    Video: Post-Pandemic Predictions

    4 May 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Post-Pandemic Predictions

    In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton MD gives some thoughts on what permanent [...]

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    Six New Symptoms of COVID-19

    26 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Six New Symptoms of COVID-19

    Coronavirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have added six new symptoms to the [...]

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    What The Post-Pandemic World May Look Like

    26 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    What The Post-Pandemic World May Look Like

    The COVID-19 pandemic is still the big story in the news, but there are signs in places that we[...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: UVC as Disinfectant, Tornadoes, more

    24 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: UVC as Disinfectant, Tornadoes, more

    In the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, extreme shortages of personal protection equipment (PPE) have been a[...]

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    Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

    19 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

    On January 7th, 2020, I wrote an article about pneumonia that described a mysterious new [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Social Distancing, Lab Accidents, More

    16 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Social Distancing, Lab Accidents, More

    Survival Medicine Podcast Are you going to survive this pandemic? If I asked America this [...]

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    Video: Food Shopping In Pandemic Times

    13 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Food Shopping In Pandemic Times

    Hint: This isn't a good strategy In pandemic times, mundane chores like food shopping can be [...]

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    How Much Social Distancing Is Enough?

    9 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    How Much Social Distancing Is Enough?

    Hint: This isn't enough The CDC has recommended social distancing that keeps six feet between [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Chloroquine, Food and Laundry in Pandemics

    8 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Chloroquine, Food and Laundry in Pandemics

    The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rampage throughout the known world, killing close to 100000 [...]

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    Grocery Shopping In Pandemic Times

    7 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Grocery Shopping In Pandemic Times

    In infectious disease outbreaks, mundane chores like food shopping may become much more [...]

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    New: Alton's Pandemic Preparedness Guide

    4 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    New: Alton's Pandemic Preparedness Guide

    Our latest book We published our latest book "Alton's Pandemic Preparedness Guide: Dealing with [...]

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    Fever

    3 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Fever

    COVID-19 is running rampant throughout the globe. Contagious and sometimes deadly, it's likely [...]

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    Chloroquine for COVID-19 Patients

    2 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Chloroquine for COVID-19 Patients

    The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rampage throughout the known world, killing thousands and [...]

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    Video: Put On A Face Mask

    31 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Put On A Face Mask

    In this video, medical preparedness advocate Dr. Joe Alton strongly urges people to put on a [...]

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    Can You Get Re-Infected With COVID-19?

    31 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    A number of reports have brought up the possibility of re-infection with COVID-19. Unlike some [...]

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    If You're Not Wearing A Mask, You're Nuts

    31 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    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 never [...]

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    Cleaning Clothes of COVID-19 Patients

    29 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    The COVID-19 pandemic is overwhelming hospitals and overworked medical staff, leading the CDC to [...]

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    Things To Know About The R-Nought Number

    26 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Things To Know About The R-Nought Number

    If you’ve paid any attention to the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 or watched movies like [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Home Care For COVID-19 Patients

    22 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Home Care For COVID-19 Patients

    COVID-19 tests are now available in larger numbers in the U.S. and the numbers of positives are [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Origins of Viral Research, COVID-19 Update

    10 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    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 to 1000 [...]

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    Video: Can N95 Masks Be Reused?

    9 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Can N95 Masks Be Reused?

    A question I'm asked often is can you reuse a face mask? In normal times, the answer is a [...]

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    Video: Are COVID-19 Statistics Reliable?

    8 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Are COVID-19 Statistics Reliable?

    The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to scores of countries in all continents except for Antarctica[...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: COVID-19

    3 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: COVID-19

    In the last few weeks, we have found ourselves challenged by a new virus from a family that is[...]

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    Video: Making Face Masks

    2 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Making Face Masks

    Thinking Outside The Box Face mask supplies are becoming scarce and the government is [...]

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    Expect U.S. Outbreaks, But Don't Panic

    2 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading to scores of countries in all continents except for Antarctica. [...]

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    Video: Face Masks, Part 3

    27 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Face Masks, Part 3

    In this video, Dr. Joe Alton explains the difference between an N95 respirator and a regular face [...]

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    If COVID-19 Isn't A Pandemic, I Don't Know What is

    26 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    COVID-19: PANDEMIC STATUS? The SARS-CoV2 virus, newest member of the coronavirus family has [...]

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    Video: WHO Guidelines for Home Care of COVID-19 Patients

    24 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    WHO Guidelines for Home Care In situations like the current COVID-19 epidemic, international [...]

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    Home Care for COVID-19 Patients: WHO Guidance

    23 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Home Care for COVID-19 Patients: WHO Guidance

    Home Care for COVID-19 Patients with Mild Symptoms by Joe Alton, MD In situations when hospitals[...]

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    Do Bats Play A Role In The Coronavirus Epidemic?

    16 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Coronavirus and Bats Bats and coronavirus If you were in Wuhan, China and wanted some nice [...]

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    Coronavirus in Dogs and Cats

    16 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Coronavirus in Dogs and Cats

    CORONAVIRUS AND PETS Dog face masks There have a been a lot of articles that tell you what [...]

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    Epidemic Personal Protection Gear

    13 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Epidemic Personal Protection Gear

    PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR Having knowledge of infectious diseases and how to treat them is very [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Coronavirus

    3 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Coronavirus

    Unless you just got back from a trip to Mars, you probably know that there’s an epidemic going on[...]

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    Coronavirus: A Cure?

    2 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Promising Case Study in Thailand For many, the specter of infectious disease has always seemed [...]

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    Video: Things You Should Know About 2019-nCoV

    30 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Coronavirus video There's a lot to know about epidemics, including the latest virus, 2019-nCoV, [...]

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    Coronavirus Update

    29 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Latest news on 2019-nCoV Unless you just got back from a trip to Mars, you probably know that [...]

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    Video: Face Masks, Part 1

    25 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Face Masks, Part 1

    Video: Face Mask Basics Throughout history, infectious diseases have been part and parcel of the[...]

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    Coronavirus: The Next Pandemic?

    22 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Last week, we reported on a mysterious ailment first reported Dec. 8th, 2019, in Wuhan, China. [...]

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    A New Pneumonia

    7 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Health authorities in China are reporting 60 cases or more of a previously unknown viral pneumonia [...]

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    COPD in Austere Settings

    2 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    COPD in Austere Settings

    Respiratory Tract You know, we often talk about trauma and infection, but less so about chronic [...]

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