DrSean Explains: Recent Episodes
DrSean Explains
DrSean, trained both as an engineer and as a medical doctor, explains the nuances of our world using real-life examples. Current examples are coronavirus updates and the philosophy behind decisions.
Going through the understanding of research that we have we analyse a CNN article and the underlying study to truly understand what it means, and to avoid failing prey to clickbait.
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Explanation of virus replication and methods of research into virulence.
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I discuss the idea of perseverance and how it applies to this current situation, and some tips in changing one's mindset.
My medium page https://medium.com/@onemwch
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I explain my way of planning, using the example of looking for a flight right now in a few weeks in advance.
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Explaining why immunity is so important to getting out of quarantine.
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Explaining how the number R0, called the basic reproductive factor of the virus, is derived, its pitfalls in prediction, and how this relates to the number needed for herd immunity.
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Discussion about PCR testing and its availability and what still needs to be done.
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Explaining the concept of a game-changer for the coronavirus pandemic, and how this drug may be wonderful but won't change the pandemic response.
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Analysis of the role of the World Health Organization in global health, its handling of the initial outbreak, Taiwan and the politics along with its inclusion.
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Rapid virus testing as well as antibody testing, explanation of how it works.
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Reference link: Abbott ID NOW rapid test details https://www.fda.gov/media/136525/download
Why organizations did not recommend wearing a mask, whether mask wearing is protective of the community and also of the person wearing it (answer "it helps, wear it!")
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Talking about how development of vaccines are hard, and lowering the bar may actually enable us to defend against the coronavirus pandemic better
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A simple explanation of the concept of the sickness curve and how it relates to our own actions.
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Reference link: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/sites/consumer/files/2020-03/Coronavirus_flattening_curve_1.jpg
Explaining the definition of effectiveness of a vaccine and how we make vaccines, including Moderna, a mRNA vaccine company
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An explanation of how the body's immune system is setup, and what role antibody testing plays in declaring someone "ok"
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CDC Hepatitis B serology: https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/pdfs/serologicchartv8.pdf
Wikipedia graph of Hepatitis B serology evolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_B#/media/File:HBV_serum_markers.png
WHO article on immunity testing: https://www.who.int/immunization/documents/WHO_IVB_13.01/en/
Singapore is different in the way it handles governance, in how it deals with its people, and it has a completely different strategy in how it is going to deal with this coronavirus.
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How government and administrators want to silence people, even though they are trying to help protect themselves and others.
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DrSean explains the medical categories of evidence, and how to evaluate new data coming in.
Correction, standard radiation therapy is using photons, not electrons #drsean #coronavirus #coronavirusupdates #drseanexplains
How to handle this virus #drsean #coronavirus #coronavirusupdates #drseanexplains
Treatment is one of two things: curing the virus & preventing the virus
Find my writing at: https://medium.com/@onemwch/a-system-to-control-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-797707ad3602
How we test for coronavirus and the pitfalls of different methods
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A brief overview of the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic in the US and how to view authority figures
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Welcome to DrSean Explains. You can find me, DrSean Explains, on Youtube and Spotify. My writing is at: https://medium.com/@onemwch
My background is engineering and I come to medicine from that theory-based approach.
Basis in scientific principles, principles that have held over time.
Principles like causality. Critically interpreted data, conclusions. if it doesn't make sense, do you believe it?
Do you think how it could be true? or just ignore it completely?
Be your own devil's advocate. only way to be open to new ideas.