COVID Update – October 4, 2020

Hi, I’m back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-about-Covid. (And it’s okay with me if you want to share.) Today I’m going to talk about why rates in Massachusetts and other states are going up, and what we can learn from White House...

COVID Update – September 27, 2020

Hi, I’m back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-about-Covid. (And it’s okay with me if you want to share.) Today I’m going to talk about how March Terror led to March Myths and then we’ll do some March Myth-Busting.  Big picture: ...

COVID Update – September 7, 2020

Hi, I’m back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-about-Covid. (And it’s okay with me if you want to share.) Today I’m going to talk about vaccines. (And here are two things I’m not going to talk about:  school re-openings, which are way too...

COVID Update – August 30, 2020

Hi, I’m back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-about-Covid. (And it’s okay with me if you want to share.) Today I’m going to talk about living with uncertainty and the slow lumbering pace of science. Massachusetts continues to test a lot...

COVID Update – August 23, 2020

Hi, I’m back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-about-Covid. (And it’s okay with me if you want to share.) Today I’m talking about the importance of testing at colleges and what we know about kids and how science builds on science (and not...

COVID Update – August 9, 2020

Hi, I’m back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-about-Covid. (And it’s okay with me if you want to share.) Today I’m talking about taking the long view on vaccines and coping with the long view. Our situation in Massachusetts has been less...