COVID 1
As the world went dark and confusion and misinformation poured from every source, Robin Schoenthaler took her medical degree and dived in to the data to make sense of it all. With her eye firmly on the facts and her honest open style, readers began flocking to her missives to read Robin’s take on the numbers, acceptable risks, vaccine safety and more.
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 with...
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 on...
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...
COVID Update – August 2, 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 Covid risk factors including obesity and at-home testing and how I stay upbeat. Numbers have edged up again in...
COVID Update – July 26, 2020
This Week: Masks 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 how Masks May Be Magic. Massachusetts is still okay, trending up a bit in terms of numbers of...
COVID Update – July 18, 2020
Hi, I'm back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-missives- about-Covid. (And yes, feel free to share.) Today I’m talking about Testing and a bit about Our Young Adult Children. Massachusetts is still okay. We saw our numbers go up in March, we...
COVID Update – July 3, 2020
Hi, I'm back as Robin-Schoenthaler-the-Boston-cancer-doctor-who-writes-missives- about-Covid. (And it’s okay with me if you want to share.) Today I’m talking about Minimizing Your Risk Through Common Sense, Anecdotes vs Statistics, and Calculating Your Covid Age....
COVID Update – June 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 talking about ways to make things A Little Less Unsafe and also predictors of severe Covid. Massachusetts is doing well. ...
COVID Update – June 20, 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 protests and paycuts and guessing and bad science and open states. Massachusetts’ numbers continue to look good. ...
COVID Update – June 13th
June 13, 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.) I’m going to write about two things today: Health care reopenings and personal reopenings. Massachusetts’ Covid numbers...