by Dr Robbins | Apr 19, 2020 | Migraine
There are many questions about this virus, we have some of the answers but not enough. Newer developments; turns out diabetes is an enormous risk factor, while asthma is not. The virus attacks the cells in the pancreas, and they are seeing blood sugars in the 800 or...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 12, 2020 | Migraine
I was in an inner city hospital(I will do teaching etc.); they are taking this virus VERY seriously, as the coronavirus has been particularly devastating to the African American community. There are several reasons for this(increased incidence of diabetes and HTN...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 8, 2020 | Migraine
I have my interview at an inner city hospital tomorrow; I am not sure what I will be doing(as a volunteer), inpatient or outpatient neurology; outpatient I can easily do, I do that; inpatient(stroke, meningitis, head trauma, bleeds in the brain etc) is different; I...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 6, 2020 | Migraine
SO, since I had the virus, I figure: hey, I could maybe be immune, I’ll volunteer at an inner city hospital. So I am applying to one in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago(inner city). This presents issues, in that it has been many years since I did inpatient...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 6, 2020 | Migraine
I had coronavirus 3 weeks ago; it is a nasty virus. I could not get tested, finally after days of trying I went to urgent care(where I knew they were testing), said the right things, got tested. Eventually recovered; I got it from a hockey locker...