by Jonathan Collin | Aug 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Does Wearing a Mask During a Pandemic Make a Difference: A Counterpoint Dr. Collin with his daughter, wife, and grandchildren In the March 11 e-Letter, I editorialized that based on the extensive Cochrane study1 mask wearing appeared to offer limited protection, if at...
by Jonathan Collin | Aug 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Does Wearing a Mask Make a Difference During a Viral Outbreak? Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, a mask mandate obligated everyone to don a mask in public spaces, especially in medical settings, schools, public transportation, government agencies, military...
by Jonathan Collin | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Medicine’s Love/Hate Relationship with Prednisone I was originally going to title this “In Praise of Prednisone,” but I thought I would upset the readership who focus on natural approaches to care. Prednisone, a synthetic derivative of cortisone, was invented in the...
by Jonathan Collin | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Frustrations that Infuriate a Doctor While most integrative and naturopathic physicians avoid prescribing pharmaceuticals, certain circumstances arise prompting a prescription. If the drug being prescribed is non-formulary, meaning that the insurance company will...
by Jonathan Collin | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Repeat mRNA Vaccinations Alters Immune System Functioning A scientifically complex, multi-authored study published in Science Immunology on December 22, 2022, by researchers from the Institute of Molecular Virology of the Erlangen University in Erlangen, Germany,...
by Jonathan Collin | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
, New Beginnings I recall a day back in March 1983, when I sat down to my typewriter and began to put out a newsletter I called the Townsend Letter for Doctors because it was printed in Port Townsend, Washington State.There was no journal, magazine, or newsletter back...