Leonard Zwelling

Coronavirus Testing By Leonard Zwelling          As this blog has written, it is still way too early to know the full extent of the coronavirus infection of the United States’ population. Why?          First, it is not clear how infectious this agent, putatively originating in a Wuhan, China animal market, really is?          Second, we […]

Covid-19 Is Not Routine Influenza. It’s Not Even Influenza. By Leonard Zwelling          I am being pounded with emails about my latest blogs. Several have been complimentary and I thank the writers. Others have called me an alarmist making the case that the coronavirus emerging from Wuhan and spreading across the globe to Italy, South

Leaders Lead And They Do So With Inadequate Data By Leonard Zwelling          MD Anderson keeps taking it up another notch. No international business travel. No domestic business travel. Personal travel is to be registered and ought to be limited to the absolutely essential and a car is better than a plane. Meetings will consist

America: The No-Fly Hot Zone By Leonard Zwelling          MD Anderson has cancelled all business travel—period. No international travel or domestic travel will be sponsored by MD Anderson for the foreseeable future. This, of course, keeps all the faculty away from the AACR and ASCO meetings in the spring, although I suspect these meetings will

Why I Cancelled My Travel Plans. Hint: It Wasn’t Fear Of Contracting The Coronavirus By Leonard Zwelling          I am not afraid of the coronavirus. Like so many communicable diseases, it is likely not about to get to the U.S., but already here. Once widespread testing becomes available, my guess is that there will be

Going Viral By Leonard Zwelling          I cancelled our trips to Argentina (March) and Hawaii (May). Both were long planned and we were looking forward to going. The Argentina trip was cancelled once before—in January when Genie took ill. She’s better and we were all set to go. But if you can’t drive back from

The Message Of The Message By Leonard Zwelling          In this piece by Frank Bruni, it is pointed out, quite correctly, I believe, that the message being delivered may be more important than the package in which it comes. This may be much to the chagrin of Tiffany’s and their famous light blue boxes, but

Can Bernie Do It? By Leonard Zwelling          I have been bombarded with emails and articles to read in the last few days since Bernie Sanders won the Nevada caucuses and became the true front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. They all focus on whether or not Bernie can beat Trump. Some say yes. Some

Does It Matter How Adults Behave Short Of Committing A Crime? By Leonard Zwelling          I am still trying to wrap my head around how any thinking adult can support the re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.          First, I never at all wonder why they might have voted for Mr.

Presidents Without Oversight By Leonard Zwelling          Everyone needs a boss or should have some sort of supervision. Even bosses need bosses. The biggest CEO has a corporate board that oversees the wellbeing of the company, the value of its stock, and the excellence of its products. Why? Because no one is above some sort