Tag Archives: testing
Time to Stop Testing Asymptomatic Subjects
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 17th December 2021COVID has made everybody a medical expert. Politicians, investment advisors, journalists, TV newsreaders all are full of analysis and advice about the virus now comfortably settled in throughout most of the world. In general our leaders and opinion setters seem unable to deal rationally with an epidemic that has been with us for two years….
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The False-Positive Panic over COVID-19
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 16th July 2020The title above is that of an article by me published today in the Mises Wire. It deals with the problem of false positive tests for COVID-19 that will be found if a large population is tested which has a low prevalence of the virus. It also deals with the issue of frequent tests of…
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More Covid-19 Positive tests in Athletes
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 26th June 2020Sixteen NBA players have tested positive for the coronavirus of 302 players tested. As I’ve mentioned, eventually they’ll all test positive as the country refuses to grapple with the problem of false positive test for the virus. Until our medical officials wake up, athletics are not coming back.
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The Press Still Doesn’t Understand the Principles of Testing
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 29th April 2020Here’s an article about testing for COVID-19 which reveals the press, irrespective of political bias, is still in the dark about screening for this disease, or broadly any disease. The piece is written rather awkwardly, but what it’s trying to say is that the Abbott ID NOW test is 85% sensitive. This means that 85%…
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