by Usha Govindarajulu | Jun 9, 2021 | Biostatistics, Blog, Healtcare, Professor, Usha Govindarajulu
P-values and vaccine efficacy As the companies continue to re-evaluate vaccine efficacy against new variants, have they discussed p-values? Are they analyzing re-updated data again and again and correcting for inflation of the Type I error rate?? Given the...
by Usha Govindarajulu | Jul 15, 2020 | Biostatistics, Blog, Epidemiology, Usha Govindarajulu
“Location, location, location”; it matters in so many different aspects of life. But, what role does location play in your health and wellbeing? Can where you live impact your potential to develop certain diseases? The short answer is, yes. In fact, when it comes to...
by Usha Govindarajulu | May 27, 2020 | Biostatistics, Blog, New York, Usha Govindarajulu
The COVID-19 Virus has displayed a number of novel complications that cause treatment to be more difficult. Among the most important complications is that of systemic clotting that proves difficult to control. The lack of clear information in the early days of the...
by Usha Govindarajulu | May 22, 2020 | Biostatistics, Blog, Professor, Usha Govindarajulu
A lot of conflicting information has been released concerning antibody testing and COVID-19. The importance of antibody testing can’t be overstated. In order to understand why it is so important, you should get a better idea of what antibody testing is, and how it...
by Usha Govindarajulu | Apr 20, 2020 | Biostatistics, Blog, New York, Usha Govindarajulu
As the COVID-19 Pandemic rages on, many epicenters spring up and fall away as responses to the disease reveal varying preparedness and efficacy in response. The two primary hot-spots in America are also, understandably, the largest cities by population: New York and...
