Tayson DeLengocky is an ophthalmologist.

Why is the world’s first universal coronavirus vaccine not in the FDA’s toolbox?

Conditions and Diseases
February 11, 2022

Success in any project is based on using the right tool for the job. No tool would be more effective in the campaign against COVID than Covaxin, which has shown its value in India and other markets during recent months. 

While mRNA vaccines were a promising option in the early stages of the pandemic, a study released by the CDC on January 19, 2022 showed that in two of the most …

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Why is the world’s first universal coronavirus vaccine not in the FDA’s toolbox?

Covaxin: Doomed to the dugout or ready to join the field of vaccine options?

Medications
January 7, 2022

With apologies to the late Yankees slugger Yogi Berra, for pandemic-weary Americans, it’s like “déjà vu all over again,” as new lockdowns and mandatory mask mandates are being imposed across the globe.

The latest threat, the Omicron COVID-19 variant, has been a major source of breakthrough infections, including among those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, such as United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker.

Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, …

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Covaxin: Doomed to the dugout or ready to join the field of vaccine options?

The American public deserves more COVID-19 vaccine options

Conditions and Diseases
December 8, 2021

Covaxin, an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and the only vaccine to have been proven effective against all variants including the Delta variant in a Phase III clinical study, deserves to be tested in clinical trials in the U.S. for potential CDC/FDA approval for use in the U.S.

As we are about to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the vaccine rollout against COVID-19, we would do well to remember that despite the progress …

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The American public deserves more COVID-19 vaccine options

Osteopathic medicine and the growth of D.O. graduates as physicians

Physician
March 18, 2011

by Tayson DeLengocky, DO

The landscape of healthcare delivery has changed so drastically over the past three decades with the proliferation of allied health professions, increased in medical specialization, managed health care, and technology advancement.

The direct doctor-patient relations have been relegated to the relations between healthcare providers and patients, in which doctors are only participants among other healthcare givers. A healthcare consumer, patient, can be easily further confused when visiting medical …

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Osteopathic medicine and the growth of D.O. graduates as physicians

Alternative medicine and osteopathic medical education

Medical Education
January 14, 2011

by Tayson DeLengocky, DO

There has been a growing public interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in recent years. Osteopathic manipulative therapy, a form of physical manipulation of the body for improvement of health and body function, has been designated as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

According to data reported in 2007 by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative …

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Alternative medicine and osteopathic medical education

Addressing the physician shortage in Texas

Medical Education
November 17, 2010

by Tayson DeLengocky, DO

The physician shortage in Texas has commanded an unusual amount of public interest in recent weeks.

The Houston Chronicle (Oct. 17), Star Telegram (Oct. 19) and Fort Worth Business Press (Oct. 27) all devoted space to the growing shortage of physicians in Texas and the steps necessary to correct the problem. The three articles recognized that the availability of residency slots is the determining factor in addressing the …

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Addressing the physician shortage in Texas