Tag Archives: COVID-19

Androgenic Anxiety and COVID-19

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Early this morning, January 1, 2021, three minutes after midnight, the last human being to be born on earth was killed … Thus begins Children of Men, a dystopian novel by P.D. James (1992). A sudden and unexplained loss of … Continue reading →

Posted in Assisted reproductive technology, Fertility, Health, Nature | Tagged ACE-2, Children of Men, COVID-19, ICSI, infertility, sperm count | Comments Off

Waldeinsamkeit

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Is there anything about the pandemic that hasn’t been said a hundred times already? It is no secret that one of the healthiest places to rest from screen fatigue and lockdown lethargy is outdoors. People have rushed to national and … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged COVID-19, Jean Giono, Yellowstone National Park | 2 Comments

Don’t Write Off the Bat

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Roger Gosden

It was a perfect evening for a spin in the Batmobile with a team of three amateur chiroptologists. The air was warm and still when the sun went down. After leaving the carpark, we were overtaken by every vehicle along … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged ACE-2, Batmobile, Big brown bat, Chiroptera, coronavirus, COVID-19, Red bat, SonoBat, White-nose syndrome | 2 Comments

Pepysing back at the 1665-66 plague of London

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Roger Gosden

I aimed for a weekly post about the health of the natural world, but here I am dwelling on coronavirus again. Is anyone undistracted by this pandemic? This time I dusted off my copies of Samuel Pepys diaries in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Health, History | Tagged Black Death, coronavirus, COVID-19, Eyam church, Great fire, London, plague, Samuel Pepys | Comments Off

Latent impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy?

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Roger Gosden

There was a time when the womb was regarded as a pristine environment for a ‘fetonaut’ to travel safely for 9 months until birth, protected by a shield-like placenta. No longer. The effects of smoking, thalidomide and binge drinking show … Continue reading →