Rheumatic fever : Dr Jones would smile if we get rid of the “ supportive criteria ”
Dr. Duckett Jones, the famed American physician, from Good Samaritan hospital, Boston would be a proud man in heaven, to find his criteria still being celebrated all over the globe. He will also be pleased to know his home country USA is painted green on the world RHD map due to his untiring efforts that began in 1944. Of course, what the rest of the world has done in the last century has left us wanting (including the WHO).
Global RHD map. Note the red and brown shading in south Asia and Africa. It is obvious, RHD is more about economics, equality, and poverty, rather than aggression from an otherwise innocuous...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - March 28, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: rheumatic heart disease acute rheumatic fever aso titer chronic rheumatic fever dr duckket jones jones criteria primary vs secondory prevention rtpcr for rheumatic fever supportive criteria for acute rheumatic fever essential Source Type: blogs
April is National Minority Health Month
This year, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is focusing on the impacts COVID-19 is having on racial and ethnic minority and American Indian and Alaska Native communities and underscoring the need for these vulnerable communities to get vaccinated as more vaccines become available. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), certain vulnerable populations, such as non-Hispanic African Americans, individuals living in nonmetropolitan areas, and adults with lower levels of education, income or who do not have health insurance, have a higher likelihood of forgoing getting vaccinated.
This year’s ...
Source: BHIC - March 9, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Information Minority Health Concerns health disparities health equity health literacy national health observances vaccines Source Type: blogs
Opinions
Continuing my occasional series on constructive discourse and logical fallacies, consider the word " opinion. " As I noted last time, words generally have a range of meanings. In scientific writing, a word may be given a very specific, narrow definition, but if the same word also exists in the vernacular, it may be commonly used more broadly. That isn ' t a mistake, it ' s just that the meaning of a word can be dependent on context, and on the style of writing or discourse. It is a mistake if the broader, common meaning is used to read back the scientific discourse, or if the narrow technical meaning is used to criticize n...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 7, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 629
Answer toParasite Case of the Week 629: hookworm ova - eitherAncylostoma duodenaleorNecator americanus. As stated well by Sam, "Finally! An end to the " is this hookworm? " trilogy. Haha 😁 " You can see a couple of good examples of hookworm egg mimics in my last two cases.He and TheOracle also noted that the second image had Charcot-Leyden crystals, a breakdown product of eosinophils:Idzi commented that "If you would ask for the " most-likely " identification, I ' d dare guessing " Ancylostoma duodenale " - not per s é due to the fact that the patient is from the African continent (as migration and trav...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - March 7, 2021 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Correlative Adventures with COVID
By ANISH KOKA
“The patient in room 1 should be a quick one, its an addon, they just need a prescription for ivermectin”
I’m a bit puzzled by this sentence from my assistant doing his best to help me through a very busy day in the clinic that I’m already behind in. I walk into the room, a script pad stuffed into my hand as I enter the room, to meet a very nice couple. The wife sits patiently with hands crossed on the exam table.
“So, you’re here for Ivermectin?”, I ask.
Why yes, a trip to Texas is planned.. COVID is in the air, the internet, and some important people who have ‘inside ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy Anish Koka COVID vaccine COVID-19 vaccine Ivermectin Source Type: blogs
WTO Waiver from Intellectual Property Protection for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments: A Critical Review
Bryan Mercurio (Chinese University), WTO Waiver from Intellectual Property Protection for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments: A Critical Review, SSRN: In view of the increasing concern over global efforts to ensure equitable access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines, India and South Africa... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 4, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The COVID-19 vaccine from the South African frontlines
I have been distracting myself since the second wave. Our hospital has quietened down as far as COVID-19 cases go, and we started doing limited planned surgeries. After my last post, which detailed the overwhelming and horrific difficulties we faced during the second wave, a friend of mine suggested my next post should be about […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 3, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/basil-stathoulis" rel="tag" > Dr. Basil Stathoulis < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Comparative Analysis of Legislations in Kenya, South Africa and United Kingdom
Elizabeth Mbugua, Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Comparative Analysis of Legislations in Kenya, South Africa and United Kingdom, SSRN: Organ donation and transplantation as a practice of modern medicine has over time been used as a life-saving therapy for end... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 3, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The Candy in My Pocket with John Robert Wiltgen
I had a chance to catch up with John Robert Wiltgen, the fascinating international award-winning JRW Design founder. I’m enjoying his recent blog posts and stories and want to spread the word in case you might enjoy them too.
John was diagnosed with diabetes at 8 years old. He’s lived with diabetes for more than 53 years now and has faced many challenges. I enjoy his positive attitude and how he continues to charge forth and do what he loves. Over the course of his life, he built an incredible design business. He’s won more than 40 major design awards, and his work has brought him from Chicago̵...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - February 23, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Vaccine Distribution and Racial Equity
Most Americans know that African-Americans have a significantly lower life expectancy than White Americans. Most of us don’t think through the implications of that disparity. For example, all working people pay into Social Security, but African-Americans are less likely to live long enough to collect it. In this op-ed, published today in the Allentown, PA … Continue reading Vaccine Distribution and Racial Equity (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 16, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: denasdavis Tags: Health Care syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Uganda
Ivan Mugabi (King Ceasor University), The Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Uganda, SSRN: The age of the pandemic has seen a global imposition of lockdowns and obligatory social distancing rules by many of African countries. The paper... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 11, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
A health librarian at church: leprosy
This started life as apost from 2015. I have removed the links that have broken since, including a chapter in the Encyclopaedica Judaica, which seems not to be freely available anymore. Your local library might have access. In Mark 1:40, in the Christian New Testament, Jesus heals a man with leprosy. I ' d certainly come across the idea that " leprosy " in the Bible might not actually be the leprosy (Hansen ' s disease) that we know today. There is work by Biblical scholars and others to back up my memory - thisarticle by Cochrane (not Archie), and an article from the&nb...
Source: Browsing - February 9, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: leprosy Source Type: blogs
Understanding Leprosy on World Leprosy Day
Leprosy is a chronic and progressive disease that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nervous system. Leprosy has been with us for thousands of years. There is evidence of the disease as far back as 4000 BC, in ancient Egypt.[1] In 1873, Norwegian physician Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen discovered that leprosy was caused by a bacterium. [2] Today, we call this bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, and we often refer to leprosy as Hansen’s Disease, in honor of Dr. Hansen. While leprosy caused significant morbidity and mortality in the past, cases today are rare and are curable with proper treatment.
How Is Leprosy Transmitte...
Source: GIDEON blog - January 28, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Uri Blackman Tags: News Leprosy Source Type: blogs
Cool Images: Bewitching Bacteria
Some bacteria benefit us as part of our microbiome—the vast collection of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies—while others can make us sick. Whether helpful or dangerous, bacteria can appear colorful and striking under a microscope. These photos provide just a small peek into the incredible diversity of these microbes.
Credit: Liyang Xiong and Lev Tsimring, BioCircuits Institute, UCSD.
This floral pattern emerged when a researcher grew two strains of bacteria—Acinetobacter baylyi (red) and Escherichia coli (green)—together for 2 days in a petri dish. A. baylyi are found in soil and typically do...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 27, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Cells Bacteria Cool Images Infectious Diseases Microbes Source Type: blogs
