Coronapod: How to define rare COVID vaccine side effects
From a sore arm to anaphylaxis, a wide range of adverse events have been reported after people have received a COVID-19 vaccine. And yet it is unclear how many of these events are actually caused by the vaccine. In the vast majority of cases, reactions are mild and can be explained by the body's own immune response. But monitoring systems designed to track adverse events are catching much rarer but more serious events. Now scientists need to work out if they are causally liked to the vaccine, or are just statistical anomalies - and that is not an easy task.News: Why is it so hard to investigate the rare side effects o...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 2, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: How to define rare COVID vaccine side effects
From a sore arm to anaphylaxis, a wide range of adverse events have been reported after people have received a COVID-19 vaccine. And yet it is unclear how many of these events are actually caused by the vaccine. In the vast majority of cases, reactions are mild and can be explained by the body's own immune response. But monitoring systems designed to track adverse events are catching much rarer but more serious events. Now scientists need to work out if they are causally liked to the vaccine, or are just statistical anomalies - and that is not an easy task.News: Why is it so hard to investigate the rare side effects o...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 2, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Prophylactic azithromycin for pediatric LRTI, PSA screening before and after USPSTF guideline recommendations, comparative risk of anaphylaxis with IV iron, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the November 17, 2015 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - November 17, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Fresh articles for Spring
Dr Joyce Yeung, clinical and academic anaesthetist discusses the April print edition of CEACCP, with a particular focus on the articles "Intensive care management of morbidly obese patients" and "Anaesthesia-related anaphylaxis: investigation and follow-up". (Source: CEACCP Podcasts)
Source: CEACCP Podcasts - April 1, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Oxford University Press Source Type: podcasts
Peginesatide Recall and Fatal Anaphylaxis: A Perspective
Jeffrey Berns comments on the recall of peginesatide, the recently approved erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, in light of deaths from a severe allergic reaction in dialysis patients. (Source: Medscape Family Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Family Medicine Podcast - February 28, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Anaphylaxis - recognition and management
Professor Simon Brown discusses the recognition, assessment and evidence based management of anaphylaxis in the general practice setting. (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - May 31, 2012 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
