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Myocarditis update from Sweden
BY ANISH KOKA The COVID19/vaccine myocarditis debate continues in large part because our public health institutions are grossly mischaracterizing the risks and benefits of vaccines to young people. A snapshot of what the establishment says as it relates to the particular area of concern: college vaccine mandates: Dr. Arthur Reingold, an epidemiology professor at UC-Berkeley, notes that UC also requires immunizations for measles and chickenpox, and people still are dying from COVID at rates that exceed those for influenza. As of Feb. 1, there were more than 400 COVID deaths a day across the U.S. “The arg...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Anish Koka covid19 myocarditis Sweden Source Type: blogs

Influenza Vaccination Is Not Associated with Increased Number of Visits for Shoulder Pain.
CONCLUSIONS: Shoulder symptoms sufficient to seek care are notably common, even among relatively young adults, and are not more common after vaccination. Although this does not rule out an important rare pathology specific to vaccination, it seems important to consider the potential harms of assuming, based largely on chronology, that persistent shoulder pain after vaccination-something expected to be common based merely on the anticipated frequency of overlap of vaccination and common shoulder problems-represents harm from vaccine. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study. PMID: 32141910 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - March 1, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Gonzalez AI, Kortlever JTP, Moore MG, Ring DC Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research

Vaccinations: More than just kid stuff
Follow me on Twitter @RobShmerling This is the time of year when it’s important to think about flu vaccinations. And there’s good reason for that! The flu causes thousands of preventable hospitalizations and deaths each year. But what about other vaccinations? Do you think of them as something for kids? You aren’t alone. And it’s true, a number of vaccinations are recommended for young children as well as preteens and teenagers. These vaccinations have provided an enormous benefit to public health by preventing diseases that were common and sometimes deadly in the past, including polio, rubella, and whooping cough....
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Infectious diseases Prevention Vaccines Source Type: blogs

Assessing Fever in Returning Travelers: Part II
  Zika continues to be the virus of the day for returning travelers, but there are several other diseases that we need to consider in these patients when they present to us in the emergency department. Chikungunya is epidemic in many of the same countries as Zika and can be even more devastating. And Avian and MERS-CoV is still present in many countries. Unlike patients infected with Zika virus, these patients do require isolation to protect our health care staff from infection. Chikungunya Chikungunya, which means “to walk bent over,” was likely endemic but unrecognized in the United States before the mosquito er...
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 25, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt McGahen Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Evidence Based Medical Decision Making Notes and Templates
by miamidoc13 (Posted Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:48 pm)Examples:Pediatric Head Trauma@AGE@ @SEX@ presenting with head trauma. Patient's neurological exam was non-focal and unremarkable. Canadian Head CT Rule was applied and patient did not have any of the following; GCS score
Source: Med Student Guide - December 5, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums