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The U.S. Scientist At the Heart of COVID-19 Lab Leak Conspiracies Is Still Trying to Save the World From the Next Pandemic
Ralph Baric stepped onto the auditorium stage at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and looked out at the sparse audience that had come to hear him speak. On the large projector screen hanging behind him, the following words appeared: How Bad the Next Pandemic Could Be, What Might It Look Like, and Will We be Ready. The date was May 29, 2018.
“Well, I have to admit I’m a little worried about giving this talk,” Baric said. “The reason is being labelled a harbinger of doom.” The screen shifted, and images of the four horsemen of the apocalypse—Death, Famine, War, and Plague&mda...
Source: TIME: Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Werb Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature freelance Source Type: news
Non-Pharmacological Treatments of Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap and Rehabilitation Programs
Non-pharmacologic treatment is a vital, yet often under-utilized aspect of care for patients with ACO. As patients with ACO are often excluded from clinical trials, management decisions should be based on patient characteristic “phenotypes,” such as dyspnea or exacerbation, and considering whether COPD or asthma is more pronounced in the individual patient. Self-management interventions in asthma and COPD have an overwhelming amount of supporting evidence and should be an integral part of ACO management. Additionally, pulmonary rehabilitation has widespread benefits in patients with COPD as well as asthma and should be...
Source: Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America - July 11, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jean Bourbeau, Jeff Marciniuk Source Type: research
The Use and Teaching of Telemedicine in Allergy/Immunology Training Programs
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe use of telemedicine has greatly increased since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This review discusses the types of telemedicine, current telehealth curricula in medical education, and benefits and disadvantages of incorporation of telemedicine into Allergy/Immunology training programs.Recent FindingsThe majority of Allergists/Immunologists use telemedicine in their clinical practice with leaders in graduate medical education recommending inclusion of telemedicine in training. Fellows-in-training reported that use of telemedicine in Allergy/Immunology training duri...
Source: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports - July 7, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
The Conspirituality of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
This article has been adapted from Chapter 23 of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker. Copyright © 2023. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
Source: TIME: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Tags: Uncategorized freelance politics Source Type: news
Establishing a Virtual Home Assessment Program: from Concept to Implementation as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This article describes the development and delivery process, timelines of caregiver interaction, and guidelines for performing virtual home assessments. It summarizes the challenges and benefits of using a virtual process for delivering home assessment services for asthma and allergy patients. Overall, caregivers indicated they found the use of virtual technology had significant benefits for them including their personal comfort and the time efficiency gained by using virtual visits to interact with Healthy Homes Program staff.
Source: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports - July 5, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
Anthony Fauci to Join Georgetown University Faculty
Anthony Fauci led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly four decades under seven presidents. Anthony Fauci , the government’s longtime top infectious-disease expert known for guiding the nation through the Covid-19 pandemic, is joining the faculty at Georgetown…#anthonyfauci #georgetownuniversity
Source: Reuters: Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccination approach in patients with an allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccines or at risk of developing allergic reactions
CONCLUSIONS: Considering the potentially life-saving benefits of vaccination in a global pandemic environment, it is a safe and effective method to administer vaccines to at-risk patients using desensitization or split dosing techniques, based on their sensitivity status determined through a PEG skin test. This approach allows for the avoidance of preventing access to vaccines, while still ensuring the safety of patients.PMID:37345399 | DOI:10.5578/tt.20239920
Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - June 22, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Şeyma Özden Fatma Merve Tepetam Özge Atik Source Type: research
