The New Deal and Recovery, Part 18: The Recovery So Far
George Selgin(Although my contributions to this series have so far been more-or-less in their proper order, this one isn ' t: it occurred to me only relatively recently that it would be worthwhile to take stock of the overall progress of the recovery up to the outbreak of the Roosevelt Recession before delving into that episode. Had I done this in the first place, this installment would be Part 10 of the series, with the present Part 10 and all subsequent installments moved up a notch. –Ed.)When it struck down the Agricultural Adjustment Act in January 1936, the Supreme Court dropped the final curtain on the original New...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
Cancer
I just finished reading The Emperor of All Maladies: A biography of cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee. I have a quibble with the title -- it should be history, not biography. By personifying cancer, he plays into just the mythologizing he is trying to dispel. But that aside, I found the book very informative. I knew the general outline of the story, but not a lot of the details. What I want to comment on here, which I believe is the key takeaway, is that medical practice is subject to ideological capture, even in the modern era of " scientific " medicine. In the center of the book is the horror story of radical mastecto...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 29, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Quiz post - which of these, if any, are OMI? What is the South African Flag Sign? Will you activate the cath lab? Can you tell the difference on ECG?
Written by Pendell Meyers, additions and edits by Grauer, Smith, McLarenBelow we have 5 cases of adults (ranging from 40-70 years old) who all presented to the ED with acute nontraumatic chest pain that sounded at least somewhat like potential ACS to the provider. You should look at each ECG and decide if it is OMI, not OMI, or something else.Our goal in this post is to compare and contrast OMIs with false positives that mimic them. In this post we will examine the anterolateral distribution that has been described as the " South African Flag Sign. " (SAFS)It is very hard to describe why an ECG expert can easily...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - May 11, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
A woman in her 30s with sudden chest pain, nausea, and diaphoresis. Was her cardiology management appropriate?
Case written and submitted by Brandon Fetterolf MD, edits by MeyersA woman in her early 30s with multiple autoimmune disorders including vasculitis presented with 2-3 hours of mid-left side chest discomfort with radiation to neck and left arm and associated with nausea, diaphoresis and dizziness. Initial ECG on presentation at 1554 (no prior for comparison):What do you think is happening to his 30s woman? The ECG shows NSR with a normal QRS except for poor R wave progression and pathologic QS-waves in V2-3. There is STE and hyperacute T waves in V2, I, and aVL with reciprocal STD in II, III, and aVF. This is...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 8, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Why travel bans in response to Omicron are harmful
In late November, the state of the COVID-19 pandemic shifted once more when South African scientists reported the discovery of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant named Omicron. When panic surrounding Omicron ’s emergence set in, numerous countries instituted travel bans on South Africa and neighboring nations. As a medical student, I have begun to examine COVID-19 epidemiology andRead more …Why travel bans in response to Omicron are harmful originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michelle-verghese" rel="tag" > Michelle Verghese < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy COVID Source Type: blogs
China, the TRIPS Waiver and the Global Pandemic Response
Peter K. Yu (Texas A&M University), China, the TRIPS Waiver and the Global Pandemic Response, Tex. A&M U. Sch. L. Legal Stud. (Research Paper No. 21-52, 2021): In October 2020, India and South Africa submitted an unprecedented proposal to the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 20, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
State Use Provisions for Patent Law, and Expropriations: Some Comparative Law Guidelines for South Africa during the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
This article views section 4 of the Patents Act 57... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 15, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
TWiV 850: COVID-19 clinical update #96 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #96, Daniel Griffin reviews Omicron in South Africa, rapid antigen tests, viral coinfections, isolation and quarantine, saliva preferred for Omicron, risk factors for severe disease in vaccinated, Paxlovid dosing, and long COVID. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 850 (58 MB .mp3, 48 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 13, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation Long Covid monoclonal antibody pandemic SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern viruses Source Type: blogs
Omicron Is Coming: Can We Live With It?
Ryan Bourne andJeffrey A. SingerThe U.S. is about to be hit by a huge wave of infections from the COVID-19 omicron variant. Thoughit ’s unclear yet whether omicron isnaturally less severe than, say, the delta variant, South African and British case data shows just how quickly it spreads, with significant vaccine evasion and widespread anecdotal reports of COVID-19 reinfections.UK recorded daily cases, for example, have risen quickly to theirhighest level in the pandemic, despite not counting any reinfections as new cases. These numbers vastly understate true daily infections, because not all those infected test and there...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 17, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Ryan Bourne, Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Is Omicron a sheep in wolf ’s clothing?
Make no mistake, the newest variant in the COVID-19 family is far more contagious than any of the others. Will it cause a drastic surge in the pandemic? Or could it have a mitigating influence? First identified in South Africa on November 11, Omicron quickly became the dominant variant in that country. In October, DeltaRead more …Is Omicron a sheep in wolf’s clothing? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/gayle-woodson" rel="tag" > Gayle Woodson, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID Source Type: blogs
A man in his 50s with acute chest pain, now resolved, has 2 undetectable troponins. CT Coronary Angiogram?
Written by Pendell MeyersA man in his 50s presented to the ED with chest pain described as pressure, without radiation, acute onset about three hours prior to arrival. He had had stuttering less severe versions of this pain all week that usually went away after a few minutes. He also had diaphoresis and dyspnea. He had extensive family history of CAD with CABG ' s in the mid 50s for multiple relatives, but he had no personal known history of CAD. It is unclear whether he had pain at the time of triage, but notes describe that his pain had subsided by the time of EM physician evaluation:Triage at approximately 21...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
It ’ s not all Greek to me
By now, we’ve all heard the phrase “variant of concern” referring to a new form of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Technically, these variants have mutations that alter how well the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus infects our cells. If the new form of the virus is of concern it is usually because the mutations in the spike protein on the surface of the virus are likely to make it more infectious, faster spreading and/or to worse symptoms or lead to more deaths.
The national and international health organisations assess new variants of which there are known to be hu...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - December 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Waive the IP Rights and Save Lives
Srividhya Ragavan (Texas A&M University), Waive the IP Rights and Save Lives, S. Ctr. Publ ’ns (2021): In October of 2020, when India and South Africa proposed a waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement, it was meant to increase... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 3, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Omicron (B.1.1529 COVID variant )
Last updated 1430 UK time 24th December 2021. Items added that day flagged NEW.Research literature and scientific informationPubMedLess sensitive strategy (finds 100 items as of 21st December - found 28 on 13th)More sensitive strategy - same as strategy above but have added Omicron lineages, BA.1 and BA.2(finds 140 items as of 21st December - found 67 on 13th. Note: results include work on any aspect of COVID from UK postcodes BA1 and BA2).PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Query Select aspect (diagnosis, treatment, etc.) from the drop down boxPreprintsCOVID preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv (sorted...
Source: Browsing - November 27, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Omicron (B.1.1529) COVID variant
Last updated 1245 UK time 17th December 2021. Items added that day are flagged NEW.Research literature and scientific informationPubMedUPDATED -Both strategies amended 13th December to find Omikron.Less sensitive strategy (finding 28 items as of 13th December)More sensitive strategy - to find the two Omicron lineages, BA.1 and BA.2 as well (finds 67 items as of 13th December, but including any COVID work from UK postcodes BA1 and BA2...)PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Query (finds one relevant item as of 13th December)PreprintsCOVID preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv (sorted by date so newest first).Twit...
Source: Browsing - November 27, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
