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University of Minnesota CIDRAP Story on CDC ACIP Meeting Next Week
The University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) posted a news report about the upcoming CDC ACIP meeting next Wednesday. Apparently, so far the new advisory committee draft agenda does not include a vote on the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Extreme Heat Watch in Eastern Iowa This Weekend!
There is a Heat Advisory forecast for much of Eastern Iowa this weekend. Temperatures could be above 100 degrees with the heat index. Plan accordingly and be aware of National Weather Service alerts.
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Sit and Rise Exercise Related to Longevity?
I just read a few news articles and saw a couple of videos on something called the sit and rise or sitting rising exercise. It’s not the same as the sit to stand exercise, which is how many times you stand up from a chair without falling down after drinking several beers. The sit and…
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The Short Story on Kiwi for Health
Sena was at the store yesterday and some guy (a total stranger) in a motorized scooter rode up to her and said, “I have trouble sleeping” and asked her where to find the kiwi fruit in the produce section. It didn’t faze her because this didn’t sound like a pickup line, you know like that…
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Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Outlook on Covid Data and New CDC ACIP Committee
I have a lot more faith in the infectious disease news from the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Outlook (CIDRAP) than most other news outlets. Their review of the so far 8 newly appointed CDC ACIP committee members is interesting. I plan to watch the upcoming June 25-27 CDC ACIP…
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Can We Calm Down?
First of all, I want to make it clear that I am not now nor have I ever been pregnant. Now that I have your attention, I’ll add some context to that weird statement by saying how puzzled I am by all the controversy about whether or not there’s actually a federal recommendation against pregnant…
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Dept of Health & Human Services to Reconstitute CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
HHS announced the removal and replacement of the current members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in a press release today. The CDC ACIP meeting for vaccine recommendations is still scheduled for June 25-27. According to the Federal Register announcement under Supplementary Information: “SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is…
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The Wild West Sandbox of AI Enhancement in Psychiatry!
I always find Dr. Moffic’s articles in Psychiatric Times thought-provoking and his latest essay, “Enhancement Psychiatry” is fascinating, especially the part about Artificial Intelligence (AI). I liked the link to the video of Dr. John Luo’s take on AI in psychiatry. That was fascinating. I have my own concerns about AI and dabbled with “talking”…
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Reasons to Be Proud and Hopeful for the Future
As the month of May Mental Health Awareness draws to a close, I reflect a little on the Make It OK calendar items that are salient for me: 3 things I’ve done that I’m most proud of and 3 reasons I’m hopeful for the future. I’ll keep it short. One thing I’m most proud of…
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So, I Got the Covid-19 Booster Today
After giving the Covid-19 summer booster a lot of thought, I got it today. What the heck. I’m an old guy and the experts all agree that the summer surge is real, including the current leaders of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H and Martin A. Makary, M.D., M.P.H.). I read their article…
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