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Cribbage Could Help Preserve Your Brain Health!
I just saw an article that working on your cognitive skills might make you less susceptible to dementia. There are some websites that help you, but I think some, like BrainHQ, could cost you money. On the other hand, there is some evidence that playing card games can help protect your brain. I think cribbage…
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Walking the Clear Creek Trail Today
Took a quick hike on the Clear Creek Trail this afternoon. Last week, my step counter logged about 5 miles or so when I walked out to the mall. I paid dearly for that; I could barely limp around the house for a day and a half. Today, I got about 7,500 steps which now…
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CDC ACIP Highlights on Covid 19 Vaccine
There was a lot to digest in today’s CDC ACIP meeting on Covid-19 vaccines. I missed the morning sessions but managed to see a few of the afternoon presentations. The presentation by Dr. Retsef Levi, PhD, MIT, ACIP Work Group Chair, the Covid -19 Vaccine Discussion Framing Work Group (WG) was basically pretty critical of…
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Comments on CDC ACIP Meeting Today
There are updates to the CDC ACIP meetings posted now. It looks like the anticipated votes on the MMRV and Hepatitis B vaccines are posted.
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Public Comments on Upcoming CDC ACIP Meeting Posted
I have just noticed that there are over 5,000 comments posted on the comments section of regulations.gov in the section entitled Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices-September 2025. The link to the comment section is on the CDC ACIP meeting announcement web page, “Written Public Comments.” This is the first time I’ve seen…
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Upcoming CDC ACIP September Meeting on MMVR & Covid-19 Vaccines
The upcoming meeting on the MMVR and Covid-19 vaccines will include voting on the MMVR and Covid-19 vaccines. Usually, the committee posts the actual voting questions, which so far I have not seen on the meeting agenda. I’ll be looking for them in the next couple of days. Here is the link to the Center…
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CDC ACIP Meeting Agenda Posted
I just noticed that the CDC ACIP draft agenda for upcoming meeting on September 18th and 19th has been posted. There will be votes on the MMRV, Hepatitis B, and Covid-19 vaccines.
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University of Iowa Physician Wins Lasker Award!
How about some good news? This just in, University of Iowa Physician-Scientist, Dr. Michael Welsh, wins the 2025 Lasker Award for his research on cystic fibrosis. His work and the work of two other researchers with whom he’ll share the award set the stage for the development of new drugs which saves the lives of…
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Rounding@Iowa Podcast: “When to Suspect Atypical Recreational Substances”
There’s a new podcast in town from The University of Iowa Health Care and the title is “When to Suspect Atypical Recreational Substances.” This is a fascinating topic and the discussion ran for close to an hour, which is longer than usual because there’s a lot to say about it. The substances include a lot…
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Got Vaccines Today!
Sena and I got our latest updated seasonal Covid-19 and flu vaccines today. Manpower was low at Walgreens so we ended up sitting for about an hour, but otherwise this was a routine trip. We’re thankful. We noticed there were a few people waiting—mostly our age. No word up yet on the CDC ACIP site…
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