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My Old Elevator Pitches on Delirium
I thought it would be fun to take a look back at my chronicle as expressed in my old blog posts. As the featured image shows, I used to have a blog I called The Practical Psychosomaticist, which I started back in 2010. It was mostly about how to diagnose, manage, and prevent delirium. One…
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Reminder: FDA Advisory Committee Meeting Today on Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters
Just a reminder; today the FDA Advisory Committee will meet from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, ET today to discuss Covid-19 vaccine boosters. I’ll be unable to post a “play by play” as I have in the past because I have something else on my schedule. Especially noteworthy is the Briefing Document in the meeting…
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Quick Announcement on Covid-19 2nd Vaccine Booster
According to a University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics announcement on The Loop, 2nd booster doses were available to employees, volunteers, and patients starting April 4, 2022.
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Permissive Recommendation for Covid Vaccine 2nd Booster?
I have a question about the permissive recommendation by the CDC for the 2nd Covid vaccine booster. Does that mean I should get the booster or that I can get it if I just want one? There’s an important distinction between “should” and “can.” According to the AMA, the CDC gave permissive recommendation, which means…
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AMA Update on Covid-19 2nd Vaccine Booster
The AMA published an update on the Covid-19 Vaccine 2nd booster and the YouTube presentation is only a couple of days old and pretty thorough. While the CDC indeed gave a permissive recommendation, it sounds like another jab would be recommended in the fall anyway, likely targeting variants. The FDA Advisory Committee still has a…
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Second Covid Vaccine Booster Got Any Mojo?
Tomorrow’s April Fool’s Day and I thought I’d get this post up today so it wouldn’t get confused with a joke. I’m genuinely a little confused about the FDA and CDC approval of the 2nd Covid vaccine booster. It’s almost like this vaccine is getting a mojo of some kind, at least with some experts.…
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Get Happy Now
I think nearly all of us would agree that the last two years have been especially hard on the human race. It’s tough to be happy. Or would it be better to say it’s tough to find happiness? Or should you say that there are few things to be happy about? What I’m getting at…
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FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Covid Vaccine Boosters Scheduled for April 6, 2022
The FDA Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Related Biological Products has scheduled a meeting on April 6, 2022 “to discuss considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and the process for COVID-19 vaccine strain selection to address current and emerging variants.” The meeting will run from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM ET.
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Mydriatic Madness
I got my eyes examined yesterday. They put mydriatic drops in like they usually do. It’s been a while since my last exam. I remember a long time ago the eye clinics used to give you a free pair of those flimsy paper sunglasses to cut down on the glare and blurriness. I see them…
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Don’t Look in the Dictionary for Mental Health and Mental Illness
I read an interesting article in Clinical Psychiatry News the other day, written by Dinah Miller, MD in the Shrink Rap News column, “Psychiatry and semantics.” Dr. Miller’s point was that it’s sometimes hard to define terms when discussing mental illness and stress. Can stress be defined as a mental illness? What the heck is…
