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Rounding at Iowa: New Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease
This is one of the latest Rounding@Iowa podcasts and it’s about new treatments for Azheimer’s Disease, with one specific agent called Lecanemab. I’m an old psychiatrist, and I remember my clinical impresson of the previous medications for Alzheimer’s Disease, one of which was Donepezil. The scientific literature seemed to suggest that patients and families were…
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What’s the Skinny on Indoor Saline Pools and Vitamin D?
We saw a sign in the hotel elevator that made us curious. Part of it said: “There are also lots of ways to get out and soak up some good ‘ol vitamin D from our saline pool to our grill and patio area.” Not to quibble or get too sciency (“sciency” turns out to be…
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The Svengoolie Movie the Leech Woman and What About the Pineal Gland?
OK, so I watched the Svengoolie movie, “The Leech Woman” a couple of weeks ago and I think I missed the part where the June Talbot was told that the potion containing the pineal gland secretion and powdered flower parts entailed the requirement that the pineal gland secretion should come from a man. You can…
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The United States Postal Service is in Code 101 Lockdown!
No matter what I do, the USPS Change of Address (COA) snafu team makes the situation worse. It reminds me of this scene in Men in Black 2 in which the MIB headquarters goes into something called Code 101 Lockdown. Agents J & K return to headquarters and Agent J fires a sort of space…
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CDC ACIP Recommendations for Covid 19 Vaccine for 2024
The CDC ACIP recommended implementation of the 2024 Covid-19 vaccine and the timeline is in the implementation slide set. CDC plans to use CDC Everything messages. Insurance plans, including Medicare, will cover the cost.
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CDC Advisory Committee Makes New Recommendations for RSV Vaccine
I looked at one slide set for the Respiratory Syncitial Virus (RSV) vaccine. I didn’t watch the meeting. The ACIP Adult RSV Work Group Clinical Considerations powerpoint presentation recommend transitioning away from the shared clinical decision-making (SCDM) component for getting the RSV vaccine. Slide 4 seems clear: “All adults aged 75 years and older should…
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Reminder: CDC ACIP Meeting June 26-28 on Vaccines Including Covid-19 and RSV
Just a reminder about the upcoming CDC ACIP meeting on vaccines, including RSV and Covid-19.
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Great Rounding@Iowa Podcast on Preventing & Managing Heat-Related Illness
The Rounding@Iowa podcast has many fascinating and helpful episodes, not the least of which is this one on heat-related illness. The days are getting hotter and we need to pay close attention to what happens in our bodies when exposed to excessive heat.
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Cicada-Geddon in Eastern Iowa
A couple of days ago I saw one of the many news items about the 17 year (and 13 year) cicadas invading Eastern Iowa this summer. But I haven’t seen any mention of the sex-crazed, fungus-infected zombie cicadas announced in April. So, you can relax. Try noise-cancelling headphones.
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June CDC ACIP Meeting on Covid and Other Vaccines
There’s an upcoming meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) June 26-28, 2024. They’ll discuss the new Covid-19 vaccine and several other vaccines including RSV.
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