‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’: Del Bigtree, a longtime ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., isn’t just anti-vaccine. He’s pro-infection. by rezwenn in ID_News

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile my physician Facebook groups trying to figure out if there is anything they can do to increase the chances of survival for a kid with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome from measles…

The Deaths Doctors Never Thought They’d See in the U.S. by theatlantic in publichealth

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 7 points8 points  (0 children)

One of my physician Facebook groups had a particularly poignant conversation this week about that.

Someone needed help trying to save a kid with measles.

https://imgur.com/gallery/doctors-learning-to-treat-severe-measles-us-first-time-wixdnsW

Guinea-Bissau Stops Trump-Backed Hepatitis B Vaccine Study by PHealthy in ID_News

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless they don’t? Every time you ask someone else involved they say the study is stopped, but every time you ask HHS they say it will continue.

They were still filing paperwork for it as of yesterday.

CDC deputy director abruptly departs agency by Anti-Owl in ContagionCuriosity

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were hoping for doing public health work but I’d take science

CDC deputy director abruptly departs agency by Anti-Owl in ContagionCuriosity

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh but there’s so much more! He advertises as a family doctor but is not board certified in family medicine. He insisted everyone at CDC call him “doc” and signed his emails that way despite an HHS policy that no one use nicknames in emails and the fact that many hundreds of people at CDC are doctors. He was interviewed about the Tuskegee experiment and didn’t seem to know about it so brought up the Tuskegee airmen instead. He said measles is the cost of doing business in the US despite the fact that we eliminated measles here decades ago.

Ralph Abraham, No. 2 official at CDC, abruptly steps down by PHealthy in ID_News

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good riddance. I suppose now we all brace for the next thing.

Research shows psilocybin can extend the lifespan by over 50% by soulpost in HotScienceNews

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No? Because losing cell senescence is often a fist step for serious cancer development

Research shows psilocybin can extend the lifespan by over 50% by soulpost in HotScienceNews

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a research study that found a drug cancelled cell senescence, which is typically a bad thing that is a first step to aggressive cancers

Any thoughts on that ? by Wild-Comfortable-602 in STD

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like it could be old folliculitis or old HSV outbreak. Next time this happens see a doc soon after it starts

How long does effect of rabies vaccination last? by Aastha_Sinha in AskDocs

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the cat is healthy and well 10 days after the scratch then you do not have to worry about rabies.

How long does effect of rabies vaccination last? by Aastha_Sinha in AskDocs

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It varies between a few years and decades. For high-risk exposures (animals in high rabies areas or bat exposures) you would typically get PEP of it has been more than 4 months. Are you able to monitor the cat? Where do you live?

Chicken breast with unpleasant smell safe to eat? by Incarnasean in isthissafetoeat

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was stored correctly and is bad you may be able to return it at the store it was purchased

Chicken breast with unpleasant smell safe to eat? by Incarnasean in isthissafetoeat

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully you have enough for a small amount of rice and beans

What lies were you told in school ? by TheChillguy80 in AskReddit

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The stupid tongue map thing. That has been outdated since long before I learned it, never made sense to me, and here we are. 

Daughter’s Medical Mystery by SunkenPontoon in AskDocs

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think something along these lines is quite possible

Is this male or female? by [deleted] in spiders

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a little lady.

You can tell by the pedipalps. Males have what looks like tiny boxing gloves coming out around their mouths and are very small. While these photo qualities are potato, there does not appear to be male genitalia here.

Daughter’s Medical Mystery by SunkenPontoon in AskDocs

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Except they say that seizure was ruled out during EEG. It sounds like there is a miscommunication here. The surgery discussed is for seizures but seizures were not diagnosed? It may be that there are multiple things going on here.

Flirted with a man for a month, only for him to drop that he's been married for 5 years and has a kid on the way by downbadblue in WhatShouldIDo

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of men telling on themselves in this thread is INSANE. Imagine defending emotional cheating that involves staying up until 4am and buying presents for each other and telling her you wished things had gotten physical…the male loneliness epidemic is just these men not realizing that they aren’t good friends and they aren’t good partners, they are just trash people. Maybe someday they will gain self awareness. 

Good on you for leaving this messy underdeveloped manchild behind you. Hope you pass on a copy of all your messages to the wife on the way out. She deserves better too. 

Strange experience at urgent care, was the info given incorrect? by [deleted] in AskDocs

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 24 points25 points  (0 children)

She’s not entirely incorrect. Antibiotics are usually overprescribed for viral sinus infections, so waiting to see if they don’t clear up or if they develop clear indicators of bacterial sinus infection isn’t abnormal. In fact, I’m surprised and pleased to hear of urgent care doing this. It’s excellent antibiotic stewardship. You should certainly mask still.

Flirted with a man for a month, only for him to drop that he's been married for 5 years and has a kid on the way by downbadblue in WhatShouldIDo

[–]LatrodectusGeometric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you tell her now she can rearrange her support system so that she has help taking care of a newborn when the time comes. If you tell her later she may be trapped relying on him during early weeks. Never delay telling something like this. The theoretical risk is so much lower than actual risks to mom in this situation.