Medical thinking is evolving. With the rapid expansion of medical knowledge and complex patient data, the human mind's capacity is being tested. Computers could be key to managing this complexity and shaping the future of medicine. https://t.co/IWbM7l8dtp
Pfizer made $37 billion off its Covid vaccine last year, more than the GDP of 120 countries.
Moderna founders made Forbes’ list of richest people.
Yet only 10% of people in low-income countries have been vaccinated.
And Covax—the global dose-sharing initiative—is out of money.
Dr. Katharine Hsu, an esteemed physician-scientist and immunologist who treats blood cancers, is named director of the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program (@TriIMDPhD), a joint program between #WCM, @RockefellerUniv and @sloan_kettering. https://t.co/JpckabZHZU
Covid-19 Rx: Your task is to gather data, develop a differential diagnosis, order additional diagnostic tests, and treat the patient. (Optimized for desktop PCs and most tablets.) #COVID19
Breaking News: The FDA authorized Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, the first that requires only a single shot. Distribution is expected to begin soon. https://t.co/d8P6Jfi3sM
Today a patient refused to see me as ‘medicine is a man’s job’ 🙃 seniors plz stand up for your junior doctors when this happens! #sexism#juniordoctorlife
A psychologist who helped lead the study explains what makes young people especially vulnerable and offers ideas on how adults can provide support https://t.co/wyIgKgmiga
We are proud of our PPCR alumni who got accepted into the competitive masters degree program at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health! Our PPCR alumni continue learning and growing as to become the future leaders of clinical research!
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We are thankful to the great Faculty who teach in PPCR and who have inspired so many PPCR participants over these years! Apply by Feb 28th. https://t.co/ZK4vkscFCV
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For a proportion of people covid-19 leads to long term effects that can affect quality of life.
This article summarises guidelines on caring for people with signs and symptoms that continue for more than four weeks @NICEComms@signguidelines@rcgp
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Covid-19 immunity likely lasts for years, according to a new study. That should alleviate fears that the covid-19 vaccine would require repeated booster shoots. https://t.co/MV4rrHlpTp
*Important*
A CDC panel just voted on who should be included in the next wave of vaccinations:
- people 75 and older
- and about 30 million “frontline essential workers," which is fewer than the 87 million that were originally expected to be included
https://t.co/rBHTwsoM87