Debido a la diseminación del estatus serológico de VIH de un individuo acusado de violación en múltiples medios de comunicación, es necesario repasar las implicaciones éticas y legales del manejo de la información médica dentro del marco de la ley 135-11. Abro🧵
VAMA a Venezuelan physicians group in the US is gathering money to help with the situation in Venezuela. Please donate if you can or share for more visibility.
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The Ebola Disinformation Playbook Activated in Under 12 Hours
Within hours of the Bundibugyo PHEIC, the same conspiracy theories, supplement sales, and chain emails surfaced. Here’s the playbook and how to spot it.
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An emergency rule from the Florida Department of Health went into effect on Sunday that could restrict tens of thousands of people from accessing HIV medication. https://t.co/bSQEUSILrt
Florida’s plans to implement cuts to their Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Program that will leave more than 12,000 clients without ADAP assistance.
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The ACIP decision to discontinue the recommendation for a universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccine will cause harm.
As the federal government continues to fail children's health, families can rely on our nation's physicians to continue to put children's health first.
Stated at ACIP: MMRV isn’t acceptable for kids <4 to prevent measles, mumps, rubella & varicella.
❌ False. MMRV/MMR vaccines are safe & highly effective. Studies show only a very small increase in febrile seizure risk after the 1st dose.
Pro tip:
There is a phenomenon on rounds when the attending doesn’t know what to do about the main problem and instead fixates on the peripheral aspects of the case (DVT prophylaxis, etc).
Learn to recognize this and redirect to the main issue before you move on 🧐.
.@SecKennedy's allegations about the integrity of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are completely unfounded and will have a significant negative impact on Americans of all ages.
Our statement: https://t.co/ebdPj6bsDl
1/n The reality: since Mr. Kennedy became HHS Secretary he/staff have waged a war of antivaccine disinformation against the American people on a frequent/regular basis. He did this as U.S. experienced its worse measles epidemic in years, showing zero concern for our health/safety
Today's decision is about undermining independent medical expertise and will only further endanger the health of the American public, especially children. https://t.co/SFgjr1ISn6