Ingrid Hein

Staff reporter, MedPage Today. My opinions are my own.

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"The #housing crisis is urgent and deeply felt in Northern community life.

But for decades the federal gov has only responded with stopgaps.

The end goal must be to cultivate agency and self-determination."

By @chrisgoldhar @shelaghmccart et al
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For patients admitted to the intensive care unit with severe community-acquired #pneumonia, treatment with #hydrocortisone led to a lower risk of death at 28 days versus placebo, a phase III randomized trial in France showed. #MedTwitter @ingridhein
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The @WHO announced that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of #Marburgvirus disease, after one sample tested positive. Nine deaths and 16 suspected cases have also been linked to the outbreak.

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Previous SARS-CoV-2 infection offered strong protection against severe disease from a subsequent reinfection, with little difference observed between strains, reported Stephen Lim, MD, of @IHME_UW.
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"This paper should really be a call to understand that a whole bunch of folks now have long COVID, who also have a negative test on their medical record." -- @PutrinoLab, of @IcahnMountSinai.

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[Ingrid Hein @ingridhein]

Four Eyes Are Not Better Than Two for #COVID-19 Protection https://t.co/rMejcT8gRZ Adverse events this study? Foggy glasses. #masking

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#FDA approves fecal #microbiota product to fight #AntibioticResistant C. difficile reinfection. Human-sourced, scanned for parasites, then transplanted to patients. https://t.co/nfza5Bxbp6 #FMT #fecaltransplant #microbiome #cdiff #AntibioticResistance

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Opinion | Are Repeat Coronavirus Infections Really More Dangerous Than the First? @JeremyFaust explains vaccine + infection = less danger second time around https://t.co/jsFTww2Fn0 @medpagetoday

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The disease formerly known as #Monkeypox has a new name https://t.co/Mx3n16U5XV @medpagetoday

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@VikiLovesFACS explains the Effects of the COVID-19 #Vaccine on Menstruation https://t.co/3wwZWDueKE @medpagetoday

[Ingrid Hein @ingridhein]

A long time coming... Novel Hepatitis B Drug Hints at Long-Term 'Functional Cure' for Some in Early Trial #HBV #PWID @AASLD @NEJM @medpagetoday https://t.co/VFAZIGk99m

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1 in 7 Parents Avoided #Vaccine Talk With Their Child's Doctor During the Pandemic https://t.co/SgoAc4usXq & 1 in 3 avoided the doctor altogether @medpagetoday @csmottpoll #covid #pediatrics

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Hospitalized or Not, COVID Symptoms Persist in Many After 2 Years https://t.co/gIOsMtHnar

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Two shots are better, but breakthrough cases still possible #Monkeypox Cases Seen Weeks After 2nd #Jynneos Dose #vaccine https://t.co/d9CmvbQnep

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🦠We are at #IDWeek2022! @IDWeek2022

@ingridhein of @MedPageID collected these #ClinicalPearls 🦪

5 #Pandemic Communication Failures 🧵⬇️

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Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain https://t.co/2qAnyUidAs

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150 Conspiracy Theory videos on #TikTok about #monkeypox? @medpagetoday looks at a @JAMA study by @CaulfieldTim in JAMA tallies up misinformation about who caused the outbreak & discusses how to #prebunk & #debunk. https://t.co/1ZSYNQbT3T @MedPageID

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What we heard this week: quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today's reporters, a thread🧵⬇️

@jeremyfaust @ingridhein @genevievefri @adambrosio_ @nicolejlou @joycefr @SophNaama @MedReporterMike @CherClarHealth @shannonfirth @KristinaMFiore @StockwellSerena @Jen_Henderson1

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#HIV-positive Hispanic Adults keep their status to themselves due to elevated #hivstigma and discrimination #SexEd https://t.co/F7z8jwiS2W #HIVStigma #NLAAD

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CDC researchers have reported an alarming rise in enterovirus D68, which is known to cause paralysis in kids. Find out more on the signs and symptoms to look out for. https://t.co/gQ7lr8xwLO #COVID19 #IDtwitter @MedPageID