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by epmaybe 7y ago
I think it helps point out that there is probably an underreporting and selection bias in the cases of coronavirus that get reported, precisely because healthy patients with coronavirus probably won't go to the hospital, and if they do
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While you may or may not have trust in the US government protecting your rights, there was a law passed years ago that somewhat addresses your concern. GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act) https://www.govinfo.gov&#x2F
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The accrediting body for residency program sets minimum numbers for some procedures and clinical encounters
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Off topic, but I knew that I recognized the guy in blue scrubs on their home page! Tarek Loubani is a Canadian doctor, who made national news when he was shot by an israeli sniper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarek_Lo
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by epmaybe 7y ago
I love this in theory, but there's a lot of externalities that prevent that from happening. Apologies if I'm missing something, I'm a medical student (soon to be resident) that tries not to think about this too hard. I'v
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by epmaybe 7y ago
The liver has reticuloendothelial tissues (along with spleen, lymph nodes) that do technically produce white blood cells. I'm not sure how much of this production is still active in adults.
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You hit the nail on the head. The tech needs to be extended more than a week without massive necrosis (which occurred in 4/10 livers in the study). I think that's something the authors of the Nature paper needed to have measured m
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by epmaybe 7y ago
At the same time, I think it is unethical for a doctor to continue prescribing medications that they do not believe you actually need based on your current health. To them/me, it would be malpractice. If you were on an antibiotic for
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by epmaybe 7y ago
Not only quality journalism, but a really solid look at what modern data-driven journalism should be like.
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How is this different from photoacoustic tomography?
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You know that blood products are screened for a number of sexually transmitted diseases and other infectious products before transfusions, right? Off the top of my head, HIV, hepatitis, syphilis, and CJD among others. I'd imagine this
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by epmaybe 7y ago
I'm dumb, it was the "5 minutes ago" and then "4 minutes ago"
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by epmaybe 7y ago
off topic - why do you have different usernames?
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What's the current sensitivity of current screening modalities at the stage that these blood tests can be used? Apologies is this is answered elsewhere in this thread.
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I'm surprised that the FTC didn't push harder for an admission or some statement by AT&T to make this look like a win for the gov't. AT&T's statement: > “None of these allegations were ever proved in court. We
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completely covered by insurance if within the CDC guidelines for recommended age groups (around 11-21 for both males and females, but double check first!)
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by epmaybe 7y ago
Cdc guidelines don't include your age group so it's doubtful that insurance would cover it even today.. And it's not even that they're going to eventually have seen as kids, what if you get married and want to have kids?
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by epmaybe 7y ago
It's just absurd to me that a completely preventable cancer with this vaccine is shunned by groups across this country, because of the implication . Also, a PSA for young adults and parents of children in the age groups - the HPV vacc
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by epmaybe 7y ago
Rather interesting, it just occurred to me that I don't remember what Type 2 diabetic patients that I have worked with in the past did for their blood sugar monitoring. For the most part, I think very few of them monitored daily. Most
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I think the sony ones have been generally well-received in reviews with respect to connection quality and battery life. I don't think anyone knows about the echo buds, since they haven't shipped yet. I think that if you're no
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by epmaybe 7y ago
There are a few high-end in-ear headphones in a similar form factor with active noise cancellation. Echo buds: https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Buds/dp/B07F6VM1S3/ Sony WF-1000XM3: https://www.amazon.co
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by epmaybe 7y ago
I'm not surprised - you probably didn't even look into the living donor programs available in the US. Many hospitals will cover most if not all of these costs, including your wages, health maintenance, checkups, etc. If the hospit
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by epmaybe 7y ago
I urge everyone to read these two fantastic papers: It's The Prices, Stupid (2003): https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.22.3.... It's Still The Prices, Stupid (2019): https:&#x2F
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It's also condemned by the World Health Organization unless totally altruistic because organ trafficking and human trafficking are intertwined with the politics of organ transplantation. Living donor programs already exist in many stat
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You deserve much more credit for this comment than you will get. Correlation does not equal causation!
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Could you elaborate? I think you mean that there are benefits to waking up later due to the effect light has on circadian rhythm, but I don't want to assume.
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I'm familiar with delayed sleep phase syndrome, is that what you are referring to? You state that it's a symptom of abnormal circadian rhythm, which as far as I know is greatly affected by light exposure. If students are awake lat
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I'm extremely oblivious to what the benefits to starting later are, and how stable the benefits will be over time. Anyone care to explain? I'm particularly concerned that this will incentivize students to just stay up later, negat
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Yeah obesity is definitely associated with obstructive sleep apnea, no doubt. But what if they just have a thick neck and are otherwise healthy? I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt
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why not? Short of developing for iPhone, iPad, or macOS, I don't think they bring anything new to the table that minor inconveniences on a Windows or Linux platform wouldn't solve.

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