vaccines

This month is our final episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2022 and a close-out to the year As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We discuss the latest news out of China which is grappling with […]

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This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We dive into the recently published The Lancet COVID-19 Commission that reviewed the worldwide response to the Pandemic. As […]

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Shifting Intelligence Has the internet shifted our ability to learn and understand our world? And I don’t mean in a good way. The ready access to information has changed our access to knowledge and opened the doors for many. For many in my generation, they talk about the collection of the Encyclopedia Britannica (ironically the […]

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Vaccines 5 and Up This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of November You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovating in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on topics you’d like to see covered. You can […]

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Reporting from HIMSS This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September and was recorded at the HIMSS 2021 show that took place in Las Vegas from August 9 to 13 You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping […]

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August 9, 2021

Masks Work

This week we discuss the importance of mask wearing which as one observer noted When the CDC issued its mask guidance two months ago, it got the science right, but the policy and communication wrong…..the backsliding of the United States’ pandemic progress necessitated the return of indoor masking. This has happened because of those who […]

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This week saw the extraordinary coming together of the CDC, FDA and NIH in the fastest response we have seen in a while If you live in the U.S. and have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you don't need a booster shot, FDA and CDC said in a joint statement today pic.twitter.com/F8RfvBPwke — APHA (@PublicHealth) […]

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This week Fred and I review the news on Myocarditis that has now been added as a possible side effect to the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and the details in the latest CDC update and what you need to know ⬇️Incidence remains rare 👨‍👨‍👦Occurs more frequently in younger adults and males 👍Risk reward ratio […]

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This week Fred and I discuss the assessment of risk in the context of vaccines and their effectiveness at combatting the COVID19 disease and the challenge of putting risk in perspective. The numbers you hear don’t tell the story and even when you think you understand the data, you may not as the inputs and […]

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