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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. Let’s explore the meaning and function of internal medicine and its importance in keeping adults healthy through all stages of life.

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CDC Pulls Vaccine Slide After Expert Cites Study Doesn’t Exist

Physician's Weekly

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine meeting today claimed that a vaccine preservative could cause long-term brain effects — but the study it cited doesn’t appear to exist. The slide said the research showed that thimerosal, a vaccine preservative, caused lasting brain changes in rats, CNN reported.

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

GeriPal

We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates, hospital surges where ICU’s overflowed, a million COVID deaths, prolonged school closures, development and roll out of novel vaccines, an explosion of social isolation and loneliness, and the invention of the “zoom meeting.” . Their vaccines aren’t as effective.

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Senate Grills CDC Nominee Susan Monarez on Agency Cuts

Physician's Weekly

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says she supports science, vaccines and public health programs — but she dodged key questions about recent cuts to the agency during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. Susan Monarez , 50, told senators she values “evidence-based decision-making” and believes “vaccines save lives.”