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Is it Safe to be Vaccinated with the Messenger mRNA Vaccines during pregnancy?
An interesting study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Shimabukuro and others dated April 21st 2021 researches this issue. They argue that many pregnant women in the United States had received the mRNA vaccines such as the Pfizer or...
What About the Pause with the Johnson Vaccine?
Last week, United States Health Agencies recommended a pause on the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine because of several extremely rare reports of blood clots. Only six people have this condition out of 7 million, so the risk of a clot occurring is...
Fatality rate from COVID-19 patients with cancer
A study by Geraldes published in The Lancet April 22nd 2021 looks at the fact that there is a higher fatality rate from COVID-19 in patients with cancer in the United Kingdom than in Europe. The study echoed concerns expressed by oncologists early in the...
End of Lockdown and Hangovers
End of Lockdown, drinking & HangoversDr Sanjay Mehta of The London General Practice features in the press discussing hangovers. The reopening of pubs, bars and restaurants has led to an increase in drinking and therefore hangovers! Why do we get hangovers? What...
The Coronavirus Indian Variant
BBC news explored this virus. What is the Indian Coronavirus Variant? Viruses mutate all the time and produce different versions or variants of themselves. Most of these mutations are insignificant and some make the viruses even less dangerous, but others can...
Does Video Conferencing Cause Fatigue and Who is Affected More and Why?
An interesting article published by Fauville and others from Stanford University looked at this intriguing question. There is little data on “Zoom fatigue”, the exhaustion that follows video conferencing mechanisms. The researchers tested associations...
Early effect of administration of the Pfizer MRA vaccine in long term care facilities in Catalonia, Spain.
Swift coverage with COVID-19 mRNA vaccination has been shown to rapidly control SARS-CoV-2 transmission in long term care facilities. An interesting preprint published by Salazar and others in MedRxiv reviewed the early effect of administration of the...
Blood Clot Risks & The Contraceptive Pill
Blood Clots & The Contraceptive Pill Marie Claire April 2021Dr Paul Ettlinger of The London General Practice speaks with Marie Claire about blood clots, the contraceptive pill and the associated risks of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis). View Marie Claire article...
What is the Best Method of SARS-CoV-2 PCR Testing?
A study published by Tsang and others in The Lancet April 12th 2021 looked carefully into this important issue. They argued that the comparative performance of different clinical sampling methods for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by PCR among populations...
Blood Clot Risks – OK! Magazine April 2021
BLOOD CLOT RISKS OK! MAGAZINE APRIL 2021Dr Paul Ettlinger of The London General Practice speaks with Sandra Walsh at OK! Magazine about blood clots, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and whether we should be concerned about blood clot risk and Covid-19 Vaccination. ...
