Bradley Mitchelmore
@bradleymitchelmore.bsky.social
Public Health Pharmacist in Ottawa, Ontario. Hoping to re-build the little world of news, medicine and collective moments of internet silliness. Views are my own.
Also read this article recently about the impact of smallpox and the public health response to control the disease on Japanese art! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39727195/
The historical evolution of smallpox treatment in Japan visualised through Japanese artwork and woodblock prints - PubMed
Art reveals core human emotions during catastrophes like epidemics, allowing people to narrate their coping stories. This review examines smallpox's historical evolution and treatment in Japan, integr...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Also read this article recently about the impact of smallpox and the public health response to control the disease on Japanese art! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39727195/
The measles vaccine has been available for more than half a century and is safe and almost 100% effective with 2 doses. Measles requires 95% coverage to prevent outbreaks. Coverage for both one and for two doses in on the decline, with 75.6% of two dose coverage in Canada in 2023 in 7 year olds.
February 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The measles vaccine has been available for more than half a century and is safe and almost 100% effective with 2 doses. Measles requires 95% coverage to prevent outbreaks. Coverage for both one and for two doses in on the decline, with 75.6% of two dose coverage in Canada in 2023 in 7 year olds.
This is surprisingly timely. Are you actually watching sportsball?
February 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is surprisingly timely. Are you actually watching sportsball?