Len Leshin, MD
@lleshin.bsky.social
Pediatrician, Corpus Christi. Interested in Down syndrome, Lennox Gastaut syndrome. Used to be active at www.ds-health.com
Adidas and FCB create performance shoe for runners with Down syndrome
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Adidas and FCB create performance shoe for runners with Down syndrome | Analysis | Campaign Asia
Three years in the making: After rigorous testing and development, the product is set to launch in 2026.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Adidas and FCB create performance shoe for runners with Down syndrome
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Reposted by Len Leshin, MD
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
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February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
How to protect your children during a measles outbreak:
How to Protect Your Children During a Measles Outbreak
The recent measles outbreaks have many parents concerned. Most of the people who have gotten sick were not vaccinated against measles. This is a stark reminder of the importance of making sure your ch...
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February 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
How to protect your children during a measles outbreak:
I went through the measles epidemic in Corpus Christi in 1992. It was horrible.
February 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I went through the measles epidemic in Corpus Christi in 1992. It was horrible.
Reposted by Len Leshin, MD
“The risk associated with measles infection is much greater than the sum of its observable symptoms. Measles virus is especially dangerous because it has the ability to destroy what’s been earned: immune memory from previous infections”. asm.org/articles/201...
Measles and Immune Amnesia | ASM.org
Measles is much more serious than a rash and fever: it also causes immune amnesia and leaves patients especially vulnerable to secondary infection.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“The risk associated with measles infection is much greater than the sum of its observable symptoms. Measles virus is especially dangerous because it has the ability to destroy what’s been earned: immune memory from previous infections”. asm.org/articles/201...
Reposted by Len Leshin, MD
In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
Many new people, I’ll reintroduce myself. I’m a pediatrician in Corpus Christi. I have an adult child with Down syndrome and epilepsy. I used to write at ds-health.com at the start of the internet.
November 17, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Many new people, I’ll reintroduce myself. I’m a pediatrician in Corpus Christi. I have an adult child with Down syndrome and epilepsy. I used to write at ds-health.com at the start of the internet.
Hollywood Celebrities Join Forces for the Largest Down Syndrome Fundraiser in The World
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October 26, 2023 at 9:10 PM
Hollywood Celebrities Join Forces for the Largest Down Syndrome Fundraiser in The World
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First post. Migrating from the other app. Interested in pediatrics, Down syndrome, Lennox Gastaut syndrome.
August 19, 2023 at 5:05 AM
First post. Migrating from the other app. Interested in pediatrics, Down syndrome, Lennox Gastaut syndrome.