Vicky R
mvrev.bsky.social
Vicky R
@mvrev.bsky.social
🇦🇷computational biologist 📍NYC
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If you or your children haven’t received your flu vaccines this year yet, it’s not too late!

Signed,

A pediatrician who cared for an unvaccinated child who died from the flu and would like to never experience that avoidable tragedy again.
November 24, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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Just your regular reminder that ~40% of menstruating adolescents (and likely an even higher proportion of adults) suffer from iron deficiency and yet we don’t universally screen.

tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
tinyurl.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 AM