Health and Fitness

Peds Fellow Fired After Child Porn Charges; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Gets 9 Years

Christopher Sheerer, DO, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiology fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital, who was accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, was fired from his job. (NBC Boston) A jury awarded former California prison psychiatrist Anthony Coppola, MD, almost $2 million in a case in which he claimed the state retaliated against him …

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‘Next Berlin Patient’ Adds to Small but Growing Number of People Cured of HIV

A seventh patient has achieved sustained HIV remission after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to a new case report. What is especially notable about this patient is that he received a transplant with a single, rather than double, mutation of the CCR5 gene (CCR5 wild type [WT]/Δ32), reported Christian Gaebler, MD, of the Charité …

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Mask Study Shows Benefit; Trump’s Comments on Disabled; Olympic Athletes Have COVID

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduced the risk of self-reported symptoms consistent with a respiratory infection by 3.2% over a 14-day period. (BMJ) The White House said President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 election race had “nothing to do …

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These Athletes Weren’t Doping. Their Genes Made It Look Like They Did.

Testing for performance-enhancing drugs is expected by elite athletes as they arrive in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, but what happens if a red-flag result for doping isn’t one at all? This appeared to be the case for two athletes whose previous doping allegations — and contrasting findings years later — were detailed by …

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Sprains, Strains, and ACL Tears. These Are NFL Players’ Most Common Injuries.

Touchdowns and torn ligaments. Hail Marys and hamstring pulls. Tackles and turf toe. Injuries can play as big a role in an NFL team’s successes or failures as the best game plans. “That’s part of the game,” New York Jets coach Robert Saleh said after quarterback Aaron Rodgers was lost for the season with a …

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