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Did you know that the first paramedics were Black Pittsburghers? The wildly successful program they were in became a model across the USA, but in Pittsburgh itself they were canned and replaced by all-white crews.
There's a whole book about it, American Sirens. https://time.com/6215072/first-paramedics-black-men-history/
#BlackHistoryMonth #medicine #paramedic #emergency #health #Pittsburgh
The Little-Known History of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics
In "American Sirens," author Kevin Hazzard spotlights the Black men in Pittsburgh who pioneered America's modern emergency medical service.Olivia B. Waxman (Time)
UPDATE: WE GOT PAXLOVID! Your inputs worked. Thank you!!
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#LongCovid #Covid19 friends, I need urgent help:
wife tested positive for covid. It's bad. Online Doc refused to prescribe #Paxlovid citing she's <50yrs. Said LongCovid isn't real and pretty much gaslit the thing.
PCP offices are closed.
CVS w/o prescription requires labwork that we don't have handy.
The blockers in the US #healthcare are systemic.
In GA, how might we get Paxlovid? Any ideas?
The vast majority of melatonin gummies sold in the US may contain up to 347% more melatonin than is listed on the label, new research shows
Investigators found that consuming some products as directed could expose consumers, including children, to doses that are 40 to 130 times greater than what's recommended
#usa #health #medicine #news #sleep #remedy #otc #fda
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991215
Majority of Melatonin Gummies in the US Inaccurately Labeled
The vast majority of melatonin gummies sold in the US may contain up to 347% more melatonin than is listed on the label, new research shows.Megan Brooks (Medscape)
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 9 - Call The AI Quack Doctor
ChatGPT-assisted diagnosis: Is the future suddenly here? - STAT
For online diagnosis, ChatGPT outperformed Google search and symptom checkers, and came close to diagnoses from real physicians.Ateev Mehrotra (STAT)
