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There s a reason soldiers go through basic training before heading into combat: Without careful instruction, green recruits armed with powerful weapons could be as dangerous to one another as to the enemy.
The immune system works much the same way. Immune cells, which protect the body from infections, need to be educated to recognize bad guys and to hold their fire around civilians.
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In some covid patients, this education may be cut short. Scientists say unprepared immune cells appear to be responding to the coronavirus with a devastating release of chemicals, inflicting damage that may endure long after the threat has been eliminated.
2 more women allege TikTok Doc forced his body against them from behind while at OHSU
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
Posted Mar 08, 2021
“Once Jason Campbell became popular through social media, leaders at OHSU seemed protective of him,” one of the nurses said in her declaration.
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Two more women claim former OHSU Dr. Jason Campbell came up from behind them and forced his body against theirs at work, similar to the conduct a social worker has alleged in a federal lawsuit.
A third woman said Campbell followed her around during his rotation in her unit in 2019, asking her for free hugs.
The three nurses paint a disturbing picture of Campbell, an anesthesiology resident who gained national attention as the so-called TikTok Doc for the viral videos he posted on social media of him dancing in his hospital scrubs.
How Food Traditions Nourish New Moms
Feb. 25, 2021
When Jennifer Chowdhury, a New York City-based journalist, gave birth to a baby girl three months ago, her Bangladeshi mother and maternal aunt fed her kalijira bhorta, or black cumin mash, in the immediate postpartum period. Kalijira bhorta is an aromatic and flavorful dish, often seasoned with garlic and mustard oil, and served with rice. Bengalis also believe it stimulates lochia, or postpartum vaginal discharge, and increases milk supply.
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Kalijira bhorta, a cumin-based Bengali dish, is served to mothers during postpartum recovery.Credit.Olivia Fields
Dr. Sharon Okonkwo-Holmes is a family physician and an instructor of clinical science at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, Calif. When she became a parent, her Nigerian emigrant mother prepared pepper-leaf soup that Dr. Okonkwo-Holmes ate twice a day. “The soup, which came from her village, Oba, includes scent leaf, utazi, uda, uziza
Risk of rebound headaches increases in people using cannabis for migraine treatment ANI | Updated: Mar 07, 2021 19:36 IST
Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that individuals, who use cannabis for relief from migraine, might later develop rebound headaches. This would be similar to headaches that people who overuse migraine pain medication experience.
The preliminary study released on March 1 and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology s 73rd Annual Meeting being held virtually from April 17 to 22, 2021. Many people with chronic migraine are already self-medicating with cannabis, and there is some evidence that cannabis can help treat other types of chronic pain, said study author Niushen Zhang, M.D., of Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.