Neil Stone

@drneilstone

Infectious Diseases doctor. Clinician-scientist. Officially the 1st person to use word COVID. Strictly my personal views only.

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Louisiana teen reportedly becomes state's first child functionally cured of sickle-cell disease

WVUE reports Phillip Mullin, 15, is Louisiana's first Lyfgenia recipient and has had more than 100 hospital stays.

6 Sources, 18d ago, updated 18d ago

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Possible progress in preventing Parkinson's disease draws excitement

A post calls the possibility “actual real exciting new science” and says ivermectin is not involved.

1 Source, 35d ago, first seen 35d ago

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mRNA COVID vaccines may help some cancer immunotherapy work better

Science News reports a Nature study found lung cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine near checkpoint-inhibitor treatment lived longer, though researchers say the effect is not yet proven.

4 Sources, 42d ago, updated 42d ago

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RFK Jr.’s disputed claim about DTP vaccination and girls’ death rates

A post rejects a claim it attributes to RFK Jr.: that girls given the DTP vaccine died at 10 times the rate of unvaccinated girls.

1 Source, 52d ago, first seen 52d ago

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Louisiana teen reportedly becomes state's first child functionally cured of sickle-cell disease

Possible progress in preventing Parkinson's disease draws excitement

mRNA COVID vaccines may help some cancer immunotherapy work better

RFK Jr.’s disputed claim about DTP vaccination and girls’ death rates

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Louisiana teen reportedly becomes state's first child functionally cured of sickle-cell disease

Possible progress in preventing Parkinson's disease draws excitement

mRNA COVID vaccines may help some cancer immunotherapy work better

RFK Jr.’s disputed claim about DTP vaccination and girls’ death rates