Worth the read - lies lies and #steroids #testosterone - they make you big, but not, Strong! Does #RFK Even Lift, Bro? An investigation—and a thought experiment. #heathcare #HHS #food #nutrition #vaccines https://www.offmessage.net/p/does-rfk-even-lift-bro
The Chicago Cubs on Thursday invited Sammy Sosa to the team's offseason convention, a sign that the organization has repaired its relationship with the former star slugger. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/12/20/baseball/mlb/sosa-cubs-reconcile-apology/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #chicagocubs #sammysosa #steroids #tomricketts
Chinese transplant surgeon gets 20 months for role in steroid money-laundering scheme
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/chinese-transplant-surgeon-gets-20-months-role
@Catvalente or they're just everyday #opportunists on #steroids
Prednisone insomnia.
Just effing GREAT.
The whole point was to manage the pain so I could sleep.
Prednisolone tastes awful, no wonder my cat kept spitting his out until we caved and got him pill pockets. #steroids
I fucking hate IV steroids so much. It’s like being on drugs, but skipping straight to the shitty come down, complete with existential terror and regret. #ChronicIllness #MultipleSclerosis #steroids
There's either a systematic publication bias, or this looks a real signal for benefit of steroids in community-acquired pneumonia. N=3367 patients!
Interestingly, akin to #COVID19, benefit seems greatest in patients admitted to #ICU / #CriticalCare, though of course, need to caution in subanlyses
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciad496/7329349?login=true
#CAP #pneumonia #steroids #infectiousdiseases #medicine #MedMastodon #IDMastodon @jopo_dr
Steroids are very effective immunomodulating drugs. BUT they do increase the risk of some infections.
This is a nice review describing what infections steroids make you susceptible. The immunology affected is discussed but harder to pin down, as likely context dependent.
#corticosteroids #steroids #medicine #infections #infectiousdiseases #IDMastodon #immunology #opportunisticinfections #PCP #HBV #VZV #zoster #CMV
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciad474/7260874?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=cid&utm_medium=email&nbd=39370074470&nbd_source=campaigner#415942086
Billion-year-old grease hints at long history of complex cells - Enlarge / All steroids past and present share the complex ringed struct... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1946823 #biochemistry #eukaryotes #evolution #steroids #science #biology
Immunopathology is a feature of severe community-acquired pneumonia on ICU, evidenced by clear benefit of adjunctive hydrocortisone!
#IDMastodon #immunology #Immunotherapy #steroids #pneumonia #MedMastodon #ICU #hydrocortisone #RCT #academia #medicine
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2215145?query=RP
Corticosteroids given for more than 10 days during a severe #COVID illness (like, in the ICU on a ventilator) made it 3x more likely to get a #fungal infection in the lungs. (Dr. Griffin said they don’t normally gives #steroids for more than 10 days unless there’s a particular reason why, but that there’s a risk here.) 8/
#Cat #Mastodon help needed please. My daughter is #fostering a cat, her first time. She’s had him 2 weeks. Unfortunately, he has a LOT of health concerns. #Entropion & chronic #rhinitis. He had eye #surgery a week ago & still looks/feels poorly. At his checkup today, they put him on oral #antibiotics & told her he has an #URI & #stomatitis. When his stitches come out, they’ll put him on #steroids for his mouth. He hates getting his meds (who doesn’t?) but doesn’t hold a grudge. Any suggestions?
