Updates from Dr. Rob Swanda!
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18 September 2022
Recent content from Dr. Rob!
Rob released an overview on the symptoms of a polio infection.
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Rob went live on Instagram with Ottawa Public Health answering questions gathered from social media callouts by both Rob & Ottawa Public Health.
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Science News This Week
Where does technology and science collide? Scientists at University of Washington are using artificial intelligence (AI) to design completely original molecules in seconds instead of months.
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18 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2021. This is the largest backslide in 29 years according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and an article published this week by Barcelona Institute for Global Health on the impact of Covid-19 on childhood immunization programs.
Covid-19 infections, outcomes, and burdens on healthcare systems are not comparable to influenza. Statistics in Australia show that in the first 8 months of 2022 there were 44 times as many Covid-19 cases and 42 times as many deaths related to Covid-19 than there were influenza.
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Rob will shortly release a new blog on Long Covid but you get to read it first!
Scientists are studying potential biomarkers in Long Covid patients and several research trials have shown promise. While much more needs to be done (and quickly!), Rob discusses all these and more in his latest post.
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Did you know?
20 canonical amino acids are used by the body in order to build proteins. Nearly half are not produced by the body and can only come from our diets.
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