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Here's some good news...in 2021, infant mortality dropped 12.5%

Maybe it's due to a drop in SIDS and vaccinations.

https://deadorkicking.com/death-statistics/us/2021/

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“Rigor in the scientific process helps you to avoid tricks and traps. The scientific process teaches you to accept what you see, to question your data, to always push one step more.”

Does rigor help you to fix patient problems, ignore them, or create them?

How do you deal with the following? (You really need to read the whole article to understand the problem.)

"Steven A. Ordonia of Pensacola, Florida, was a police lieutenant and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He held a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo, lifted weights and ran 10 miles a week.

But after receiving his Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot, the 62-year-old was forced to retire and is largely confined to his home and is unable to drive a car."

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/steven-ordonia-pfizer-covid-booster-vaccine-injuries/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=87821b4d-07a2-4ce0-9cfb-b41f55884b9a

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“Rigor in the scientific process helps you to avoid tricks and traps. The scientific process teaches you to accept what you see, to question your data, to always push one step more.” -- It seems so many “scientists” have thrown this out the window in pursuit of money, acceptance, fame, avoidance of getting cancelled, etc. Sad state of affairs.

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Thank you for your spacious and generative response about science. We need to remember what joy feels like as we live, and isn science too

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Cool article. I got an endorphin rush and now I'm delirious.

Pursuing the angle of continuing medical education, there was a very informative article about vitamin D published recently by Wimalawansa.

" Rapidly Increasing Serum 25(OH)D Boosts the Immune System, against Infections—Sepsis and COVID-19 "

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/14/2997/htm#B9-nutrients-14-02997

Be sure to dive into the referenced link to Bickle's article.

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A keeper to share w loved ones who face the daunting experience of a new diagnosis

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