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Adam Cifu
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Writer, Sensible Medicine Newsletter
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science policy, environmental science technology, academia medicine,science
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By Adam Cifu| Sensible Medicine Newsletter@ I liked my previous post on why I don’t think the shingles vaccine (actually our previous shingles vaccine, Zostavax, rather than the present one, Shingrix) does not prevent dementia, despite a Nature article and coverage pretty much everywhere to the contrary. I stand by my conclusions. However, a couple of astute readers, one in the comments and one email, called me out for a bit of an unintentional sleight of hand in the math. It was unintentional, but I want to set the record straight.
By Adam Cifu| Sensible Medicine Newsletter@ There I was, enjoying a Wednesday morning clinic session, when my phone vibrated with a notification from the New York Times. I looked down, wondering what disaster was afflicting the stock market, our country, or the planet, when instead I see: Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds. Instead of being annoyed, I had a couple of pleasant thoughts:1. Great, this must be a piece of churnalism that I can write about on Sensible Medicine. 2.
By Adam Cifu| Sensible Medicine Newsletter@ I liked my previous post on why I don’t think the shingles vaccine (actually our previous shingles vaccine, Zostavax, rather than the present one, Shingrix) does not prevent dementia, despite a Nature article and coverage pretty much everywhere to the contrary. I stand by my conclusions. However, a couple of astute readers, one in the comments and one email, called me out for a bit of an unintentional sleight of hand in the math. It was unintentional, but I want to set the record straight.
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Sensible Medicine Newsletter
Chicago, Illinois, United States
+1 773-702-1234