August 18, 2022
¿Cómo sé si padezco de un trastorno de pánico?
Mental Health Posts en EspañolTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Buena pregunta! Cada año, alrededor del 2% de la población muestra síntomas de trastorno de pánico, que por lo general, comienza durante la adolescencia o en la edad adulta temprana. Si cree que lo tiene/padece, hágase un par de preguntas: ❓¿Tengo a menudo episodios de ansiedad o pánico con o sin síntomas corporales que duran Read more…
August 18, 2022
If I got the smallpox vaccine as a kid, am I protected against monkeypox?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Probably to some degree, but just how much is up in the air. Because the virus that causes monkeypox is similar to the smallpox virus, smallpox vaccines are effective at preventing people from getting monkeypox. Prior studies using the Dryvax vaccine (the first-generation smallpox vaccine that was used during smallpox eradication), showed that Read more…
¡Buena pregunta! Cada año, alrededor del 2% de la población muestra síntomas de trastorno de pánico, que por lo general, comienza durante la adolescencia o en la edad adulta temprana. Si cree que lo tiene/padece, hágase un par de preguntas: ❓¿Tengo a menudo episodios de ansiedad o pánico con o sin síntomas corporales que duran Read more…
August 18, 2022
If I got the smallpox vaccine as a kid, am I protected against monkeypox?
Infectious Diseases VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Probably to some degree, but just how much is up in the air. Because the virus that causes monkeypox is similar to the smallpox virus, smallpox vaccines are effective at preventing people from getting monkeypox. Prior studies using the Dryvax vaccine (the first-generation smallpox vaccine that was used during smallpox eradication), showed that Read more…
Short answer: Probably to some degree, but just how much is up in the air. Because the virus that causes monkeypox is similar to the smallpox virus, smallpox vaccines are effective at preventing people from getting monkeypox. Prior studies using the Dryvax vaccine (the first-generation smallpox vaccine that was used during smallpox eradication), showed that Read more…