Allergist/Immunologist (MedPeds) @UNC_SOM intrigued by innovation&education. Focused on wellness. Passionate about personal stories.Tweets my own¬ med advice
Durham, NC
Joined August 2021
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You can actually be allergic to cold!🥶
#coldurticaria is your #allergy cells triggered by cold, or rewarming from cold.
➡️typically you get hives (itchy, red rash, welts)
🛑rarely, can even cause #anaphylaxis when you get whole body symptoms (can’t breathe, 🤮, 💩, pass out)
🍯 is one of the best treatments for cough! Studies show it is better than dextromethorphan (cough syrup!)
🫐has antioxidants (flavonoids)
🦠anti microbial properties (naturally protects the hive from microorganisms)
🧫 anti inflammatory (⬇️ IL-1, IL-6, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha)
No more lectures in medical school?
Thrilled to be part of @UNC_SOM leading the way in #MedEd! Attendance to "class" M-F is required but will no longer be lectures! It is actually worthwhile to be in this flipped classroom.
Learn more about the issues: npr.org/sections/health-shot…
Fun 🌸 fact: loratadine is one of the weakest #allergy pills. When getting approved in trials, the more effective dose made people sleepy. To get the “non-drowsy” indication, they cut the dose in half. So, you’re buying a non-drowsy, less effective, pill 🤷♀️
My SoMe is an echo chamber: everyone says how wonderful #digitalhealth is
In clinical practice amidst various generations of clinicians in multiple fields, entrenched in academic behemoth, Im forced to confront that so many docs and systems dont WANT to change
#MedTwitter 1/
There is uncertainty in #telehealth
- ❓s about changing laws, reimbursement, & lack of data (simply bc it hasnt been gathered/released)
But!
“We should never let a good crisis go to waste”
3/
📑 article summarizing difficulty sustaining innovative changes in #healthcare & how incentives (the system makes more $$ when ppl are sick) further hinder these advancements.
We can’t let the old comfortable ways interfere with #change for the better.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Daylight savings☀️…makes us sicker⁉️
The week after shift to DST, research shows
💔24% ⬆️ risk of heart attack
🚗6%↗️fatal car accidents
🧠strokes⬆️ by 8%
☹️11% ↗️ in depressive episodes
🦠3% ⬆️ digestive and immune issues
Sleep matters
#MedTwitter #MedEd #healthy #wellness
Dr. Sofija Volertas retweeted
What is #medtwitter’s thoughts on providing med students with an EHR agnostic exposure to EHRs in med school? I worry when I hear that ppl have only seen a certain 4 letter #EHR from med school thru residency.
Smart watches might interfere with defibrillators⁉️New #digitalhealth tools may get in the way of traditional med devices!😱
medscape.com/viewarticle/988…
#MedTwitter #hitsm #hcsm #hit #HealthIT #mHealth #MedEd
Smart watches, rings &smart scales personalize data&empower patients to understand their health (win!). Yet docs will need to understand #digitalhealth tools’ (that they might not even use) and potential impact on devices (like pacemakers) they’ve used for yrs without a thought!
Pollen Alert‼️
2-3 wks earlier this yr, the🌸has started in NC‼️Woke up w/ the pollen covered car
NC Dept of Air Quality @NCPollen already monitoring levels, typically they start March 1😱🤧
Start those nose sprays!
#pollen #allergies #pollenpocalypse #MedTwitter #AIMedEd
Dr. Sofija Volertas retweeted
Food emulsifiers in packaged foods can be toxic to gut cells! Isn’t that literally the icing on the cake! #AAAAI23 #Food #HealthyEating – at San Antonio, TX
Fascinating information as we learn how the brain controls immune system and inflammation throughout the body.
Well-being really does make you more well!
#immunology #MedTwitter #gratitude
The unanticipated role of the brain in modulating our immune response nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @Nature by @DianaMKwon
Vit C🍊! Antioxidant&helps proper immune function.
When already sick, doesnt do much 🤷♀️
As daily use, 500mg-3g in trials↘️ colds, barely…(⬇️ colds 8% in adults &14% kids). Ill take anything I can get as a parent. Fruit intake doesnt affect infections.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2344…
FYI some Vitamin C #AIMedEd for those immunologists:
Vit C🍊🍋 can ⬆️Tcell activity, leukocyte mobility, and possible⬆️in Ab and interferon production!
Are you tired of your kids (or you!) constantly being sick🤒 this winter?! Take control of their immune system with evidence-based supplements to fight the viral season🌿💪
1️⃣ Probiotics
2️⃣ Elderberry
3️⃣ Vitamin C
(dosing&data👇below)
#healthykids #MedTwitter #parentingtips
Next, Elderberry! This sweet berry is a “neuraminidase inhibitor”-how Tamiflu works👍start within 72hrs of a cold
Data is for flu, but PERSONAL OPINION-why not also use it for other viruses?
Practical✅: dosing is 15mL, 4 times a day x5days for adults
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1508…
First up, Probiotics!
When sick, 💊can⬇️diarrhea by 29hrs!
As prevention (daily use when not sick), can ↘️ stomach bugs and colds🤧in kids at daycare by 19%
Practical✅: daily(&esp when sick💩) use “Lactobacillus rhomnosus” or “Saccharomyces boulardi”
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
