Just a brief update and farewell! After Helen was no longer able to join me in recording, I decided I wasn't happy or satisfied with going solo. But, BIG NEWS! I am working on getting re-credentialed and going back to work in the clinic. Maybe one day I will podcast again, but hopefully not as a defunct doctor. Best wishes to everyone and have a wonderful holiday season!!

Ripped from the headlines! In late August, Massachusetts was alerted to a health scare when four individuals were diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis or “Triple E.” What is this disease and how can humans prevent themselves from becoming infected? Lynne will tell you all about it this week on the pod.

Also, introducing the Doctor Recommended segment - this week:

Wonder Drug by Jennifer Vanderbes

Music by Helen Shui and Caplixo. Cover art by Lynne Kramer.

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Sources:

1. Eastern Equine Encephalitis by Cecilia Banda; Debopam Samanta

2. Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: A Scoping Review of the Global Evidence by Tricia Corrin, Rachel Ackford, Mariola Mascarenhas, Judy Greig, and Lisa A. Waddel

3. Clinical and Neuroradiographic Manifestations of Eastern Equine Encephalitis by Robert L. Deresiewicz, M.D., Scott J. Thaler, M.D., Liangge Hsu, M.D., and Amir A. Zamani, M.D.

4. Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Mosquitoes and Their Role as Bridge Vectors by Philip M. Armstrong and Theodore G. Andreadis

5. Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus — United States, 2019 by Nicole P. Lindsey, MS; Stacey W. Martin, MS; J. Erin Staples, MD, PhD; Marc Fischer, MD

6. Current Year Data (2024) via the CDC

7. As eastern equine encephalitis spreads, a neurologist explains how to stay safe during this latest outbreak of the ‘triple E’ virus by Daniel Pastula

8. Massachusetts will begin spraying for mosquitos after first human case of EEE diagnosed by Laura Haefeli

9. Massachusetts arbovirus update via Mass.gov

10. Mosquito control and spraying via Mass.gov

11. Human Exposure to Mosquito-Control Pesticides --- Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia, 2002 and 2003 via the CDC

12. DEET via Wikipedia

13. Find the Repellent that is Right for You via the EPA

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Lynne’s specialty, developmental pediatrics, is all about how infants and children develop and is closely related to neurology in many cases. So, when she read about a case of an infant with a head circumference too big for the baby’s age, it took her right back to her clinical training. However, the cause of the enlargement was not what she expected. This week, Lynne will discuss the unusual phenomenon in which one fetus absorbs another.

Special note: Dr. Helen Shui is truly a doctor, but is working under a pseudonym for privacy reasons. Dr. Lynne Kramer is using her real name.

Music by Helen Shui and Caplixo. Cover art by Lynne Kramer.

Sources:

1. Intracranial Parasitic Fetus in a Living Infant: A Case Study with Surgical Intervention and Prognosis Analysis by Xuewei Qin, Xuanling Chen, Xin Zhao, Bo Wang, Lan Yao, Hongchuan Niu

2. Teaching NeuroImage: Intraventricular Fetus-in-Fetu With Extensive De Novo Gain in Genetic Copy Number by Zongze Li, MD, Li Ma, MD, PhD, Yuanli Zhao, MD, PhD, and Chunde Li, MD

3. Girl, 1, is found to have a FETUS growing in her skull that was once her twin sister by Maiya Focht

4. Fetus in fetu: Review of the literature over the past 15 years by Lindsey M. Prescher, William J. Butler, Tyler A. Vachon, Marion C. Henry, Thomas Latendresse, Romeo C. Ignacio Jr.

5. Fetus in fetu – a rare developmental anomaly by Della Harigovind, Harish Babu SP, Sunil V Nair, Nazim Sangram

6. Fetus in Fetu: Lessons Learned from a Large Multicenter Cohort Study by Heba M. A. Taher et. al.

7. Fetus-in-fetu by Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD Kay Caldwell, RDMS Patricia Dix, MD

8. Monochorionic Diamniotic Twin Gestations by Karin M. Fuchs, Mary E. D'Alton

9. Monochorionic Twins via Wikipedia

10. Embryology, Week 1 by Yusuf S. Khan; Kristin M. Ackerman.

11. Embryology, Week 2-3 by Baryiah Rehman; Maria Rosaria Muzio.

12. Teratoma via Cleveland Clinic

13. Data Table of Infant Head Circumference-for-age Charts via CDC Website

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