Dr Vipin M Vashishtha
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Dr Vipin M Vashishtha
@vmvashishtha.bsky.social
Pediatrician, ‘rational’ vaccine thinker, Editor Covid Vaccines, TB on Vaccines & many others, Past-Convener IAP COI, Member-WHO-VSN (http://vaccinesafetynet.org), Rare honor of discovering & coining a new disease
A review of some 3,000 studies implicates microplastics in a variety of serious health problems. These include male & female infertility, colon cancer and poor lung function. The particles also may contribute to chronic pulmonary inflammation, which can increase the risk of lung cancer. 1/
December 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
A NEW study has found that higher scores on the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) are associated w/ an increased incidence of all-cause dementia & Alzheimer's disease dementia. Diets that correlate w/ low DII scores may prevent late-life dementia

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
December 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Bad news for RSV vaccine development for infants!

The FDA halted enrollment of young children in RSV vaccine trials after 5 infants developed severe RSV infections who received one of Moderna’s mRNA vaccines for RSV during a phase 1 trial.

www.healio.com/news/pediatr...
December 17, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Most young people who were confirmed to have #LongCOVID 3 months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months finds CLoCK study—the world's largest longitudinal cohort study on long COVID in children. 1/
December 4, 2024 at 3:43 PM
First new treatment for Asthma in 50 years!
An injection given during some asthma attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. The findings could be "game-changing" for millions of people with asthma! 1/
November 28, 2024 at 3:22 PM
A new nasal vaccine against Whooping Cough!

The new vaccine combines the traditional pertussis antigens with an innovative adjuvant called T-vant, which boosts the body's immune response specifically in the respiratory tract. 1/
November 19, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Cholesterol may not be the only lipid involved in trans fat-driven cardiovascular disease!

A NEW study describes how another class of lipids, called sphingolipids, contributes to arterial plaques and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(ASCVD). 1/
November 17, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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November 16, 2024 at 1:46 PM