#WeAreDrGokal | Banned Stimulants in Supplements | Cancer Patients’ Poor mRNA ResponseMarch 30, 2021 | Trending in Healthcare Allergy & Immunology A Physician Faces Criminal Charges for Going Above and Beyond #WeAreDrGokal In this podcast/article from KevinMD, the story of Dr. Hasan Gokal is examined, a Houston physician who was fired from his public health job and was subsequently faced with criminal charges for stealing a vial of the vaccine. His case was also brought to the Texas Medical Board. In a sea of regulations and protocols, were his actions well-intentioned and in the best interest of patient care and safety? Read full article Hematology Cancer Patients Respond Poorly to First COVID mRNA Vax Dose The data, concluded in a report posted to the preprint server medRxiv, support prioritization of cancer patients for an early (21-day) second dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine, as barely one-quarter of patients with cancer obtained protection (28% immune efficacy rate, including 13% in patients with blood cancers) against COVID-19 after one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Read full article