#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 Allergy & Immunology Banned Stimulants Again Found in Supplements According to a recent study published in Clinical Toxicology, the authors examined the makeup of 17 brands of OTC supplements in the US, purchased online, that were labeled to include banned and unapproved stimulants, including deterenol, a beta-agonist that has never been approved for use in the US and which the FDA banned from supplements in 2004. 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