Good morning, good morning. I am still here. I have yet to miss a day of INH and am still keeping on top of taking a multivitamin supplement. I am successfully 44 days in.
Hopefully everyone is well and TB-free. Is anyone interested in learning something else about TB? Let me know.
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A rare shoutout to BO. Last week, President Obama nominated Margaret "Peggy" Hamburg, a former New York City Health Commissioner, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Hamburg's appointment must be confirmed by Congress.
While Commissioner in New York, Dr. Hamburg's treatment plan for tuberculosis (TB) became a model for health departments around the world. In the 1990s, TB was the leading infectious killer of youths and adults, and had become resistant to standard drugs. To be effective, new drugs required patients to take pills every day for up to two years, but failure to complete the full course of treatment allowed the bacteria to mutate into drug-resistant strains. Hamburg sent healthcare workers to patients' homes to help manage their drug regimen, and between 1992 and 1997, the TB rate for New York City fell by 46 percent, and by 86 percent for the most resistant strains.
A reduction rate of TB in New York is incredible and supports the importance of taking your meds
Amen.
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