Questioning Medicine

Association of Receipt of the Fourth BNT162b2 Dose With Omicron Infection and COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Residents of Long-term Care Facilities | Geriatrics | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Networkcareful what you believe and always question medicine- even if it is about covid vaccineUse and Cost of Low-Value Health Services Delivered or Paid for by the Veterans Health Administration | Cancer Screening, Prevention, Control | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network low value care exist in the VA but also in the community-- you need a comparative arm to figure out how bad you are doing or good you are doing. Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults | NEJM You can also check a level if you are trying to make the diagnosis of rickets. ELSE no need to check anyone, if you really believe in it or your patient really believes in in then just start 2000IU and continue to take as long as they feel indicated because it likely is not doing any benefit but realistically it is not doing