Ben Weston MD MPH

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Dad • ER Doc • Chief Health Policy Advisor in Milwaukee County • EMS Medical Director for Milwaukee County • Assoc Prof at Medical College of Wisconsin • NAM Fellow • #HealthEquity#GetVaccinated

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“This is near and dear and personal for me, because growing up, you know, I was evicted three times within a two-year span. So, I understand how housing stability can take a toll.”@[email protected], Milwaukee’s county exec, on the need for affordable homes. http://matteroffact.tv

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/matteroffacttv/status/1619696993839742977

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Listen Up‼️👇

It’s never too late to get vaccinated sez these JAMA data

Vaxxed patients had less symptoms 3 mos post-COVID & those who got Covid & then vaccinated had 30-40% ⬇️ symptoms at 6-12 months!

Why?

Perhaps better virus 🦠 clearance and/or immune stabilization. https://twitter.com/weselymd/status/1618998411331772416

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WesElyMD/status/1619014456046145539

WesElyMD on Twitter

“Long COVID & Vaccines   Study of 1,800…@JAMA_current   📍Findings suggest #COVID is associated w ⬆️ doc visits at 6 mos 📍Vaccination was associated w LOWER risk of long-term Covid symptoms.”   Those vaxxed after infection had 40% ⬇️ symptoms at 6 mos   https://t.co/qRMy5qf4ML”

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"We want to be able to support about 17,000 black and brown families in our area." Soledad O’Brien & @[email protected] talk about Milwaukee County backing a non-profit to help locals to beat private equity investors in buying homes. http://matteroffact.tv

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/matteroffacttv/status/1619334609598021632

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Good to see: the US has passed through its peak of the XBB.1.5 wave with a >30% reduction of hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html?name=styln-coronavirus&region=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Interactive&variant=show&is_new=false
This reflects a high level of infection and vaccine-induced immunity relative to a troublesome variant

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1618297289910681600

#Wisconsin -- some promising disease trends for a change.

🙏Sustained downtrends in #flu and #RSV .

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Listen to @[email protected] Lake Effect today at noon for an incredibly important segment on the history of Behavioral Health Services & mental health care in Milwaukee County. We've make progress, but it is important to understand history if we are to continue forward in equity.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DavidCrowleyWI/status/1615741253743792128

David C. Crowley on Twitter

“Listen to @WUWMradio Lake Effect today at noon for an incredibly important segment on the history of Behavioral Health Services & mental health care in Milwaukee County. We've make progress, but it is important to understand history if we are to continue forward in equity.”

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Below is a link to our just released #Milwaukee County #EMS Dashboards.

🚑 >100,000 annual patient encounters
📊 data driven
🔍 #equity focused
🪟 #Transparent

...more to come on specific care conditions.

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Office-of-Emergency-Management/EMS/Data-Analytics

Data Analytics

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When a blood vessel (artery or vein) is injured, the damaged cells in the vessel wall recruit platelets and send out chemical signals to form a blood clot. This helps to repair the injured blood vessel. Learn how the blood clot forms & is cleared below. #bloodclots

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ScientistSwanda/status/1615418347398758403

Rob Swanda on Twitter

“When a blood vessel (artery or vein) is injured, the damaged cells in the vessel wall recruit platelets and send out chemical signals to form a blood clot. This helps to repair the injured blood vessel. Learn how the blood clot forms & is cleared below. #bloodclots”

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👀First look at #Milwaukee County #EMS Trends Dashboard out today.

Our vision in @[email protected] is by achieving racial #equity Milwaukee will be the healthiest county in #Wisconsin

EMS has a major role in that vision working to advance the health of our county.

#transparency

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Have you recently had an upper respiratory infection (ie: flu, RSV, covid)? You might have a lingering cough that lasts a few weeks even after your infection has cleared. So what exactly is this condition, watch below 👇

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ScientistSwanda/status/1615049095948681217

Rob Swanda on Twitter

“Have you recently had an upper respiratory infection (ie: flu, RSV, covid)? You might have a lingering cough that lasts a few weeks even after your infection has cleared. So what exactly is this condition, watch below 👇”

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