The @US_FDA has authorized a newAI/ML tool that could enable prompt ID of patients at high risk of #Sepsis & adverse outcomes, The tool combines pt demographics, vital signs & lab tests.

The Sepsis ImmunoScore was found to be highly predictive of sepsis, in-hospital mortality, LOS, ICU admission, mech vent, etc. @NEJM https://ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/AIoa2400867 #press

"To give some idea of what banning #fluoride might look like, Calgary, Canada, banned fluoride in 2011. In the eight years afterward, the need for intravenous antibiotic therapy for children to avoid death from #infection skyrocketed 700 percent at the Alberta Children’s Hospital."

Aside: This is because bacteria in untreated, infected #cavities can sometimes spread to other body parts, including the bloodstream, and lead to #sepsis.

https://newrepublic.com/post/188095/donald-trump-robert-f-kennedy-jr-plan-health-fda
#rfkjr #trump #dental #publichealth