<span itemprop="author">Jenna Podjasek, MD

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COVID-19 vaccine neglect: a tale of regret and debilitating symptoms

As an allergist-immunologist who trained at Mayo Clinic, one might assume that I’m up to date on my COVID-19 booster vaccinations. However, I realized months ago that I was overdue for a booster; it’s been over a year since my third vaccina…

A man’s life turned upside down by pneumonia and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

An excerpt from Particles in the Air. As he sat in the empty waiting room several hours later, Forest couldn’t recall how he made it through the remainder of the morning. He had never felt so terrible in his life, even as a child. His chest and r…