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The Foegen Effect (journals.lww.com)

posted 2 years ago by dagthegnome 2 years ago by dagthegnome +15 / -2

The Foegen effect: A mechanism by which facemasks... : Medicine

med to determine whether mandatory mask use influenced the case fatality rate in Kansas, USA between August 1st and October 15th 2020.This study applied secondary data on case updates, mask mandates, and demographic status related to Kansas State, USA. A p...

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– Benevolentdictator 3 points 2 years ago +3 / -0

Usually medical conditions are named after a sufferer of a disease, not the discoverer or researcher.

I can't think of a single eponymous disease that isn't named after the discoverer.

There's the story of Phineas Gage, but that's about it.

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– FrozeInFear 4 points 2 years ago +4 / -0

Funny enough, I just searched for "eponymous disease" and there's a wiki list article for them.

An eponymous disease is a disease, disorder, condition, or syndrome named after a person, usually the physician or other health care professional who first identified the disease; less commonly, a patient who had the disease...

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– deleted 3 points 2 years ago +3 / -0

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– Benevolentdictator 3 points 2 years ago +3 / -0

Good example.

Also true that the Lou Gehrig part isn't heard much anymore.

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– almond_activator 2 points 2 years ago +2 / -0

He's less culturally-relevant on account of being long dead.

Using his name to market your foundation doesn't have the effectiveness it once did.

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