Roger Seheult
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Roger Seheult is a physician, educator, and co-founder of MedCram Videos who has treated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. His published research includes cost-effectiveness evaluations of vilobelimab for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients. Additionally, his work has examined the physiological effects of prophylactic bosentan on pulmonary artery pressure and exercise capacity at high altitude.
49 claims checked on air: 3 context 3 contradicted 2 overstated 33 supported 8 unverified 5 flagged
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A study showed that symptomatic patients who tested positive for COVID-19 had significantly lower vitamin D levels than symptomatic patients who tested negative.
"What they did in one study, they wanted to see whether or not it was the symptoms that were causing the low vitamin D. So they took these patients and they said, "Okay, anybody that has X, Y, and Z symptoms, we're going to look at." And then they figured out which ones were COVID and which ones were COVID-negative. Well, the ones that were positive for COVID and had the same symptoms had lower vitamin D levels than those people that had similar symptoms but were negative for COVID." (said at 0:52:34)
No published record matching the described study design (comparing baseline vitamin D levels specifically between patients with matching symptoms who tested positive versus negative for SARS-CoV-2 to assess whether symptoms accounted for low vitamin D) was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Higher cortisol and beta-adrenergic signaling stimulate G-proteins and elevate cyclic AMP in immune cells, reducing the adhesion of surface proteins like MHC class I and II.
"cortisol and epinephrine and all of these other, uh, beta-adrenergic systems affect the G-protein, stimulate the G-protein, causes increase in cyclic AMP in these immune cells, and they make those, uh, those, uh, those proteins like the major histocompatibility complex I and II less sticky." (said at 1:06:50)
No published record matching the claim that cortisol and beta-adrenergic signaling stimulate G-proteins and elevate cyclic AMP in immune cells to reduce the surface adhesion of MHC class I and II proteins was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Light emitted from screens in the evening shifts and delays the circadian rhythm.
"And they're, they're, they're putting their faces in front of screens, which is emitting light. Now, what does that light do at that hour? What that light does at that hour in just about everybody is it shifts the circadian rhythm and delays it." (said at 1:10:08)
No published record matching the claim that light emitted from screens in the evening shifts and delays the circadian rhythm was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Approximately 80% of symptomatic COVID-19 patients do not require hospitalization, while approximately 20% require hospital care.
"Think again about the fact that 80% of all symptomatic COVID-19 patients, 80% never need to go to the hospital. Why? Because their innate immune system does the job. It takes care of the virus. 20% end up going to the hospital." (said at 1:22:05)
No published record matching the claim that approximately 80% of symptomatic COVID-19 patients do not require hospitalization while approximately 20% require hospital care was located; this does not prove the claim false.
In a 1919 study by Dr. Ruble reviewing the 1918 influenza epidemic across 10 northeast sanitariums, only 2% of 446 flu patients treated with hydrotherapy, fresh air, and rest developed pneumonia, compared to 16% in army hospitals.
"When they did that, and this was a number of about 446 uh subjects, only 2% of those subjects went on to develop pneumonia. Only 2%. He was able to get the data from the s from the army hospitals and in the army hospitals about 20% of the camp came down with the flu. How many of those patients with the flu went on to develop pneumonia when they got aspirin and they got all of these other things? 16%." (said at 1:25:43)
No published record matching the specific 1919 retrospective report by Dr. Wells Ruble comparing pneumonia incidence rates (2% across 446 sanitarium patients treated with hydrotherapy versus 16% in army hospitals) was located; this does not prove the claim false.
During the 1918 influenza epidemic, the mortality rate among patients who progressed to pneumonia was approximately 40% to 50% in both army hospitals and sanitariums.
"Now when you looked at pneumonia in both the army hospitals and the sanitariums, the mortality from there was about 40 to 50% in both." (said at 1:26:35)
No published record matching the claim that pneumonia mortality during the 1918 influenza epidemic was approximately 40% to 50% in both army hospitals and sanitariums was located; this does not prove the claim false.
During the 1918 influenza epidemic, the infection fatality rate in northeast sanitariums using hydrotherapy was 1.1% compared to 6.4% in army camps.
"And so when you look at the infection fatality rate in the sanitariums, it was about 1.1%. Whereas the infection fatality rate in the army camps was about 6.4%." (said at 1:26:48)
No published record matching the claim that infection fatality rates during the 1918 influenza epidemic were 1.1% in northeast sanitariums using hydrotherapy compared to 6.4% in army camps was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Approximately 90% of adverse long-term effects from vaccines manifest within the first month or two after administration.
"Generally speaking, though, 90% of those long-term effects usually pop up within the first month or two." (said at 1:51:00)
No published record matching the specific claim that approximately 90% of long-term adverse effects from vaccines manifest within the first month or two after administration was located; this does not prove the claim false.
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