Immunization - Adult Immunization Features

• Losing and Preserving Dignity "We push to reduce backlogs, offer same-time virtual care, work to reduce costs. We've driven medicine to the efficient and left little of the dignity it seems," observes Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA.
  MDedge, September 28, 2022
• The Best Reason to Get an Omicron Booster   Perry Wilson is getting an Omicron booster, but his reason for doing so might not be what you think it is.
  Medscape, September 21, 2022
• A Virologist's Take on Polio, Monkeypox, and COVID-19   Virologist Jeremy Kamil shares his relatively upbeat perspective on the viral threats we face today.
  Medscape, September 21, 2022
• CDC Revamps Flu Vaccine Recommendation for Older Adults Higher-dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines may be more effective in older adults whose immune systems are not as strong.
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 14, 2022
• How Long Do COVID Antibodies Last in Kids vs Adults?   A study looks at the durability of neutralizing antibodies after COVID infection in children compared with adults.
  Medscape, August 30, 2022
• Polio: The Unwanted Sequel Neurologist Allan Block notes that polio is trying make it back to prime time, but 'it's a sequel nobody wanted.'
  MDedge, August 16, 2022
• When Did Threatening Public Health Officials Become Acceptable?   A loss of trust in science; a partisan divide -- whatever the reason, many Americans think it's OK to attack public health leaders.
  Medscape, August 01, 2022
• Will the US Overcome Its COVID Complacency as the Threat Returns? One million Americans have died from COVID. A new variant is doubling case rates in some states, and more than 300 people are dying a day. But our nation's pandemic response has become mild-mannered.
  Kaiser Health News, June 15, 2022
• Managing Difficult Patient Expectations in the Era of COVID How can someone be "a good nurse" or "a good clinician" when patient expectations are difficult or unreasonable?
  Medscape Blogs, June 09, 2022
• H5N1 Avian Influenza: Q&A With the CDC's Tim Uyeki, MD Dr Tim Uyeki, Chief Medical Officer of the Influenza Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, answers questions about H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called "bird flu."
  CDC Expert Commentary, June 08, 2022
• Update on Rabies, TBE, and Cholera Vaccines Before Travel Healthcare providers should be aware of important updates to vaccine recommendations that could affect patients preparing to travel internationally this summer.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 27, 2022
• 'Bright Lights': Why This Physician Still Loves Family Medicine "Seeing opportunities to practice preventative medicine in family medicine made me realize the specialty was the perfect fit for me."
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 24, 2022
• Our Biggest Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic   Bioethicist Art Caplan shares his list of mistakes made and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 04, 2022
• You vs Us: Whom Did COVID Vaccines Protect?   Throwing a spanner into the hopes for high levels of population immunity.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Eric Topol: 'I Still Have My Guard Up'   Why we should be shifting into high gear on treatments for long COVID and a pan-beta-coronavirus vaccine.
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Why Test to Treat is Imperative Now   Epidemiologist-engineer Michael Mina thinks diagnostics belong in the hands of the people.
  Medscape, March 09, 2022
• Some Physicians Still Lack Access to COVID-19 Vaccines As a primary care physician on the front lines seeing COVID patients, I have had to deal with not only the disease but the politics around it.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 02, 2022
• 'Historic Botched Job': CDC's, Others' Failed COVID Communication   Randy Olson on what science can learn from Hollywood about communicating with the masses.
  Medscape, February 25, 2022
• Exploring the Relationship of COVID-19 Vaccines and Fertility Information circulating on social networks posits that the coronavirus vaccine may influence infertility in men, which, according to physicians, is not grounded in reality.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, February 24, 2022
• Adult Vaccines 2022: Who Needs What, and When?   Dr Sandra Fryhofer hits the highlights of the 2022 adult immunization schedule, just released by ACIP.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, February 17, 2022