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HPV Vaccine Secondary Acceptance: Turning No into a Yes! [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended starting at age 9 to reduce risk of HPV linked squamous cell cancers, yet recent data shows that only 58.6% have been vaccinated by age 17. Secondary acceptance is agreeing to a vaccine subsequent to declining in a previous encounter.

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Frailty Triples Odds of More Severe RSV Illness

Physician's Weekly

Frail patients often have compromised immune responses, which increases their vulnerability to infections and reduces their ability to recover from acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs), including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the researchers continued. Data came from the three influenza seasons from 2012 to 2015.

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COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Epidemic with Dr. Forest Arnold

Louisville Lectures

COVID-19 Vaccines: Wows and Woes " The mentioned SARS-CoV-2 is in reference to COVID-19 Dr. Forest Arnold's focuses on summarizing the extent of human coronaviruses, risk factors, and the clinical presentation of patients with coronavirus to the extent known. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Click here to watch!

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This Holiday Season

Louisville Lectures

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Learn more Our COVID-19 Little Lectures COVID-19 (Part One) with Dr. Laura Bishop Dr. Laura Bishop presents the COVID-19 Series. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Stay #healthyathome and follow CDC guidelines for how to protect you and your loved ones.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

FDA Law Blog

After all, the labeling is intended to do exactly that: it informs patients and prescribers of the risks to ensure the product is used effectively and in a manner that mitigates risks, according to FDA’s understanding of the relevant science. But we digress. billion in damages were brought between 1980 and 1986.

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A longtime vaccine critic hired by Health Secretary Robert F. is reviewing safety data in an effort to revisit debunked claims that vaccines may cause autism. Geier and his late father, geneticist Mark Geier, spent decades promoting the idea that vaccines are linked to autism.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 2)

FDA Law Blog

Under all of these programs, patient co-insurance would be calculated based on the MFP so that patients receive the benefit of that price. For drugs approved before July 1, 2015, the baseline quarter is 1Q 2016, and for drugs approved after that date, the baseline quarter is the third full quarter after launch.