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Newborn medication adherence and childhood under-immunization in military beneficiaries
CONCLUSIONS: Refusal of the hepatitis B vaccine in the nursery is associated with a risk of being under-immunized in childhood. Obstetric and pediatric providers should be aware of this association for appropriate family counseling.PMID:37005102 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.052
Source: Vaccine - April 2, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Rasheda J Vereen James K Aden Caitlin M Drumm Source Type: research

Pinterest Searches About Vaccines Will Bring Up Content From Public Health Organizations
(CNN) — Pinterest searches for “measles”, “vaccine safety” and other vaccine-related content will only return results from public health organizations, the social media company announced Wednesday. Last year, Pinterest stopped showing search results related to vaccines in order to the prevent the spread of harmful health misinformation. Searching Pinterest now only shows results from institutions such as the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the WHO-established Vaccine Safety Net. “We’re taking this ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Syndicated CBSN Boston CNN Measles Pinterest Vaccines Source Type: news

Vaccine Hesitancy: In Search of the Risk Communication Comfort Zone
Conclusions There are some limitations to this study worth noting. First, although the online panel used for our survey is constructed to be representative of the Canadian population in terms of age, region of residence, income and education, selection bias and non-response bias cannot be ruled out. However, the sociodemographic characteristics of our respondents are not significantly different from those of the Canadian population of parents with children aged 5 and younger. Second, the MMR vaccination decision for the child was self-reported by parents which could lead to recall bias, and there was no other measure withi...
Source: PLOS Currents Outbreaks - March 3, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Joshua Greenberg Source Type: research

Neuroscientist named dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Kelsey Martin, a neuroscientist and senior administrator, has been named dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Martin, who was inspired to pursue a medical career by her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer, joined the medical school’s faculty in 1999, and has served in various leadership roles including as interim dean since September 2015. In an announcement to the campus community, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh said Martin, who was chosen after a national search, “has demonstrated outstanding leadership, inspired and impactful scholarship, and keen knowledge of the intricacies...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 29, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news