Immunization

meningitis b vaccine :: Article Creator Saint John Mother Wants Routine Meningitis B Vaccines After Nearly Losing Daughter Lindsay Stewart, seen in this photo during her recovery, spent 10 days in hospital last year after contracting bacterial meningitis. (Submitted by Julie Stewart) After almost losing her daughter to meningitis last year, Julie Stewart has a warning for other parents in New Brunswick — unless you booked a separate vaccine and paid about $300 for it, your child is not vaccinated against meningitis B.  "She got very sick, very quickly. Please educate yourself," said Stewart.  She said parents are often under the mistaken belief that their children have been immunized against it as part of the province's routine immunization schedule. Children are immunized against several other strains, but not B.  Meningitis B is a strain of invasive meningococcal disease, which can be fatal for up to 10 per cent of people wh

rapid acting insulin :: Article Creator MannKind Has More Positive Inhaled Insulin Data A person uses Afrezza inhaled insulin powder. [Image courtesy of MannKind]MannKind announced top-level 30-week results from its Phase 4 INHALE-3 study comparing inhaled insulin to traditional delivery methods. The Danbury, Connecticut-based company designed Afrezza, a rapid-acting inhaled human insulin, to improve glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The INHALE-3 study looks at Afrezza against usual care. Mannkind defines usual care as multiple daily injections (MDI), an automated insulin delivery system, (AID) or a pump without automation. The study utilized a higher initial conversion dose from mealtime injectable insulin to inhaled insulin. Results showed that additional participants with type 1 diabetes achieved target A1c levels during the extension Phase. The computer analysis included all people on inhaled insulin, evaluated in

private practice doctors :: Article Creator Charlotte's Largest Private Physician Practice Turns To Private Equity A growing number of doctors are turning to a new source of funding — private equity. According to a UC Berkeley study, the number of private equity acquisitions of physician practices grew sixfold between 2012 and 2020. One joining that list is Charlotte's largest independent physician practice. The doctors of Tryon Medical Partners formed the practice after breaking away from Atrium Health six years ago. Michelle Crouch looked into this trend and what it might mean for patients and wrote about it for the Charlotte Ledger business newsletter and NC Health News. She joins WFAE's Marshall Terry to discuss. Marshall Terry: So give me a quick overview, if you will, of Tryon Medical Partners. Why did these doctors break away from Atrium? Michelle Crouch: Tryon Medical Partners actually received a lot of attention back in 20

imuran :: Article Creator London City Lionesses Sign Nigerian International Defender Imuran London City Lionesses sign Nigerian international defender Imuran WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Pride this afternoon. The 20-year-old left-sided defender joins London City Lionesses following a spell playing her football in the French Arkema Première Ligue with Stade de Reims. Imuran made 30 appearances for Stade de Reims in league competition. Whilst being a strong defensive player, she was also a threat in the opposition box, scoring eight goals. On the international stage, Imuran is a member of Nigeria's senior national team. She represented The Super Falcons at the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023. After joining London City Lionesses, Imuran said "I'm very excited to join London City Lionesses and start a new chapter in my career in England. Everyone has been so welc

tretinoin steroid :: Article Creator So THAT'S Why Your Hands Give Away Your Age More Than Other Body Parts On the TV series "Younger," Sutton Foster's character, Liza, poses as a millennial when she tries to reenter the publishing industry as a 40-something mom. But Liza's secret almost gets outed in Season 1 because of her hands. "Be careful with your hands, sweetie. They're a dead giveaway," a tipsy author played by Jane Krakowski tells Liza. Her drunken musings might be right. "It's thin skin, so it gets worked," Seattle-based dermatologist Dr. Heather Rogers told HuffPost. "A little bit of skin elasticity is a good thing for your hands, but then that means they have a little bit of excess wrinkles. The thin skin makes it so it's more likely to be crepey in appearance." And it turns out that some skin types show aging more than others. "If you are a pale Caucasian woman, you'