Immunization

Betty Bumpers, a former Arkansas first lady who advocated for childhood immunizations nationwide and pushed for limiting nuclear arms proliferation, has died. She was 93. Bumpers, long married to former Arkansas governor and four-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers, died Friday at her home in Little Rock following a recent fall and complications with dementia, according to her daughter, Brooke Bumpers. After her husband became governor in 1971, Betty Bumpers pushed childhood immunizations in Arkansas and later advised other states on her efforts. She worked with former first lady Rosalynn Carter on a national childhood immunization program during the late 1970s, and later with fellow former Arkansas first lady Hillary Clinton. In 1982, she founded Peace Links with other congressional wives. The organization sought to bring together women in the United States and in the then-Soviet Union to help reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote non-violent resolutions to ...

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- September 15, 2026

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New family medicine clinic in west Yakima expected to fill several needs - Yakima Herald-Republic

- July 09, 2021

Several longtime obstetricians/gynecologists in the Yakima Valley have retired in recent years. They include Drs. Kevin Harrington and Roger Rowles from Generations clinic in Yakima. Together, they delivered more than 22,000 babies and have nearly 80 years of collective experience. Those retirements, and the continued demand of OB-GYN services, were among the factors driving the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic to build a new family medicine clinic in west Yakima. "These folks were icons," said YVFWC CEO Carlos Olivares about the retried providers. "As they leave, it was imperative we find solutions." Last week, the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic held a groundbreaking for the new 35,000-square-foot facility. The health care organization expects to open the new clinic — its ninth in Yakima — in the fall of 2022. The clinic also aims to address another ongoing iss...

Vaccines for Children: List By Age, Benefits, Safety

- April 14, 2026

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5 Dicyclomine (Bentyl) Interactions to Watch Out For

- October 06, 2026

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Cell-derived flu vaccine noninferior to egg-based vaccine in children, study finds - Healio

- May 25, 2021

May 06, 2021 2 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Heeringa M, et al. Immunogenicity and safety of cell-derived quadrivalent influenza vaccine in children 6 through 47 months of age: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. Presented at: NFID Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research; April 26-28, 2021 (virtual meeting). Disclosures: Heeringa is employed by Seqirus. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe ADDED TO EMAIL ALERTS We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio The results of a phase 3 trial demonstrated that a cell-derived quadrivalent influenza vaccine was well tolerated and elicited noninferior antibody respon...