Immunization

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As physicians well know, magic wands don't exist. If they did, every patient would recover in the exam room, prior authorization wouldn't exist, and continuing medical education credits would be printed on bearer bonds. But in the spirit of suspended disbelief, we asked physicians and other contributors what their three wishes would be for their patients, practice/hospital, and health systems. Because, hey — we all need to dream. Suzanne C. Boulter, MD Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Community and Family Medicine Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Hanover, New Hampshire Patients: An end to gun violence Practice/Hospital: Adequate staffing and pediatric bed availability Health system: Universal access to health insurance ...

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It was raining, but Esmie Mwanga was determined to make it to a clinic some kilometres away to get a cholera vaccine for herself and each of her children. The 28-year-old lives in the slum township of Bangwe Ntopwa, in Blantyre, a hotspot in the epidemic that has been raging in Malawi since March of 2022. So far, the outbreak has infected almost 27,000 nationwide, killing 881. Despite efforts to slow the spread of the diarrhoeal disease, those numbers are rising at an accelerating pace . "I have been particularly moved by the deaths of the people I know. Some of them were hesitant to get vaccinated." Within just the past two weeks, Mwanga had lost an immediate neighbour and several others in her locality. "The departed were part of us; we shared many things in this community. This has scared me… I don't want myself or any of my family members to die of this preventable disease," Mwanga said. Rising danger, rising demand, falling stock...

Kirk Whalum is a multi-Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist and composer whose work has spanned multiple genres, expressions, and platforms. He has to his credit the "most listened to" sax solo in history, and the Memphis native has nearly four decades of professional music under his belt. He is also perhaps the face of sacred jazz, having produced four critically acclaimed live albums featuring gospel music in the indigenous Black musical idiom. More recently, his faith journey led him to the Catholic Church, an almost unheard-of turn for an American gospel music artist. Whalum sat down recently with Black Catholic Messenger to discuss this culminating moment, his musical inspirations, and his relationship with a certain African-American saint-to-be who also happens to be his kin. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.   Nate Tinner-Williams: Perhaps this is saying too much,...