Doctors, researchers, and scientists spend hours testing and developing new medications and vaccines yearly. Without their valuable input and hours, many uncontrolled diseases may exist worldwide. Some illnesses are highly contagious and quickly spread from one person to the next without much effort. Vaccines aim to create immunity in the body of the person who takes them, … [Read more...]
Hepatitis A: A Safety Concern
For World Hepatitis Day 2022, WHO focuses on the theme “Bringing hepatitis care closer to you” and calls for simplified service delivery of viral hepatitis services, bringing care closer to communities. Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Almost everyone recovers fully from hepatitis A with lifelong immunity. However, a … [Read more...]
Updated Vaccine Guidelines for Female Infertility Patients: ASRM
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has issued new recommendations regarding vaccinations for women of reproductive ages to handle female infertility, updating previous guidelines issued in 2008.The new guidelines offer the gynecologist a reminder that they can hang on their wall, according to, Dr. Samantha Pfeifer, MD, who led the study and is … [Read more...]
