Bexsero Disappoints

7/21/16   In reference to the Princeton University Meningitis B outbreak, the seroconversion rates to the outbreak strain were less than expected with GSK’s 4CMenB vaccine. The study was published in yesterday’s New England Journal of Medicine Read...

Allergy, Asthma & Fracking?

7/20/16   From the AAPS, is an article questioning the AMA proposed link of adverse health outcomes for asthma patients and others living near fracking sites.  The AMA’s article on the subject reports the first evaluation of Unconventional Natural Gas Development...

More Positive Results for 9 Valent HPV Vaccine

7/19/16   The July 2016 Pediatrics reported safety data from 7 phase 3 clinical trials.  The  meta analysis on the HPV 9 vaccine,  known in the United States as Gardasil®9 (manufactured by Merck) showed the vaccine is well tolerated in 9-26 year old males and...

Proposed Changes to How Medicare Pays Physicians

7/13/2016   This article in Cooperative of American Physicians’s Practice Management Daily reports the proposed changes to physician payments by Medicare.  No need to have your acronym dictionary at hand since all abbreviations, are clearly defined.   Very...