Monday, October 31, 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

Easier schedule for HPV vaccine: 2 doses instead of previously recommended 3

From Mayo Clinic: To protect against cervical cancer and other cancers caused by HPV infection, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is now recommending that 11- and 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart. This is a change from the previously recommended three-dose series.

The CDC says adolescents ages 13–14 also can receive the HPV vaccine on the new two-dose schedule. However, those who start the series later will continue to need three doses.



Self-administered HPV Test is one of the Top 10 Medical Innovations 2017, selected by the Cleveland Clinic:

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

How to administer "Emotional First Aid"

Do you know that feeling lonely impacts your ability to build up an immunity after getting the flu vaccine?

From the Google Talks lecture series: "Although we have bandages for cuts, chicken soup for colds, and ice packs for bruises, most of us have no idea how to treat day-to-day emotional injuries such as failure, rejection, and loss. But, as Guy Winch, Ph.D., points out, these kinds of emotional injuries often get worse when left untreated and can significantly impact our quality of life. In this fascinating and highly practical book he provides the emotional first aid treatments we have been lacking."

Physician Burnout Jumps Dramatically In Just a Few Years

In a commentary in The American Journal of Medicine , Drs. Andrew G. Alexander and Kenneth A. Ballou reported  3 factors for physician burno...