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Pune: Tetanus is fatal sans vaccination or proper treatment. An 11-year-old boy of Sonpeth in Parbhani district defied all odds as he fought frequent spasms and breathing difficulty after contracting ...

TWO children with opsoclonus and occult neuroblastoma were seen on the Pediatric Neurology Service of Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center. A report of opsoclonus in association with occult ...

Researchers propose that the U.S. could safely drop adult tetanus and diphtheria boosters, saving $1 billion annually, since childhood vaccinations provide decades of protection. Evidence from the U.K ...

A healthcare professional administers a tetanus vaccine to protect you against tetanus, a bacterial infection also known as lockjaw. This has made the infection rare in the United States and other ...

Tetanus and diphtheria vaccines are unusual because many countries, including the US and Italy, recommend routine boosters in adults every 10 years — a policy not applied to any other childhood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Successful childhood vaccine schedules have rendered tetanus and diphtheria boosters unneeded, The move would ...

When your child sustains a cut, scrape, or puncture wound, as parents the first instinct is to ask, 'Do they need a tetanus shot?' As per the expert, it's a valid question since tetanus is a ...

The federal government has been recommending adults get booster shots to prevent tetanus and diphtheria every ten years since the 1960s. For the past couple of decades, Dr. Mark Slifka has been ...

The United States could safely drop tetanus and diphtheria booster shots for adults and save an estimated $1 billion a year, according to a new review led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was gardening and stabbed myself in the arm with pruning shears over the weekend. It just occurred to me yesterday that I’m not sure how long it’s been since I got my booster shot ...