Front seat milestone marks son and daughter’s passage
Murphy of Columbus Neb former assistant managing editor of The Telegram reflects on his daughter Claire turning 11 and asking to sit in the front seat. He recalls his own front seat memories, aging children, and the bittersweet pull of growing up, embracing the moment as a family rite of passage.
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Jeff Olsen
Claire
Alek
Murphy
Columbus, Neb
The
Telegram
Proactive Health Screenings Highlight Preventive Medicine
Vanderbilt Medical Center outlines a two part strategy to lower disease incidence by environmental and behavioral modification. The round table features Dr Stephen Meyers Dr Michael Jackson and Dr Radhika Madhu noting shifts in medical culture from late 20th century to today and stressing the blend of low tech and high touch in preventive testing.
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Michael Jackson
Garden Medical Clinic
E. Spruce St
Jackson
Radhika Madhu
Stephen Meyers
Madhu
Meyers
Vanderbilt Medical Center
America
Mayo Clinic
Shots in preventive medicine trends and tests described
The article surveys vaccines and preventive screenings, detailing live versus inactive vaccines, flu and pneumococcal shots, hepatitis B and tetanus boosters, measles mumps rubella, meningitis, diphtheria pertussis, and Haemophilus influenzae exams. It discusses varying effectiveness, ages, and the role of screenings like pap smears and PSA in reducing mortality, with notes on free tests under a 1995 program.
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Federal Air Surgeon’s
American College of Preventive Medicine
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