Vaccines explained how they work and who needs them
Dr. Kevin Hughes of LMH Health outlines how vaccines stimulate immunity using antigens and antibodies. Vaccination reduces disease spread and severity, protecting individuals and communities. Polio cases have fallen since vaccination, mumps dropped 99 percent after its program began, and measles cases remain under 200 nationwide since 2020.
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Kevin Hughes
LMH Health
Baldwin City
Hughes
USS
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Whole genome testing saves infant from rare bleeding disorder
Associated Press reports Brynn Schulte nearly died as a baby before a whole genome test revealed factor XIII deficiency, a rare bleeding disorder. Her father and Dr. Jon Davis note rapid, broad genetic analysis led to timely, life saving treatment. The study in JAMA says whole genome tests find more abnormalities than targeted tests, though cost and coverage remain concerns.
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Cincinnati
Brynn Schulte
Journal of the American Medical Association
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U.S
By Laura Ungar
Associated Press
Jon Davis
Tufts Children’s Hospital
Boston
Mike Schulte
Bryan
Laura Ungar
Courtney Chase
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Arkansas St
Lawrence
Mh.org