By Meg Tirrell The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invested $10 million in Liquidia Technologies, a closely held biotechnology company developing vaccines, as part of a $400 million initiative to fund activities to help poorer countries. Liquidia is developing a seasonal flu vaccine and has an agreement with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to use […]
The Press Conference About the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bruesewitz Decision
By Catherine Frompovich Thursday, March 3, 2011, just may be a high water mark in vaccine advocacy issues. Numerous vaccine safety advocates assembled on the apron of the massive front steps to the U.S. Supreme Court on First Street, NE, in Washington, DC, to let the court—and the world—know that the highest court in the […]
Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide in 2008
At a glance: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women, and the seventh overall, with an estimated 530 000 new cases in 2008. More than 85% of the global burden occurs in developing countries, where it accounts for 13% of all female cancers. High-risk regions are Eastern and Western Africa (ASR greater […]
Fighting Pakistan's Lingering Polio Problem
By Michael Galway Last December, I traveled to Peshawar, ground zero in Pakistan’s fight against polio. As the capital of Khyber-Paktunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), this is where the debilitating disease needs to be stopped in order to prevent an explosive outbreak, one that can nonetheless be easily prevented by a […]
CDC plans to tie EHRs with immunization tracking data
By Janice Simmons The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking to link state and local health departments’ electronic health record (EHR) systems with immunization information systems nationwide, and to integrate local immunization systems with its new Vaccine Tracking System (VTrckS). Immunization information systems–or registries–receive and share patient-related data with other systems, including […]
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