About face for RFK Jr. on MMR vaccine?

Last month, I noted that the decrease in vaccination rates has likely resulted in increased rates of measles in Texas and around the US. With measles cases on the rise, RFK Jr. now is has made a “call to action” to increase uptake of the MMR vaccine. Here is a quote from his editorial: As…

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Crothall’s Carolyn Mixon Celebrates 60 Years in Healthcare

One of Crothall’s longest-running associates recently celebrated her 60th work anniversary in the healthcare industry.  Carolyn Mixon, Environmental Services operations manager at Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, Alabama, began working as a housekeeper in 1965. She started her career at the former Peoples Hospital and moved to Walker Baptist when it opened in 1980.  To celebrate this milestone, her friends and co-workers presented the 80-year-old with a certificate and a plaque, and treated her to dinner at a…

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AI use in cancer pathology workflow.Minnesota Starvation Experiment.Does it pay to complain about medical bills?Government to implement Aged Care Taskforce recommendations.KFF compares Presidential candidates’ health policy positions.

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Saving U.S. Manufacturing: Think Biotech, Not Cars

By KIM BELLARD Amidst all the drama last week with tariffs, trade wars, and market upheavals, you may have missed that the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) issued its report: Charting the Future of Biotechnology. Indeed, you may have missed when the Commission was created by Congress in 2022; I know I did….

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