Tag Archives: JAMA
Racial background affects risk of severe sepsis
High infection rates and increased risk of acute organ dysfunction in black individuals explains why people from this racial background are more likely to have (and die from) severe sepsis than white individuals, according to a new study published in … Continue reading
Filed under Infectious Disease, Medicine, Public Health
Vaccinate the kids to protect the “herd”
Vaccinating young children and adolescents against influenza protects unvaccinated individuals in the wider community (the herd immunity), show results from a clinical trial conducted in rural communities in Canada and published free in the journal JAMA. “Our findings … support … Continue reading
Filed under Infectious Disease, Medicine, Public Health, Vaccine
