Medical Association of the State of Alabama

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  • STUDY: HPV-Related Cancer Rates Affect Vaccine Uptake in Alabama

    STUDY: HPV-Related Cancer Rates Affect Vaccine Uptake in Alabama

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    MOBILE (March 19, 2019) — USA Health researchers studying HPV vaccination rates in Alabama have made a surprising discovery: Counties with higher rates of HPV-related cancers also showed higher HPV vaccination rates, according to research presented recently at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. “It was exactly the opposite of what…

  • What If No One Was On Call [at the Legislature]?

    What If No One Was On Call [at the Legislature]?

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    2018 Recap of the Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature In times of illness, injury and emergency, patients depend on their physicians. But what if no one was on call? Public health would be in jeopardy.  However, the same holds true for the Legislature. During the 2018 session alone, if the Medical Association had not…

  • Flu Shots Recommended for Those 6 Months of Age and Older

    Flu Shots Recommended for Those 6 Months of Age and Older

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    The Alabama Department of Public Health encourages annual vaccination of all persons 6 months of age and older against influenza. One major change for the 2016-2017 season is that children and adults should receive a flu shot instead of nasal spray vaccine. This national recommendation was made because the nasal spray vaccine did not work…