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Get a Healthy Back-to-School Start
Published on: July 22, 2021
Put health on your back-to-school planning list this year. Vaccinations, nutritious lunches, and sleeping right are all part of the equation.
Cervical Precancers Drop Since Introduction of HPV Vaccine
Published on: December 9, 2020
A study using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides evidence that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is effectively reducing the numbers of cervical precancer – lesions that can become cervical cancer.
Vaccinations for the Whole Family
Published on: September 9, 2020
Back-to-school time is a good time to find out what vaccinations are recommended for everyone – young, old, and in-between – especially this year when many routine care visits have been delayed.
ACS Updates HPV Vaccination Recommendations to Start at Age 9
Published on: July 8, 2020
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guideline for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination. New recommendations are for healthcare providers to routinely offer the HPV vaccine series to boys and girls between ages 9 and 12.
Half of US Teens Getting HPV Vaccinations
Published on: August 29, 2019
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that just over half (51.1%) of teenagers were fully vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV) as of 2018, up 2.5 percentage points from 48.6% in 2017.
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