Andrew Vickers, PhD, our regular columnist on statistics, walks the streets of Brooklyn, searching for clinically relevant statistics at a tag sale. Medscape Business of Medicine
A new report suggests a prospective multicenter study to resolve the controversy surrounding the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose pathologies in young neurofibromatosis 1 patients. Medscape Medical News
Vaccinia can persist for at least 3 weeks at the site of smallpox vaccination, according to a report in the January 1st Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Most hospitals fail to meet recently issued recommendations designed to increase the number of health care workers vaccinated against influenza, according to survey findings reported in the January 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
What is the optimal spacing and timing of the seasonal and H1N1 influenza vaccines? In this video blog, William Atkinson, MD, MPH, offers specific guidance from the CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)