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Huggs and Kisses is more than just the name of a day care for sick children that pediatrician Jacqueline Stewart opened in 1990 it has become a lifeline for many families.
“I was seeing parents who were concerned about having to balance work and parenting, particularly when their children would be sick and they’d have to take time off from work,” said Stewart, a pediatrics specialist who has been practicing for more than 40 years. “Parents would say, ‘If my child has one more ear infection, I could lose my job, I could lose my promotion, I have to use my vacation time.’ I started Huggs and Kisses as a result of that.”
New Tech Created to Aid COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity Monitoring
Diagnostic test is an accurate and reliable method for determining whether individuals are protected against COVID-19
January 5, 2021
BIRMINGHAM, AL As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to the public, immunity monitoring will play an important role in determining whether the vaccine is effective for an individual, and for how long. Benjamin Larimer, PhD, researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has developed a technology with potential use as an in-home antibody test.
Larimer s diagnostic test is an accurate and reliable method for determining whether individuals are protected against COVID-19. The technology identifies neutralizing antibodies those that block the virus from infecting cells. Emerging research suggests neutralizing antibodies offer the best protection against the virus.
Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and the Rising Visionary Award
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Prevent Blindness has issued the call for nominations for the “2021 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health,” and the second annual “Rising Visionary Award.”
Prevent Blindness has issued the call for nominations for the “2021 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health,” and the second annual “Rising Visionary Award.”
“The Jenny Pomeroy Award and the Rising Visionary Award allow Prevent Blindness the opportunity to recognize excellence in the field of vision and eye health,” said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.
New Chief of the Division of Neonatology and Developmental Medicine Appointed by Stanford Children s Health
Lawrence (Lance) S. Prince, MD, PhD, will also serve as Co-director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services at Lucile Packard Children s Hospital Stanford, together with Co-director Yasser El-Sayed, MD, Obstetrician in Chief
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Physician-scientist and clinician Lawrence (Lance) S. Prince, MD, PhD, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, as well as Professor of Pediatrics. He will also serve as Co-director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services at Lucile Packard Children s Hospital Stanford, together with Co-director Yasser El-Sayed, MD, Obstetrician in Chief.
Jeremy Earnest, certified nursing assistant, unit coordinator and relief staffing specialist with the Nursing Resource Pool, recently received North Mississippi Medical Center’s BEE (Beyond Exceptional Expectations) Award.