Most Americans don’t work on farms these days, so it’s easy for people to dismiss the illness as something they’re unlikely ...

PEOPLE 9 TO 45 YEARS OLD. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT TETANUS SHOTS. ADULTS ARE SUPPOSED TO GET A BOOSTER EVERY TEN YEARS. WHAT IS THE RISK IF YOU DON’T GET ONE? DOCTOR SIMONE ...

Every doctor wants to see a smile on a patient’s face, but there is one that no doctor ever wants to see: risus sardonicus, sometimes known as the sardonic grin or the devil’s smile, the cruel mark of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was gardening and stabbed myself in the arm with pruning shears over the weekend. It just occurred to me yesterday that I’m not sure how long it’s been since I got my booster shot ...

According to immunization experts, the frequency and severity of local reactions to tetanus vaccines increases with the frequency of vaccine administration (Item 107-4). The local reaction is also ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was gardening and stabbed myself in the arm with pruning shears over the weekend. It just occurred to me yesterday that I'm not sure how long it's been since I got my booster shot ...

Whether working outside, with hand tools or fixing up a house, there is a rite of passage: the emergency room trip for an updated tetanus shot. We live in an area where our yard is filled with buried ...