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(Reuters Health) - Many pediatricians and family physicians don’t discuss the meningococcal B vaccine with teens even though these conversations are recommended to determine whether adolescents should get shots to protect against this lethal infection, a U.S. study suggests. Just 51 percent of pediatricians and 31 percent of family physicians surveyed for the study said they “often” or “always” discussed the so-called MenB vaccine with teen patients. When they did discuss it, 91 percent of doctors recommended vaccination. Among participants who “never” or “rarely” discussed the MenB vaccine, however, only 11 percent recommended it to their patients. “Our survey shows that many providers have gaps in knowledge about Meningococcal type B disease and about MenB vaccine, and lack of knowledge appears to be associated with not discussing it with parents and patients,” said lead author Dr. Allison Kempe of the University of … [Read more...] about Many doctors skip meningococcal vaccine talks with teens

Updated 11:20 pm CDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 Photo: Marvin Pfeiffer /San Antonio Express-News Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Boerne's Emma Stauber, left, races Bandera's Alia Henderson to the finish line of the Region IV 4A cross country championships at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Oct. 23. Stauber finished first with a time of 11 minutes, 55 seconds while Henderson was second in 11 minutes, 57 seconds. The Bandera girls took the team title in the event. less Boerne's Emma Stauber, left, races Bandera's Alia Henderson to the finish line of the Region IV 4A cross country championships at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Oct. 23. Stauber finished first with a time of 11 ... more Photo: Marvin Pfeiffer /San Antonio Express-News Cross country: Friday's high school results 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Friday's … [Read more...] about Cross country: Friday’s high school results

By Tom Orsborn Published 10:10 pm CDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 Photo: WILLIAM LUTHER, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Bob Bass poses Thursday afternoon Jan. 26, 2006 in front of old pictures of the San Antonio Spurs. (WILLIAM LUTHER/STAFF) Bob Bass poses Thursday afternoon Jan. 26, 2006 in front of old pictures of the San Antonio Spurs. (WILLIAM LUTHER/STAFF) Photo: WILLIAM LUTHER, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Former Spurs GM Bob Bass dies after series of strokes 1 / 1 Back to Gallery SAN ANTONIO - Bob Bass, the down-home-but-shrewd basketball lifer whose personnel decisions and advice to team owners left an indelible mark on the Spurs during their first two decades, died Friday night at his San Antonio home. He was 89. Bass was hospitalized Aug. 6 after suffering a … [Read more...] about Former Spurs GM Bob Bass dies after series of strokes

By Krista Torralva Published 8:03 pm CDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-12', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 12', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Tom Reel, Staff / Staff Photographer Image 1of/12 CaptionClose Image 1 of 12 Restaurant owner Amanda … [Read more...] about Baby born in Chick-fil-A meets employees who helped out

Updated 7:44 pm CDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 Now Playing: A Colorado man whose wife and daughters disappeared this week has been arrested on suspicion of killing them. Christopher Watts lamented to a Denver television station how much he missed his family. (August 16) Media: Associated Press FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Colorado man in the disappearance of his family (all times local): 6:30 p.m. A lawyer for a Colorado man suspected in the deaths of his pregnant wife and two young daughters says the daughters' bodies were submerged in crude oil for four days before they were found. Defense attorney James Merson made the statement in a court motion Friday. The motion asks a judge to order that DNA samples be taken from the children's throats. In another motion, Merson asks that DNA samples be taken from the hands and nails of the body of the girls' mother. It wasn't immediately clear if the judge ruled on the motions. … [Read more...] about The Latest: Lawyer says girls’ bodies were submerged in oil