News Health Only in Newsday Rare tetanus case hospitalizes Selden teen Joe Heck for 6 weeks Nineteen-year-old Joe Heck in his Selden home with his mother, Elena, a nurse practitioner, on March 20.

Featured What Are the Treatments for Tetanus? If tetanus does develop, seek hospital treatment immediately. This includes wound care, a course of antibiotics, and an injection of tetanus antitoxin.

Most tetanus shot reactions are signs that your body is responding to build immunity against tetanus. Tetanus, or lockjaw, is a disease caused by a bacterial infection. However, a tetanus shot can ...

ANSWER: For adults who have had the primary series of the tetanus vaccine (three or more doses), a dirty wound (potentially covered with spores from garden soil) would be cause for recommendation ...

The tetanus vaccine protects people who may come into contact with the bacteria that cause tetanus. As with any vaccine, the tetanus shot can lead to the possibility of some side effects.

In an emergency, Medicare Part B will cover the tetanus shot as part of medically necessary services. If you’re due for a regular booster shot, Medicare Part D, your prescription drug coverage ...

Medicare Part D covers most shots, including those to prevent tetanus. Part B also provides some cover. Read about coverage and help with costs.

Tetanus is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Being up to date with tetanus vaccination is your best protection.

Tetanus is a bacterial condition affecting the nervous system. Read this article to know what happens if you miss a tetanus shot after injury.

The CDC wants doctors to conserve shots of one type of tetanus vaccine, after MassBiologics stopped making TdVax.

If you haven’t had a tetanus vaccine in over 60 years, the decision to give one now really is a judgment call based on your likelihood of exposures.

Early last year Boyd1 reviewed the British experiences with tetanus in the African and European theaters of operation, and his report has already been commented on in these columns.2 Active immuniz ...