The first thought most people likely have when they step on a dirty nail in rotting wood or slice open their hand on scrap metal is a string of colorful expletives as searing pain shoots through their ...

Medicare Parts B and D provide cover for certain tetanus shots, depending on the type of plan a person has. There are options to help reduce out-of-pocket costs or get the vaccine for free. Medicare ...

The tetanus vaccine can help protect against tetanus, a serious bacterial infection. The most common side effects include mild pain, redness, or swelling at the injection site. It rare cases, it may ...

A small wound may seem harmless, a scrape from gardening, a minor cut on a rusty surface, or even a bite from a pet. Often, we clean it, slap on a bandage, and carry on with our day, never giving it a ...

A recent case of tetanus in an unvaccinated child highlights the continued threat of this rare but dangerous disease among the unvaccinated individuals in the United States. "Unvaccinated or ...

When your child sustains a cut, scrape, or puncture wound, as parents the first instinct is to ask, 'Do they need a tetanus shot?' As per the expert, it's a valid question since tetanus is a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to conserve shots of a kind of tetanus vaccine, as the agency braces for a potential shortage of those shots this year. Doctors should ...

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. Tetanus is a ...