M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career early in 1999 covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to MIT in 2008-2009. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.
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Experimental Norovirus Vaccine Protects Against Acute Gastritis
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Just under two-thirds of subjects had a seroresponse to the vaccine; the average total rise in norovirus antibodies was about...
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Experimental Norovirus Vaccine Protects Against Acute Gastritis
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Just under two-thirds of subjects had a seroresponse to the vaccine; the average total rise in norovirus antibodies was about...
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Maternal DTaP Vaccination Protected Newborns From Pertussis
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Newborns in the DTaP group had substantially higher concentrations than infants in the control group prior to the start of their...
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Maternal DTaP Vaccination Protected Newborns From Pertussis
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Newborns in the DTaP group had substantially higher concentrations than infants in the control group prior to the start of their...
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ATLAS Score Correlates With Outcomes in C. Difficile
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A score based on age, temperature, leukocytosis, albumin, and systemic antibiotic use correlates with cure rates in C.
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ATLAS Score Correlates With Outcomes in C. Difficile
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A score based on age, temperature, leukocytosis, albumin, and systemic antibiotic use correlates with cure rates in C.
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More Convenient Shots Increased Immunization Rates in Health Care Workers
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: About 86% of health care workers at a hospital in Omaha, Neb., agreed to get a flu shot, without being mandated to do so.
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More Convenient Shots Increased Immunization Rates in Health Care Workers
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: About 86% of health care workers at a hospital in Omaha, Neb., agreed to get a flu shot, without being mandated to do so.
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Common Sense Policy Boosts Vaccination of Health Care Workers
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: About 86% of health care workers at a hospital in Omaha, Neb., agreed to get a flu shot, without being mandated to do so.
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FDA Apparently Blocking Importation of Cantharidin
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Reports Claim FDA Blocking Importation of Cantharidin
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Select Criteria Denote High-Risk SLE Pregnancies
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Maternal DTaP Vaccine Protected Newborns From Pertussis
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Risks for Flu Admissions Examined
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Family Physicians Face Reform's Regulatory Challenges
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- M. Alexander Otto