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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Tdap Vaccine May Cause Reactions in Milk-Allergic Children
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Seven milk-allergic children in one practice had anaphylactic reactions to Tdap vaccine; the amount of milk protein found in...
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Tdap Vaccine May Cause Reactions in Milk-Allergic Children
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Seven milk-allergic children in one practice had anaphylactic reactions to Tdap vaccine; the amount of milk protein found in...
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Suicide Prevention Poster Improves ED Recognition, Management
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: After a poster about suicide prevention hung in their emergency departments for a month, 73% of clinicians said they always ask...
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Suicide Prevention Poster Improves ED Recognition, Management
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: After a poster about suicide prevention hung in their emergency departments for a month, 73% of clinicians said they always ask...
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Suicide Prevention Poster Improves ED Recognition, Management
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: After a poster about suicide prevention hung in their emergency departments for a month, 73% of clinicians said they always ask...
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Electronic Questionnaires May Help Teens to Deflect Suicidal Thoughts
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Sixty percent of teenagers said the process of filling out daily electronic questionnaires about suicidal thoughts reminded them to...
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Electronic Questionnaires May Help Teens to Deflect Suicidal Thoughts
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Sixty percent of teenagers said the process of filling out daily electronic questionnaires about suicidal thoughts reminded them to...
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Study: Oral Immunotherapy Helps Desensitize Milk-Allergic Children
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Milk-allergic children randomized to sublingual immunotherapy tolerated an average of 940 mg of milk, while children randomized to...
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Children Desensitized to Peanut Allergy in Immunotherapy Study
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Following a year of sublingual immunotherapy, 11 peanut-allergic children tolerated a median of 1,710 mg (about seven peanuts) when...
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Children Desensitized to Peanut Allergy in Immunotherapy Study
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Following a year of sublingual immunotherapy, 11 peanut-allergic children tolerated a median of 1,710 mg (about seven peanuts) when...
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Low Omalizumab Doses Can Control Severe, Refractory Chronic Urticaria
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Eight of nine patients with severe, refractory chronic idiopathic urticaria went into remission after omalizumab injections, seven...
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Low Omalizumab Doses Can Control Severe, Refractory Chronic Urticaria
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Eight of nine patients with severe, refractory chronic idiopathic urticaria went into remission after omalizumab injections, seven...
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Precedex May Provide Relief at End of Life When Other Drugs Fail
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Gynecologic Cancer Symptoms May Be More Severe in Women With Psychiatric Histories
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: In a broad sampling of women with gynecologic cancer both on and off treatment, 32% reported clinically significant pain; 32%,...
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Gynecologic Cancer Symptoms May Be More Severe in Women With Psychiatric Histories
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: In a broad sampling of women with gynecologic cancer both on and off treatment, 32% reported clinically significant pain; 32%,...