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• posted: Aug. 30, 2018

In February 2018, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC voted to once again recommend use of FluMist, the nasal spray flu vaccine, for the 2018-2019 influenza Read More

• posted: Aug. 18, 2018

Among the routine vaccines used in every child in the U.S. today is polio vaccine. Many parents remember getting the oral polio vaccine, but this has not been used in Read More

• posted: Aug. 15, 2018

The blog Shot of Prevention (at shotofprevention.com) has always produced first-rate material, but today it published an elegant post called How Do We Know Vaccines are Safe? which was informative, Read More

• posted: Jul. 26, 2018

This week news broke that a large China-based vaccine manufacturer called Changsheng Biotechnology Co. had both produced “unsafe” DTP vaccine and had falsified records of production of a rabies vaccine. Read More

• posted: Jul. 16, 2018

Diarrhea is a very serious problem throughout the world. You might not know it if you live in the US, but diarrhea is the #2 cause of death in the Read More

• posted: Jul. 16, 2018

If you live in the Northeast, Lyme Disease is a hot topic right now. We are seeing a lot and will be seeing more. Lyme Disease, transmitted by deer ticks, is Read More

• posted: Jul. 16, 2018

There is often confusion between the different vaccines that protect against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. DTaP, Td, and Tdap are all different vaccines, and they are used in different populations, Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2018

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV for short, is a viral infection that causes a mild respiratory disease in many infants and toddlers and more severe disease in a few, especially Read More

• posted: Jun. 21, 2018

Newborns have a lot going against them. They need a lot of love, attention, feeding, changing, and innumerable other things to be done for them. They are also pretty terrible Read More

• posted: Jun. 16, 2018

Sanofi, the multinational vaccine powerhouse, recently issued a warning about one of its newest vaccines, called Dengvaxia, a vaccine developed to prevent infection with dengue virus. The vaccine was put Read More

• posted: Jun. 16, 2018

"To exempt: to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject" As a pediatrician, I will admit that a few words make me cringe. "Exemption" is right up Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2018

Life used to be simple. 25 years ago, meningitis, an infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord, was a real and present danger in pediatrics. All doctors Read More

• posted: Jun. 07, 2018

Hepatitis A is a viral infection of the liver. It can cause fever, jaundice of the eyes and skin, swelling of the liver, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and grey-colored stools. Read More

• posted: May 28, 2018

Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For the past month, the World Health Organization has been monitoring multiple cases of hemorrhagic fever which were suspected of being Read More

• posted: May 27, 2018

So, I will say that tackling MMR vaccine in a blog is a biggie, although it shouldn’t be. The measles/mumps/rubella vaccine is an unsung hero in pediatrics. It has saved more Read More

• posted: May 26, 2018

This week the FDA took a more firm approach to stopping the use of benzocaine-containing products in children. Long sold as topical medicines for mouth pain such as teething and Read More