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• posted: May 25, 2018

My heart goes out to the victims and families of the seemingly-endless stream of shootings in our nation’s schools. We send our children to school to learn, to grow, to Read More

• posted: May 25, 2018

What is Hepatitis B?Hepatitis B infection is a viral infection of the liver. It can lead to jaundice, abdominal pain, liver failure, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Hepatitis B is extremely Read More

• posted: May 23, 2018

The Tdap vaccine, normally given to preteens, teens and adults, is different from the DTaP vaccine that we use in infancy and young childhood. It protects against the same diseases Read More

• posted: May 22, 2018

It has been said that pro-vaxers (i.e. docs, especially pediatricians), always talk about vaccine benefits and rarely about side effects. I agree! So today I want to talk about some Read More

• posted: May 21, 2018

Influenza prevention is getting more complicated, sort of. Until 15 years ago, the only way to prevent influenza was to get a flu shot in the fall and hope it Read More

• posted: May 21, 2018

Hopefully all of your graduating seniors have had a good year. For those going off to college, don’t forget about their pre-college physical. At this visit, which is otherwise much Read More

• posted: May 17, 2018

This is a piece on obtaining flu vaccines in pharmacies and other non-physician's office locations. As you can see, I'm in favor… This year's influenza season was a long and hard Read More

• posted: May 15, 2018

Photo above: a child with mumps (with swelling of the parotid glands in the neck) There has been a lot of press in the vaccine community about recent outbreaks of mumps Read More

• posted: May 11, 2018

Hi all – this is my first post on my new blog! Will be adding something of substance in the next few days. Hopefully everyone who finds their way here Read More