Jennifer Zavolinsky The December 22 edition of USA Today featured the article, “Are Celebrities Crossing the Line on Medical Advice?” It discusses the celebrities who share personal medical stories with the public and the concerns that...
By Dena Penner Dena Wichansky Penner is a health education and communications consultant to non-profit maternal and child health organizations, including Every Child By Two. She is the former...
By Amy Pisani Congratulations to CDC’s Dr. Thomas Frieden, One of Time Magazine’s, People Who Mattered in 2009. Time magazine has named CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden as one...
By Amy Pisani Several batches of Sanofi Pasteur’s H1N1 vaccines have been voluntarily recalled after post delivery testing of the vaccines by the manufacturer revealed that they were less...
By Amy Pisani Newsweek has published another excellent piece on the importance of vaccinations. Written by Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, and...
By Dr. Christopher J Harrison MD, FAAP [Editor’s note-Although it seems that cases of H1N1 influenza may be slowing down, it’s important to still be vigilant in protecting ourselves...
By Amy Pisani Tonight, author and long-time New Yorker journalist Michael Specter will be appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss his new book Denialism. Specter’s...
By Amy Pisani December 1 is World AIDS Day 2009. USAID and its partners throughout the globe are using this day to spread success stories in the fight against...
By Amy Pisani I hope everyone had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving weekend. I wanted to give everyone an update on a very special project that the Colorado Children’s...
By Frankie Milley, Meningitis Angels As we end the year and the new year approaches, I find myself walking through a memorial garden planted in memory of Ryan, my...