By Christine Vara This afternoon, on the Diane Rehm Show on NPR, there was an important conversation taking place. Three guests joined Diane Rehm in the studio to discuss vaccines and...
I have to admit, I was curious to see how Dr. Paul Offit would be interviewed on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report, which is why I stayed up until midnight...
By Christine Vara In raising my children, I have always emphasized the need for people to share their blessings with others. Whether it is our time, our talent or...
By Christine Vara Since the media exploded with the “not-so-new” news regarding Andrew Wakefield, I have immersed myself in the coverage; from newspaper editorials, to interviews on major news...
By Christine Vara It took 280 days. About 40 weeks. Nine months, in other words, for this pregnancy to ultimately deliver. Only this time, I helped to birth a...
By Christine Vara Last night, I sat in a room filled with an eager audience. Infectious-disease expert, Dr. Paul A. Offit, was launching his newest novel, Deadly Choices: How...
By Christine Vara Each year, as I celebrate the holidays with my family, I am grateful for the many blessings in my life. Throughout the course of the year, our family...
This article was written by Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP and originally posted on her Seattle Mama Doc blog on Dec. 3, 2010 . As a board-certified, practicing pediatrician, blogger, freelance writer, and mother...
This article was written by Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP and originally posted on her Seattle Mama Doc blog on Dec. 1, 2010 . As a board-certified, practicing pediatrician, blogger, freelance writer, and mother...
This article was written by Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP and originally posted on the Seattle Mama Doc blog on Nov. 29, 2010 . As a board-certified, practicing pediatrician, blogger, freelance writer, and...