By Carol J. Baker, MD Carol J. Baker, MD is Professor of Pediatrics, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Immediate Past President, NFID, Chair, NFID’s Childhood Influenza...
By Amy Pisani I wanted to bring everyone up to speed and report back on some excellent articles that I saw over the holidays. Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of...
By Amy Pisani USA Today’s Liz Szabo covered vaccines in two recent articles that you don’t want to miss. The December 23rd article covered the broad issue of celebrities...
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 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 Alison Singer President, Autism Science Foundation Newsweek has just posted a special “end of the decade project” in which they attempt to recap the last ten years. They...
By Dr. Ari Brown A few years back, a mother that I knew well brought her four week old son into my office. She brought him in because she...
By Danielle Romaguera Hello and welcome to Shot of Prevention! As co-editor, I am very excited to be launching this blog, and am looking forward to the conversations we...