Yesterday was the day I had been anxiously anticipating for well over a month. I took my kids to the local senior center to get our flu shots at the county...
After viewing PBS’ NOVA film Vaccines: Calling the Shots, I began wondering what the film’s impact would be. I’ll admit that the film was very ambitious. It addressed the science...
Today Dr. Lara Zibners addresses a concern that was raised on our Vaccinate Your Baby Facebook page (now the Vaccinate Your Family Facebook page), which addresses the difficult task parents face in protecting their newborn...
Some may call me a bad mother because I can’t remember if my back labor was with the first or second child, or if my varicose veins sprung up...
In the first part of this series, Ask Before They Play to Keep Chickenpox, Pertussis and Measles Away, Dr. Zibners explores why a parent might be concerned if their vaccinated child has unvaccinated...
In the first part of this series, Ask Before They Play to Keep Chickenpox, Pertussis and Measles Away, Dr. Zibners explores why a parent might be concerned if their vaccinated child has unvaccinated...
Part One: Why Ask at All? By Dr. Lara Zibners “Oh, you know, we never had baby gates, because, you know, of the controversy.” This was the response I...
We often hear the claim that the public is growing increasingly anxious about the safety of childhood vaccinations. We’re even told that this is leading parents to refrain from getting...
Last week New York City health officials announced that there was a measles outbreak in Manhattan and the Bronx. So far they have identified 16 cases of measles, representing...
This guest post was provided by Text4baby, a service of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. With 99% of all text messages being read and 90% read within...