There has certainly been a great deal of media coverage regarding yesterday’s vote from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in...
I am elated to hear about a great hope for the future in the fight against malaria. I just read several articles, including Elizabeth Weise’s article in the USA TODAY that announced “Malaria...
Maybe you’ve seen this already, but this is one blog post definitely worth reading, saving and passing on. Dr. Rachel Dunlop, a medical researcher, science communicator and campaigner for science-based medicine...
On Monday morning, many health reporters and news stations covered the release of a survey published in Pediatrics that addressed “Alternative Vaccination Schedule Preferences Among Parents of Young Children.” The...
“Knowledge and ability must be combined with ambition as well as with a sense of honesty and a severe conscience.” Carl Remigius Fresenius – German analytical chemist This past week, I’ve...
As we continue to highlight vaccine advocates this week, we wanted to illustrate how personal experience often inspires advocacy. Thanks to the efforts of The History of Vaccines – a website which explores...
Sometimes it’s in the context of forced vaccinations. Sometimes it’s in the context of disease eradication. However, in various debates regarding the morality, ethics, safety and effectiveness of vaccines, the...
It’s no surprise that the vaccine conversation often involves the word autism. While numerous studies have failed to show a casual link between vaccines and autism, there is still...
Vaccine exemptions. They’re something many parents are concerned about, and many want to be informed about. Just this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued their latest...
Like it or not, global health impacts us all. For all the complaining we do as Americans, it’s easy to see that, by comparison to other nations, we have...