In the past few days I’ve been reflecting on several articles about childhood vaccination that have been written from various parent perspectives. Since I also write from a parent perspective
How many times have you heard of a new rule, law or recommendation and thought, “I wish someone had asked me what I thought about that before it became standard practice.” Well for about 100 peopl
Here is an amazing statistic. 19.5 million people have been vaccinated against meningitis in Africa since December 2010 This is an inspiring story of how cooperation, innovation and determination are
Every Easter season I imagine how devastating it would be to watch your child suffer and die. While I sat in church yesterday, blessed to be among my family and thankful to the Lord for sacrificing
The following post has been contributed by Dr. Ari Brown. The post appeared on Dr. Oz’s blog in response to her experience as a panelist on his show entitled “What Causes Autism?R
By Christine Vara Last week I read several articles that addressed children’s health from different and interesting perspectives. The concerns raised by the first article are particularly troublin
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, freela
By Christine Vara “What?” you say. “Minority rules?” “How can that be?” Living in the suburbs of DC I’m constantly reminded about the power of the majority. In these post-ele
By Frankie Milley A member of my family, after five miscarriages and at the age of 36, is finally about to give birth to a healthy baby boy. As we prepare for the coming of the first baby in our fam
By Christine Vara I’m a parent, not a doctor. But often times I’ve wished I had gone to medical school. Maybe then I could diagnose my children’s ailments without having to wait for an appoi