This guest post was contributed by Melody Butler and originally appeared on the Nurses Who Vaccinate blog. It has been edited and modified in length for inclusion in this Shot Of Prevention Fri
As a mother, it’s not easy to always be responsible for the care of others. That is why I admire people who work as health care professionals. Like moms, health care workers are severely lim
Recently I’ve had to completely withdraw from my online activities to focus on a major transition at home. As I’ve dealt with the chaos of moving five children and a dog to a new ho
A new study, released in Pediatrics last week, examined medical records for 97,711 children from Oregon and noted a concerning trend among parents there. There has been an almost four-fold increase
This post has been updated on January 28, 2018 to include new information about maternal Tdap vaccination. Pertussis (also known as whooping cough) is a highly contagious respiratory disease that s
Last week, Dr. David Katz, the founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, wrote an article for the Huffington Post. He explained his concern about the future of public
Last year at this time my ten-year old daughter was in and out of the doctor’s office, ER and then finally admitted to the hospital as we struggled to diagnose and treat what proved to be a dangerou
It’s Valentine’s Day and we would like to treat our friends to a little riddle. What do you get when you cross The Black Eyed Peas with vaccine advocacy? Well, you get an entertaining
My husband and I both grew up as fans of the NY Giants. Over the years, as we’ve moved from state to state, we’ve discovered that there are a lot of people out there that just love to hate New Y
It’s important for doctors, nurses, health care professionals and parents to keep informed about changes to the recommended immunization schedule. Today’s report from the American