Flu vaccines are recommended every year because they save lives. Every fall and winter, influenza viruses circulate in North America. Before the flu season...
Despite what you may have heard, flu IS serious. Every flu season, we hear the same myth circulating: “Flu isn’t that serious.” You might...
Deaths caused by vaccine-preventable diseases aren’t a thing of the past. It’s an uncomfortable truth, and one we’ve all been challenged to face in...
Public health officials in the United States are closely monitoring a current outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu”, that is...
by Judith Shaw Beatty In 1949, the year I was hit by the poliovirus, 42,000 cases of polio were reported in the United States...
While I was pregnant, I spent a whole lot of time researching strollers, but failed to take any time to get a vaccine...
During Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and throughout the year, the dental community has a responsibility to help educate the public about the association between...
Guest Post By Lynn Bozof, President, the National Meningitis Association This post was written by an extraordinary woman who passed away only days ago....
You may be familiar with Ethan Lindenberger, the eighteen-year-old who got himself vaccinated despite his parents’ anti-vaccine beliefs, and who most recently appeared before...
The Vaccine Mom, a molecular biologist and mother of two, talks about what to do when you think you may be sick with the...
