You just stepped off a plane from a restful trip overseas–one you spent exploring new cities, cultures, and wildlife. Too bad, it’s time to head back to work and real life after this much-needed time away. It’s been a little over a week, and you’ve developed a nasty cold with a high fever. Since you […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, BFG, James and the Giant Peach…shall I go on? Some of the greatest books, many turned movies, were written by author Roald Dahl. What you may not know is that behind all of this great writing, Dahl was suffering through the loss of his eldest daughter, Olivia, to measles. […]
Since Halloween is coming up, I think you need a good scare. Here’s what the measles looks like. Measles is six times more contagious than influenza. If you value facts, here are some directly from the World Health Organization: Even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available, in 2017, there were 110 000 measles […]
Stevie mustache you a question. Can you put yourself in the shoes of a parent with an immunocompromised child? (That’s a child with a fragile immune system.) This may be a child with an extreme autoimmune disease, cancer, an infant, an HIV-infected child, or so many other diseases I don’t have time to list. If […]
Does your child have an egg allergy? If so, you’re not alone because around 5 out of 100 kids with allergies have an allergy to eggs. Since some vaccines may contain egg proteins, does that mean that 5 out of 100 kids can’t be vaccinated? No, and let me tell you why. The three vaccines […]