By Dave Bohon A Detroit mother is fighting mad after school officials defied her specific instructions and gave her daughter four vaccinations, including one that has been linked to adverse physical reactions and even death in its recipients. Sighle Kinney told Detroit’s WXYZ News that her 14-year-old daughter was pulled out of class at Marcus Garvey Academy […]
Announcing The Results Of National Study Of Parental Concerns About Childhood Vaccines
By Caitlin Jenney, University of Colorado Denver A new study led by Allison Kempe, MD, MPH, professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and director of the Children’s Outcomes Research (COR) Program at The Children’s Hospital, reports the results of a national survey of primary care physicians who deliver vaccinations to […]
A New Era in Adolescent Immunization – Overcoming the Challenge of Adolescent Immunization
(Developed under the editorial guidance of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.) Treating adolescents requires an approach that combines pediatrics with behavioral health and internal medicine to manage a wide range of conditions, including attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, mood and anxiety problems, sports injuries, sexual and gynecological conditions, and drug and alcohol abuse, in addition to […]