Advocating for Benjamin
It might seem like a simple thing to most people. You bring your child to the pediatrician, he or she say it’s time to get…
Introducing the Parent Advisory Board
Update: This blog post was written in 2013, to see the latest members of our staff, scientific advisory board, and family and community advisory board,…
Why I’m Telling my Vaccine Story, Pt. II
A recent study in Pediatrics looked at the rates of religious exemptions for immunization in New York state, and then looked at pertussis (whooping cough) rates across…
Why I’m Telling my Vaccine Story, Pt. I
I did not give my son the hepatitis B shot when he was born. I was still uncertain and had not done enough research to…
The Consequences of Refusing Vaccines
I think about children and vaccines more than the average person. I'm an emergency medicine physician, and a parent's decision to vaccinate his or her…
MMR and Autism: Our Story
This is a story like ones that thousands upon thousands of mothers with autistic children could tell about what happened when their child had the…
Please Help Me Keep My Children Healthy
I need your help. “Herd immunity” or, as I much prefer, “community immunity” is not just a vague idea for my family:  it is literally…
Vaccines are Natural
I like cooking from scratch. I use the odd packet or sauce or store-bought stock, but mostly the food I make is as natural or…
Geography and Protection
To be honest, I had never given childhood immunization a second thought. I have always believed in the science of vaccines and immunology. There wasn't much…
An Unwelcome Visitor
Our household has many family and friends come through our door. Last month we had  an unwelcome visitor. Pertussis/whooping cough got through what I thought…