Measles Outbreak Orange County

Who didn’t get their MMR vaccine? Orange County, California is in the news due to the current Measles Outbreak. According to OC Health Deputy Agency Director Eric Handle, this is the worst it’s been in Orange County in 17 years. Please read

Adult Immunization Rates

Since SHOTs aren’t just for TOTs, and immunization rates in adults are as meager as they are, what’s the solution? Is the life of a modern grown-up just too hectic and harried to bother with stopping in with their physician for a “well visit” and a vaccine or two?...

Meningitis

Meningitis? A, C, Y, & W135…..are covered in currently licensed vaccine MENACTRA. Not B though, not yet. The recent death of the Drexel University student due to Neisseria Meningitidis is a tragedy that hopefully will be something we can avoid soon. Those parents...

Physicians & Social Media

Medical Professionals Tweeting, Blogging, Posting etc….. for many reasons, need to follow the highest possible standards in this World Wide Web arena. Although the web has some obvious benefits in the healthcare marketplace, there are some potential landmines...

Special Needs Children and Flu Prevention

This is an excerpt from the Oct. 7th, 2013 CDC Expert Commentary with Dr. Peacock: “We learned much from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, including that more than 40% of children reported to have died from flu-related causes had an underlying neurologic condition —...