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How to discuss vaccination with family and friends

Flu shots are recommended for most Americans over six months old. (Shutterstock)   by Dr. Eric D. Griggs During the fall and winter months, respiratory infections such...

Boost your immune system with this centuries-old health hack: Vaccines

Vaccines are a tried and true way to improve your health. CDC/Robin Spratling by Aimee Pugh Bernard, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and David Higgins,...

Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases – and one of the most easily preventable

Adobe Stock Photo by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus “You don’t count your children until the measles has passed.” Dr. Samuel Katz, one...

Factcheck: False—COVID-19 vaccine causes heart attacks

When Damar Hamlin experienced a heart attack last year during a football game, false rumors began to spread linking his cardiac arrest to COVID-19...

Kids afraid of getting shots? Here are 3 easy ways for parents to help them

by Lynn Gardner, Morehouse School of Medicine Few things are more challenging than trying to vaccinate a terrified and uncooperative child. I have seen children...

Why pregnant people should get vaccinated for COVID-19

The CDC, along with many other health organizations, recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant people. Ariel Skelley/The Image Bank via Getty Images by Stacy Potts,...

Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever

Using fever reducers or drinking too much fluid while battling the flu may upset the body’s delicate balancing act. Sam Edwards/OJO Images via Getty Images by...

COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation

by Jaime Sidani, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences; Beth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, and Maya Ragavan, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Since COVID-19...

Why many unions oppose vaccine mandates – when they actually support them

by Jeffrey Hirsch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, labor unions have been among the strongest advocates...

The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food

Free bagged lunches are ready for distribution at a public school in Fayette, Miss., on March 3, 2021. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis by Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan...

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