The recent vote by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to extend routine HPV vaccination to boys and young men is a victory for our children. Adolescents immunized today will be protected from a range of cancers that would otherwise start appearing in their 30s, 40s,...
Posted September 22, 2011 | 09:11:44 (EST)
Decades in public health have taught me just how hard it is to communicate sound scientific information to the public through the media. I believe that our work got a lot harder as politicians took to the airwaves to politicize the HPV vaccine. I can't help but wonder how many...
Posted June 29, 2011 | 13:42:38 (EST)
Here's a motto we don't hear so much anymore: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." But I live by it. These words have guided my professional career. Why would anyone want to get an illness that can be prevented?
The American public doesn't care enough...
Posted March 7, 2011 | 08:29:51 (EST)
Certain stories make the headlines every year, like updates on influenza outbreaks during the winter months and public health officials urging the nation to get the vaccine. No one needs to be reminded to put on an extra sweater or a warm coat to ward off winter's chill. So why...
Posted November 14, 2011 | 11:37:19 (EST)