October 2017

How to help your kid get through shots

Today, I took one of my kids for a yearly check-up. He’s taller than I am these days, so I  had a chance to chat with the receptionists at Long Island Pediatrics, Pam and Christine. Here is some of that conversation:   ANN: Hi, ladies. So, you get to see lots of kids come through… Read more »

Dr. Robert Koppel

  “Perfect for the kid about to get his yearly check-up, this book [Judah Maccabee] explains how vaccinations work in the context of a kid-friendly, fun story. I’m proud to have been the medical consultant for it.” -Robert Koppel, MD Dr. Robert Koppel is a neonatologist at Cohen Children’s medical of center of NY, and the medical… Read more »

Of Maccabees and vaccines

In the Jewish Press. http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/childrens-shots-and-the-maccabees-shields/2017/10/06/

Vaccines: Can you share?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/magazine/can-i-spread-the-word-about-an-unvaccinated-child.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fthe-ethicist&action=click&contentCollection=magazine®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection&_r=0 Is it OK to tell others about an unvaccinated kid?   Come and read the Ethicist‘s answer.