This year the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians hosted their annual conference in San Diego on July 12-14, 2018. I am happy to report that there were 4 speakers providing a total of 3 presentations that addressed the importance of vaccines and tackled vaccine hesitancy. Congrats and thank you to Drs. Sarah Hourston, Elias Kass, Cate Bereznay and Matt Brignall for your contribution this weekend!
This article is based on the immunizations webinar, “Transplacental Partnerships: Immunity Building During Pregnancy and Beyond,” presented on May 22, 2018, by Dr Elias Kass, which is available for viewing via…
While certainly not a state of disease, pregnancy presents with specific health risks for both mother and child. Influenza virus (“the flu”) infections are seasonal: they typically begin in October and…
In the last few years we have seen two major milestones towards polio eradication. In 2015, one of the three types of poliovirus was declared eradicated. In 2016, the oral polio…
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“Does that have aluminum in it?” My patient asks. She practically spits out the word, aluminum. I have just finished cleaning the dog bites on both her hands, and I am…
On behalf of the contributors of our community of “NDs for vaccines”, we want to acknowledge and express our great respect for Dr. Elias Kass, who was recently awarded the CDC’s “Childhood…
One of the unmistakable patterns in the public forum debates on vaccination safety and vaccination policy is that the trained health care professionals tend to line up on one side, while…
