The drop in rates of childhood immunization since the start of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic is well documented [1-6]. It is perhaps unsurprising that during the early days of the pandemic, when…
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Recently it has come to light that a licensed naturopathic doctor in California has been charged with falsifying covid-19 vaccine cards as well as childhood immunization records in her homeoprophylaxis practice…
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A few months ago I gave a lunchtime webinar to a regional work group focused on antimicrobial stewardship. Vaccines are an important component of antimicrobial stewardship: preventing infections means you don’t…
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“Why does my kid need a second dose of this vaccine? Can’t we just check his titers? What are titers anyway?” When we talk about titers, we are almost always talking…
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On Thursday, I spent a big part of my morning doing something I had hoped I would never have to do in my career. I put in place a set of…
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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…
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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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When it comes to vaccines, perhaps the most frequent question I get is some version of “As a naturopath, do you recommend vaccines?” If you don’t have time to read the…
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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…
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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…