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How American Science Returned to Astonish Us All Feb. 23, 2021
French news cameras were in California last week to capture America's spectacular drive to mass-vacc... Read More
Hope Up and Guard Down as Pandemic Starts to Weaken? Feb. 18, 2021
Are we at the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? Let's call it the middle. The COVID... Read More
Motherhood Inside the Pandemic Bubble Feb. 14, 2021
Right after my son was born, a nurse came in to prick his heel for a test. She took his leg and he l... Read More
The Kids Aren't All Right Feb. 09, 2021
PITTSBURGH — One year ago, Lena Carson was pulling straight A's at the city's Creative and Per... Read More
The Vaccine Lottery Jan. 23, 2021
On Tuesday afternoon, while working at my desk, two things happened almost at once. My law school r... Read More
Beyond the Beltway Jan. 16, 2021
I don't think there is anyone in America with a phone who hasn't seen the graphic pictures of the Ca... Read More
How Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Jan. 06, 2021
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the media have spilled barrels of ink over mistakes by the... Read More
When There's No Room at the Hospital Jan. 02, 2021
In Los Angeles County, the hospitals are all full. ICU capacity dropped to zero percent in late Dece... Read More
Who's on First? Dec. 31, 2020
I want the vaccine. I have rarely left my house during the last nine months — if you try, you ... Read More
There Is No Debate to Be Had on Vaccination Dec. 19, 2020
I'm not a scientist. I'm not an infectious disease expert, let alone one of those who led the fight ... Read More
The Vaccine New World Dec. 15, 2020
What a relief that at least a few of us are getting the coronavirus vaccine. I would have liked my a... Read More
3 Top Tips for Shots Aug. 25, 2020
From the very beginning, my sons were so different. One of them was easygoing; when he had to get a ... Read More
Even Indoor Cats Need Rabies Vaccination Jul. 30, 2020
Q: My cat BarB — so named because I found her as a kitten hiding under my barbecue grill ̵... Read More
Those Who Want a COVID Shot Deserve to Get It First Jul. 21, 2020
Will there be a vaccine against coronavirus? Eventually, we pray. But in this age of unreason, undue... Read More
Vaccinations Plummet During Pandemic Jun. 24, 2020
Routine vaccinations for children plummeted earlier this year, say researchers. Compared with the fi... Read More
COVID-19 Shows We're More Risk-Averse Than Post-World War II Americans May. 22, 2020
Do you remember the 1957-58 Asian flu? Or the 1968-69 Hong Kong flu? I do. I was a teenager during t... Read More
News Flash -- Vaccines Prevent Outbreaks Apr. 10, 2019
Maybe this is what it's going to take to wake up parents who've decided they know better than their ... Read More
Fighting the Myths Behind the No-Vaccination Movement Nov. 29, 2018
According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of childr... Read More
Study Highlights Importance of Listening Nov. 26, 2018
One of the greatest attributes a physician can have is the ability to listen. And two recent studies... Read More
What Makes Rand Paul Strange Feb. 10, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul believes that vaccinating children should be up to the parents, an increasingly unpop... Read More
