Body of Work podcast: The importance of vaccines and public health
The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1992. While the spread of measles can be prevented with
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Vaccines
Vaccines and autism: Next question, please!
As an autism researcher, there is one question that everyone asks when I tell them what I do for a
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Throwback Thursday: Hatching a Virus
You may have heard about how vaccines are made – something about growing a virus in an egg, right? Unless
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Texas headwinds: The danger of anti-vaccination policies
In “Texas and its Measles Epidemics,” published in Public Library of Science Medicine (PLOS), I sounded an alarm about the
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Rethinking global health practices in light of South Sudan catastrophe
Fifteen children died in the village of Nachodokopele in South Sudan. They died in pain, while struggling for air. Each
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Get vaccinated now to best prepare for flu season
Flu season is upon us and there’s no better time to get vaccinated than now. Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of
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Curing Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus
You’ve seen crowdfunding used to raise money to bring things like technology, movies, video games and more to life. Now,
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Oral, head and neck cancer and HPV: What you should know
Once exclusively associated with risk factors like alcohol and tobacco use, research finds that as many as 70 percent of
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Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day
April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, and we want to recognize and acknowledge those who are on the front
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Baylor joins push to encourage HPV vaccine to help prevent cancer
The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine today joined the nation’s top cancer centers and
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