(An update on the May 2019 Next Avenue story, below, about a potential change in the rules about a pneumonia vaccine: On Wednesday, June 26, a key U.S. government panel recommended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the CDC — change its p… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously on the PBS NewsHour website and it is an abridged version. Click here to see the entire article.) The U.S. could be eight months or so away from losing its “measles-free” status. The measles virus was eliminated from t… Continue reading
(This post is sponsored and developed, in part, by Pfizer; however, the opinions are my own.) As winter approaches, those of us who are 65 or older are often encouraged by health care providers to get vaccinated against seasonal illnesses, such as the … Continue reading
(This post is sponsored and developed, in part, by Pfizer; however, the opinions are my own.) You’ve been battling that cough for a while now, and lately a fever and the shaking chills. You think it could be a cold or the flu. But you’re told by the do… Continue reading