by PediaBlog | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a press release issued last month announcing that the HPV-vaccine, Gardasil 9, can now be safely given to adults ages 27-45, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reminded everyone why pediatricians, internists, family physicians, and surgeons take human...
by PediaBlog | Oct 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
An aggressive national policy of immunizing tweens, teens, and young adults against human papillomavirus and screening for evidence of prior HPV infection has Australian cancer researchers and public health professionals optimistic that cervical cancer will be...
by PediaBlog | Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week I attended a fascinating forum presented by The Atlantic magazine entitled “Cancer in the Community — Pittsburgh.” Journalist Steve Clemons, who writes for The Atlantic and moderates these events, has been traveling to regions of the...
by PediaBlog | Feb 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
“I know that what time I have left really needs to be devoted to raising awareness of the fact that my condition could have been avoided.” — Michael Becker (CBS This Morning, Feb. 24, 2018) If you could give your child a 2-shot series of a...
by PediaBlog | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
A report published last week by one of the country’s largest health insurers reveals the disappointing uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in American tweens and teens: The top three reasons parents cited for not giving their child the HPV...