Whenever a story is posted on Cook Children’s social media pages, especially Facebook, we expect a certain amount of responses from those who refuse vaccines for their children or who are vaccine-hesitant families or patients.
Regardless of statis...
In the summer of 1990 I was about to turn 17 and preparing for my senior year of high school. I was enrolled in Drivers Ed and thinking about which colleges I should apply. All normal events in any teenage life. Except that summer, my 22-year old sis...
Believe it or not, summer’s almost over and the new school year will begin before you know it.
Are you ready? Or are you like a certain dad I know who usually waits until the last minute? Last year, this dad forgot:
To book his child's ph...
“Is it safe to go to the park?” “Can we go to the mall?”
Alice Phillips, M.D., a Cook Children’s pediatrician in Fort Worth – Cityview, hears the worry in the voices of many of her patient families. They’re afraid their child may contract measles ...
From the American Academy of Pediatrics:
More effective. Early vaccination prevents substantially more pre-cancer than late vaccination.
Long lasting. Current evidence shows that the HPV vaccination does not wear off.
Low risk of exposure. HPV...