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Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDNSeed oils are having a moment—and not in a good way. From TikTok to wellness blogs, parents are increasingly worried that seed oils are “toxic,” “inflammatory,” or behind everything from ADHD to obesity. As a pediatrician, you may have already fielded questions like: “Should …
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Although medical misinformation has been a fact of life since the dawn of modern medicine, helping to fuel the antivax movement, the past 2 years have highlighted just how dangerous and pervasive misinformation can be. Understanding what drives it and who is passing along incorrect information can …
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Fact-based news on social media caused negative perceptions about COVID-19 vaccines, but fake news did not – a “paradox,” according to a new study of Twitter posts. The findings were part of the study, “Misinformation versus Facts: Understanding the Influence of News Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines on …
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Measles outbreaks are no longer reserved to limited areas, but have become a nationwide problem. So what’s next? Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, FAAP, professor of pediatrics and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, addressed this in a session …
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Contemporary Pediatrics asked pediatric infectious diseases experts how community pediatricians can talk with families who are firmly against vaccinating their children or hesitant to do so. Here’s what they said. Pediatricians are wrestling with how they should deal with a growing antivaccination …
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