A Swedish study confirms that infants who do not receive a vitamin K shot at birth face significantly increased risks of bleeding, including life-threatening intracranial hemorrhages. The shot is deemed safe and essential for preventing vitamin K deficiency bleeding, which… Read More »Higher risk of brain bleeding in babies who don’t get vitamin K shot
The article highlights the critical importance of the vitamin K shot for newborns, noting that refusal to administer it, often linked to anti-vaccine sentiments, can lead to vitamin K deficiency bleeding, which poses severe risks including death. The shot is… Read More »Babies are dying because parents refuse the vitamin K shot
In December 2025, the CDC published a study revealing that COVID vaccines significantly lower emergency room visits for children. While the vaccines decreased hospitalizations by 76% for children under four and 56% for ages five to 17, conflicting CDC guidance… Read More »CDC scientists find that COVID vaccines slash ER visits for children
HHS Secretary RFK Jr inaccurately blames COVID vaccines for 25 children’s deaths, relying on the discredited VAERS database. While VAERS reports adverse events, it cannot establish causation. Health organizations emphasize the efficacy and safety of COVID vaccines, highlighting the risks… Read More »RFK Jr wants to link 25 deaths of children to the COVID vaccines
A CDC report reveals that vaccine coverage for children born during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic dropped by 1.3 to 7.8 percentage points compared to pre-pandemic levels. The study highlights the need to reverse this trend to… Read More »Children born during COVID pandemic got fewer vaccines
Since 1994, the CDC’s Vaccines for Children Program has prevented over half a billion illnesses, 32 million hospitalizations, and over 1 million deaths in the USA. The program saved $540 billion in direct costs and $2.7 trillion in societal costs.… Read More »CDC says routine pediatric vaccines prevented half billion illnesses
New research highlights the Mediterranean diet’s potential cardiometabolic benefits for children and teens, linking it to lower LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, and higher HDL cholesterol. While studies suggest the diet aids overall health, limitations exist due to study… Read More »Mediterranean diet may have benefits for children and teens
The refusal rate of hepatitis B vaccination for newborns in Washington, DC significantly declined from 12.1% in 2017 to 3.5% in 2022. This improvement occurred across different racial groups. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, indicates that vaccination uptake… Read More »Hepatitis B vaccine refusal rate for newborns dropped
The BCG vaccine, usually used to prevent tuberculosis, will be starting a new phase 2 clinical trial to treat diabetes in children.
A new claim being pushed by lawyers is that baby food is linked to autism. The science is not clear on whether there is a link.