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Dr. Ken Haller regularly finds himself assuring parents that childhood vaccines are safe. He tries to do so with empathy, because along with having…
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Washington University researchers are testing a wearable biosensor that can detect potential motor impairments early, while kids are still young enough to…
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As a pediatric surgeon at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Dr. Bo Kennedy has seen firsthand how bullets can shatter tiny bodies.He’s collected dozens of…
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Almost one in every 10 children with cancer was born with an inherited genetic mutation predisposing them to develop the disease, according to a joint…
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Rumors of a link between autism and the measles vaccine persist, although the original paper that claimed the link, as well as its author, have been…
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The measles vaccine is safe and effective, pediatrician Ken Haller said; there’s no reason not to get it.“This virus is very tenacious,” Haller told “St.…
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A doctors group has revised its recommendation after concluding that circumcision helps protect the health of baby boys. Circumcised males are far less likely to get infected with a long list of sexually transmitted diseases, they say. But critics of the procedure are still not convinced.
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 29, 2009 - Health-care reform has engendered a broad public debate around a variety of related…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 6, 2008 - For the first time, medical researchers are taking a close look at preventable…