Terry Brenneman, MD

March 14, 2016

What is the acceptable balance between benefit and risk to prevent a vaccine's being pulled from the market? See what you recall about these 3 cases.

March 04, 2016

The mysteries of Zika persist but the tragic similarity between the measles and this virus is that both are devastating to a fetus.

March 04, 2016

Rubeola, roseola, rubella -- oh my! See what you know about traditional lay terms for these diseases and how they are similar and different.

February 13, 2016

Why is receiving a vaccination a bit like entering a lottery? Our author uses the 2014 measles outbreak in California to illustrate.

February 12, 2016

A 5 y/o boy bruises easily. Mom thinks he has leukemia. On exam he does have purpura. So, where do vaccines fit in?

January 20, 2016

A family of 4 will vacation in India. None has received a flu shot. Mom is pregnant; Dad takes Flovent; one son has acne. What do you tell them?

January 20, 2016

A family of 4 plans a vacation to India; typhoid vaccination is needed. Who can receive it? When? And is the pill or injection indicated?

January 12, 2016

Universal coverage with the HPV vaccine would save thousands of lives in the US each year. Why are we at ~40%?

December 16, 2015

Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red. Each color is in the title of a stellar medical reference book, all of which books should be on your office shelf.

December 16, 2015

Anti-vaxx sentiment is as old as the smallpox vaccine but modern parental refusal began in the early 1900s. Do you know what the trigger was?