Pertussis, whooping cough, is a communicable respiratory disease that is on the rise. Here is a recent article outlining the recent increase in cases. I will follow that with some prevention advice. It is a miserable respiratory disease that probably…
ReMarks Spring Newsletter Well, we made it through another winter season of Flu, RSV and Covid with some norovirus thrown in for good measure. Fortunately, measles is not an epidemic and is unlikely to be one due to our herd…
The FDA cancelled their meeting today to discuss next year’s flu vaccine. No explanation given. This is very disturbing as it was announced that this is the worst flu season in 15 years. Here is some data from infectious disease…
First of all, we wouldn’t have this problem if people had their children immunized. If you were born before 1957, you are considered immune. If you were born after that and grew up in the US, you would have been…
Why is there an outbreak of measles in West Texas? Gaines County has one of the highest vaccine exemptions in the state as the following article details. After that is an informative article from the Wall Street Journal which reviews…
I have seen a case of Measles, 30 years ago. Most physicians have not and that is good. Unfortunately, it has made a recurrence due to a drop in immunizations rates. That may also be part of the reason for…
“Is something going around?” is a question I am often asked. In previous holiday seasons, I have often responded, “The Christmas Crud.” Now with the improvement in multipathogen respiratory panels, I can give a more nuanced response. Before I do…
PLEASE NOTE: THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED NOVEMBER 27-29TH TO ALLOW US TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM THANKSGIVING GATHERINGS. AS ALWAYS, DRS. THORNTON AND WALLACE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY EMAIL, TEXT OR CELL FOR URGENT ISSUES. We are about…
People are getting their flu vaccines and some of them are getting their Covid 19 vaccines as well. Here are a couple of new developments: -Pertussis is on the rise but is still quite uncommon. Reduced childhood vaccinations are a…
My advice to take precautions against mosquitoes was timely. America’s most famous infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, was hospitalized with West Nile Virus. I believe he has been released from the hospital. As expected, the FDA approved two new…
