Terry Brenneman, MD

A new flu season is never elementary for primary care. Two questions on flu and its spread that may prove educational.

Research on safety and side effects associated with the compounds used in vaccines to boost immune response says the answer is, "Yes."

You may think you and your staff are on top of this problem. Results of a survey performed during a pertussis outbreak may help you think twice.

Brush up on meningococcal vaccine indications with a cheat sheet and a few clinical scenarios to test your memory.

Would you know your options for treating a post-partum mom infected with flu who is eager to start breastfeeding her infant? Find out, here.

Significant arm pain brings a 49 y/o man to see you. He wonders if the shot he got a few weeks ago might be to blame. What do you tell him?

Some vaccines, like cocktails, depend on precise temperatures and ingredients mixed at just the right time before "serving." Test your cross-mixology.

Prevnar prevents deadly disease. Like other vaccines, it offers less touted benefits, too; small, but not insignificant.

A good handwritten H & P told you all you needed to know and, just as important, nothing that you didn’t need to know.

Mailing a lollipop licked by a child infected with chicken pox is: A. Stupid. B. Illegal. C. All of the above. D. Other.

Pediatricians will answer these 2 nursery-round inspired questions with no trouble. If your Peds rotation was a while back, let's test your memory.

See if you recall a few basics about program eligibility and the vaccines covered by the law. It's a short quiz.

Not much about the family of hepatitis viruses is as simple as ABC. Test yourself on a few of the fine points, here.

Ten kids, 2 counselors, and a nest of bats discovered in a cabin. What's a camp doctor to do?

A college freshman whose mother elected not to have her vaccinated learns about the downsides in genetics class.

Rarely in the news, eclipsed by measles, these wall-flower viruses are not benign when they strike. Do you remember their consequences?

Quadracel joins Kinrix as the second DTaP-polio combination vaccine. See if you can compare and contrast features, parsing true from false.

Check your VIS IQ with a few frequently asked questions about CDC regulations governing distribution of vaccine information statement sheets.

To give the meningococcal B vaccine or not to give it?

You’re on second base, batter’s up; coaches on 2 and 3 give crossed signals; the owner glares from his box. Substitute pharma, the FDA, and ACIP and it may feel the same.

Two small children, two opportunities to administer the live MMR vaccine. Who gets the shot and who does not?

Here are the signs and symptoms of the measles in a classic case-in order of their appearance:

What flu vaccine should you recommend this year for children over age 2? A look at the data . . .

If we had a vaccine that was as effective at reducing HIV infection as circumcision, it would be a recommended vaccine here in the US, argues this pediatrician.

You may have patients with plans for far-flung summer travel. But have they planned for necessary vaccinations? See if you can advise the family in our travel quiz on appropriate prevention for all.