Debunking old wives’ tales: part two
Does the flu shot give you the flu? Can colds cause ear infections? Dr. Ivor Horn gets to the bottom of some common misconceptions in part two of debunking old wives’ tales on colds.
Debunking old wives’ tales: part one
Children’s National’s pediatrician Lee Beers, MD, gets to the bottom of five common old wives’ tales on colds.
Cat scratch disease: it’s exactly as the name implies
Cat scratch disease, also known as cat scratch fever, is a bacterial infection that is transferred through the saliva of your cat after it licks or scratches you.
What is norovirus?
Norovirus is highly contagious and is contracted from an infected person and by touching or eating contaminated food, water or surfaces.
World AIDS Day: HIV/AIDS and teens
Did you know that 51% of young people with HIV in the United States do not know they are infected?