September 19, 2025

Opinion: Confused About Childhood Vaccinations? Here’s Who You Can Trust

By Pia Pannaraj, M.D., M.P.H PUBLISHED: September 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM PDT A new school year. An approaching winter respiratory season. And lots of parents are confused by contradictory messages from various health authorities around childhood vaccinations. They are not alone. Health departments, clinics, and pharmacies are all scrambling to adapt to erratically changing directives. It…

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November 3, 2022

How To Care for the Seasonal Sniffles, Flu, Fever and More at Home

It’s that time of year again. Cold and flu season. And with kids returning to normal activities like school, daycare, activities and playdates, cases of all respiratory diseases are up this year. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, shares tips on differentiating the various illnesses, prevention tips, how to care for symptoms at home, and what you…

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November 30, 2018

What’s New in Flu? A Q&A with Dr. John Bradley

Ah, winter — a time for holiday cheer, sweater weather (well — for San Diego, at least sometimes) and … the flu. Most of us have experienced this nasty virus at least once, and last season’s strain made headlines for infecting even those who were vaccinated, and for its effects on children. To help parents…

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