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Aluminum Doesn’t Cause Autism

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on May 23, 2018

I wrote a short piece recently about the safety and efficacy of vaccines that has now been read almost half a million times. Hundreds of […]

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Problem Solving: Free Your Mind

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on May 12, 2018May 12, 2018

Here was a conversation in recent car ride: Daughter: Penny has 5 children, 1st is January, 2nd kid February, 3rd is called March, 4th is April. […]

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Should I Vaccinate My Child?

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on May 5, 2018May 23, 2018

A newborn with congenital rubella.  Many of my patients choose not to vaccinate their children. I welcome these patients and, frankly, love each of them. […]

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How to Read Headlines

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on May 1, 2018

Headlines are everything. They frame the way we read an article, how we remember it, and whether we choose to read it in the first […]

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