Scott Krugman

@drscottk.medsky.social

Pediatrician, educator, administrator, dad and brewer. Speaking up for children who have no voice. Skeets are my own and not advice. #vaccineswork #safesleep #OreoMedSky #PedSky

Grant Wahl Should Be Covering this World Cup The 2026 World Cup has no public health command. The Ebola outbreak has reached 350 cases. And the journalist who would have asked the hardest questions isn’t here. www.celinegounder.com/p/grant-wahl...

Grant Wahl Should Be Covering this World Cup

The 2026 World Cup has no public health command. The Ebola outbreak has reached 350 cases. And the journalist who would have asked the hardest questions isn’t here.

celinegounder.com

I wanted to talk to you today about vitamin K shots. Especially when it comes to new parents, there’s so much disinformation and misinformation going around. But this shot has proven to be safe and effective. It could save your baby’s life and spare you a lifetime of heartache.

We are just tired. And babies are the ones suffering needlessly because parents are being sold mountains of misinformation about simple prevention methods that have been proven safe and effective for decades. www.propublica.org/article/more...

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

propublica.org

“Doctors who patiently walked her through concerns - instead of throwing data at her - helped affirm her decision to start catching up on immunizations for her daughter.” Please share! Truly important piece for clinicians and parents. Gift link 🎁 #pedsky #medsky #measles #vaccineswork

As Measles Takes Toll on Kids, Anti-Vaxxers Have Change of Heart

Enough parents are quietly embracing the MMR that it’s helping to slow the outbreaks.

bloomberg.com

RFK Jr. hearing is in recess, so I wanted to take a minute to address his stated belief that Black Americans died of COVID19 at higher rates than others because, he said: 1. Family members couldn’t visit them in the hospital, so 2. Hospitals had no incentive to care for these patients properly