Last month, Dr. Weinberg and I, along with our University of Toronto Colleagues, published the results of research that... Read More
It’s the start of the school year which means that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine will soon be offered free... Read More
Is it OK to delay vaccinating my baby? Parents are commonly asking me this question both in clinic and online.... Read More
An interesting and provocative study, published last month in the journal Social Science and Medicine, suggests that the benefits of... Read More
Another study was published this month showing a connection between breastfeeding for greater than 6 months and better motor, language,... Read More
This TedTalk is incredible! MIT Researcher, Deb Roy, video and audio taped virtually every moment – 90,000 hours worth –... Read More
This month, the Journal of the Amercian Medical Association (JAMA) published a meta-analysis (a unifying study of multiple studies) looking... Read More
Breastfeeding is the appropriate way to feed an infant. Such a simple statement. So intuitively sensible. (Virtually) everyone seems to... Read More
My Thoughts on Doctors Dismissing Vaccine-Refusing Patients/Parents Earlier this spring, the Toronto Star published a piece about a local... Read More
I have just submitted the following letter to Health Canada in response to the recent domperidone advisory. If you are... Read More
The following has been published by the group at Newman Breastfeeding Clinic and Institute. For some background, see the following... Read More
This is a fantastic talk by Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician/research scientist, whose work is helping us better understand the effects... Read More
At the moment, most well-respected and trusted experts in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) prevention are fairly consistent in their... Read More
This video vividly illustrates the critical importance of healthy engagement between infant and parent(s):
This was a study done a number of decades ago, but the findings remain very compelling, perhaps even more so... Read More
Starting August, 2011, the Ontario government will expand the infant and childhood vaccination program to include one new vaccine (the... Read More
In its July 2011 issue of Pediatrics, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a new policy statement on the impact... Read More