"For more than a decade, Dr. Joseph Mercola cautioned parents against a potentially lifesaving shot of vitamin K for their newborn babies: “Vitamin K shots are completely unnecessary for your newborn.”

But now, in a break from his past warnings, Mercola is saying he no longer believes that."

https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-shot-joseph-mercola-reversal-babies via @ProPublica

#healthcare #PublicHealth #VitaminK #ChildrensHealth #newborns #misinformation

“I wish that people could see what I see,” said Nathan Money, a hospital pediatrician in Utah whose eyes welled up with tears as he described children he’s treated for measles struggling to breathe. “This train is going in the wrong direction, and it can feel like a helpless situation, because we’re just not seeing the public messaging and leadership that’s needed to turn this around.”

https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/utah-measles-outbreak-vaccines-preventable-diseases-doctors-strained-new-normal/

#PublicHealth #measles #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #misinformation

More child health nurse visits for Victorian kids amid NDIS shake-up
By Rachel Eddie

All children in Victoria will get two extra visits with maternal and child health nurses as the state prepares to launch its new program for those shifted off the NDIS.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-11/thriving-kids-ndis-maternal-child-health-nurse-visits/106783272

#ChildrensHealth #RachelEddie

"The Cleveland Clinic will not provide gender-affirming care for minors for at least two decades under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and Ohio attorney general."

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2026/06/cleveland-clinic-agrees-to-20-year-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-under-doj-deal.html

#healthcare #hospitals #clinics #lgbtq #transgender #ChildrensHealth

"In a typical year, the process of bringing a new seasonal flu shot to market is one of the United States’ most predictable vaccine routines. This, however, is not a typical year."

🎁🔗: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/06/flu-vaccine-acip/687466/?gift=4QaRc8exrrCy8GO1zwB_RoOhvcQFQlz6rOK_h-gFh8M

#PublicHealth #flu #influenza #vaccines #immunizations #ACIP #FDA #covid19 #ChildrensHealth

As vaccination rates fall in Australia, a British mother has a warning
By Kathryn Diss

Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-07/measles-back-in-uk-as-vaccine-hesitancy-grows/106761684

#VaccinesandImmunity #DiseaseOutbreak #ChildrensHealth #Children #Health #KathrynDiss