Splitting Up the Combination Vaccines
President Trump announced on Sept. 18, 2026 that his administration plans to recommend that certain childhood vaccines be split up into separate shots. The policy proposal is apparently a follow-up to an Executive Order the President signed on Aug. 10 that calls for recommending the number of diseases for which children should be vaccinated be […]
504 Plans for Special Needs Children: The New Normal
Every fall I meet with teachers and school officials to review my children’s 504 plans to protect them from anaphylactic shock. This back-to-school ritual has become so routine that we hardly give it a second thought. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protects people with disabilities and other qualifying health conditions from discrimination […]