When food bites back
How to avoid foodborne illness – and what to do when it strikes Whether you call it food poisoning, a stomach bug or simply tummy trouble, getting hit with a foodborne illness isn’t fun—and it...
Category: Infectious Diseases
Preventing the preventable: what you need to know about measles
Edited Jan. 30, 2019, to include up-to-date measles outbreak information. Clark County Public Health is urging anyone who has been exposed and believes they have symptoms of measles to call their...
The power of immunization
I am a millennial, and as a member of the generation that includes the children of baby boomers, I’ve been spoiled. Our generation hasn’t seen the kids wearing braces as a result of polio. We...
2016 in review: Doernbecher’s top stories
Safety first! Tips and tricks to keep kids safe and healthy reigned supreme on our blog this year – from Pokémon GO to laundry detergent packets. At OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital, we are...
A day in the life of a Doernbecher doc
For the last 12 years, Dr. Judy Guzman has cared for OHSU Doernbecher patients with infectious diseases. She loves working with kids because of their optimism, and it’s safe to say our patients...
What you need to know about Zika virus
Medical and public interest has focused on Zika virus and its effects on the unborn babies of pregnant women. Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes; this virus has been detected in countries in Central...
Free flu vaccine for patients, parents and families at Doernbecher
Edited 10/03/18 to include up-to-date vaccination information OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital is offering free flu shots to the parents and close family contacts of its established...
Flu vaccine decreases a child’s risk of serious illness
Each winter or spring, millions of people are infected with influenza, thousands of children are admitted to pediatric intensive care units, or PICUs, for complications of influenza infection, and as...
Q: I think my child has the flu. Should we go to the Emergency Room?
A: You should first contact your pediatrician, but if your child has an extremely high fever -- more than 104 degrees -- or is acting unusual, for example very sleepy or irritable, you should...
A message from the “Vaccines for Parents” group
Edited 10/03/18 to include up-to-date vaccination information You can help control influenza activity in our community by getting vaccinated. It’s important to get vaccinated every year against...