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Infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) can linger silently, leading to cancer decades later. Types of cancer that can be caused by HPV include cervical, head and neck, anal, and genital cancers. HPV can also cause unsightly genital warts.
In this video, Dr. Paul Offit addresses whether children younger than 5 years of age need a coronavirus vaccine, if the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work in kids under 5, and why delaying COVID vaccination presents a risk for your child.
In this short video, Dr. Paul Offit talks about hepatitis B, why it’s worth preventing, and why adults who haven’t been vaccinated against hepatitis B are recommended to get the vaccine.
Dr. Paul Offit discusses a recent study that questioned whether aluminum in vaccines is associated with asthma.
What is rumination syndrome? It’s a functional gastrointestinal disorder that occurs when food that is swallowed – but not yet digested – gets regurgitated and comes back up from the stomach, through the esophagus and into the mouth.
The best way to treat rumination syndrome, a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is with behavioral therapy. Behavioral therapy – specifically diaphragmatic breathing for rumination syndrome – retrains the body to keep food and liquids in the stomach instead of traveling up the esophagus and into the mouth.
Dr. Paul Offit describes three theories related to the causes of post-COVID symptoms in adults. Current theories include continued viral replication, hyperactive immune responses, or blood clotting (specifically microclots) caused by COVID-19 that leads to issues in other parts of the body (e.g., lungs, liver, heart, and kidneys).
While Dr. Paul Offit indicates that we can’t know the answer to this question in early December 2022, he explains why differences in influenza and COVID-19 viruses suggest that we may not need a yearly COVID-19 vaccine as we have needed for influenza.
Dr. Paul Offit describes the findings of studies looking at the impact of COVID-19 vaccine on a woman’s menstrual cycle, including the relative timing of changes and vaccine receipt and other factors that may contribute to changes in the monthly cycle.
In this Science Made Easy video, Dr. Paul Offit discusses “immunity debt” as it relates to COVID-19, influenza and RSV, describing how pandemic measures, like social distancing, led to decreased spread of respiratory viruses in previous seasons and why as we return to more activity and interaction, we are seeing spikes in these illnesses.