MacKoul Pediatrics Fort Myers

01/02/2026

01/02/2026

RSV immunization is recommended for all infants under the age of 8 months. RSV season is still here and generally runs through March. So if your baby was born this past spring or summer, talk with your pediatrician about getting the RSV immunization as soon as possible to maximize protection this season. You can also use this chart to help you figure out the best time for your baby to get the immunization based on their birth month. Your pediatrician can help you confirm the timing that is right for your baby and your community. Learn more about RSV at https://bit.ly/46Q4uSH

01/02/2026

01/02/2026

01/02/2026

Medical advice includes taking medications, supplements, vaccines or stopping them and more. Medical decision making should be between medical providers and patients who have the knowledge, rapport and ability to help if something goes wrong. Social media influencers and politicians have none of these attributes.

01/01/2026

The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC.

The last time the U.S. recorded more than 2,000 cases occurred in 1992, when there were 2,126 confirmed infections over the course of a year, CDC data shows.

Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/mm4CXx

12/30/2025

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An 11-year-old boy in Alabama died after a severe case of the flu.

📷️: gofundme

12/29/2025

Arkansas Children’s is proud to announce a landmark $50 million philanthropic gift from B. Thomas Golisano, the largest in our history! 🎉

In recognition of his generosity, our Little Rock campus will be named the Arkansas Children’s Golisano Campus. This incredible support will help expand care and advance lifesaving research.

Learn more about this exciting milestone: bit.ly/GolisanoInvestment

The Golisano Foundation

12/27/2025

12/27/2025

I still can’t believe that RFK Jr. said that he can spot kids with ‘mitochondrial challenges’ just by looking at them in airports. Kids deserve real doctors and real science, not politicians making up diagnoses.

12/26/2025

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Adjunct Katelyn Jetelina, who will serve as one of the leaders of a new Public Health Network Innovation Exchange (PHNIX) in California. The PHNIX team will work alongside Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health to drive public health innovation, strengthen collaboration across states and institutions, and improve how critical health information is communicated. Other leaders of PHNIX include Dr. Susan Monarez, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and Dr. Debra Houry, former CDC chief medical officer.

Jetelina, an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, has extensive experience in public health communications. She is the founder and CEO of the Your Local Epidemiologist public health newsletter reaching over 500 million views in 133 countries, and a former senior advisor to the White House and CDC.

12/26/2025