Dr. Ari Brown joins host Dr. Bracho-Sanchez to discuss the growing measles outbreaks in the United States. She provides tips for telling fact from fiction online, explains how measles impacts the immune system, and debunks a prominent myth about the link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism.
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Ari Brown, MD, FAAP
 Dr. Ari Brown is a practicing pediatrician in Austin, TX, and bestselling author of parenting books that include Baby 411, now in its 10th edition. She is a trusted voice for children's health, serving as a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for 20 years. Over the span of her career, she has appeared on countless national news and talk shows, including NBC’s Today Show, and has authored articles published in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and Parents magazine. Dr. Brown has received the American Academy of Pediatrics Lifetime Achievement Award for child health advocacy.
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Theme music composed by Doug Nagel.
The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.