Following the discussion regarding vaccine safety during the Republican Party presidential candidates debate on Sept. 16, the topic is likely to return. In the New York Times "Upshot" section on Sept. 17, Indiana University physician Aaron Carroll explains again that the safety and importance of childhood vaccines is "Not Up for Debate." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/upshot/not-up-for-debate-the-science-behind-vaccination.html?rref=upshot

Dr. Carroll, professor of pediatrics and an expert in health care services research at the IU School of Medicine is available to provide expert commentary on this issue and explain how scientific research has demonstrated that childhood vaccines are safe, effective and important, and that there is no causal relationship between vaccination and autism.

Dr. Carroll is deeply familiar with the relevant research and is excellent at explaining complicated medical, research and scientific topics in easy-to-understand language.

In addition to his regular contributions to "The Upshot" section he comments on health and medical issues on the YouTube program Health Care Triage (https://www.youtube.com/user/thehealthcaretriage) (his segment on the vaccine issue is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o65l1YAVaYc).

He also writes regularly on these topics on the well-known Incidental Economist blog: http://theincidentaleconomist.com

Although the vaccines are the issue of the moment, other topics covered by Dr. Carroll have included the benefits of exercise (but not for weight loss), the HPV vaccine, whether organic food is better for you, and other such issues that have been tested by scientific research.

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