Dr. Omer Awan
physician and public health expert
Dr. Omer Awan M.D., MPH, CIIP, is a practicing radiologist physician in Baltimore, Maryland, who writes about the most pressing issues in healthcare and public health.
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Dr. Omer Awan
MS NOW Opinion
Wellness influencer Casey Means isn’t qualified to be our surgeon general
Casey Means lacks the rigorous public health experience, epidemiological experience or clinical experience a surgeon general needs.
MS NOW Opinion
The MMR vaccine has saved millions of lives — and is the politicized CDC’s latest target
Forcing manufacturers to split the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines could lead to outbreaks of potentially deadly diseases.
MS NOW Opinion
RFK’s new Head Start policy shows the U.S is losing its moral conscience
You can’t let undocumented kids go sick and make America healthy again.
MS NOW Opinion
We’re moving backward on flu vaccinations — as the deaths of these children show
Although a flu shot doesn’t guarantee one won’t catch the flu, the vaccine still counts as one of the most effective lifesaving public health tools we have.
MS NOW Opinion
Americans deserve more news than the CDC is providing
The CDC’s reluctance to provide transparent information about current disease outbreaks leaves Americans vulnerable.
MS NOW Opinion
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cure for measles is making infected kids even sicker
Since the beginning of the measles outbreak in Texas, Kennedy has downplayed the role of vaccines in preventing measles.