Few measures in public health can compare with the impact of vaccines. Vaccinations have reduced disease, disability, and death from a variety of infectious diseases. For example, in the United States, children are recommended to be vaccinated against 16 diseases (1). Table 1 highlights the impact in the United States of immunization against nine vaccine-preventable diseases, including smallpox...

" I thought that I was going to be a doctor, and I majored in science and later in mathematics. But when I got out of college, I decided to study art, " divulged Romare Bearden in a 1968 oral history interview. In New York, " I went to study with George Grosz at the Art Students League. " The German-born artist guided Bearden's understanding of draftsmanship and classical technique, introducing...