Dr. Katherine Welch

Recently I recorded a video for the Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) about Vitamin K1 as a measure to prevent vitamin K deficient bleeding (VKDB) in infants. There are a lot of questions and controversy regarding this topic and so I wanted to address some of the issues. A shorter, <5min version, is posted here on X. VKDB is a rare but real risk for newborns, occurring in about every 1 in 250,000-300,000 babies. About 100 years ago it was discovered that vitamin K can lower the incidence of...

There have been several big news stories regarding medical practice, medical freedom, and other news. The recent Independent Medical Alliance weekly webinar highlighted all of these and you can view it on YouTube, Spotify, or on their website. Trump's Executive Order on vaccine recommendations. This EO highlights parental choice, recommends spacing out the vaccines, and further research and increased transparency regarding the safety of vaccines. This is definitely a step in the right...

SUMMERTIME! YES! I love this time of year! This time of year is also the perfect time for a digital detox and a review of your family's digital diet and determine how you will implement better digital hygiene in the future and prepare for school time. The dangers of screentime and online content are studied, reported, clear, irrefutable. And yet, we are all subject to the powerful addictive algorithms of digital content. There is an enormous amount of medical literature that has been...