We’ve all heard discussion around the potential negative consequences of remote learning, including: Social disconnection Academic loss Socio-emotional & developmental regressions But what about the complications that no one is talking about? The ones that may be preventable? The ones that we as parents can actually do
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Vitamin D – the “sunshine” vitamin – is literally my favorite vitamin in the whole wide world (although technically it’s actually a hormone, not a vitamin). And now, the world is finally giving vitamin D the place in the sun it deserves. The UK is giving all
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As the start of the 2020-21 school year rapidly approaches, many of you have asked how I think schools should re-open. As a pediatrician who has cared for patients with COVID-19, a parent of 2 school-age children, and a mother of 2 children who had COVID-19 (1
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Who would you give up quarantine for? What would you leave the safety of your home for, expand your social bubble for, even get on a plane for? Maybe you, or your kids are totally stir-crazy and need to make that getaway happen before you drive each
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By now, many of you have heard that the UK has issued an “urgent alert” to all British physicians about a rare complication being seen in children called Kawasaki disease (1) – likely linked to COVID-19, upending our previous thoughts that children are “immune” to serious COVID-19
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[UPDATED: August 2021] Many of you have asked me how to support your family’s immune systems with back-to-school during the pandemic. And many of you want to know specifically what I’ve been doing as a holistic pediatrician and mama, for my very own family, so I’m going
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Did you know that Gratitude is actually good for your immune system? College students who performed a “Loving Kindness” gratitude meditation entered into a sustained physiologic state of calm with increased heart rate variability (HRV), a greater sense of connectedness to others, & increased positive emotions (joy,
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Can taking NSAID medications like Ibuprofen (aka Motrin or Advil) really make COVID-19 infection worse? A possible correlation was noted by Olivier Veran, French Minister for Solidarity & Health, after doctors in France observed that young people presenting with more severe illness may have had NSAID use
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Please, mamas & papas & caregivers, help #flattenthecurve … In the US, we are on a trajectory to double COVID-19 cases every 2-5 days. At this pace, patients with serious illness requiring ICU beds will quickly outnumber availability, placing us in the same heart-wrenching situation that Italy
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As we hold our collective breath, waiting to see what will happen in the coming weeks as Coronavirus continues to spread throughout the US and the world, some of us are panicking. And even if you’re not panicking, someone around you is. And through this all… Our
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